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Union Calendar No. 529 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7592 

[Report No. 118–632] 

To direct the Librarian of Congress to promote the more cost-effective, 

efficient, and expanded availability of the Annotated Constitution and 

pocket-part supplements by replacing the hardbound versions with digital 

versions. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 8, 2024 

Mrs. BICE (for herself, Mr. CAREY, Mr. KILMER, and Mr. MORELLE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 

Administration 

AUGUST 16, 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 direct the Librarian of Congress to promote the more 

cost-effective, efficient, and expanded availability of the 

Annotated Constitution and pocket-part supplements by 

replacing the hardbound versions with digital versions. 


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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. REPEAL REQUIREMENT FOR CONGRESSIONAL 

4 RESEARCH SERVICE TO PREPARE ANNO5 TATED CONSTITUTION AND SUPPLEMENTS IN 

6 HARDBOUND VERSION. 

7 (a) REPEAL.—The first section of Public Law 91– 

8 589 (2 U.S.C. 168) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘the Librarian of Congress’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘(a) subject to subsection (b), the Librar11 ian of Congress’’; and 

12 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub13 section: 

14 ‘‘(b)(1) Upon the completion of the October 2031 

15 term of the Supreme Court and upon the completion of 

16 each tenth October term of the Supreme Court thereafter, 

17 the Librarian of Congress shall have prepared a digital 

18 decennial revised edition of the Constitution Annotated, 

19 which shall contain annotations of all decisions theretofore 

20 rendered by the Supreme Court construing provisions of 

21 the Constitution, in place of the hardbound decennial re22 vised edition of the Constitution Annotated described in 

23 subsection (a)(3). 

24 ‘‘(2) Upon the completion of the October 2023 term 

25 of the Supreme Court and upon the completion of each 


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1 subsequent October term of the Supreme Court beginning 

2 in an odd-numbered year (the final digit of which is not 

3 a 1), the Librarian shall have prepared a digital cumu4 lative pocket-part supplement to the most recent decennial 

5 revised edition of the Constitution Annotated, which shall 

6 contain cumulative annotations of all such decisions ren7 dered by the Supreme Court which were not included in 

8 the most recent revised edition of the Constitution Anno9 tated, in place of the hardbound editions of the cumulative 

10 pocket-part supplement described in subsection (a)(4).’’. 

11 (b) ENSURING AVAILABILITY OF DIGITAL

12 VERSIONS.—Section 2 of Public Law 91–589 (2 U.S.C. 

13 168a) is amended— 

14 (1) by striking ‘‘All hardbound’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘(a) All hardbound’’; and 

16 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub17 section: 

18 ‘‘(b)(1) The digital decennial revised editions of the 

19 Constitution Annotated prepared under subsection (b)(1) 

20 of the first section of this Joint Resolution and the digital 

21 cumulative pocket-part supplements prepared under sub22 section (b)(2) of the first section of this Joint Resolution 

23 shall be available at a public website of the Library of Con24 gress. 


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1 ‘‘(2) The Librarian of Congress shall ensure the con2 tinuing availability of the documents referred to in para3 graph (1) to Congress and the public.’’. 

4 (c) REPEAL OF ADDITIONAL PRINTING REQUIRE5 MENTS.— 

6 (1) MANDATORY PRINTING OF ADDITIONAL

7 COPIES.—Section 3 of Public Law 91–589 (2 U.S.C. 

8 168b) is amended— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘There shall be printed’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘(a) There shall be printed’’; and 

11 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

12 subsection: 

13 ‘‘(b) Subsection (a) does not apply after completion 

14 of the October 2023 term of the Supreme Court, and the 

15 Librarian of Congress shall provide the decennial revised 

16 editions of the Constitution Annotated and the cumulative 

17 pocket part supplements prepared under this Joint Reso18 lution exclusively in a digital format available at a public 

19 website of the Library of Congress.’’. 

20 (2) PRINTING OF ADDITIONAL COPIES PURSU21 ANT TO CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.—Section 4 of 

22 Public Law 91–589 (2 U.S.C. 168c) is repealed. 


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Union Calendar No. 529 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7592 

[Report No. 118–632] 

A BILL 

To direct the Librarian of Congress to promote the 

versions with digital versions. part supplements by replacing the hardbound ability of the Annotated Constitution and pocketmore cost-effective, efficient, and expanded availAUGUST 16, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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