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S. 2291 - Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007

Government information. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
Sponsor:
Daniel Akaka
Summary:
A bill to enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style of Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
There have been no votes on this bill.

Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007

S. 2291 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style of Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style of Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007
  • Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007
Sponsor
Daniel Akaka
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Government information
  • Communications
  • Congress
  • Congressional reporting requirements
  • Employee training
  • English language
  • Executive departments
  • Federal employees
  • Government employees
  • Government paperwork
  • Government publications
  • Government publicity
  • Job training
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced11/01/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced11/01/2007
11/01/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13691-13692)
11/01/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
11/06/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13985-13986)
Put on a legislative calendar4/10/2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
7/10/2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 110-412.
Put on a legislative calendar7/10/2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 869.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2003 For $6,500 Against $0
  2. March - April 2003 For $27,750 Against $0
  3. May - June 2003 For $65,150 Against $0
  4. July - August 2003 For $12,950 Against $0
  5. September - October 2003 For $31,557 Against $0
  6. November - December 2003 For $30,300 Against $0
  7. January - February 2004 For $12,895 Against $0
  8. March - April 2004 For $26,580 Against $0
  9. May - June 2004 For $40,549 Against $0
  10. July - August 2004 For $39,800 Against $0
  11. September - October 2004 For $30,075 Against $0
  12. November - December 2004 For $4,500 Against $0
  13. January - February 2005 For $2,750 Against $0
  14. March - April 2005 For $18,250 Against $0
  15. May - June 2005 For $32,400 Against $0
  16. July - August 2005 For $6,300 Against $0
  17. September - October 2005 For $22,950 Against $0
  18. November - December 2005 For $19,650 Against $0
  19. January - February 2006 For $5,400 Against $0
  20. March - April 2006 For $36,443 Against $0
  21. May - June 2006 For $33,075 Against $0
  22. July - August 2006 For $26,225 Against $0
  23. September - October 2006 For $50,759 Against $0
  24. November - December 2006 For $17,100 Against $0
  25. January - February 2007 For $10,100 Against $0
  26. March - April 2007 For $35,400 Against $0
  27. May - June 2007 For $40,250 Against $0
  28. July - August 2007 For $16,050 Against $0
  29. September - October 2007 For $50,800 Against $0
  30. November - December 2007 For $24,975 Against $0
  31. January - February 2008 For $14,050 Against $0
  32. March - April 2008 For $11,950 Against $0
  33. May - June 2008 For $34,000 Against $0
  34. July - August 2008 For $30,000 Against $0
  35. September - October 2008 For $36,550 Against $0
  36. November - December 2008 For $11,550 Against $0

Votes

    5 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones
    5 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

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    Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007

    5 organizations supported this bill

    American Association of Law Libraries
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Akaka:. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Library Association
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Akaka:. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Small Business Association
    (n.d.). Regulatory Reform. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Special Libraries Association
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Akaka:. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Usability Professionals' Association
    (n.d.). UPA Supports Easier Access to Government for all Citizens. Retrieved n.d., from .

