The record

LegislationLegislation· Jan 2025
HR 9592 Signed into law

Sponsored by Clay Higgins (R)

Federal Register Modernization Act of 2024

Changes federal law so the Federal Register is "published," not "printed," and adds an emergency backup method.

Tradeoff

Drops the requirement that agencies send duplicate or certified copies of documents for publication. Lets the Office of the Federal Register use another method if the Government Publishing Office (GPO) cannot publish.

What's in it

See official bill text

The House passed it by on November 12, 2024. The Senate passed it by on December 19, 2024. It became law.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Sep 16, 2024)

  2. House

    Committee on Oversight and Accountability(Sep 16, 2024)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 38 - 0(Sep 18, 2024)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Nov 12, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Nov 13, 2024)

  6. Senate

    The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Nov 20, 2024)

    Committee report S. Rept. 118-308.

  7. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 19, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  8. House

    Sent to the President

    (Dec 27, 2024)

  9. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Joe Biden (D)

  10. Enacted

    Became law(Jan 4, 2025)