On the recordJuly 14, 2014
I want to thank Chairman Darrell Issa for introducing this bill. I am happy to be an original cosponsor of the Federal Register Modernization Act. This is a good government bill that will reduce waste and save taxpayers money. This bill is based on a legislative proposal from the National Archives and Records Administration. The Archivist of the United States sent a letter to Congress last November that read: This legislation would modernize the Federal Register to take advantage of modern technology to increase efficiency. The bill would give the Office of the Federal Register the flexibility to publish the Federal Register electronically. It also would allow agencies to stop sending unnecessary paper copies of documents when they send materials to be published in the Federal Register. The National Archives estimates that this one step could save almost $900,000 over 5 years. This is exactly the kind of legislation Congress should be passing. It is bipartisan, noncontroversial, and will make a modest update that will make the government more efficient and effective with regard to information being accessible. I urge my colleagues to support the legislation. With that, I yield back the balance of my time.
