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LEGISLATION/H.R. 9342

GPO Modernization Act of 2026

119-HR-9342119th CongressIntroduced Jun 18, 2026Congress
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Status
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Received in the Senate.

Sponsor

Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5](R-OK-5)

Summary

GPO Modernization Act of 2026

This bill revises certain programs and operations of the Government Publishing Office (GPO). The bill also revises a Library of Congress (LOC) requirement related to the publication of the Constitution Annotated.

Specifically, the bill revises the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) through which GPO provides long-term public access to federal publications. Among other changes to the FDLP, the bill (1) updates statutory references within the FDLP to include references to government public information in all formats, including digital; and (2) removes a requirement that a depository library must maintain a specified minimum number of books.

Additionally, the bill requires GPO's Superintendent of Documents to (1) provide descriptive cataloguing records for government public information, which must include metadata; and (2) protect the privacy of individuals using the digital repository system.

Among other changes to GPO operations, the bill

  • redesignates the Joint Committee on Printing (which oversees GPO) as the Joint Committee on Publishing and updates the relevant statutory references,
  • specifies that GPO may provide publishing services,
  • allows GPO to accept gifts,
  • increases the statutory simplified acquisition threshold for GPO purchases, and
  • updates certain employee leave carryover and compensation rules.

The bill also replaces the requirement for LOC to prepare hardbound versions of the Constitution Annotated and supplements with a requirement for LOC to instead prepare digital versions and publish them online. The new requirement applies to the supplement after the Supreme Court term beginning October 2026 and all subsequent editions.

Subjects

Books and print mediaComputers and information technologyCongressional committeesDigital mediaGovernment Publishing Office (GPO)Government information and archivesIntergovernmental relationsJoint Committee on PrintingLibraries and archives

Actions (18)

Received in the Senate.
Sep 15, 2026Senate
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 14, 2026House floor actions
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5546-5550)
Sep 14, 2026House floor actions
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 14, 2026Library of Congress
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9342.
Sep 14, 2026House floor actions
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5546-5551)
Sep 14, 2026House floor actions
Mr. Griffith moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 14, 2026House floor actions
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 708.
Sep 10, 2026House floor actions
Committee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.
Sep 10, 2026House floor actions
Committee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.
Sep 10, 2026Library of Congress
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 119-809, Part I.
Sep 10, 2026House floor actions
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 119-809, Part I.
Sep 10, 2026Library of Congress
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 24, 2026House committee actions
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jun 24, 2026House committee actions
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 18, 2026House floor actions
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 18, 2026House floor actions
Introduced in House
Jun 18, 2026Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Jun 18, 2026Library of Congress
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