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HR 1234 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

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 plain language: This bill replaces the requirement for the Library of Congress to prepare hardbound versions of the Constitution Annotated and supplements with a requirement for the Library to instead prepare digital versions and publish them online. The new requirement applies to the supplement after the Supreme Court term beginning October 2025 and all subsequent editions.

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  1. Apr 1, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
  2. Mar 31, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Mar 31, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1345-1346)
  4. Mar 31, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  5. Feb 12, 2025Introduced in House
  6. Feb 12, 2025Introduced in House

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