Title 44, Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-102
§102 Joint Committee on Printing: Succession; Powers During Recess
Title 44 › CHAPTER 1 — JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING › § 102
Summary
Members reelected to the next Congress stay on the Joint Committee on Printing until their successors are chosen. On the last day of a Congress, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House must appoint members elected to the next Congress to fill any vacancies; those appointees also serve until successors are chosen. When Congress is not in session, the Joint Committee can use all its normal powers and duties.
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Title 44, §102
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The members of the Joint Committee on Printing who are reelected to the succeeding Congress shall continue as members of the committee until their successors are chosen. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall, on the last day of a Congress, appoint members of their respective Houses who have been elected to the succeeding Congress to fill vacancies which may then be about to occur on the Committee, and the appointees and members of the Committee who have been reelected shall continue until their successors are chosen. When Congress is not in session, the Joint Committee may exercise all its powers and duties as when Congress is in session.
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Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 2 (Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 962; Mar. 3, 1917, ch. 163, § 6, 39 Stat. 1121). Changes are made in phraseology.
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44 U.S.C. § 102
Title 44, Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102