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Clear and Concise Content Act of 2023

Introduced: March 8, 2023 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 11, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 66.
May 11, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-26.
Mar 29, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 8, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Clear and Concise Content Act of 2023

This bill requires the use of plain writing when the federal government provides information about benefits and services.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must rescind outdated guidance and issue new guidance for the creation, maintenance, and use of covered content at agencies.

Covered content means any content that is necessary for obtaining a federal benefit or service or for filing taxes or that provides information about

  • such benefit or service;
  • federal agency operations, policies, or guidance of material importance to, and posted publicly by, the agency;
  • how to interact with or provide feedback to an agency regarding its operations, policies, or guidance; or
  • how to navigate or interact with an agency website, digital service, or office.

The OMB must report not less frequently than every two years to Congress on this bill's implementation. The OMB shall make such reports available on a public website and maintain the reports as open government data assets.

The bill incorporates plain writing requirements into statutory provisions pertaining to new websites and digital services.

What's happening now May 11, 2023

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 66.

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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 8, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 717: Clear and Concise Content Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-717/
MLA
"S. 717: Clear and Concise Content Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-717/.
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S. 717, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-717/.
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[S. 717: Clear and Concise Content Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-717/)
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