116 HR 3402 IH: Readable Legislation Act of 2019 U.S. House of Representatives 2019-06-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3402IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 21, 2019Mr. 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 JudiciaryA BILLTo 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: 115. Amending laws..

3.

Effective date

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