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Introduced
03/01/2018
03/01/2018
In Committee
03/01/2018
03/01/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Readable Legislation Act of 2018
AI Summary
This bill, titled the Readable Legislation Act of 2018, amends chapter 2 of title 1 of the United States Code to establish the style for amending laws. The key provisions are: (1) no section of an Act shall be revised or amended by mere reference to it, and (2) every bill or joint resolution that amends an existing section of any Act must set forth the entire section, showing the proposed omissions and insertions. The bill also includes a conforming amendment to the table of sections in chapter 2 of title 1. The amendments made by this bill will take effect on January 3, 2019.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (21)
Justin Amash (LIB)*,
Dave Brat (R),
Michael Cloud (R),
Kevin Cramer (R),
Warren Davidson (R),
Jared Huffman (D),
Walter Jones (R),
Ro Khanna (D),
Barry Loudermilk (R),
Thomas Massie (R),
Tom McClintock (R),
David McKinley (R),
Mark Meadows (R),
Luke Messer (R),
Alex Mooney (R),
Seth Moulton (D),
Ralph Norman (R),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Jared Polis (D),
Mark Sanford (R),
Paul Tonko (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (on 03/01/2018)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5142/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5142/BILLS-115hr5142ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5142/BILLS-115hr5142ih.pdf.pdf |
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