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Clear and Concise Content Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-717| Senate 
| Updated: 5/11/2023
Gary C. Peters

Gary C. Peters

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Cosponsors (1)
James Lankford (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Clear and Concise Content Act of 2023 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 The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) must rescind outdated guidance and issue new guidance for the creation, maintenance, and use of covered content at agencies.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 not less frequently than every two years to Congress on this bill's implementation. The OMB shall make such reports available on a public website and maintain the reports as open government data assets. The bill incorporates plain writing requirements into statutory provisions pertaining to new websites and digital services.

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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4577
Clear and Concise Content Act of 2022
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 8, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 29, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 11, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-26.
May 11, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 66.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4577
    Clear and Concise Content Act of 2022


  • March 8, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 8, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • March 29, 2023
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • May 11, 2023
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-26.


  • May 11, 2023
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 66.

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Clear and Concise Content Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-717| Senate 
| Updated: 5/11/2023
Clear and Concise Content Act of 2023 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 not less frequently than every two years to Congress on this bill's implementation. The OMB shall make such reports available on a public website and maintain the reports as open government data assets. The bill incorporates plain writing requirements into statutory provisions pertaining to new websites and digital services.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
2 versions available

Suggested Questions

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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-4577
Clear and Concise Content Act of 2022
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 8, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 29, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 11, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-26.
May 11, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 66.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-4577
    Clear and Concise Content Act of 2022


  • March 8, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 8, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • March 29, 2023
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • May 11, 2023
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-26.


  • May 11, 2023
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 66.
Gary C. Peters

Gary C. Peters

Democratic Senator

Michigan

Cosponsors (1)
James Lankford (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Books and print mediaComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDigital mediaGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesInternet, web applications, social mediaPerformance measurementPublic participation and lobbying