The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2026
HR 6028 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by H. Morgan Griffith (R)

Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act

Changes how Congress appoints the Librarian, GPO Director, and Copyright Register, removing presidential appointment authority.

Tradeoff

Shifts power to appoint three key legislative branch leaders from the President to a bipartisan congressional commission. The Librarian and GPO Director can now only be removed by a majority vote of House and Senate leadership, rather than by the President.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the House by on June 8, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Nov 12, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on House Administration(Nov 12, 2025)

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

  3. House

    The Committee on House Administration voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 11 - 0(May 14, 2026)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-689, Part I.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 8, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Jun 9, 2026)