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H.R. 9342 119th Congress House

GPO Modernization Act of 2026

Official title: To revise certain authorities of the Government Publishing Office, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 18, 2026 Introduced by: Stephanie I. Bice Republican · Oklahoma 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
Sep 15, 2026
Received in the Senate.
Sep 14, 2026 · 3:14 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 14, 2026 · 3:14 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5546-5550)
Sep 14, 2026 · 3:14 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 14, 2026 · 3:05 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9342.
Sep 14, 2026 · 3:05 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5546-5551)
Sep 14, 2026 · 3:05 PM EDT
Mr. Griffith moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 10, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 708.
Sep 10, 2026
Committee on Oversight and Gov Reform discharged.
Sep 10, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 119-809, Part I.
Jun 24, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jun 24, 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 18, 2026
Introduced in House
Jun 18, 2026
Referred 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.
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Received in the Senate.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

GPO Modernization Act of 2026

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

  • redesignates the Joint Committee on Printing (which oversees GPO) as the Joint Committee on Publishing and updates the relevant statutory references,
  • specifies that GPO may provide publishing services,
  • allows GPO to accept gifts,
  • increases the statutory simplified acquisition threshold for GPO purchases, and
  • updates certain employee leave carryover and compensation rules.

The bill also replaces the requirement for LOC to prepare hardbound versions of the Constitution Annotated and supplements with a requirement for LOC to instead prepare digital versions and publish them online. The new requirement applies to the supplement after the Supreme Court term beginning October 2026 and all subsequent editions.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
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