H.R. 9342
GPO Modernization Act of 2026
Sponsor: Stephanie I. Bice · 0 cosponsors
Official summary
Written by the 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.
Text of the bill
I Sales programs
II Public information programs
III GPO Operational Modernization
Where this section came from
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Jun 18, 2026 · Introduced in House Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Jun 18 Referred to House Committee on House Administration, Jun 18
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Sep 10, 2026 · Reported in House Marked up by House Committee on House Administration, Jun 24 Reported by House Committee on House Administration, Sep 10 Committee members' individual votes aren't in our records.
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906. Congressional Record: gratuitous copies; delivery. The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall furnish copies of the daily and permanent forms of the Congressional Record , including such copies as may be required for distribution to depository libraries, under the direction of the Joint Committee on Publishing.
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(a) House and Senate documents and reports. Section 701 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
701. Usual number of documents and reports; distribution of House and Senate documents and reports; binding; reports on private bills; number of copies printed; distribution
(a) The order by either House of Congress to print a document or report shall signify the usual number of copies for binding and distribution among those entitled to receive them. A greater number may not be printed unless ordered by either House, or as provided by this section. When a special number of a document or report is ordered printed, the usual number shall also be printed, unless already ordered.
(b) The usual number of documents and reports shall be established by the Joint Committee on Publishing, and shall be printed at one time and distributed according to instruction of the Joint Committee Publishing.
(b) Bills and resolutions. Section 706 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
706. Bills and resolutions: number and distribution
(a) Public bills, resolutions, and private bills shall be printed in bill form, and, unless specially ordered by either House, shall be printed only when referred to a committee, when favorably reported back, and after their passage by either House. Concurrent and simple resolutions shall be printed in bill form when reported and after their passage by either House, except by special order.
(b) The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall ensure the distribution of such printed copies to the Senate document room, the Secretary of the Senate, the House document room, and the Superintendent of Documents and other entities at the direction of the Joint Committee on Publishing.
(c) Congressional record. Section 906 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
906. Congressional Record: gratuitous copies; delivery. The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall furnish copies of the daily and permanent forms of the Congressional Record, including such copies as may be required for distribution to depository libraries, under the direction of the Joint Committee on Publishing.
IV Preparation of Constitution Annotated