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§5562 Preservation of reports, statements, or documents filed with Clerk of House
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 55— - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - CLERK › § 5562
Summary
The Clerk must keep reports, statements, or documents filed with the Clerk for 6 years from the filing date, unless another law says to keep them for a different time. This rule applies to filings made before, on, or after December 8, 2004.
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Title 2, §5562
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(a)If the Clerk of the House of Representatives is required under any law, rule, or regulation to make available for public inspection a report, statement, or other document filed with the Office of the Clerk, the Clerk shall preserve the report, statement, or document—
(1)for a period of 6 years from the date on which the document is filed; or
(2)if the law, rule, or regulation so provides, the period required under such law, rule, or regulation.
(b)Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to reports, statements, and documents filed before, on, or after December 8, 2004.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 104c of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.
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2 U.S.C. § 5562
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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