# 116-hr-9022: PAST Act

116-hr-9022, PAST Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9022
- As of: 2025-11-18
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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-9022
- Congress: 116
- Title: PAST Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2020-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Promoting Accountability and Security in Transitions Act of 2020 or the PAST Act This bill revises requirements for preservation of presidential records and requires that information be made available to the next administration in a timely fashion. Specifically, the bill (1) requires the President to receive written guidance from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) before destroying any records, (2) prohibits White House staff from using nonofficial electronic messaging accounts that cannot be easily copied or forwarded to official accounts, (3) establishes consequences for former Presidents who destroy presidential records, (4) requires former Presidents to cover the cost of digitizing records for display in a presidential library, and (5) requires NARA to ensure that newly inaugurated Presidents are granted easy access to national security information.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8929: Default Proceed Sale Transparency Act
- 116-hr-8899: Transatlantic Te­le­com­mu­ni­ca­tions Security Act
- 116-hr-8820: PASS Act
- 116-hr-8736: AARF Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8687: Saving the Civil Service Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-9022 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/9022)

## Related
- [116-hr-8929: Default Proceed Sale Transparency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8929)
- [116-hr-8899: Transatlantic Te­le­com­mu­ni­ca­tions Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8899)
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
- [116-hr-8736: AARF Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8736)
- [116-hr-8687: Saving the Civil Service Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8687)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9022 (as of 2025-11-18).