H.R. 5759 · 114th Congress

Readable Legislation Act of 2016

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2016-07-13
Latest action
2016-07-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summary

Readable Legislation Act of 2016

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.