Clear and Concise Content Act of 2022
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 The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must rescind outdated guidance and issue new guidance for the creation, maintenance, and use of covered content at agencies.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.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2022
Committee Review
Sep 2022
Senate Passage
Dec 2022
House Passage
President
Introduced Jul 21, 2022
Last action Dec 8, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Dec 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7038-7040; text: CR S7039-7040)
upper
Dec 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Sep 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 117-159.
upper
Aug 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Jul 21, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Jul 21, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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