Clear and Concise Content Act of 2022
Latest action · Dec 8, 2022 Held at the desk.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 21, 2022
- Passed SenateDec 7, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Clear and Concise Content Act of 2022
This bill requires the use of plain writing when the federal government provides information about benefits and services.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must rescind outdated guidance and issue new guidance for the creation, maintenance, and use of covered content at agencies.
Covered content means any content that is necessary for obtaining a federal benefit or service or for filing taxes or that provides information about
- such benefit or service;
- federal agency operations, policies, or guidance of material importance to, and posted publicly by, the agency;
- how to interact with or provide feedback to an agency regarding its operations, policies, or guidance; or
- how to navigate or interact with an agency website, digital service, or office.
The OMB must report annually to Congress on this bill's implementation and may make such reports available on a public website. Each agency must ensure compliance.
The bill incorporates plain writing requirements into statutory provisions pertaining to new websites and digital services.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 21, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Jul 21, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 21, 2022Markup Aug 3, 2022Reported Sep 22, 2022 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 8, 2022Received in the House.
- Dec 8, 2022Held at the desk.
- Dec 7, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7038-7040; text: CR S7039-7040)
- Sep 22, 2022Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 117-159.
- Sep 22, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 502.
- Aug 3, 2022Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 21, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Jul 21, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7038, S7039Text printed S7038, S7039 | Margaret Wood Hassan D-NH | Dec 7, 2022 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 7, 2022S. 4577, Clear and Concise Content Act of 2022As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on August 3, 2022
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 717 | Clear and Concise Content Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | May 11, 2023 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to improve plain writing and public experience, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Clear and Concise Content Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Clear and Concise Content Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Clear and Concise Content Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Books and print media
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Digital media
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Performance measurement
- Public participation and lobbying
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2022Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 22, 2022Reported to Senate
- Jul 21, 2022Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
