3.0.0 2337 2022-02-03T05:54:14Z 2022-02-03T05:54:14Z Senate S S 2012-04-23 112 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-04-23T18:44:11Z Plain Regulations Act of 2012 112 3786 HR 2012-01-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. Related bill CRS 2012-04-23 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2012-04-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2012-04-23 True C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2012-04-23 True Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Government Operations and Politics 00 2012-04-23 Introduced in Senate 2013-04-30T20:55:28Z Plain Writing Act for Regulations of 2012 - Requires the head of each executive agency to: (1) implement a program for using plain writing in drafting agency regulations, (2) designate a senior official to oversee the implementation of plain writing requirements, (3) certify to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that each agency rule has been reviewed for compliance with such requirements, and (4) publish annual reports on agency compliance with such requirements on the agency's website.

Requires: (1) the Director of OMB to develop and issue guidance to agencies for implementing plain writing requirements and publish certifications of agency compliance with such requirements on the OMB's website, and (2) the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on the extent to which regulations are using plain writing and the impact of plain writing requirements on the rulemaking process.

Prohibits judicial review of compliance or noncompliance with any provision of this Act.

]]> Plain Writing Act for Regulations of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Plain Writing Act for Regulations of 2012 Display Title Plain Writing Act for Regulations of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require that Federal regulations use plain writing that is clear, concise, well-organized, and follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field and intended audience. Introduced in Senate 2012-04-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2337is/xml/BILLS-112s2337is.xml 2012-04-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.