Title 44, Public Printing and DocumentsRelease 119-102
§901 Congressional Record: Arrangement, Style, Contents, and Indexes
Title 44 › CHAPTER 9 — CONGRESSIONAL RECORD › § 901
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Joint Committee on Printing must keep the Congressional Record mostly word-for-word and short, publish index semimonthly during and at the close of sessions of Congress.
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Title 44, §901
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The Joint Committee on Printing shall control the arrangement and style of the Congressional Record, and while providing that it shall be substantially a verbatim report of proceedings, shall take all needed action for the reduction of unnecessary bulk. It shall provide for the publication of an index of the Congressional Record semimonthly during and at the close of sessions of Congress.
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Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 181 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 13, 28 Stat. 603).
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44 U.S.C. § 901
Title 44, Public Printing and Documents
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102