Title 44, Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-102
§729 United States Statutes at Large: References in Margins
Title 44 › CHAPTER 7 — CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING › § 729
Summary
Archivist must put the bill or joint resolution number (S., H.R., S.J. Res., H.J. Res.) in the margins of the Statutes at Large, bracketed immediately under each Act approval date, starting with Volume 32.
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Title 44, §729
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The Archivist of the United States shall include in the references in margins of the United States Statutes at Large the number of the bill or joint resolution (designating S. for Senate bill, H.R. for House bill, S.J. Res. for Senate joint resolution and H.J. Res. for House joint resolution, as the case may be) under which each Act was approved and became a law, the reference in the margins to be placed within brackets immediately under the date of the approval of the Act at the beginning of each Act as printed beginning with Volume 32 of the United States Statutes at Large.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 197 (Apr. 12, 1904, No. 20, 33 Stat. 589; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 20, § 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3178, 64 Stat. 1272).
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1984—Pub. L. 98–497 substituted “Archivist of the United States” for “Administrator of General Services”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–497 effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as a note under section 2102 of this title.
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Citation
44 U.S.C. § 729
Title 44, Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102