Title 44, Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-102
§707 Bills and Resolutions: Style and Form
Title 44 › CHAPTER 7 — CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING › § 707
Summary
The Joint Committee on Printing may allow a bill or resolution to be printed with an index and related materials in the style and form it thinks is most economical and efficient. It can keep doing this until the bill or resolution is finally enacted by both the House and the Senate. The committee can also cut down the number of copies to be printed, including the slip form of a public Act or public resolution. All of this is under sections 205 and 206 of Title 1.
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Title 44, §707
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Subject to section 205 and 206 of Title 1, the Joint Committee on Printing may authorize the printing of a bill or resolution, with index and ancillaries, in the style and form the Joint Committee on Printing considers most suitable in the interest of economy and efficiency, and to so continue until final enactment in both Houses of Congress. The committee may also curtail the number of copies of bills or resolutions, including the slip form of a public Act or public resolution.
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Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 189a (June 13, 1934, ch. 483, § 3, 48 Stat. 948).
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44 U.S.C. § 707
Title 44, Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102