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US House of Representatives
1, 1, §1
In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, unless the context indicates otherwise— words importing the singular include and apply to several persons, parties, or things; [Release Point 118-70] words importing the plural include the singular; words importing the masculine gender include the feminine as well; wor...
§1. Words denoting number, gender, and so forth
1948-06-25T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
1, 1, §2
The word "county" includes a parish, or any other equivalent subdivision of a State or Territory of the United States.
§2. "County" as including "parish", and so forth
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US House of Representatives
1, 1, §3
The word "vessel" includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. [Release Point 118-70]
§3. "Vessel" as including all means of water transportation
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US House of Representatives
1, 1, §4
The word "vehicle" includes every description of carriage or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on land.
§4. "Vehicle" as including all means of land transportation
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US House of Representatives
1, 1, §5
The word "company" or "association", when used in reference to a corporation, shall be deemed to embrace the words "successors and assigns of such company or association", in like manner as if these last-named words, or words of similar import, were expressed.
§5. "Company" or "association" as including successors and assigns
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US House of Representatives
1, 1, §6
Wherever, in the statutes of the United States or in the rulings, regulations, or interpretations of various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States there appears or may appear the term "products of American fisheries" said term shall not include fresh or frozen fish fillets, fresh or frozen fish steak...
§6. Limitation of term "products of American fisheries"
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US House of Representatives
1, 1, §7
(a) For the purposes of any Federal law, rule, or regulation in which marital status is a factor, an individual shall be considered married if that individual's marriage is between 2 individuals and is valid in the State where the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any State, i...
§7. Marriage
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US House of Representatives
1, 1, §8
infant (a) In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the words "person", "human being", "child", and "individual", shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born a...
§8. "Person", "human being", "child", and "individual" as including born-alive
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US House of Representatives
1, 2, §101
The enacting clause of all Acts of Congress shall be in the following form: "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled." (July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 634.) [Release Point 118-70]
§101. Enacting clause
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US House of Representatives
1, 2, §102
The resolving clause of all joint resolutions shall be in the following form: "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled."
§102. Resolving clause
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US House of Representatives
1, 2, §103
No enacting or resolving words shall be used in any section of an Act or resolution of Congress except in the first.
§103. Enacting or resolving words after first section
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US House of Representatives
1, 2, §104
Each section shall be numbered, and shall contain, as nearly as may be, a single proposition of enactment.
§104. Numbering of sections; single proposition
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US House of Representatives
1, 2, §105
The style and title of all Acts making appropriations for the support of Government shall be as follows: "An Act making appropriations (here insert the object) for the year ending September 30 (here insert the calendar year)." (July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 634; Pub. L. 93–344, title V, §506(a), July 12, 1974, 88 St...
§105. Title of appropriation Acts
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US House of Representatives
1, 2, §106
Every bill or joint resolution in each House of Congress shall, when such bill or resolution passes either House, be printed, and such printed copy shall be called the engrossed bill or resolution as the case may be. Said engrossed bill or resolution shall be signed by the Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Sen...
§106. Printing bills and joint resolutions
1988-01-27T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
1, 2, §107
Enrolled bills and resolutions of either House of Congress shall be printed on parchment or paper of suitable quality as shall be determined by the Joint Committee on Printing.
§107. Parchment or paper for printing enrolled bills or resolutions
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US House of Representatives
1, 2, §108
Whenever an Act is repealed, which repealed a former Act, such former Act shall not thereby be revived, unless it shall be expressly so provided.
§108. Repeal of repealing act
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US House of Representatives
1, 2, §109
The repeal of any statute shall not have the effect to release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under such statute, unless the repealing Act shall so expressly provide, and such statute shall be treated as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any proper action or prosecutio...
§109. Repeal of statutes as affecting existing liabilities
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US House of Representatives
1, 2, §110
All acts of limitation, whether applicable to civil causes and proceedings, or to the prosecution of offenses, or for the recovery of penalties or forfeitures, embraced in the Revised Statutes and covered by the repeal contained therein, shall not be affected thereby, but all suits, proceedings, or prosecutions, whethe...
