BillsHH.R. 10204

Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act

119th CongressIntroduced September 1, 2026Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]· VA-09
Stage
In other chamber
Latest action
Received in the Senate.
September 15, 2026

Summary

Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act This bill revises the procedures for appointing and removing the Librarian of Congress, the Director of the Government Publishing Office (GPO), and the

Committees

  • PrimaryOversight and Government Reform Committee
  • AlsoJudiciary Committee
  • AlsoCommittee on House Administration

CRS subjects

Congressional agenciesCongressional operations and organizationCongressional oversight

Action history

  1. September 1, 2026Introduced in House
  2. September 1, 2026Introduced in House
  3. September 1, 2026Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. September 1, 2026Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. September 1, 2026Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. September 14, 2026Mr. Griffith moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. September 14, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5551-5557)
  8. September 14, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 10204.
  9. September 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  10. September 14, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5551-5556)
  11. September 14, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. September 15, 2026Received in the Senate.

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