Pro Codes Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Pro Codes Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Trade.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H0605729753CE4D6E9360597873AAB18A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act of 2026 or the Pro Codes Act of 2026.
- Section HA362BAE2D3DE485CB75F7CAF85F36F04: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Congress, the executive branch, and State and local governments have long recognized that the people of the United...
- Section HA674B09C05EE4606880BDB7C7B846E2D: 3. Works incorporated by reference into law Chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 123.Works incorporated by...
- Section H42E279D287444D5E9E54CA36A5F09A05: 123. Works incorporated by reference into law In this section: The term Circular A–119 means Circular A–119 of the Office of Management and Budget entitled...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Pro Codes Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Healthcare, Trade
Primary Purpose
This bill, Pro Codes Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a standard or code that is— a technical standard, as that term is defined in section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note)
a standard or code that is— a technical standard, as that term is defined in section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note)
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