3.0.0 4929 2022-11-01T04:47:42Z 2022-11-01T04:47:42Z House HR 2019-10-30 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 172 (Wednesday, October 30, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MOULTON:H.R. 4929.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H8679]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-10-30T14:02:10Z 2019-10-30 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2019-10-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-10-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 N M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2019-10-30 True T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2019-10-30 True N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 2019-10-30 True C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2019-10-30 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-10-30 True Government Operations and Politics Government information and archives Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-10-30 Introduced in House 2020-07-07T18:36:20Z Too Long; Didn't Read Act of 2019 or the TL; DR Act of 2019

This bill requires a federal agency to provide a clearly-marked section at the top of a communication (both hard copy and electronic) that the agency sends to an individual if such communication requires or authorizes such individual to act.

The clearly-marked section shall include

  • the authorized or required action;
  • if a response by the individual is required, optional, or not permitted;
  • all deadlines to complete the authorized or required action;
  • how to complete the authorized or required action; and
  • the contact information for the agency, department, or office that can assist or answer questions relating to the authorized or required action.
]]> TL; DR Act of 2019 Display Title TL; DR Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To improve communication from executive agencies to individuals by requiring clear instructions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced TL; DR Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Too Long; Didn’t Read Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4929ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4929ih.xml 2019-10-30 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. 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.