Title 1, General ProvisionsRelease 119-102
§212 Additional Distribution at Each New Congress
Title 1 › CHAPTER 3 — CODE OF LAWS OF UNITED STATES AND SUPPLEMENTS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CODE AND SUPPLEMENTS › § 212
Summary
At the start of the first session of each new Congress, the official in charge of government publications must give any Senator or Representative who asks in writing one copy each of the United States Code, the District of Columbia Code, and the latest supplement to each. The member must say in writing the copies are for their personal use only, and they may get no more than one copy of each volume during their time in office.
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Title 1, §212
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In addition the Superintendent of Documents shall, at the beginning of the first session of each Congress, supply to each Senator and Representative in such Congress, who may in writing apply for the same, one copy each of the Code of Laws of the United States, the Code of Laws relating to the District of Columbia, and the latest supplement to each code: Provided, That such applicant shall certify in his written application for the same that the volume or volumes for which he applies is intended for his personal use exclusively: And provided further, That no Senator or Representative during his term of service shall receive under this section more than one copy each of the volumes enumerated herein.
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1 U.S.C. § 212
Title 1, General Provisions
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102