This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced in the Senate and sent to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for review. No further actions are scheduled at this time.
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Likely to pass
This is a bipartisan bill focused on government efficiency and administrative cleanup, which usually passes without much pushback.
How we got here
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 5093 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
This bill would shut down the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress 60 days after it becomes law. This committee currently helps oversee how historical documents from the House and Senate are kept and managed.
Instead of the committee, the Director of the Center for Legislative Archives would have to write a report every year. This report would go to top officials like the Archivist of the United States and leaders in both the House and Senate to explain how records are being handled.
Top officials from the National Archives, the House, and the Senate would be required to meet regularly to review these reports. They would also have to meet whenever a new person takes over one of these leadership roles to make sure everyone is on the same page.
The goal is to streamline how the government keeps track of its history. By moving from a committee to a direct reporting system, the sponsors hope to make the process of saving important government documents more efficient.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
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Sep 10, 2025Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Sep 10, 2025
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