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    Contributions By Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Akaka, DanielDHI$0$0
    Alexander, LamarRTN$12,200$0
    Allard, WayneRCO$0$0
    Barrasso, JohnRWY$4,000$0
    Baucus, MaxDMT$12,100$0
    Bayh, EvanDIN$1,000$0
    Bennett, RobertRUT$5,750$0
    Biden, JosephDDE$1,500$0
    Bingaman, JeffDNM$5,000$0
    Bond, ChristopherRMO$21,700$0
    Boxer, BarbaraDCA$10,450$0
    Brown, SherrodDOH$7,300$0
    Brownback, SamuelRKS$4,000$0
    Bunning, JimRKY$3,500$0
    Burr, RichardRNC$11,999$0
    Byrd, RobertDWV$800$0
    Cantwell, MariaDWA$17,550$0
    Cardin, BenjaminDMD$17,950$0
    Carper, ThomasDDE$750$0
    Casey, RobertDPA$13,550$0
    Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$13,250$0
    Clinton, HillaryDNY$44,455$0
    Coburn, ThomasROK$7,000$0
    Cochran, ThadRMS$2,000$0
    Coleman, NormRMN$22,750$0
    Collins, SusanRME$16,500$0
    Conrad, KentDND$2,100$0
    Corker, BobRTN$10,669$0
    Cornyn, JohnRTX$13,300$0
    Craig, LarryRID$0$0
    Crapo, MichaelRID$1,500$0
    DeMint, JimRSC$21,000$0
    Dodd, ChristopherDCT$9,500$0
    Dole, ElizabethRNC$6,500$0
    Domenici, PeteRNM$1,700$0
    Dorgan, ByronDND$1,000$0
    Durbin, RichardDIL$28,725$0
    Ensign, JohnRNV$5,000$0
    Enzi, MichaelRWY$7,500$0
    Feingold, RussellDWI$10,150$0
    Feinstein, DianneDCA$16,650$0
    Graham, LindseyRSC$5,225$0
    Grassley, CharlesRIA$13,500$0
    Gregg, JuddRNH$16,500$0
    Hagel, CharlesRNE$500$0
    Harkin, ThomasDIA$5,000$0
    Hatch, OrrinRUT$1,000$0
    Hutchison, KayRTX$10,250$0
    Inhofe, JamesROK$0$0
    Inouye, DanielDHI$2,250$0
    Isakson, JohnRGA$6,000$0
    Johnson, TimDSD$500$0
    Kennedy, EdwardDMA$4,700$0
    Kerry, JohnDMA$12,000$0
    Klobuchar, AmyDMN$3,100$0
    Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$0
    Kyl, JonRAZ$19,500$0
    Landrieu, MaryDLA$12,750$0
    Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$2,000$0
    Leahy, PatrickDVT$250$0
    Levin, CarlDMI$13,500$0
    Lieberman, JosephICT$20,050$0
    Lincoln, BlancheDAR$10,250$0
    Lott, TrentRMS$10,000$0
    Lugar, RichardRIN$0$0
    Martinez, MelRFL$0$0
    McCain, JohnRAZ$0$0
    McCaskill, ClaireDMO$2,350$0
    McConnell, MitchRKY$11,500$0
    Menéndez, RobertDNJ$2,000$0
    Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$17,500$0
    Murkowski, LisaRAK$5,000$0
    Murray, PattyDWA$15,200$0
    Nelson, BenDNE$12,000$0
    Nelson, BillDFL$14,640$0
    Obama, BarackDIL$47,920$0
    Pryor, MarkDAR$6,250$0
    Reed, JohnDRI$2,500$0
    Reid, HarryDNV$750$0
    Roberts, PatRKS$4,400$0
    Rockefeller, JohnDWV$4,600$0
    Salazar, KenDCO$6,650$0
    Sanders, BernardIVT$3,750$0
    Schumer, CharlesDNY$17,600$0
    Sessions, JeffersonRAL$10,000$0
    Shelby, RichardRAL$5,500$0
    Smith, GordonROR$11,500$0
    Snowe, OlympiaRME$22,000$0
    Specter, ArlenDPA$27,950$0
    Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$19,500$0
    Stevens, TedRAK$4,000$0
    Sununu, JohnRNH$18,400$0
    Tester, JonDMT$1,100$0
    Thomas, CraigRWY$2,000$0
    Thune, JohnRSD$15,500$0
    Vitter, DavidRLA$13,000$0
    Voinovich, GeorgeROH$13,450$0
    Warner, JohnRVA$0$0
    Webb, JimDVA$7,150$0
    Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$2,500$0
    Wicker, RogerRMS$5,250$0
    Wyden, RonDOR$1,000$0

