House Bill 5142
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Readable Legislation Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 1, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5142
Congress
115
Policy Area
Congress
Congress
Primary focus of measure is Members of Congress; general congressional oversight; congressional agencies, committees, operations; legislative procedures; U.S. Capitol. Measures concerning oversight and investigation of specific matters may fall under the issue-specific relevant policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
March 1, 2018
03/01/2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
03/01/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:40:21 PM