H.R. 760
Readable Legislation Act of 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsor
Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3]
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Nov 15, 2022
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Bill Type
- HR
- Bill Number
- 760
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Feb 15, 2013
- Policy Area
- Congress
- Is Law
- No
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: House floor actions
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
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.
Judiciary Committee
Introduced in House
Feb 15, 2013