@IRonMaN "If nobody in Washington voting on it is going to read the thing, I certainly am not going to waste my time reading it."

Not just voting.  Also signing.  But in fairness to Congress, that's why there are hundreds of committees and subcommittees.  Each deals with the pages that involve its turf.  This is especially true with appropriations, which most of this law covers.  And all of these committees have professional staff who often work 12 hours a day to make sure the language matches what their bosses intend.  This allows the elected members to spend their time raising money to pay the television stations.  Much of that money comes from the lobbyists, who also carefully read the parts that especially interest their clients.