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Federal Register Modernization Act

Introduced: April 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Apr 9, 2019
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Federal Register Modernization Act

This bill revises provisions regarding the Federal Register or the Code of Federal Regulations, including to replace requirements that the documents be printed with requirements that the documents be published.

The bill provides that in a continuity of operations event in which the Government Publishing Office (GPO) does not fulfill its publication requirements, the Office of the Federal Register may establish a website to publish the Federal Register until such time that GPO resumes publication.

What's happening now April 9, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1654 Related bill Federal Register Modernization Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 9, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1078: Federal Register Modernization Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1078/
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"S. 1078: Federal Register Modernization Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1078/.
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S. 1078, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1078/.
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[S. 1078: Federal Register Modernization Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1078/)
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