Congress ends its records advisory committee after 60 days
H.R. 9360 — Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act · Filed by Mary Miller (R-IL) · Introduced Jun 18, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill eliminates the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress. The Director of the Center for Legislative Archives must write yearly reports. The reports cover how Congress keeps its records. The Archivist, Senate Secretary, and House Clerk must meet and review these reports. They must meet on a set schedule.
Who it affects
The change affects Congress and people who work with congressional records. It removes one layer of review for how Congress manages its documents.
One thing to notice
The bill does not explain what happens to the committee's current work. The bill does not say what happens if officials do not follow the rules.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jun 18, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 18, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on House Administration and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on House Administration”
- Jun 24, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jun 24, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Griffith moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress — A group that gave advice about how Congress keeps its official documents.
- Center for Legislative Archives — The office that stores and takes care of Congress's official records.
- Archivist — A person who takes care of old and important documents and records.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,909 characters) on Jun 24, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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