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H.R. 760: Readable Legislation Act of 2013

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H.R. 760: Readable Legislation Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-15 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Readable Legislation Act of 2013

Plain summary

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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Readable Legislation Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] · 28 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Jason Smith (R-MO), Jim Costa (D-CA)

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Words on this page, explained (3)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Joint resolution
In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr760 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113