Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102

§1736 Congressional Journals

Title 28 › PART V — PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 115 — EVIDENCE; DOCUMENTARY › § 1736

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Extracts signed by the Senate Secretary or House Clerk count as originals in court; the Senate Executive Journal counts only after secrecy ends.

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Title 28, §1736

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Extracts from the Journals of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and from the Executive Journal of the Senate when the injunction of secrecy is removed, certified by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall be received in evidence with the same effect as the originals would have.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 676 (R.S. § 895). Changes in phraseology were made.

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28 U.S.C. § 1736

Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102