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2 U.S.C. § 28c

Distribution of Precedents by Director of the Government Publishing Office

United States · Title 2 — THE CONGRESS · Status: effective

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2 U.S.C. § 28c, Distribution of Precedents by Director of the Government Publishing Office, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/422171
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The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall deliver one set of the Precedents to each Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Ninety-fifth Congress. The name of the Member to whom the set is delivered shall be legibly stamped on the front cover of each volume of the set. Each Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, each Congress following the Ninety-fifth Congress who has not theretofore received a set of the Precedents shall be entitled to receive one set of the Precedents, upon transmitting a written request for such set to the Superintendent of Documents. The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall make the following distribution of sets of the Precedents:

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 94-551(H.J.Res. 1107)1976-10-18
    A joint resolution to provide for the printing and distribution of the Precedents of the House of Representatives compiled and prepared by Lewis Deschler.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-186(H.R. 2739)1996-08-20
    House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 113-235(H.R. 83)2014-12-16
    Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
    House: 219–206Senate: no recorded tally