Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act

This bill would shut down the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress 60 days after it becomes law. It replaces the committee’s role with regular reports and check-ins to make sure congressional records are managed and preserved well .

Each year, starting the year after the bill becomes law, the Director of the Center for Legislative Archives must send a report by February 1 about how Congress’s records were handled the previous year. The report goes to the Archivist of the United States, the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House, and key House and Senate committees. After each report, the Archivist, Secretary, and Clerk must meet to review how records are managed. They must also meet within 180 days whenever a new person takes on one of those roles .

• Who is affected: Director of the Center for Legislative Archives; Archivist of the United States; Secretary of the Senate; Clerk of the House; related congressional committees .
• What changes: The advisory committee ends; annual reporting begins; required review meetings are set to keep oversight in place .
• When it happens: Committee ends 60 days after enactment; reports due each Feb 1; review meetings within 60 days after each report and within 180 days after new officials start .