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H.R. 946 (111th): Plain Writing Act of 2010

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Signed into law on October 13, 2010 by President Obama, the Plain Writing Act of 2010 (H.R. 946; Pub.L. 111–274) is a United States federal law that requires that federal executive agencies:

  • Use plain writing in every covered document that the agency issues or substantially revises
  • Train employees in "plain writing"
  • Establish a process for overseeing the agency's compliance with this Act
  • Create and maintain a plain writing section on the agency's website to inform the public of agency compliance with the requirements of this Act
  • Provide a mechanism for the agency to receive and respond to public input on agency implementation and agency reports required under this Act, and be accessible from its homepage
  • Designate one or more agency points-of-contact to receive and respond to public input on the …

Sponsor and status

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Bruce Braley

Sponsor. Representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Oct 1, 2010
Length: 3 pages
Introduced
Feb 10, 2009
111th Congress (2009–2010)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 13, 2010

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 13, 2010.

Law
Pub.L. 111-274
Cosponsors

10 Cosponsors (8 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Source
Congress.gov

History

Feb 10, 2009
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

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Mar 4, 2010
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

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Mar 17, 2010
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

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Sep 27, 2010
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

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Sep 29, 2010
 
House Agreed to Changes

The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill.

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Oct 13, 2010
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 946 (111th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 946. This is the one from the 111th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2009 to Dec 22, 2010. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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