Publishing committee of U.S. Congress
TheJoint Committee on Printing is ajoint committee of theUnited States Congress devoted to overseeing the functions of theGovernment Publishing Office and general printing procedures of thefederal government of the United States . The authority vested in the Committee is derived from44 U.S.C. § 101 and the Committee is thereby responsible for ensuring compliance by federal entities to these laws and the Government Printing and Binding Regulations.[ 1] Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and combined the functions of theUnited States House Committee on Printing and theUnited States Senate Committee on Printing .
The Committee traces its lineage back to a similar one created by an act of August 3, 1846 (9 Stat. 114 , §2) consisting of three members each from the two houses. By virtue of this it is the oldest joint committee of the Congress, although not continuously organized as such.
Leaders of the committee typically serve as thetellers during thejoint session of Congress when the electoral voters are counted in accordance with theElectoral Count Act .
There are five members of each house on the committee, which has no subcommittees. The committee consists of the chair and four members of theUnited States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and theUnited States House Committee on House Administration in the House of Representatives. Every two years the chair and vice chair rotate between the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.[ 2]
Committee leadership [ edit ] A list of former chairs/vice chairs and ranking members/vice ranking members since 1947 are below.[ 3]
Vice ranking members [ edit ] Majority Minority Senate[ 4] House[ 5]
Majority Minority Senate[ 6] House[ 7]
Majority Minority Senate[ 8] House[ 9]
Majority Minority Senate[ 10] House[ 11]
Majority Minority Senate[ 12] House[ 13]
Majority Minority Senate[ 14] House[ 15]
^ "Joint Committees | Committee on House Administration" .cha.house.gov . Retrieved2017-04-07 .^ "Joint Committee on Printing | Committee on House Administration" .cha.house.gov . Retrieved2017-04-07 .^ Nelson, Garrison; Mitchell, Mary; Bensen, Clark (1993).Committees in the U.S. Congress, 1947–1992 Congressional Quarterly . pp. 881– 892. ^ "118th Congress – S.Res. 93 - A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library" .Congress.gov . RetrievedNovember 15, 2023 .^ "118th Congress – H.Res. 194 – Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing" .Congress.gov . RetrievedNovember 15, 2023 .^ "117th Congress – S.Res. 244 – A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library" .Congress.gov . RetrievedSeptember 1, 2021 .^ "117th Congress – H.Res. 321 – Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing" .Congress.gov . RetrievedSeptember 1, 2021 .^ "116th Congress – S.Res. 86 – A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library" .Congress.gov . RetrievedMarch 2, 2019 .^ "116th Congress – H.Res. 226 – Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing" .Congress.gov . RetrievedSeptember 1, 2021 .^ "115th Congress – S.Res. 101 – A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library" .Congress.gov ^ "115th Congress – H.Res. 82 – Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing" .Congress.gov ^ "114th Congress – S.Res. 126 – A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library" .Congress.gov ^ "114th Congress – H.Res. 171 – Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing" .Congress.gov ^ "113th Congress – S.Res. 88 – A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library" .Congress.gov ^ "113th Congress – H.Res. 142 – Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing" .Congress.gov
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