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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 1234
To direct the Librarian of Congress to promote the more cost-effective, efficient, and expanded availability of the Annotated Constitution and pocket-part supplements by replacing the hardbound versions with digital versions.
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Introduced 2025-02-12Topic: governance ethicsSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceThis bill replaces the requirement for the Library of Congress to prepare hardbound versions of the Constitution Annotated and supplements with a requirement for the Library to instead prepare digital versions and publish them online. The new requirement applies to the supplement after the Supreme Court term beginning October 2025 and all subsequent editions.
Sponsors
- Stephanie I. Bice Republican sponsor
- 3 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | refer |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-03-31 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1345-1346) | |
| 2025-03-31 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. | floor pass | |
| 2025-03-31 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1234. | |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1345 | |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Mrs. Bice moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | refer |
| 2025-02-12 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-02-12 | Introduced in House | introduce |