Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 9592, the Federal Register Modernization Act. Our government must be both transparent and accountable to the American people. Laws requiring proper recordkeeping are vital to both. In 1935 the Federal Register Act established the Federal Register, a daily publication of the Federal Government's activities including Presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. In other words, the Federal Register provides official notice to the public and Congress that an executive branch document exists. The Federal Register also provides the building blocks for the Code of Federal Regulations, which makes it easier for the American public to find and understand the Federal regulations governing our Nation. In 1994, the Government Publishing Office began publishing the Federal Register online with modern search tools and downloadable content. Congress has recently taken steps to make the Federal Register more efficient by passing the Federal Register Printing Savings Act in 2017. However, additional reforms are still needed to alleviate the Government Publishing Office of the 1935 law's requirement to print and distribute paper copies of the Federal Register every day. H.R. 9592 allows the Government Publishing Office to stop wasting paper and money and instead publish the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations online.…”