,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #f1 #bjac ,mr4  
,bentivolio introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on ,rules1   
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
preserve the constitutional authority of
 ,congress and ensure accountability and
 transparency in legislation4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,read the ,bills ,act4  #b4 ,text of
 bill or resolution to specify its      
constitutional authority and show       
effects on current law ,chapter #b of   
title #a1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended by inserting after section #aje 
the following3  #aje;a4 ,text of bill or
 resolution to specify its              
constitutional authority  7a7           

,requirement  7#a7 ,in general ,any bill
 or resolution introduced in either     
,house of ,congress shall contain a     
provision citing the specific powers    
granted to ,congress in the             
,constitution of the ,united ,states to 
enact the proposed bill or resolution1  
including all the provisions thereof4   
7#b7 ,failure to comply ,any bill or    
resolution not in compliance with       
subsection 7a77#a7 shall not be accepted
 by the ,clerk of the ,house of         
,representatives or the ,secretary of   
the ,senate4  7b7 ,floor consideration  
7#a7 ,in general ,the requirements of   
subsection 7a77#a7 shall apply to any   
bill or resolution presented for        
consideration on the floor of either    
,house of ,congress1 including those    
bills or resolutions reported from a    
committee of either ,house of ,congress1
 those consisting of a conference report
 to accompany or bill or resolution1 or 
those offered as a manager's amendment4 
7#b7 ,failure to comply ,any bill or    

resolution not complying with subsection
 7,a77#a7 shall not be submitted for a  
vote on final passage4  7c7 ,no waiver  
or modification ,neither ,house of      
,congress1 nor ,congress jointly1 by    
concurrent resolution1 or by unanimous  
consent1 or by any other order1         
resolution1 vote1 or other means1 may   
dispense with1 or otherwise waive or    
modify1 the requirements set forth in   
this section4  #aje;b4 ,text of bill or 
resolution to set forth current law  7a7
 ,requirement  7#a7 ,in general ,any    
bill or resolution introduced in either 
,house of ,congress which is designed to
 amend or modify the effect of1 or which
 would have the effect of amending or   
modifying the effect of1 any current    
provision of law1 including the         
expiration date of any law1 shall set   
forth--  7,a7 the amendments being      
proposed by the bill2 and  7,b7 the     
current section of law as it would read 
as modified by the amendments proposed1 
showing deleted text struck through and 

inserted text underlined4  7#b7 ,failure
 to comply ,any bill or resolution not  
complying with this subsection shall not
 be accepted by the ,clerk of the ,house
 of ,representatives or the ,secretary  
of the ,senate4  7b7 ,floor             
consideration  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
requirements of subsection 7a77#a7 shall
 apply to all bills or resolutions      
presented for consideration on the floor
 of either ,house of ,congress1         
including those reported from a         
committee of either ,house of ,congress1
 those consisting of a conference report
 to accompany a bill or resolution1 or  
those offered as a manager's amendment4 
7#b7 ,failure to comply ,any bill or    
resolution not complying with this      
section shall not be submitted to a vote
 on final passage4  7c7 ,no waiver or   
modification ,neither ,house of         
,congress1 nor ,congress jointly1 by    
concurrent resolution1 or by unanimous  
consent1 or by any other order1         
resolution1 vote1 or other means1 may   

dispense with1 or otherwise waive or    
modify1 the requirements set forth in   
this section4  #aje;c4 ,text of         
amendment to set forth current bill  7a7
 ,requirement  7#a7 ,in general ,any    
amendment to a bill or resolution       
introduced in either ,house of ,congress
 shall set forth the current section of 
the bill or resolution as it would read 
as modified by the amendments proposed1 
showing deleted text struck through and 
inserted text underlined4  7#b7 ,failure
 to comply ,any bill or resolution not  
complying with this subsection shall not
 be accepted by the ,clerk of the ,house
 of ,representatives or the ,secretary  
of the ,senate4  7b7 ,floor             
consideration  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
requirements of subsection 7a77#a7 shall
 apply to all bills or resolutions      
presented for consideration on the floor
 of either ,house of ,congress1         
including those reported from a         
committee of either ,house of ,congress1
 those consisting of a conference report

