GoKawiilHouse Democrat proposes adding illustrations to federal bills for clarity
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has proposed incorporating images, diagrams or visual aids into legislative text, arguing current bills are written in dense language accessible mainly to Capitol Hill insiders. She frames the idea as a way to make lawmaking more transparent and understandable to ordinary citizens rather than only policy staffers.
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Legislative text is notoriously opaque, and calls to simplify it touch on broader debates about transparency, accessibility, and public trust in government. If adopted even informally, the proposal could influence how future bills are drafted and communicated, though it would likely face resistance from legal traditions favoring precise textual language over visuals.
- A member of Congress wants bills to include visual elements like images or diagrams
- The goal is to make legislation more comprehensible to the general public
- The idea challenges entrenched norms of legal and legislative drafting
Source: gizmodo.com, 2026-08-25
Published there as: “Congresswoman Wants to Add Images to Legislation to Keep Pace With the Post-Literate Future”
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