Sample letter for business owners and organizational leaders asking your Congressmen to co-sponsor the Plain Regulations Act
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Sample text for Business Owners and Group Leaders to use in your write a letter to your Congressmen asking them to Co-sponsor the Plain Language Act.
![Dear (Insert the name of your congressman),
I’m writing to urge you to co-sponsor the Plain Regulations Act (S 807 or HR 1557).
As (REPLACE WITH---as a business owner, the secretary for … , a member of …, … DESCRIBE
YOUR LEADERSHIP ROLES IN ANY GROUP YOU BELONG --), I am affected by many different
federal regulations, such as(REPLACE WITH --complex tax rules, challenging new health care
requirements, DESCRIBE ANY REGULATIONS THAT APPLY TO YOUR ORGANIZATION-- )
Regulations written in plain language would decrease my burden in two ways:
1. I would understand the laws and how to comply. While I may not agree with all the
regulations that affect me, I want to follow the law.Some regulations are so complicated that
I’m never confident that I am in compliance. Regulations in plain language would help feel
confident I’m doing the things I need to.
1. It would cost my organization less to comply. Complying with the regulations is a
major burden on my business. In many cases, I have to use accountants, benefits
coordinators, attorneys, and others to help me comply with my federal obligations.
I urge you to co-sponsor the Plain Regulations Act so that I can understand the laws that
apply to my organization and to comply efficiently. The act will make Federal regulatory
programs more effective while decreasing burdens on the regulated public.
Sincerely,
CC: [Insert yourSenators]
[Insert yourRepresentatives]
[IncludeRepresentatives from your state who are House Committee on
OversightandSenators who are on Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs
Committee]
Darrell Issa, Chair. House Committee on Oversight
Tom Carper, Chair, Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee
Clair McCaskill, Sponsor, Senate Bill 807 (c/o Elizabeth_Herman@mccaskill.senate.gov)
Bruce Braley, Sponsor, HR 1557 (c/o Robert.Goldsmith@mail.house.gov)
Annetta Cheek, Chair, Center for Plain Language (letters@centerforplainlanguage.org)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/sampleletter-businessownersandorganizationalleaders-130807094039-phpapp01/85/Sample-letter-for-business-owners-and-organizational-leaders-asking-your-Congressmen-to-co-sponsor-the-Plain-Regulations-Act-1-320.jpg)
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Sample letter for business owners and organizational leaders asking your Congressmen to co-sponsor the Plain Regulations Act
- 1. Dear (Insert the name of your congressman), I’m writing to urge you to co-sponsor the Plain Regulations Act (S 807 or HR 1557). As (REPLACE WITH---as a business owner, the secretary for … , a member of …, … DESCRIBE YOUR LEADERSHIP ROLES IN ANY GROUP YOU BELONG --), I am affected by many different federal regulations, such as(REPLACE WITH --complex tax rules, challenging new health care requirements, DESCRIBE ANY REGULATIONS THAT APPLY TO YOUR ORGANIZATION-- ) Regulations written in plain language would decrease my burden in two ways: 1. I would understand the laws and how to comply. While I may not agree with all the regulations that affect me, I want to follow the law.Some regulations are so complicated that I’m never confident that I am in compliance. Regulations in plain language would help feel confident I’m doing the things I need to. 1. It would cost my organization less to comply. Complying with the regulations is a major burden on my business. In many cases, I have to use accountants, benefits coordinators, attorneys, and others to help me comply with my federal obligations. I urge you to co-sponsor the Plain Regulations Act so that I can understand the laws that apply to my organization and to comply efficiently. The act will make Federal regulatory programs more effective while decreasing burdens on the regulated public. Sincerely, CC: [Insert yourSenators] [Insert yourRepresentatives] [IncludeRepresentatives from your state who are House Committee on OversightandSenators who are on Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee] Darrell Issa, Chair. House Committee on Oversight Tom Carper, Chair, Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Clair McCaskill, Sponsor, Senate Bill 807 (c/o Elizabeth_Herman@mccaskill.senate.gov) Bruce Braley, Sponsor, HR 1557 (c/o Robert.Goldsmith@mail.house.gov) Annetta Cheek, Chair, Center for Plain Language (letters@centerforplainlanguage.org)