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This bill would require Congress to change how it publishes legislation that’s introduced in order to make it easier to read and figure out what it does. When legislation amends existing laws, rather than simply referencing the law to be changed in the bill text it would be required to show the entire section of law and what omissions or insertions are proposed.

The legislation would take effect on January 3, 2017.

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