Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-11-12
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act” Read the full text
Congress
What it does
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 Register of Copyrights. The bill also establishes an Office of Inspector General within the Copyright Office and requires GPO to establish a human management system. Specifically, the bill requires the Librarian of Congress and the Director of GPO to be appointed by a bipartisan congressional commission, based on procedures outlined by the bill and without regard to political affiliation. (Currently
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2025-11-12
In the House.
Passed the House · 2026-06-08
Senate floor vote · next
Official documents
Full bill textread it on this site, version eh (Engrossed in House), as published by GovInfo
officialThe on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-23. The same version at GovInfo.
The numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
5
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)via AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA)
3 filingsAMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONvia AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
3 filingsASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERSvia GOODLATTE GROUP, LLC F.K.A. ROBERT GOODLATTE
3 filingsDIGITAL MEDIA ASSNvia DIGITAL MEDIA ASSN
3 filingsDISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES INCvia DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC.
3 filingsTHE WALT DISNEY COMPANYvia GOODLATTE GROUP, LLC F.K.A. ROBERT GOODLATTE
3 filingsPARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATIONvia PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
2 filingsSTUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICYvia STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY
2 filingsFrom 24 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate. (2026-06-09).