H.R. 5759 · 114th Congress
Readable Legislation Act of 2016
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
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AmashSponsor6 cosponsors · 2 D, 4 R
5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill requires every bill or joint resolution that amends an existing section of any Act to do so by setting forth the entire section and showing the omissions and insertions proposed by appropriate typographical devices. A measure may not revise or amend any section of an Act by a mere reference to it.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 13, 2016
Readable Legislation Act of 2016
This bill requires every bill or joint resolution that amends an existing section of any Act to do so by setting forth the entire section and showing the omissions and insertions proposed by appropriate typographical devices. A measure may not revise or amend any section of an Act by a mere reference to it.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Readable Legislation Act of 2016
Latest action (Jul 27, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Policy area: Congress · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 13, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.