HR 7592 United States House · 118th Congress

To direct the Librarian of Congress to promote the more cost-effective, efficient, and expanded availability of the Annotated Constitution and pocket-part supplements by replacing the hardbound versions with digital versions.

This bill replaces the physical hardbound versions of the Constitution Annotated and its pocket-part supplements with digital formats. It directs the Librarian of Congress to publish digital decennial editions (every 10 years, starting after 2031) and digital cumulative pocket parts (annually after 2023), making them available on the Library of Congress website. The change eliminates all future printing of physical copies, affecting how Congress and the public access these legal reference materials.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Sep 2024
House Passage
Sep 2024
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Mar 8, 2024 Last action Sep 10, 2024
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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
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Sep 10, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
upper
Sep 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5046)
lower
Aug 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 118-632.
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Modernization.
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
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