Readable Legislation Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-6784
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2022-02-18
Policy area: Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Readable Legislation Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill requires every bill or joint resolution that amends an existing section of an act to set forth the entire section, showing proposed changes to that section by appropriate typographical device. This eliminates the current practice of revising or amending a section of an act by mere reference to it.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6784 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 18, 2022 Mr. Mooney (for himself, Mr. Tonko , Ms. Norton , Mr. Phillips , Mr. Cline , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Massie , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. LaMalfa , and Mr. Gaetz ) 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 2022 . 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 1, 2023.