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To direct the Architect of the Capitol to install an adult changing room in the Library of Congress and the Capitol Visitor Center.

House

Directs the Architect of the Capitol to install adult changing rooms in the Library of Congress and the Capitol Visitor Center

Latest action: Sat Feb 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To direct the Librarian of Congress to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install the panel among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States, which overlook the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.

House

Directs the Librarian of Congress to obtain and install a stained glass panel showing the District of Columbia seal in the Thomas Jefferson Building Main Reading Room

Latest action: Wed Nov 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library.

Senate

Appoints Senate members to serve on the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library

Latest action: Thu Mar 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing.

House

Elects specified House Members to serve on the Joint Committee on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing

Latest action: Thu Mar 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the United States Capitol.

Senate

Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to procure and place a Benjamin Franklin statue in a permanent public location in the United States Capitol

Latest action: Thu Jan 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.

House

Directs the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a Shirley Chisholm statue for placement in the United States Capitol

Latest action: Thu Mar 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To direct the Librarian of Congress to promote the more cost-effective, efficient, and expanded availability of the Annotated Constitution and pocket-part supplements by replacing the hardbound versions with digital versions.

House

Directs the Library of Congress to replace hardbound Constitution Annotated volumes and pocket-part supplements with digital editions published online beginning with the 2025 Supreme Court term supplement

Latest action: Tue Apr 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

WISE Government Act

House

Prohibits federal journal subscription contracts from blocking cost sharing with other agencies or the Library of Congress, while improving employee access to agency library subscriptions and reporting on serials access

Latest action: Wed Feb 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Armenian Genocide Education Act

House

Establishes an Armenian genocide education measure centered on teaching and public understanding of the Armenian Genocide

Latest action: Tue Apr 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act

House

Revise appointment, removal, and oversight rules for the Librarian of Congress, the Government Publishing Office, and the Copyright Office, including a new Copyright Office inspector general and GPO human capital system

Latest action: Tue Jun 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Funds FY2026 legislative branch operations for the Senate and shared congressional agencies while setting limits on how those funds may be used

Latest action: Thu Jul 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A resolution recognizing the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and honoring the United States veterans who served during the conflict.

Senate

Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and honors U.S. veterans, memorials, and organizations tied to that conflict

Latest action: Mon Nov 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds the House legislative branch and related congressional agencies for FY2026 and sets conditions on how those appropriations may be used

Latest action: Mon Jun 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To amend chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5, United States Code, as necessary to keep those chapters current and to correct related technical errors.

House

Amends technical and outdated provisions in chapters 4, 10, and 131 of title 5 of the United States Code to keep federal personnel law current and correct errors

Latest action: Wed Sep 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.

House

Directs the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain and install a Benjamin Franklin statue in the Capitol in a permanent public location accessible on guided tours

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)