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H.R. 5142 · 115th Congress

Readable Legislation Act of 2018

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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 · Mar 1, 2018

Readable Legislation Act of 2018

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 2018

Latest action (Mar 1, 2018): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Policy area: Congress · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 1, 2018

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

No recorded floor vote found.