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To modify the appointment process for the Librarian of Congress, the Comptroller General, and the Director of the Government Publishing Office, and for other purposes.
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This bill revises the procedures for appointing and removing the Librarian of Congress, the Director of the Government Publishing Office (GPO), and the Comptroller General by giving Congress the sole authority to appoint and remove these positions. Specifically, the bill requires the Librarian and the Director of GPO to each be selected by a bipartisan congressional commission (as established by the bill) and appointed by Congress through the adoption of a concurrent resolution. (Currently, these positions are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.) The Librarian and the Director of GPO may only be removed from office by an affirmative three-fifths vote in each chamber. Additionally, the bill revises the appointment process for the Comptroller General. (Currently, the Comptroller General is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. A bipartisan congressional commission recommends at least three individuals to the President, who may ask the commission to recommend additional individuals.) This bill instead requires the bipartisan congressional commission to recommend one individual to Congress, and Congress may ask the commission to recommend additional individuals. Congress must then appoint the selected individual through the adoption of a concurrent resolution. Further, the bill revises the removal process for the Comptroller General. (Currently, the Comptroller General may be removed from office by impeachment or by joint resolution of Congress.) This bill changes the removal process so the individual may only be removed by impeachment or by concurrent (instead of joint) resolution of Congress.
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2026 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 10575/S. 5529, the Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property (DEFEND IP) Act of 2026 S. 5104/H.R. 9681, Fair Seeds for Farmers Act H.R. 10204, Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act H.R 10364 American Copyright Protection Act of 2026 H.R. 10026, Honoring Circuit Judge Pauline Newman Act of 2026 H.R. 10025, Preventing Abuse of Digital Replicas Act H.R. 7140, Customer Legal Ease and Relief Act (CLEAR Act) H.R. 5811, Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025 S. 3517, the Visual Artists Copyright Reform Act of 2025 H.R. 6517, To modify the appointment process for the Librarian of Congress, the Comptroller General, and the Director of the Government Publishing Office, and for other purposes H.R. 6028, Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act S. 1546/H.R. 3152, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) of 2025 S. 1553/ H.R. 3160, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act (PREVAIL) S. 1833/H.R. 3539, Leadership in CET Act S. 2677/H.R. 4930, To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade S. 2455, TRAIN Act S. 2276/H.R. 3269, ETHIC Act H.R. 1566, the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act H.R. 890, A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to prevent double patenting, and for other purposes. H.R.1109, the Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 2675, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 S. 1367/H.R. 5794, NO FAKES H.R 791, Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA) S. 1097, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025 S. 1096, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 1041, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act S. 708/H.R. 1574, RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2025 H.R. 6485/S. 43, Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act Issues related to USPTO operations Issues related to international patent harmonization Issues related to patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Operations
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2026 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 7140, Customer Legal Ease and Relief Act (CLEAR Act) H.R. 5811, Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025 S. 3517, the Visual Artists Copyright Reform Act of 2025 H.R. 6517, To modify the appointment process for the Librarian of Congress, the Comptroller General, and the Director of the Government Publishing Office, and for other purposes H.R. 6028, Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act S. 1546/H.R. 3152, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) of 2025 S. 1553/ H.R. 3160, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act (PREVAIL) S. 1833/H.R. 3539, Leadership in CET Act S. 2677/H.R. 4930, To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade S. 2455, TRAIN Act S. 2276/H.R. 3269, ETHIC Act H.R. 1566, the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act H.R. 890, A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to prevent double patenting, and for other purposes. H.R.1109, the Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 2675, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 S. 1367/H.R. 5794, NO FAKES H.R 791, Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA) S. 1097, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025 S. 1096, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 1041, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act S. 708/H.R. 1574, RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2025 H.R. 6485/S. 43, Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act Issues related to USPTO operations Issues related to international patent harmonization Issues related to patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Operations
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2026 · first_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 7140, Customer Legal Ease and Relief Act (CLEAR Act) H.R. 5811, Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025 S. 3517, the Visual Artists Copyright Reform Act of 2025 H.R. 6517, To modify the appointment process for the Librarian of Congress, the Comptroller General, and the Director of the Government Publishing Office, and for other purposes H.R. 6028, Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act S. 1546/H.R. 3152, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) of 2025 S. 1553/ H.R. 3160, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act (PREVAIL) S. 1833/H.R. 3539, Leadership in CET Act S. 2677/H.R. 4930, To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade S. 2455, TRAIN Act S. 2276/H.R. 3269, ETHIC Act H.R. 1566, the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act H.R. 890, A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to prevent double patenting, and for other purposes. H.R.1109, the Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 2675, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 S. 1367/H.R. 5794, NO FAKES H.R 791, Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA) S. 1097, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025 S. 1096, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 1041, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act S. 708/H.R. 1574, RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2025 H.R. 6485/S. 43, Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act Issues related to USPTO operations Issues related to international patent harmonization Issues related to patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Operations
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2025 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 5811, Restoring Americas Leadership in Innovation Act of 2025 S. 3517, the Visual Artists Copyright Reform Act of 2025 H.R. 6517, To modify the appointment process for the Librarian of Congress, the Comptroller General, and the Director of the Government Publishing Office, and for other purposes H.R. 6028, Legislative Branch Agencies Clarification Act S. 1546/H.R. 3152, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) of 2025 S. 1553/ H.R. 3160, Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act (PREVAIL) S. 1833/H.R. 3539, Leadership in CET Act S. 2677/H.R. 4930, To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade S. 2455, TRAIN Act S. 2276, A bill to address patent thickets. H.R. 1566, the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act H.R. 890, A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to prevent double patenting, and for other purposes. H.R.1109, the Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 2675, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 S. 1367/H.R. 5794, NO FAKES H.R 791, Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA) S. 1097, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act of 2025 S. 1096, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 1041, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act S. 708/H.R. 1574, RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2025 S. 43, Skinny Labels, Big Savings Act Issues related to USPTO operations Issues related to international patent harmonization Issues related to patent subject matter eligibility Issues related to Copyright Office Operations
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office