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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.

Introduced Mar 8, 2024

Latest action (Sep 10, 2024) Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Referred to
Rules and Administration Committee Committee on House Administration Modernization and Innovation Subcommittee
Policy area
Congress
Legislative subjects (5)
Books and print mediaConstitution and constitutional amendmentsDigital mediaGovernment information and archivesLibrary of Congress

Summary

This bill directs the Librarian of Congress to transition the Annotated Constitution and its pocket-part supplements from hardbound versions to digital formats. The change is intended to reduce costs and improve efficiency in producing and distributing the constitutional reference material. The digital versions would expand accessibility to the Annotated Constitution for users, including the public and legal professionals. The bill aims to modernize how this foundational constitutional reference resource is made available.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors

Actions (16)
  1. Sep 10, 2024 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. · senate
  2. Sep 9, 2024 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  3. Sep 9, 2024 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5046) · house
  4. Sep 9, 2024 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5046)
  5. Sep 9, 2024 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7592. · house
  6. Sep 9, 2024 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5046-5047) · house
  7. Sep 9, 2024 Mr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
  8. Aug 16, 2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 529. · house
  9. Aug 16, 2024 Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 118-632. · house
  10. Apr 30, 2024 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. · house
  11. Apr 30, 2024 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  12. Apr 11, 2024 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. · house
  13. Apr 11, 2024 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  14. Mar 11, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Modernization. · house
  15. Mar 8, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. · house
  16. Mar 8, 2024 Introduced in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • HR 1234 — 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. (shares 5 subjects)
  • S 4638 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 7757 — KIDS Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 2152 — AI PLAN Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 6956 — BARCODE Efficiency Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 6267 — Aviation Supply Chain Safety and Security Digitization Act of 2025 (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 2882 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 10, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

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