Title 44 — Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-73
§903 Congressional Record: daily and permanent forms
Title 44 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - CONGRESSIONAL RECORD › § 903
Summary
Official Reporters' public proceedings must be printed daily in the Congressional Record and promptly revised and bound into a permanent edition for distribution under the Joint Committee on Printing. Both the daily and permanent editions must show the same date — the actual day's proceedings. The "usual number" may not be printed.
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Title 44, §903
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The public proceedings of each House of Congress as reported by the Official Reporters, shall be printed in the Congressional Record, which shall be issued in daily form during each session and shall be revised, printed, and bound promptly, as directed by the Joint Committee on Printing, in permanent form, for distribution during and after the close of each session of Congress. The daily and the permanent Record shall bear the same date, which shall be that of the actual day’s proceedings reported. The “usual number” of the Congressional Record may not be printed.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 182a (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 14, as added June 20, 1936, ch. 630, title II, § 2, 49 Stat. 1546).
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44 U.S.C. § 903
Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73