GPO Modernization Act of 2026
Introduced Jun 18, 2026 by Rep. Stephanie I. Bice
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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
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No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Sep 15, 2026Received in the Senate.
- Sep 14, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 14, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5546-5550)
- Sep 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Sep 14, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9342.
- Sep 14, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5546-5551)
- Sep 14, 2026Mr. Griffith moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 10, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 708.
- Sep 10, 2026Committee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.
- Sep 10, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 119-809, Part I.
- Jun 24, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 24, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 18, 2026Referred 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, 2026Introduced in House