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Switches Constitution to Digital Format
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Switches Constitution to Digital Format

IntroducedFebruary 12, 2025
Passed House1 year ago
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CongressBooks and print mediaConstitution and constitutional amendmentsDigital mediaGovernment information and archivesLibrary of Congress
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Why This Matters

This bill directs the Librarian of Congress to create and provide digital versions of the Annotated Constitution instead of hardbound copies.

If you need access to the Constitution, you will find it online for free starting in 2031.
Who this affects
students · researchers · legal information seekers
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1This bill replaces hardbound versions of the Annotated Constitution with digital editions.
  2. 2Digital versions will be updated every ten years after the Supreme Court's term ends.
  3. 3Pocket-part supplements will also be available digitally after each odd-numbered Supreme Court term.
  4. 4The digital documents will be accessible on the Library of Congress's public website.
  5. 5This change aims to save costs and improve efficiency in distributing legal information.
Read the detailed summary

This bill replaces the requirement for the Library of Congress to prepare hardbound versions of the Constitution Annotated and supplements with a requirement for the Library to instead prepare digital versions and publish them online. The new requirement applies to the supplement after the Supreme Court term beginning October 2025 and all subsequent editions.

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IntroducedFeb 12, 2025
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HouseMar 31, 2025
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Sitting in the Senate Rules and Administration Committee.

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Donald Trump
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