United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3786 (112th)
Plain Regulations Act of 2012
Introduced
18 January 2012
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
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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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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 18 January 2012
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Introduced in House · EN · 18 January 2012
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 18 January 2012
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3786
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3786