Anneta Cheek seeks your support for Plain Language Law

This is the message circulated by Annetta Cheek, chair of the U.S. Plain Language Action & Information Network:

The House Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs introduced a bill, H.R.
4809:
Regulation in Plain Language Act of 2006, and sent the bill on to the full committee (House Committee on Government Reform). For anything more to happen, the committee has to vote the bill out so it goes to the House floor. If this does not happen by the end of this session of Congress, this bill dies.

Simply, this bill would require agencies to write regulations in plain language. To read the bill, go to http://thomas.loc.gov and enter 4809 in the search box.

We need you to ask your representative to support this bill. To get contact information about your representative, go to http://www.house.gov/ and enter
your zip code in the box near the top right. It will give you the mailing
address and phone number of the person you should contact. If you don't know
your full zip code, the site will help you find it.

The most helpful step you can take would be to visit your representative's
office in person. At least call or write a letter. E-mails have little effect on Congress.

It is especially important for you to help if you are in a district represented by one of the members of the House Committee on Government Reform. They are listed in the attached file.

To read the testimony given about the bill, go to http://www.ombwatch.org/.