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114TH CONGRESS

H.R. ______

1ST SESSION

_____(Full title of your bill goes here)_____

In the House of Representatives

Date: _____________

(Your name here) introduced the following bill; which was

read twice and referred to the Committee on

_______________.

____________________

A BILL

_____(Repeat the full title of your bill here)_____

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America

in Congress assembled.

SEC. 1.

Short Title: Your bill will have an official title, but this is where you put the title you

actually want your bill to be called (i.e. JOBS Act, PATRIOT Act, etc.)

SEC. 2.

(a) Explanation of terminology- Which terms need to be defined in order to understand

the bill?

(b) Not all terms will need to be defined. In fact, you may not need to define any terms.

SEC. 3.

What is the act going to do? Who is going to be involved / impacted / affected by the act?

SEC. 4.

How is the act going to be funded? Who is going to enforce / administer this act? (Which

government agency will oversee the bill and its duties?).

SEC. 5.

Penalties (if any) for non-compliance (not following the rules) of the act

SEC. 6.

Enactment Date: When will the law go into effect?

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