# 117-hr-6784: Readable Legislation Act of 2022

117-hr-6784, Readable Legislation Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6784
- Congress: 117
- Title: Readable Legislation Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2022-02-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Readable Legislation Act of 2022 This bill requires every bill or joint resolution that amends an existing section of an act to set forth the entire section, showing proposed changes to that section by appropriate typographical device. This eliminates the current practice of revising or amending a section of an act by mere reference to it.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation…
- 117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of thei…
- 117-hjres-67: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services r…
- 117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19…
- 117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.

## Sources
- [117-hr-6784 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6784)

## Related
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hjres-67: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-67)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
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