H.R. 4929: TL; DR Act of 2019
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H.R. 4929: TL; DR Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-10-30 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-10-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
TL; DR Act of 2019
Plain summary
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.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · 5 cosponsors
Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.
Cosponsors on this site
Ralph Norman (R-SC), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] reported raising $6.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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 (2)
- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
- 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).
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr4929.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr4929 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116