Title 2 — The Congress
Chapter 2 — Organization of Congress
§ 29. Condensed and simplified versions of House precedents; other useful materials in summary form; form and distribution to Members of Congress, Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and others; appointment and compensation of personnel; utilization of services of personnel of Federal agencies
Statutory text
The Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives shall prepare, compile, and maintain on a current basis and in cumulative form, for each Congress commencing with the Ninety-third Congress a condensed and, insofar as practicable, up-to-date version of all of the parliamentary precedents of the House of Representatives which have current use and application in the House, together with informative text prepared by the Parliamentarian and other useful related material in summary form. The Parliamentarian shall have such matter printed for each Congress on pages of such size and in such type and format as he considers advisable to promote the usefulness of such matter to the Members of the House and shall provide a printed copy thereof to each Member in each Congress, including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and may make such other distribution of such printed copies as he considers advisable. In carrying out this section, the Parliamentarian may appoint and fix the pay of personnel and utilize the services of personnel of the Library of Congress and the Government Publishing Office.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970
Pub. L. 91–510 title III § 332 · 84 Stat. 1140
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 29
Pub. L. 91–510, title III, § 332, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1186
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 91–510, title III, § 332, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1186Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 332. periodic preparation by house parliamentarian of condensed and simplified versions of house precedents The Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives shall prepare, compile, and maintain on a current basis and in cumulative form, for each Congress commencing with the Ninety-third Congress a condensed and, insofar as practicable, up-to-date version of all of the parliamentary precedents of the House of Representatives which have current use and application in the House, together with informative text prepared by the Parliamentarian and other useful related Copies to Members of Congress and Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. material in summary form. The Parliamentarian shall have such matter printed for each Congress on pages of such size and in such type and format as he considers advisable to promote the usefulness of such matter to the Members of the House and shall provide a printed copy thereof to each Member in each Congress, including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and may make such other distribution of such printed copies as he considers advisable. In carrying out this section, the Parliamentarian may appoint and fix the pay of personnel and utilize the services of personnel of the Library of Congress and the Government Printing Office.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
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 Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.
Effective Date
Section effective immediately prior to noon on , see section 601(1) of Pub. L. 91–510, set out as an Effective Date of 1970 Amendment note under section 4301 of this title.
Credits
1970–2014 · 2 acts
- 1970Pub. L. 91–510, title III, § 332, , 84 Stat. 1186
- 2014Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), , 128 Stat. 2537.
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(Pub. L. 91–510, title III, § 332, , 84 Stat. 1186; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), , 128 Stat. 2537.)