The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
HR 10204 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by H. Morgan Griffith (R)

Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act

Changes how Congress appoints the Librarian of Congress, GPO Director, and Copyright Register.

Tradeoff

Shifts appointment power from the President to bipartisan congressional commissions for three top legislative-branch jobs. The Register of Copyrights gains independence from the Library of Congress.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the House by on September 14, 2026 — now in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Sep 1, 2026)

  2. House

    Committee on House Administration(Sep 1, 2026)

    The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.

  3. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 14, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Sep 15, 2026)