H.R. 9342

GPO Modernization Act of 2026

Sponsor: Stephanie I. Bice · 0 cosponsors

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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

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I Sales programs

II Public information programs

Sec. 202. Definitions Changed · Sep 10

Where this section came from

  1. 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
  2. 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.
What changed in the text

Section 1901 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows : (and by conforming the table of sections of chapter 19 accordingly):

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Section 1901 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows (and by conforming the table of sections of chapter 19 accordingly):

Text this section adds to the law

1901. Definitions. In this chapter—

(1) the term access services means those functions or services which enable or enhance discovery, awareness, and use of Government public information in the National Collection of U.S. Government Public Information, and Federal documents collections held by Federal depository libraries;

(2) the term Government public information means Federal Government publications or information resources, regardless of physical form or medium, compiled by Government employees, or at Government expense, or as required by law, and disseminated to the public by an agency or a contractor thereof or of educational value, including such publications or information resources which have been declassified;

(3) the term Government publication means informational matter which is published as an individual document at Government expense, or as required by law;

(4) the term information means any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, electronic, or audiovisual forms;

(5) the term information lifecycle management means the process of planning, budgeting, administering, processing, and controlling information, whether in the form of a tangible or digital information asset, throughout the stages of the asset, including the asset’s—

(A) creation, identification, and acquisition;

(B) organization, bibliographic control, and metadata;

(C) preservation, digitization, and reformatting;

(D) authentication, access, and dissemination;

(E) promotion;

(F) storage; and

(G) management through a trusted digital repository;

(6) the term permanent public access means making Government public information resources discoverable and available to, and accessible by, the public on an indefinite, continuing basis, without charge;

(7) the term preservation means strategic initiatives, programs, and processes designed to maintain useful access to information assets, serving the information needs of both present and future generations; and

(8) the term unreported public information means Government public information which is not cataloged or otherwise identifiable or retrievable by an end user of the catalog described in section 1917.

III GPO Operational Modernization

IV Preparation of Constitution Annotated