RECORDS Act of 2021
Latest action · Jun 17, 2021 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2898)
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 4, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reopening to address Every COmplete Record request for Devoted Servicemembers Act of 2021 or the RECORDS Act of 2021
This bill directs the Office of the Archivist of the United States to take specified steps to address record request backlogs.
Specifically, the office must take actions to ensure that (1) the number of individuals employed by the National Personnel Records Center is equal to or exceeds the number of such individuals employed on March 2, 2020, and (2) the percentage of such individuals regularly reporting to work in person is equal to or exceeds the percentage of such individuals regularly reporting to work in person on that date.
The office shall submit to specified congressional committees a report that
- provides a comprehensive plan to address the record request backlog of the National Personnel Records Center and improve the efficiency and responsiveness of operations at the center,
- identifies measurable goals with respect to the comprehensive plan and metrics for tracking progress toward such goals, and
- describes strategies to prevent future record request backlogs.
Cosponsors 75
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2021 to Mar 3, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-KY | James Comer | Jun 16, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Madison Cawthorn | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jul 2, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Jul 2, 2021 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jul 6, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Jul 6, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Jul 22, 2021 | |
| R-LA | Julia Letlow | Jul 22, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Scott Fitzgerald | Jul 22, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Sep 21, 2021 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Mike Garcia | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Chris Jacobs | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Nov 23, 2021 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| R-OR | Cliff Bentz | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Mar 3, 2022 |
Committees 1
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 4, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2898)
- Jun 4, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 4, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 H1277 | Fred Keller R-PA | Mar 3, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6118 | Fred Keller R-PA | Nov 2, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5868–H5870 | Andrew S. Clyde R-GA, Fred Keller R-PA, Glenn Grothman R-WI, John H. Rutherford R-FL, Kat Cammack R-FL, Mike Kelly R-PA, Scott Perry R-PA | Oct 25, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2898 | Fred Keller R-PA | Jun 17, 2021 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 97, June 4, 2021, page H2693.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-5 | THE WAY FORWARD ON HOMELAND SECURITY104 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Mar 17, 2021 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47212 | Modernizing Access to Military Service Records: Frequently Asked Questions | Report | Aug 8, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Archivist of the United States to address certain record request backlogs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Reopening to address Every COmplete Record request for Devoted Servicemembers Act of 2021
- RECORDS Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2021Introduced 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.
