H.R. 9360 · Passed House · Government Operations and Politics

Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act

Sponsor: Mary E. Miller (R-IL)

What it does

• Eliminates the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress 60 days after the bill's enactment.
• Requires the Center for Legislative Archives to submit an annual report on Congressional records management and preservation to NARA, the Senate, and the House.
• Directs the Archivist, Secretary of the Senate, and Clerk of the House to regularly meet to review the management and preservation of Congressional records.

Official summary

Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act This bill eliminates the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress 60 days after the bill's enactment. Under the bill, the Center for Legislative Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) must provide an annual report on the management and preservation of the records of Congress during the previous year to NARA, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. The Archivist, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives must regularly meet to review the management and preservation of the records of Congress.

Latest action

Sep 15, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committee: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs