Readable Legislation Act of 2013

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 113th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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28 cosponsors · 9 D, 19 R

0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Readable Legislation Act of 2013 - Prohibits an Act of Congress from being revised or amended by mere reference to it.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 15, 2013

Readable Legislation Act of 2013 - Prohibits an Act of Congress from being revised or amended by mere reference to it.

Requires every bill or joint resolution that amends an existing section, subsection, or other subdivision of any Act to set forth the section, subsection, or other subdivision sufficiently to enable the intent and effect of the legislation to be clearly understood. Requires proposed omissions and insertions to be shown by appropriate typographical devices.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Readable Legislation Act of 2013

Latest action (Feb 15, 2013): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Policy area: Congress · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 15, 2013

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.