Title 28 — Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-73not60
§1736 Congressional Journals
Title 28 › Part V— PROCEDURE › Chapter 115— EVIDENCE; DOCUMENTARY › § 1736
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Courts must accept journal extracts signed by the Secretary or Clerk as originals; the Senate Executive Journal 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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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
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60