§907 — Title 44 Public Printing and Documents | U.S. Code

Summary

The Director of the Government Publishing Office can print and deliver parts of the Congressional Record when a Member of Congress orders them and pays the cost. The Director can also give Members and the Resident Commissioner free mailing envelopes already packed with the Congressional Record (or parts, speeches, or reports) if those items can be sent as franked mail under section 3210 of title 39. Those envelopes must show the chamber name in the upper left and the letters U.S.S. or M.C. in the upper right. At a Member’s request, the Director can also print the Member’s name and State or Commonwealth, the date, and a topic of up to twelve words. Other wording is allowed only if the Member pays, except for an official document title. Money received goes to the Treasury for the Government Publishing Office’s working capital and is reported in the Director’s annual report to Congress.

Title 44, §907

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The Director of the Government Publishing Office may print and deliver, upon the order of a Member of Congress and payment of the cost, extracts from the Congressional Record. The Director of the Government Publishing Office may furnish without cost to Members and the Resident Commissioner, envelopes, ready for mailing the Congressional Record or any part of it, or speeches, or reports in it, if such part, speeches, or reports are mailable as franked mail under section 3210 of title 39. Envelopes so furnished shall contain in the upper left-hand corner the following words: “United States Senate” or “House of Representatives, U.S. Part of Congressional Record.”, and in the upper right-hand corner the letters “U.S.S.” or “M.C.”, and the Director of the Government Publishing Office may, at the request of a Member or Resident Commissioner, print in addition to the foregoing, his name and State or Commonwealth, the date, and the topic or subject matter, not exceeding twelve words. He may not print any other words on envelopes, except at the personal expense of the Member or Resident Commissioner ordering the envelopes, except to affix the official title of a document. The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall deposit moneys accruing under this section in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the appropriation made for the working capital of the Government Publishing Office for the year in which the work is done, and accounted for in his annual report to Congress.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 185 (Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 37, 28 Stat. 606; Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, § 1, 28 Stat. 961; Jan. 30, 1904, ch. 39, 33 Stat. 9; Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, 43 Stat. 1300).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2014—Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(c)(1), substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” wherever appearing. 1974—Pub. L. 93–255 struck out “Postage paid by Congress” after “Part of Congressional Record.”. 1973—Pub. L. 93–191 inserted at end of second sentence “, if such part, speeches, or reports are mailable as franked mail under section 3210 of title 39” and substituted in third sentence “Postage paid by Congress” for “Free”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in text on authority of section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note preceding section 301 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1973 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 93–191 effective Dec. 18, 1973, see section 14, of Pub. L. 93–191, set out as a note under section 3210 of Title 39, Postal Service. Archivist of the United StatesReferences to Archivist of the United States deemed to refer to Archivist appointed under section 2103 of this title with respect to functions transferred by Pub. L. 98–497 or an amendment made by Pub. L. 98–497 and exercised after Apr. 1, 1985, see section 106 and 108 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as notes under section 2102 of this title.

§907 Congressional Record: Extracts for Members of Congress; Mailing Envelopes