H.R. 4809: Regulation in Plain Language Act of 2006
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H.R. 4809: Regulation in Plain Language Act of 2006
109th Congress · introduced 2006-02-28 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 393.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-02-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 393. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Regulation in Plain Language Act of 2006
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Regulation in Plain Language Act of 2006 - Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act to require each federal agency to ensure that regulations are written in plain, understandable language consistent with the definition of "plain language" described in this Act, through: (1) designating an agency official as plain language coordinator; (2) establishing a process for reviewing each regulation to ensure its compliance with this amendment before publishing in the Federal register; (3) publishing guidelines to implement this amendment as specified; (4) training employees who write regulations to write in plain language; and (5) reporting to specified congressional committees annually for the first two years after enactment of this Act and once every three years thereafter on compliance with this amendment.
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Official text
Regulation in Plain Language Act of 2006
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] · 4 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4809, Regulation in Plain Language Act of 2006 (2006-06-20); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4809, Regulation in Plain Language Act of 2006 (2006-06-20)
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Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA)
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Federal Register
- The official daily publication of the U.S. government for agency rules, proposed rules, public notices and presidential documents.
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr4809.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr4809 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109