“I want this bill to pass. The Government Publishing Office is outdated. It uses slow, expensive physical printing. This bill moves it to digital documents. This will save money and work better. It will also update the employees' salaries. The GPO needs this bill to modernize. I want it to pass.”

“I want the House to pass this bill. The Government Publishing Office spends too much time and money printing paper documents. This bill moves more government records online so people can read them easily. It also makes it easier for the office to buy equipment and pays its workers the same as other congressional staff.”

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 9342, the GPO Modernization Act of 2026, led by Representative Stephanie Bice of Oklahoma, provides several much-needed reforms for the Government Publishing Office. Founded in 1861, the Government Publishing Office has long functioned as an important resource not only for Congress but for the Federal Government as a whole by printing, preserving, and distributing official government documents. Despite the important nature of its work, many of the operations of the GPO are still mired in slow and expensive physical printing processes. This bipartisan legislation transports the GPO into the modern era by digitizing important government documents through programs like the National Collection of U.S. Public Information. This serves as a centralized digital library that will greatly expand access for Americans to easily view government resources and stay informed with current events. H.R. 9342 will also increase fiscal responsibility and efficiency within the GPO by transferring costly, time-consuming print products, such as the Congressional Directory, into a digital format. Additionally, H.R. 9342 cuts bureaucratic red tape by simplifying the acquisition process for key operational equipment and updates GPO employee salaries to ensure that they are on par with other legislative branch agencies. Taken together, the GPO Modernization Act will help ensure that the Government Publishing Office will have the tools and staff it needs to successfully transfer its inventory and operations to a digital-first format and continue to support the Federal Government for years to come. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”

“I want to thank my colleague Mr. Morelle. I support this bill. I am happy I introduced this bill. It is important to modernize the Government Publishing Office. The GPO is very old. It is still operating with old rules. This bill will fix that. It will help the GPO run better and serve the public better. The bill will let GPO set better prices. It will let them dispose of unneeded documents. This bill will move some publications online. That will save taxpayers money. It will also expand the digital side of the Federal Depository Library Program. The GPO asked for these changes. I want my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill.”

“I want the House to pass this bill. It updates the laws for the Government Publishing Office so it can operate in the modern digital world. It will save money by moving big printed records online, like the annotated Constitution, while keeping public government information free to access.”

“Mr. Speaker, first of all, I thank my colleague, Mr. Morelle, for his support of this very important piece of legislation. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 9342, the GPO Modernization Act of 2026. As the chair of the Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation, I am pleased to have introduced this legislation to both modernize and encourage innovation at the Government Publishing Office by helping bring them into the 21st century. The GPO first opened its doors in 1861 and served as the printing office for Congress, Federal agencies, and the judiciary. Later, its mission expanded to include management of the Federal Depository Library Program and the GovInfo website, which serve as public repositories for government information. Through roundtable conversations with institutional staff and leaders, we learned that this 19th century institution operates under 20th century rules in the 21st century. Earlier this year, GPO Director Halpern testified before the Committee on House Administration and said the agency operates in the liminal spaces of its statute to meet the needs of Congress and Federal agencies. This bipartisan legislation hopes to address this need and seeks to change the outdated statutes, helping GPO meet its needs and helping us better serve the American people. The bill gives GPO greater flexibility to continue its business operations, which already funds 90 percent of its operations. It allows the Superintendent of Documents to meet customer demand by setting competitive and realistic prices for the sale of documents. It also allows the agencies to strategically dispose of excess publications for which there is little public interest. Specifically, this legislation will repeal antiquated printing provisions and require future editions of the annotated Constitution, or CONAN, to be published online. Producing CONAN is costly, costing taxpayers roughly $1 million a year. Furthermore, the bill will also require future editions of the Congressional Directory to be published online, saving additional taxpayer dollars. It will expand the digital presence of the Federal Depository Library Program and ensure government public information remains accessible for free use by the American public, mimicking a finding by the GPO's task force on a digital Federal Depository Library Program. This bill is simple. It brings GPO up to par with other legislative branch agencies, giving them the desperate statutory updates the Office has continually asked Congress for. Mr. Speaker, I thank GPO Director Halpern and the CHA staff for their work on this, and I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this bipartisan commonsense legislation.”