H.R. 3786: Plain Regulations Act of 2012
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H.R. 3786: Plain Regulations Act of 2012
112th Congress · introduced 2012-01-18 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-01-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Plain Regulations Act of 2012
Plain summary
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, and (2) certify to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that each proposed or final rule is in plain language. Requires the Director to: (1) develop and issue guidance to agencies for implementing plain language requirements, (2) publish reports on agency compliance with such requirements on the OMB's website, and (3) return proposed agency regulations that fail to meet such requirements to be redrafted and resubmitted for approval.
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Official text
Plain Regulations Act of 2012
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · 3 cosponsors
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Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- 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 (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr3786.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr3786 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112