§28 — Title 2 The Congress | U.S. Code

Summary

Every five years, starting at the beginning of the fifth fiscal year after the House’s parliamentary precedents were finished and published under the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1966 (79 Stat. 270; Public Law 89–90), the Parliamentarian must begin gathering and preparing the House’s parliamentary precedents, related helpful materials, and an index digest. That work must be finished by the end of the next fiscal year after it starts. The Parliamentarian chooses page size, type, and layout for printing. The number of copies and how they are distributed must follow any law passed before printing. To do the work, the Parliamentarian may, with the Speaker’s approval, hire House clerical and other staff and set their pay, and may use staff from the Library of Congress and the Government Publishing Office.

Title 2, §28

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(a)The Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives, at the beginning of the fifth fiscal year following the completion and publication of the parliamentary precedents of the House authorized by the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1966 (79 Stat. 270; Public Law 89–90), and at the beginning of each fifth fiscal year thereafter, shall commence the compilation and preparation for printing of the parliamentary precedents of the House of Representatives, together with such other materials as may be useful in connection therewith, and an index digest of such precedents and other materials. Each such compilation and preparation for printing of the parliamentary precedents of the House shall be completed by the close of the fiscal year immediately following the fiscal year in which such work is commenced.

(b)As so compiled and prepared, such precedents and other materials and index digest shall be printed on pages of such size, and in such type and format, as the Parliamentarian may determine and shall be printed in such numbers and for such distribution as may be provided by law enacted prior to printing.

(c)For the purpose of carrying out each such compilation and preparation, the Parliamentarian may—

(1)subject to the approval of the Speaker, appoint (as employees of the House of Representatives) clerical and other personnel and fix their respective rates of pay; and

(2)utilize the services of personnel of the Library of Congress and the Government Publishing Office.

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1966, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 89–90, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 265. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in subsec. (c)(2) on authority of section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note preceding section 301 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.

Effective Date

Section effective immediately prior to noon on Jan. 3, 1971, see section 601(1) of Pub. L. 91–510, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1970 Amendment note under section 4301 of this title.

§28 Parliamentary Precedents of House of Representatives

Summary

Title 2, §28

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