H.R. 1234 · 119th Congress
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.
Status: Passed House
- Introduced (done)
- Committee (done)
- Passed House (current)
- Passed Senate
- To President
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Latest action
: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Summary
This 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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Actions
- Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1345-1346)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1234.
- House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1345
- House
Mrs. Bice moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Introduced in House