Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act

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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

Changes how leaders of key government offices are picked and managed.

This bill would change how the top leaders of the Library of Congress, Copyright Office, and Government Publishing Office are appointed and removed. It would make the Copyright Office an independent agency and give its employees new workplace protections. It also creates new Deputy roles for the Library of Congress and the Government Publishing Office.

What Would Change

Today, the President appoints the Librarian of Congress and the Director of the Government Publishing Office (GPO) with Senate approval, and the Librarian appoints the Register of Copyrights. After this bill, a congressional commission would appoint the Librarian and GPO Director, and the President would appoint the Register of Copyrights (with Senate approval and congressional recommendation). The Copyright Office would become an independent agency, and GPO employees would gain new workplace protections under the Congressional Accountability Act.

Key Provisions

Changes how the Librarian of Congress is picked and removed by shifting authority to a congressional commission.
Creates a new Deputy Librarian of Congress position with defined appointment rules and acting duties.
Changes how the Director of the Government Publishing Office is picked and removed by shifting authority to a congressional commission.
Creates a new Deputy Director position for the Government Publishing Office with defined appointment rules and acting duties.
Makes the Copyright Office an independent agency, separate from the Library of Congress, and changes how its leader is appointed.
Establishes an independent Inspector General within the Copyright Office, whose special agents would gain law enforcement authority.

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HR 10204 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act

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