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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Last progress April 1, 2025 (8 months ago)
Introduced on February 12, 2025 by Stephanie I. Bice
House Votes
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Senate Votes
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Presidential Signature
AI Summary
This bill moves the Constitution Annotated and its updates from heavy printed books to digital versions to save money and make it easier for people to read online. It replaces the old rule that required hardbound copies with a new rule to make and publish digital versions on the Library of Congress website.
Starting after the Supreme Court’s October 2025 term, the yearly update (the “pocket-part” supplement) will be digital. After the October 2031 term, the larger updated edition will be digital too, and then updated every 10 years. These files must be posted on a public Library of Congress website, and the Library must keep them available to Congress and the public. The old rules that required printing extra hardbound copies are ended, and after the 2025 term, the Library will provide these only in digital form.
- Who is affected: The Library of Congress; Congress and the public who use the Constitution Annotated.
- What changes: No more hardbound editions or supplements; digital versions replace them and are posted online.
- When: Supplements go digital after the October 2025 term and after each odd‑year term that doesn’t end in 1; the big 10‑year edition goes digital after the October 2031 term and every tenth term after that.
- Where to access: A public Library of Congress website, with ongoing access for Congress and the public.
- Printing: Extra hardbound printing requirements are repealed; after the 2025 term, the Library provides these only in digital form.