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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(c) Technical amendment. The heading of section 318 of such title is amended by adding ; gift acceptance at the end
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(and by conforming the table of sections of chapter 3 accordingly).
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(a) Authorizing acceptance of gifts. Section 318(a) of title 44, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking and at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ; and; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(3) in accordance with subsection (c), accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts and bequests of property for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Government Publishing Office.
(b) Authority described. Section 318 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(c)
(1) Gifts and bequests of money and the proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts or bequests shall be deposited in the Revolving Fund established under section 309 of this title and shall be used solely for governmental purposes.
(2) Property accepted pursuant to this provision, and the proceeds thereof, shall be used as nearly as possible in accordance with the terms of the gift or bequest.
(3) For purposes of Federal income, estate, or gift taxes, property accepted under this section shall be considered as a gift, devise, or bequest to the United States.
(c) Technical amendment. The heading of section 318 of such title is amended by adding ; gift acceptance at the end (and by conforming the table of sections of chapter 3 accordingly).
IV Preparation of Constitution Annotated