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HR 5384 114th Congress House

Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2016

Official title: To amend title 44, United States Code, to restrict the distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers an… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 44, United States Code, to restrict the distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 3, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2016
Received in the Senate.
Nov 30, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 30, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H7010-7011)
Nov 30, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text of measure as passed: CR H7010-7011)
Nov 30, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5384.
Nov 30, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7010-7011)
Nov 30, 2016
Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Nov 30, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 659.
Nov 30, 2016
Committee on House Administration discharged.
Nov 30, 2016
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-841, Part I.
Nov 16, 2016
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 16, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 3, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 3, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 1, 2016

Received in the Senate.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill bars the Government Publishing Office, effective January 1, 2017, from furnishing a printed copy of the Federal Register without charge to any Member of Congress or any other office of the United States during a year unless:

  • the Member or office requests a printed copy of a specific issue of the Federal Register; or
  • during that year or the previous year, the Member or office requested a subscription to printed copies of the Federal Register for that year.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 195 Reintroduced Bill Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017
 Bill text 4 versions

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5384: Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5384/
MLA
"H.R. 5384: Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5384/.
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H.R. 5384, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5384/.
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[H.R. 5384: Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2016](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5384/)
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