US Congress House Bill 3786 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Plain Regulations Act of 2012 - Requires the head of each executive agency to: (1) implement a program for using plain language in writing new and revised regulations, (2) certify to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that each proposed or final rule is in plain language, and (3) publish reports on agency compliance with plain language requirements on the agency's website. Requires the Director to: (1) develop and issue guidance to agencies for implementing plain language requirements, and (2) return proposed agency regulations that fail to meet such requirements to be redrafted and resubmitted for approval.

Plain Regulations Act of 2012

Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]

Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]

Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]

Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
2012-01-18	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2012-01-18	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2012-01-18	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SB2337 (Related) 2012-04-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3786/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3786/BILLS-112hr3786ih.pdf