Gary Peters (D-MI)
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act
A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the "Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act." It removes the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress by striking chapter 27 of title 44 of the United States Code. The bill requires the Director of the Center for Legislative Archives to submit annual reports on the management and preservation of congressional records. These reports go to the Archivist, the Secretary, the Clerk, and specific Senate and House committees. Additionally, the Archivist, Secretary, and Clerk must meet to review these records.
Yes
- Scored +3
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
Mandatory annual reporting and regular reviews increase transparency and accountability in managing congressional records.
- Scored +1
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
Eliminating an advisory committee may lead to a minor reduction in government operational costs.
- Scored +1
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?
Sunsetting an unnecessary committee aligns with fiscal efficiency.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Accountability through reporting: Section 2(b) requires the Director to submit annual reports on how congressional records are managed and preserved, providing oversight to the Archivist, Secretary, Clerk, and various congressional committees.
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Regular oversight reviews: Section 2(c) ensures that the Archivist, Secretary, and Clerk meet to review the records of Congress within 60 days of the Director's report and whenever a new person takes over one of those roles.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Loss of advisory body: Section 2(a) sunsets the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress by striking chapter 27 of title 44 of the United States Code, removing that specific committee.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — Mandatory annual reporting and regular reviews increase transparency and accountability in managing congressional records.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make the government pay for what it commits to? — Sunsetting an unnecessary committee aligns with fiscal efficiency. Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — Eliminating an advisory committee may lead to a minor reduction in government operational costs.
- 9/10/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
James LankfordRepublican · Oklahoma