Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2016
Latest action · Dec 1, 2016 Received in the Senate.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 3, 2016
- Passed HouseNov 30, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill bars the Government Publishing Office, effective January 1, 2017, from furnishing a printed copy of the Federal Register without charge to any Member of Congress or any other office of the United States during a year unless:
- the Member or office requests a printed copy of a specific issue of the Federal Register; or
- during that year or the previous year, the Member or office requested a subscription to printed copies of the Federal Register for that year.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2016Markup Nov 16, 2016Reported Nov 30, 2016 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jun 3, 2016Discharged Nov 30, 2016 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 1, 2016Received in the Senate.
- Nov 30, 2016Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-841, Part I.
- Nov 30, 2016Committee on House Administration discharged.
- Nov 30, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 659.
- Nov 30, 2016Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 30, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7010-7011)
- Nov 30, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5384.
- Nov 30, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H7010-7011)
- Nov 30, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 16, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 16, 2016Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 3, 2016Introduced in House
- Jun 3, 2016Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7010, H7011Text printed H7010 | Paul A. Gosar R-AZ, Stephen F. Lynch D-MA | Nov 30, 2016 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 29, 2016H.R. 5384, Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on November 16, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 87, June 3, 2016, page H3462.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 195 | Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 22, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 44, United States Code, to restrict the distribution of free printed copies of the Federal Register to Members of Congress and other officers and employees of the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 1, 2016Received in Senate
- Nov 30, 2016Reported in House
- Nov 30, 2016Engrossed in House
- Jun 3, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
