HR 9342 119th Congress

GPO Modernization Act of 2026

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Received in the Senate.

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

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

R — OK

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.

Actions

2026-09-15T00:00:00

Received in the Senate.

2026-09-14T00:00:00

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

2026-09-14T00:00:00

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5546-5550)

2026-09-14T00:00:00

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

2026-09-14T00:00:00

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9342.

2026-09-14T00:00:00

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5546-5551)

2026-09-14T00:00:00

Mr. Griffith moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

2026-09-10T00:00:00

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 708.

2026-09-10T00:00:00

Committee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.

2026-09-10T00:00:00

Committee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.

2026-09-10T00:00:00

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 119-809, Part I.

2026-09-10T00:00:00

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 119-809, Part I.

2026-06-24T00:00:00

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

2026-06-24T00:00:00

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

2026-06-18T00:00:00

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.

2026-06-18T00:00:00

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.

2026-06-18T00:00:00

Introduced in House

2026-06-18T00:00:00

Introduced in House

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