# 119-hr-1234: To direct the Librarian of Congress to promote the more cost-effective, efficient, and expanded availability of the Annotated Constitution and pocket-part supplements by replacing the hardbound versions with digital versions.

119-hr-1234, To direct the Librarian of Congress to promote the more cost-effective, efficient, and expanded availability of the Annotated Constitution and pocket-part supplements by replacing the hardbound versions with digital versions., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK); status passed_house (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1234
- Congress: 119
- Title: To direct the Librarian of Congress to promote the more cost-effective, efficient, and expanded availability of the Annotated Constitution and pocket-part supplements by replacing the hardbound versions with digital versions.
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

This bill directs the Library of Congress to replace mandatory hardbound versions of the Constitution Annotated and its pocket-part supplements with **digital editions** and to publish them on a public Library of Congress website. Digital pocket-part supplements begin after the October 2025 Supreme Court term and decennial digital revised editions begin after the October 2031 term. - Congress, legal researchers, and the public will have continuous online access to the Constitution Annotated and its supplements via the Library's public website. - The Librarian of Congress must prepare digital cumulative pocket-part supplements starting with the October 2025 term and a digital decennial revised edition after the October 2031 term, and ensure their ongoing availability. - The statutory requirement to print hardbound decennial editions and pocket-part supplements is removed after the October 2025 term.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Annotated Constitution goes digital; print ends: mixed, medium. This bill would move the Annotated Constitution from hardbound books to free digital editions on the Library of Congress website. After the Supreme Court’s October 2025 term, the Library would post digital pocket-part supplements after each odd-numbered October term except those ending in 1. After…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1234 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1234)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1234 (as of 2026-07-15).