Readable Legislation Act of 2019

H.R. 3402 · 116th Congress · Jun 21, 2019 · Lineage

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 2019”.

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:

3. Effective date

This Act and the amendments made by it shall take effect on January 1, 2020.

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Jun 21, 2019viewing Introduced in House Mr. Amash (for himself, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Massie, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Davidson of Ohio, Mr. McClintock, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Norman, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Huffman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Readable Legislation Act of 2019

1. Short title

2. Amending laws

3. Effective date

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