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
Your members of Congress
Enter a ZIP to see where your representative and both senators stood on this bill.
Looked up on this device — your ZIP is never stored on our servers.
What it does
The bill stops the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress. The Director of the Center for Legislative Archives must write yearly reports. These reports cover how Congress keeps its records. The Archivist, Senate Secretary, and House Clerk will read them. These three officials will meet to review the records.
Who it affects
The bill affects Congress and its record-keeping staff. It removes a committee that advised on records. It does not change what citizens can see.
One thing to notice
The advisory committee is gone. Three officials will now review records instead.
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 on how Congress keeps its official papers.
- Center for Legislative Archives — The office that stores and cares for Congress's official records.
- Archivist — A person who takes care of old, 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 16,778 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 2026-11-01.
“Congress ends its records advisory committee after 60 days.” QuorumCivic. https://share.quorumcivic.app/bill/119/hr9360/simple Report an error
The week in bills
One email, Sunday: what Congress passed, what it changed, and who paid.
One link arrives to confirm the address. It is used for this email and nothing else, and every issue carries an unsubscribe link.