§740 — Title 44 Public Printing and Documents | U.S. Code

Summary

Create a Senate Service Department and a House Publications Distribution Service. Each is run by a superintendent chosen by the Senate Sergeant at Arms or the House Chief Administrative Officer, with whatever assistants are needed. Reports and other papers for Senators and Representatives must be folded and sent out from those offices unless told otherwise. Every 60 days each superintendent must mail a written list to every Senator and Representative showing how many and what kinds of publications are on hand for them to use and distribute.

Title 44, §740

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There shall be a Senate Service Department and a House of Representatives Publications Distribution Service in the charge of superintendents, appointed respectively by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, together with the necessary assistants. Reports or documents to be distributed for the Senators and Representatives shall be folded and distributed from the Senate Service Department and House of Representatives Publications Distribution Service, unless otherwise ordered, and the respective superintendent shall notify each Senator and Representative in writing once every sixty days of the number and character of publications on hand and assigned to him for use and distribution.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 166 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 71, 28 Stat. 612; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 101, 68 Stat. 397). “House of Representatives Publications Distribution Service” is substituted for “House Folding Room” because of the

Change of Name

under authority of Public Law 88–652.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives” for “Doorkeeper of the House”.

§740 Senate Service Department and House Publications Distribution Service; superintendents