Title 44Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-73

§707 Bills and resolutions: style and form

Title 44 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING › § 707

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Under Title 1, sections 205 and 206, the Joint Committee on Printing may approve how a bill or resolution is printed, with an index and related materials, choose the most economical and efficient form until final enactment by both Houses, and limit the number of copies, including slip forms.

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Title 44, §707

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Subject to section 205 and 206 of Title 1, the Joint Committee on Printing may authorize the printing of a bill or resolution, with index and ancillaries, in the style and form the Joint Committee on Printing considers most suitable in the interest of economy and efficiency, and to so continue until final enactment in both Houses of Congress. The committee may also curtail the number of copies of bills or resolutions, including the slip form of a public Act or public resolution.

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Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 189a (June 13, 1934, ch. 483, § 3, 48 Stat. 948).

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44 U.S.C. § 707

Title 44Public Printing and Documents

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73