 to accompany a bill or joint           
resolution1 or those offered as a       
manager's amendment4  7#b7 ,failure to  
comply ,any bill or resolution not      
complying with this section shall not be
 submitted to a vote on final passage4  
7c7 ,no waiver or modification ,neither 
,house of ,congress1 nor ,congress      
jointly1 by concurrent resolution1 or by
 unanimous consent1 or by any other     
order1 resolution1 vote1 or other means1
 may dispense with1 or otherwise waive  
or modify1 the requirements set forth in
 this section4  #aje;d4 ,procedures     
prior to vote on bill or resolution  7a7
 ,in general ,a vote on final passage of
 a bill 7except for private bills7 or a 
resolution of a public character may not
 occur in either ,house of ,congress1   
unless--  7#a7 the full text of the bill
 or resolution1 or original language and
 all adopted amendments to the same     
effect1 is published at least #g days   
before the vote on the official public  
,internet site of the ,office of the    

,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives
 7in the case of a bill or resolution in
 the ,house of ,representatives7 or the 
,office of the ,secretary of the ,senate
 7in the case of a bill or resolution in
 the ,senate71 easily available to and  
readily usable by the public1 using an  
open format that is platform            
independent1 machine readable1 and      
available without restrictions          
respecting searching1 retrieval1        
downloading1 and indexing1 separate and 
apart from the calendar of the ,senate  
or the ,house of ,representatives2 and  
7#b7 public notice of the specific      
calendar week during which the vote is  
scheduled to take place is posted on the
 official ,internet website described in
 paragraph 7#a7 not less than #f days   
before the ,monday of the calendar week 
during which the vote is scheduled to   
take place1 with failure to take the    
vote during the noticed week requiring a
 new notice4  7b7 ,roll call ,no vote on
 final passage of a bill 7except for    

private bills7 or resolution may occur  
in either ,house of ,congress unless    
taken by roll call4  7c7 ,journal ,with 
respect to each vote on final passage of
 a bill 7except for a private bill7 or  
resolution1 each ,house of ,congress    
shall cause to be recorded in the       
journal of its proceedings that the     
applicable publishing1 notice1 and      
reading requirements under this section 
have been met4  7d7 ,no waiver or       
modification ,neither ,house of         
,congress1 nor ,congress jointly1 by    
concurrent resolution1 or by unanimous  
consent1 or by any other order1         
resolution1 vote1 or other means1 may   
dispense with1 or otherwise waive or    
modify1 the requirements set forth in   
this section4  7e7 ,exception for       
,declarations of ,war ,this section     
shall not apply with respect to any bill
 or resolution which constitutes a      
declaration of war4  #aje;e4            
,enforcement  7a7 ,in general ,an ,act  
of ,congress that does not comply with  

sections #aje;a1 #aje;b1 #aje;c1 or     
#aje;d shall have no force or effect and
 no legal1 equitable1 regulatory1 civil1
 or criminal action may be brought under
 such an ,act of ,congress4  7b7 ,cause 
of action ,without regard to the amount 
in controversy1 a cause of action under 
sections #bbja and #bbjb of title #bh1  
,united ,states ,code1 against the      
,united ,states seeking appropriate     
relief 7including an injunction against 
enforcement of any law the passage of   
which did not conform to the            
requirements of sections #aje;a1 #aje;b1
 #aje;c1 or #aje;d7 may be brought by-- 
7#a7 any person aggrieved by any action 
of any officer or employee of the       
,federal ,government under any ,act of  
,congress that does not comply with     
sections #aje;a1 #aje;b1 #aje;c1 or     
#aje;d2 and  7#b7 any ,member of        
,congress aggrieved by the failure of   
the ,house of ,congress of which the    
,member is a ,member to comply with     
sections #aje;a1 #aje;b1 #aje;c1 or     

#aje;d4  4  #c4 ,severability ,if any   
provision of this ,act or an amendment  
made by this ,act1 or the application of
 a provision or amendment to any person 
or circumstance1 is held to be invalid  
for any reason in any court of competent
 jurisdiction1 the remainder of this    
,act and amendments made by this ,act1  
and the application of the provisions   
and amendment to any other person or    
circumstance1 shall not be affected4    
#d4 ,effective date ,this ,act and the  
amendments made by this ,act shall apply
 with respect to bills and resolutions  
introduced or considered during the ,one
 ,hundred ,fourteenth ,congress or any  
succeeding ,congress4