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§2118 Records of Congress
Title 44 › Chapter CHAPTER 21— - NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION › § 2118
Summary
When Congress ends, the Senate Secretary and House Clerk must send old congressional and committee records to National Archives unless their chamber orders otherwise.
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Title 44, §2118
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The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, acting jointly, shall obtain at the close of each Congress all the noncurrent records of the Congress and of each congressional committee and transfer them to the National Archives and Records Administration for preservation, subject to the orders of the Senate or the House of Representatives, respectively.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 402 (Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 140, 60 Stat. 833).
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1984—Pub. L. 98–497, § 107(a)(10)), substituted “National Archives and Records Administration” for “General Services Administration”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.
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Citation
44 U.S.C. § 2118
Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73