3.0.0 760 2022-11-15T16:34:01Z 2022-11-15T16:34:01Z House H HR 2013-02-15 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. AMASH:H.R. 760.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution states that ``Alllegislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in aCongress of the United States . . .'' It is both ``necessaryand proper [for Congress to make laws] for carrying intoexecution'' this Power (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18),including setting standards for the format and content oflegislation proposed to be considered by Congress.[Page H597]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-02-15T14:00:28Z 2013-02-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000367 Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] Justin Amash R MI 3 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2013-02-28 False P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2013-02-28 False L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2013-02-28 False D000621 Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] Ron DeSantis R FL 6 2013-02-28 False S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 2013-02-28 False Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2013-02-28 False L000571 Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 0 2013-02-28 False G000548 Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] Scott Garrett R NJ 5 2013-02-28 False S001188 Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] Marlin Stutzman R IN A. 3 2013-02-28 False C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2013-03-15 False B001280 Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11] Kerry Bentivolio R MI L. 11 2013-03-15 False B001262 Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] Paul Broun R GA C. 10 2013-03-15 False B001283 Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] Jim Bridenstine R OK 1 2013-03-15 False E000292 Rep. Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12] William Enyart D IL L. 12 2013-03-21 False M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2013-03-21 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2013-03-21 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2013-04-11 False M001184 Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] Thomas Massie R KY 4 2013-04-11 False R000596 Rep. Radel, Trey [R-FL-19] Trey Radel R FL 19 2013-04-11 False L000573 Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] Raul Labrador R ID R. 1 2013-04-18 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 27 2013-04-18 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2013-05-08 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2013-05-22 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2013-06-05 False N000187 Rep. Negrete McLeod, Gloria [D-CA-35] Gloria Negrete McLeod D CA 35 2013-06-27 False S001195 Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] Jason Smith R MO 8 2013-07-09 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2013-07-10 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2013-07-24 False Congress Legislative rules and procedure Congress 00 2013-02-15 Introduced in House 2013-03-13T21:12:58Z Readable Legislation Act of 2013 - Prohibits an Act of Congress from being revised or amended by mere reference to it.

Requires every bill or joint resolution that amends an existing section, subsection, or other subdivision of any Act to set forth the section, subsection, or other subdivision sufficiently to enable the intent and effect of the legislation to be clearly understood. Requires proposed omissions and insertions to be shown by appropriate typographical devices.

]]> Readable Legislation Act of 2013 Display Title Readable Legislation Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Readable Legislation Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend chapter 2 of title I of the United States Code to establish the style for amending laws. Introduced in House 2013-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr760ih/xml/BILLS-113hr760ih.xml 2013-02-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.