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
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.
Section 1902 of such title is amended to read as follows
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(and by conforming the table of sections of chapter 19 accordingly):
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Section 1902 of such title is amended to read as follows (and by conforming the table of sections of chapter 19 accordingly):
1902. Availability of Government publications through Superintendent of Documents; notification of publications not ordered from Government Publishing Office
(a) Availability. The Superintendent of Documents shall make Government public information available to depository libraries through the Superintendent of Documents Public Information Programs.
(b) Requirements. Each component of the Government shall—
(1) notify the Superintendent of Documents of tangible Government public information content it has issued that is not also available digitally;
(2) notify the Superintendent of Documents of digital Government public information content it has issued;
(3) collaborate with the Superintendent of Documents to ensure any such digital Government public information remains permanently accessible; and
(4) furnish to the Superintendent of Documents any tangible Government public information it has issued that was obtained from sources other than the Government Publishing Office, unless other arrangements have been made with the Superintendent of Documents to ensure the information is accessible to depository libraries.
(c) Exceptions. The requirements of subsection (b) do not apply to Government public information that is confidential in character or classified for reasons of national security.
III GPO Operational Modernization
IV Preparation of Constitution Annotated