Statutes at Large Modernization Act This bill directs the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to make the Statutes at Large available to the public at no cost on a website in a searchable, non-proprietary format. The GPO must ensure that the searchable online edition is prepared in coordination with the National Archives and Records Administration and congressional support offices that develop formatting conventions used for enrolled bills and other legislative materials. The bill amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 to require relevant Statutes at Large electronic information made available by the GPO to be incorporated into the Library of Congress's legislative information retrieval system.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Government Operations and Politics
Congressional agenciesCongressional Research Service (CRS)Government information and archivesGovernment Publishing Office (GPO)Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLegislative rules and procedureLibrary of Congress
To provide the public with access to the laws of the United States, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-1729| House
| Updated: 3/27/2017
Statutes at Large Modernization Act This bill directs the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to make the Statutes at Large available to the public at no cost on a website in a searchable, non-proprietary format. The GPO must ensure that the searchable online edition is prepared in coordination with the National Archives and Records Administration and congressional support offices that develop formatting conventions used for enrolled bills and other legislative materials. The bill amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 to require relevant Statutes at Large electronic information made available by the GPO to be incorporated into the Library of Congress's legislative information retrieval system.
Congressional agenciesCongressional Research Service (CRS)Government information and archivesGovernment Publishing Office (GPO)Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLegislative rules and procedureLibrary of Congress