National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Modernization Act
Latest action · Dec 15, 2022 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.
- IntroducedAug 5, 2022
- Passed HouseDec 14, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Modernization Act
This bill removes gendered pronouns from the United States Code pertaining to the responsibilities of the Archivist and other senior officials at NARA.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 5, 2022 to Sep 20, 2022; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Original | Aug 5, 2022 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Aug 5, 2022 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Aug 5, 2022 |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Original | Aug 5, 2022 |
| R-NM | Yvette Herrell | Original | Aug 5, 2022 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Sep 20, 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 Aug 5, 2022Markup Sep 20, 2022 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2022Received in the Senate.
- Dec 14, 2022Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1518, proceedings on H.R. 8665 are considered vacated.
- Dec 14, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1518, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1082, as amended; H.R. 5349; H.R. 6218; H.R. 6220; H.R. 6221; H.R. 6611, as amended; H.R. 6630; H.R. 6725; H.R. 7077, agreed to Senate amendment; H.R. 7832; H.R. 8665; S. 558; and S. 789. S. 558; and S. 789. (consideration: CR H9803-9810; text: CR H9805)
- Dec 12, 2022Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 12, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9658-9659; text: CR H9658)
- Dec 12, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8665.
- Dec 12, 2022At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Sep 20, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 20, 2022Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Aug 5, 2022Introduced in House
- Aug 5, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H9803Text printed H9805 | Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | Dec 14, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9658, H9659Text printed H9658 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Yvette Herrell R-NM | Dec 12, 2022 |
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. 168, no. 132, August 5, 2022, page H7553.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
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 remove pronouns from such title that reference the Archivist, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Modernization Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Modernization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2022Received in Senate
- Dec 14, 2022Engrossed in House
- Aug 5, 2022Introduced 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.