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    		Akaka, DanielDHI$0$0
    		Alexander, LamarRTN$12,200$0
    		Allard, WayneRCO$0$0
    		Barrasso, JohnRWY$4,000$0
    		Baucus, MaxDMT$12,100$0
    		Bayh, EvanDIN$1,000$0
    		Bennett, RobertRUT$5,750$0
    		Biden, JosephDDE$1,500$0
    		Bingaman, JeffDNM$5,000$0
    		Bond, ChristopherRMO$21,700$0
    		Boxer, BarbaraDCA$10,450$0
    		Brown, SherrodDOH$7,300$0
    		Brownback, SamuelRKS$4,000$0
    		Bunning, JimRKY$3,500$0
    		Burr, RichardRNC$11,999$0
    		Byrd, RobertDWV$800$0
    		Cantwell, MariaDWA$17,550$0
    		Cardin, BenjaminDMD$17,950$0
    		Carper, ThomasDDE$750$0
    		Casey, RobertDPA$13,550$0
    		Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$13,250$0
    		Clinton, HillaryDNY$44,455$0
    		Coburn, ThomasROK$7,000$0
    		Cochran, ThadRMS$2,000$0
    		Coleman, NormRMN$22,750$0
    		Collins, SusanRME$16,500$0
    		Conrad, KentDND$2,100$0
    		Corker, BobRTN$10,669$0
    		Cornyn, JohnRTX$13,300$0
    		Craig, LarryRID$0$0
    		Crapo, MichaelRID$1,500$0
    		DeMint, JimRSC$21,000$0
    		Dodd, ChristopherDCT$9,500$0
    		Dole, ElizabethRNC$6,500$0
    		Domenici, PeteRNM$1,700$0
    		Dorgan, ByronDND$1,000$0
    		Durbin, RichardDIL$28,725$0
    		Ensign, JohnRNV$5,000$0
    		Enzi, MichaelRWY$7,500$0
    		Feingold, RussellDWI$10,150$0
    		Feinstein, DianneDCA$16,650$0
    		Graham, LindseyRSC$5,225$0
    		Grassley, CharlesRIA$13,500$0
    		Gregg, JuddRNH$16,500$0
    		Hagel, CharlesRNE$500$0
    		Harkin, ThomasDIA$5,000$0
    		Hatch, OrrinRUT$1,000$0
    		Hutchison, KayRTX$10,250$0
    		Inhofe, JamesROK$0$0
    		Inouye, DanielDHI$2,250$0
    		Isakson, JohnRGA$6,000$0
    		Johnson, TimDSD$500$0
    		Kennedy, EdwardDMA$4,700$0
    		Kerry, JohnDMA$12,000$0
    		Klobuchar, AmyDMN$3,100$0
    		Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$0
    		Kyl, JonRAZ$19,500$0
    		Landrieu, MaryDLA$12,750$0
    		Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$2,000$0
    		Leahy, PatrickDVT$250$0
    		Levin, CarlDMI$13,500$0
    		Lieberman, JosephICT$20,050$0
    		Lincoln, BlancheDAR$10,250$0
    		Lott, TrentRMS$10,000$0
    		Lugar, RichardRIN$0$0
    		Martinez, MelRFL$0$0
    		McCain, JohnRAZ$0$0
    		McCaskill, ClaireDMO$2,350$0
    		McConnell, MitchRKY$11,500$0
    		Menéndez, RobertDNJ$2,000$0
    		Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$17,500$0
    		Murkowski, LisaRAK$5,000$0
    		Murray, PattyDWA$15,200$0
    		Nelson, BenDNE$12,000$0
    		Nelson, BillDFL$14,640$0
    		Obama, BarackDIL$47,920$0
    		Pryor, MarkDAR$6,250$0
    		Reed, JohnDRI$2,500$0
    		Reid, HarryDNV$750$0
    		Roberts, PatRKS$4,400$0
    		Rockefeller, JohnDWV$4,600$0
    		Salazar, KenDCO$6,650$0
    		Sanders, BernardIVT$3,750$0
    		Schumer, CharlesDNY$17,600$0
    		Sessions, JeffersonRAL$10,000$0
    		Shelby, RichardRAL$5,500$0
    		Smith, GordonROR$11,500$0
    		Snowe, OlympiaRME$22,000$0
    		Specter, ArlenDPA$27,950$0
    		Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$19,500$0
    		Stevens, TedRAK$4,000$0
    		Sununu, JohnRNH$18,400$0
    		Tester, JonDMT$1,100$0
    		Thomas, CraigRWY$2,000$0
    		Thune, JohnRSD$15,500$0
    		Vitter, DavidRLA$13,000$0
    		Voinovich, GeorgeROH$13,450$0
    		Warner, JohnRVA$0$0
    		Webb, JimDVA$7,150$0
    		Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$2,500$0
    		Wicker, RogerRMS$5,250$0
    		Wyden, RonDOR$1,000$0

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    		Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.$490,015
    		Small business associations$425,568

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