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Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act of 2024

Introduced: September 6, 2024 Introduced by: Steil, Bryan Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 716.
Dec 16, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 16, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7153)
Dec 16, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7153)
Dec 16, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9489.
Dec 16, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7153)
Dec 16, 2024
Mr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 17, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.
Sep 17, 2024
Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 118-684.
Sep 11, 2024
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 11, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 6, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sep 6, 2024
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act of 2024

This bill eliminates the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress and transitions related oversight responsibilities to the Center for Legislative Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and others.

Under the bill, the Center for Legislative Archives must provide an annual report on the management and preservation of the records of Congress during the previous year to NARA, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. The first such report shall be provided by February 1 of the second calendar year after the bill’s enactment. 

Further, the Archivist, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives must regularly meet to review the management and preservation of the records of Congress and Members of Congress. The meetings must occur within 60 days after the date on which the annual report is provided and within 180 days after the date on which an individual is appointed to the position of Archivist, the Secretary of the Senate, or the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

The committee is eliminated 60 days after the bill's enactment.

What's happening now December 17, 2024

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 716.

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