Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act

Mary E. Miller

Republican · IL · Representative

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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

2026-06-18

Source: Congress.gov

The proposal would eliminate the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, a group that helps manage and preserve historical congressional documents and records. This would affect how Congress handles the storage, organization, and public access to its official papers and historical materials going forward.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9360 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9360 To sunset the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 18, 2026 Mrs. Miller of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To sunset the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act''. SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF THE RECORDS OF CONGRESS. (a) Sunset of Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress.-- Effective on the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, title 44 of the United States Code is amended-- (1) by striking chapter 27; (2) by striking the table of sections relating to chapter 27; and (3) in the table of chapters, by striking the item relating to chapter 27. (b) Report.--Not later than February 1 of the year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit a report on the management and preservation of the records of Congress during the previous year to-- (1) the Archivist; (2) the Secretary; (3) the Clerk; (4) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate; and (5) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives. (c) Review.--The Archivist, the Secretary, and the Clerk shall meet to review the management and preservation of the records of Congress-- (1) not later than 60 days after the date on which the Director submits a report under subsection (b); and (2) not later than 180 days after the date on which an individual begins to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the Archivist, Secretary, or Clerk. (d) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Archivist.--The term ``Archivist'' means the Archivist of the United States, or any successor thereto. (2) Clerk.--The term ``Clerk'' means the Clerk of the House of Representatives. (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of the Center for Legislative Archives of the National Archives, or any successor thereto. (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Senate. <all>

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