118th Congress Congress
H.R. 9489: Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act of 2024
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill eliminates the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress and transitions related oversight responsibilities to the Center for Legislative Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and others.
Under the bill, the Center for Legislative Archives must provide an annual report on the management and preservation of the records of Congress during the previous year to NARA, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. The first such report shall be provided by February 1 of the second calendar year after the bill’s enactment.
Further, the Archivist, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives must regularly meet to review the management and preservation of the records of Congress and Members of Congress. The meetings must occur within 60 days after the date on which the annual report is provided and within 180 days after the date on which an individual is appointed to the position of Archivist, the Secretary of the Senate, or the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
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The committee is eliminated 60 days after the bill's enactment.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Joseph Morelle D-NY
Who scored on this bill
- 1Bryan Steil SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors, marked up, reported, passed House5 events+68
- 2Joseph MorelleCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Bryan Steil.
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- Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 716.
- Mr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7153)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9489.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7153)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7153)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 118-684.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.