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Union Calendar No. 579 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9489 

[Report No. 118–684] 

To sunset the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 

Mr. STEIL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on House Administration 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 

Additional sponsor: Mr. MORELLE

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To sunset the Advisory Committee on the Records of 

Congress, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset 

6 Act of 2024’’. 

7 SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF THE 

8 RECORDS OF CONGRESS. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

10 (1) the term ‘‘Archivist’’ means the Archivist of 

11 the United States; 

12 (2) the term ‘‘Clerk’’ means the Clerk of the 

13 House of Representatives; 

14 (3) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 

15 the Center for Legislative Archives of the National 

16 Archives, or any successor thereto; 

17 (4) the term ‘‘Member of Congress’’ means a 

18 Member of the Senate or the House of Representa19 tives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, 

20 and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; 

21 and 

22 (5) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

23 of the Senate. 

24 (b) REPORTING.—Not later than February 1 of the 

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1 ment of this Act, and every calendar year thereafter, the 

2 Director shall submit to the Archivist, the Secretary, and 

3 the Clerk a report on the management and preservation 

4 of the records of Congress during the previous year. 

5 (c) REVIEW.—The Archivist, the Secretary, and the 

6 Clerk shall meet to review the management and preserva7 tion of the records of Congress and Members of Con8 gress— 

9 (1) not later than 60 days after the date on 

10 which the Director submits a report under sub11 section (b); and 

12 (2) not later than 180 days after the date on 

13 which an individual is appointed to the position of 

14 Archivist, Secretary, or Clerk. 

15 (d) SUNSET OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Effective 

16 on the date that is 60 days after enactment, title 44 of 

17 the United States Code is amended— 

18 (1) by striking chapter 27; 

19 (2) by striking the table of sections relating to 

20 chapter 27; and 

21 (3) in the table of chapters, by striking the item 

22 relating to chapter 27. 


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Union Calendar No. 579 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9489 

[Report No. 118–684] 

A BILL 

To sunset the Advisory Committee on the Records 

of Congress, and for other purposes. 

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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