Title 44, Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-102

§704 Reprinting Bills, Laws, and Reports From Committees Not Exceeding Fifty Pages

Title 44 › CHAPTER 7 — CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING › § 704

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Senate Secretary and House Clerk may order up to 1,000 copies of pending bills, resolutions, public laws, or committee or commission reports that are fifty pages or less and have no testimony, exhibits, or appendices. The Government Publishing Office must require each request to cite the specific legal authority for the reprint.

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Title 44, §704

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When the supply is exhausted, the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives may order the reprinting of not more than one thousand copies of a pending bill, resolution, or public law, not exceeding fifty pages, or a report from a committee or congressional commission on pending legislation not accompanied by testimony or exhibits or other appendices and not exceeding fifty pages. The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall require each requisition for reprinting to cite the specific authority of law for its execution.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 137 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 2, 28 Stat. 601; Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2284, § 1, 34 Stat. 1012).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2014—Pub. L. 113–235 substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer”.

Reference

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Citation

44 U.S.C. § 704

Title 44, Public Printing and Documents

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102