Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
This bill directs the Librarian of Congress to replace the hardbound Constitution Annotated and its pocket-part supplements with digital-only versions. It repeals statutory printing requirements and requires the Library to publish decennial revised digital editions (beginning after the October 2031 Supreme Court term) and digital cumulative pocket-part supplements (beginning after the October 2025 term and updated in subsequent odd-numbered terms).
Supporters emphasize cost savings and modernization benefits.
Narrow, technocratic change with minimal fiscal impact and limited controversy, typically easy in a chamber.
This bill directs the Librarian of Congress to replace the hardbound Constitution Annotated and its pocket-part supplements with digital-only versions.
It repeals statutory printing requirements and requires the Library to publish decennial revised digital editions (beginning after the October 2031 Supreme Court term) and digital cumulative pocket-part supplements (beginning after the October 2025 term and updated in subsequent odd-numbered terms).
The digital editions must be hosted on a public Library of Congress website and made continuously available to Congress and the public.
A narrow, low-cost modernization with limited controversy makes enactment reasonably likely; primary risks are procedural delays and stakeholder objections about access and archival practices.
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Supporters emphasize cost savings and modernization benefits.
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Supporters emphasize cost savings and modernization benefits.
Generally positive about wider public access and lower costs, but cautious about removing guaranteed print copies.
Concerned about digital access equity, long-term preservation, and accessibility for disabled users.
Would look for safeguards ensuring archival copies, accessibility standards, and support for communities with limited internet access.
Supports modernization and cost savings if implemented with practical safeguards.
Wants clear plans for archival preservation, continuity of citations, and measures for users without reliable internet.
Views the change as reasonable if details on availability and reliability are specified.
Favorable toward eliminating mandatory printing and modernizing publication to digital formats.
Sees this as prudent fiscal stewardship and increased efficiency.
May still want assurance that Congress and legal professionals retain reliable access.
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A narrow, low-cost modernization with limited controversy makes enactment reasonably likely; primary risks are procedural delays and stakeholder objections about access and archival practices.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Supporters emphasize cost savings and modernization benefits.
A narrow, low-cost modernization with limited controversy makes enactment reasonably likely; primary risks are procedural delays and stakeh…
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