Title 44, Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-102
§1339 Printing of the President’s Message
Title 44 › CHAPTER 13 — PARTICULAR REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS › § 1339
Summary
Print the President's message without the attached reports as a pamphlet right when Congress gets it, and print 15,000 extra copies (5,000 for the Senate, 10,000 for the House). Also print 1,000 Senate and 2,000 House copies with the documents. Give copies to the officers of each House by the third Wednesday after Congress meets, or as soon after as possible.
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Title 44, §1339
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The message of the President without the accompanying documents and reports shall be printed in pamphlet form, immediately upon its receipt by Congress. In addition to the usual number, fifteen thousand copies shall be printed, of which five thousand shall be for the Senate, and ten thousand for the House of Representatives. In addition to the usual number of the President’s message and accompanying documents, there shall be printed one thousand copies for the Senate and two thousand for the House of Representatives. The President’s message shall be delivered by the printer to the appropriate officers of each House of Congress on or before the third Wednesday next after the meeting of Congress, or as soon after as may be practicable.
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Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 285 (R.S. § 3810; Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 615).
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44 U.S.C. § 1339
Title 44, Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102