Title 44 — Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-73not60
§714 Printing Documents for Congress in Two or More Editions; Printing of Full Number and Allotment of Full Quota
Title 44 › Chapter 7— CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING › § 714
Summary
Joint Committee on Printing must set rules so the Government Publishing Office can print documents for Congress in two or more editions without exceeding the total allowed; full copies or Senators' and Representatives' quotas may be printed if demand exists.
Full Legal Text
Title 44, §714
Public Printing and Documents — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Joint Committee on Printing shall establish rules to be observed by the Director of the Government Publishing Office, by which public documents and reports printed for Congress, or either House, may be printed in two or more editions, to meet the public requirements. The aggregate of the editions may not exceed the number of copies otherwise authorized. This section does not prevent the printing of the full number of a document or report, or the allotment of the full quota to Senators and Representatives, as otherwise authorized, when a legitimate demand for the full complement is known to exist.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 136 (Mar. 30, 1906, No. 14, 34 Stat. 826).
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2014—Pub. L. 113–235 substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer”.
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Citation
44 U.S.C. § 714
Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60