2021 US Code
Title 44 - Public Printing and Documents
Chapter 7 - Congressional Printing and Binding
Sec. 713 - Journals of Houses of Congress

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Citation 44 U.S.C. § 713 (2021)
Section Name §713. Journals of Houses of Congress
Section Text

There shall be printed of the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives eight hundred and twenty copies, which shall be distributed as follows:

to the Senate document room, ninety copies for distribution to Senators, and twenty-five additional copies;

to the Senate library, ten copies;

to the House document room, three hundred and sixty copies for distribution to Members, and twenty-five additional copies;

to the Department of State, four copies;

to the Superintendent of Documents, one hundred and forty-four copies to be distributed to three libraries in each of the States to be designated by the Superintendent of Documents; and

to the Library of the House of Representatives, ten copies.


The remaining number of the Journals of the Senate and House of Representatives, consisting of twenty-five copies, shall be furnished to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, respectively, as the necessities of their respective offices require, as rapidly as signatures are completed for distribution.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 90–620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1249; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, §158, Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 47.)

Editorial Notes HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., §147 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, §57, 28 Stat. 609; Mar. 2, 1901, No. 16, §§1, 2, 31 Stat. 1464).


EDITORIAL NOTES AMENDMENTS

1982—Pub. L. 97–164 substituted "eight hundred and twenty" for "eight hundred and twenty-two" as total number of Journals printed and struck out provision that directed that two copies be distributed to the Court of Claims.


STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1982 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164, set out as a note under section 171 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 44 - PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 7 - CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
Sec. 713 - Journals of Houses of Congress
Contains section 713
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 28 Stat. 609
31 Stat. 1464
82 Stat. 1249
96 Stat. 47
Public Law References Public Law 90-620, Public Law 97-164
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