Readable Legislation Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5142
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3]
Introduced: 2018-03-01
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government information and archives

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Readable Legislation Act of 2018</strong></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5142 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 1, 2018 Mr. Amash (for himself, Mr. Meadows , Mr. McClintock , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. Massie , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Polis , Mr. Jones , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Messer , Ms. Norton , Mr. Brat , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Norman , and Mr. Khanna ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, to establish the style for amending laws.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Readable Legislation Act of 2018 . 2. Amending laws (a) In general Chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 115. Amending laws No section of an Act shall be revised or amended by mere reference to it. Every bill or joint resolution which amends an existing section of any Act shall set forth the entire section, showing the omissions and insertions proposed by appropriate typographical devices. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to section 114 the following new item: 115. Amending laws. . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by it shall take effect on January 3, 2019.