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§901 Congressional Record: arrangement, style, contents, and indexes
Title 44 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - CONGRESSIONAL RECORD › § 901
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Joint Committee on Printing must set the Record's layout, keep it mostly verbatim and trimmed to reduce bulk, and publish an index semimonthly during sessions and at their close.
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Title 44, §901
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The Joint Committee on Printing shall control the arrangement and style of the Congressional Record, and while providing that it shall be substantially a verbatim report of proceedings, shall take all needed action for the reduction of unnecessary bulk. It shall provide for the publication of an index of the Congressional Record semimonthly during and at the close of sessions of Congress.
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Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 181 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 13, 28 Stat. 603).
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44 U.S.C. § 901
Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73