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AN ACT TO ENHANCE CITIZEN ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION AND SERVICES BY ESTABLISHING THAT GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS ISSUED TO THE PUBLIC MUST BE WRITTEN CLEARLY AND IN PLAIN LANGUAGE
Short Title
PLAIN LANGUAGE ACT
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Date filed
February 10, 2013
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29
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Entitled: AN ACT TO ENHANCE CITIZEN ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION AND SERVICES BY ESTABLISHING THAT GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS ISSUED TO THE PUBLIC MUST BE WRITTEN CLEARLY AND IN PLAIN LANGUAGE [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ] [ 2013 ] 10/2/2013 Introduced by Senator MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO; 10/21/2013 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION; and FINANCE; (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, all Senate Bills pending in the committee/s, with pertinent documents, transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service, for safekeeping and preservation on July 19, 2016) (Prepared by the Indexing, Monitoring and LIS Section, Legislative Bills and Index Service)