§110. Saving clause of Revised Statutes
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US House of Representatives
1, 2, §111
No inference shall be raised by the enactment of the Act of March 3, 1933 (ch. 202, 47 Stat. [Release Point 118-70] 1431), that the sections of the Revised Statutes repealed by such Act were in force or effect at the time of such enactment: , That any rights or liabilities existing under such Provided, however repeale...
§111. Repeals as evidence of prior effectiveness
1947-07-30T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
1, 2, §112
The Archivist of the United States shall cause to be compiled, edited, indexed, and published, the United States Statutes at Large, which shall contain all the laws and concurrent resolutions enacted during each regular session of Congress; all proclamations by the President in the numbered series issued since the date...
§112. Statutes at Large; contents; admissibility in evidence
2017-05-05T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
1, 2, §113
Other International Acts Series; admissibility in evidence The edition of the laws and treaties of the United States, published by Little and Brown, and the publications in slip or pamphlet form of the laws of the United States issued under the authority of the Archivist of the United States, and the Treaties and Other...
§113. "Little and Brown's" edition of laws and treaties; slip laws; Treaties and
1966-07-08T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
1, 2, §114
In all cases where a seal is necessary by law to any commission, process, or other instrument provided for by the laws of Congress, it shall be lawful to affix the proper seal by making an impression therewith directly on the paper to which such seal is necessary; which shall be as valid as if made on wax or other adhe...
§114. Sealing of instruments
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US House of Representatives
1, 3, §201
Supplements and District of Columbia Code and Supplements In order to avoid duplication and waste— (a) Publishing in slip or pamphlet form or in Statutes at Large.—Publication in slip or pamphlet form or in the Statutes at Large of any of the volumes or publications enumerated in sections 202 and 203 of this title, sha...
§201. Publication and distribution of Code of Laws of United States and
1947-07-30T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
1, 3, §202
[Release Point 118-70] There shall be prepared and published under the supervision of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives— (a) Cumulative Supplements to Code of Laws of United States for each session of Congress.—A supplement for each session of the Congress to the then current edition of the...
§202. Preparation and publication of Codes and Supplements
1947-07-30T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
1, 3, §203
supplements The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives is authorized to print bills to codify, revise, and reenact the general and permanent laws relating to the District of Columbia and cumulative supplements thereto, similar in style, respectively, to the Code of Laws of the United States, and sup...
§203. District of Columbia Code; preparation and publication; cumulative
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US House of Representatives
1, 3, §204
District of Columbia; citation of Codes and Supplements [Release Point 118-70] In all courts, tribunals, and public offices of the United States, at home or abroad, of the District of Columbia, and of each State, Territory, or insular possession of the United States— (a) United States Code.—The matter set forth in the ...
§204. Codes and Supplements as evidence of the laws of United States and
1952-07-19T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
1, 3, §205
The publications provided for in sections 202, 203 of this title shall be printed at the Government Publishing Office and shall be in such form and style and with such ancillaries as may be prescribed by the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. The Librarian of Congress is directed to cooperate w...
§205. Codes and Supplement; where printed; form and style; ancillaries
1947-07-30T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
1, 3, §206
Representatives; form and style; ancillaries; curtailment of copies All bills and resolutions relating to the revision of the laws referred to or reported by the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives shall be printed in such form and style, and with such ancillaries, as such committee may prescribe...
§206. Bills and resolutions of Committee on the Judiciary of House of
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US House of Representatives
1, 3, §207
Committee on the Judiciary of House of Representatives The Director of the Government Publishing Office is directed to print, in addition to the number provided by existing law, and, as soon as printed, to distribute in such manner as the Committee on [Release Point 118-70] the Judiciary of the House of Representatives...
§207. Copies of acts and resolutions in slip form; additional number printed for
1947-07-30T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
1, 3, §208
printing, and so forth, under direction of Joint Committee on Printing The functions vested by sections 201, 202, 204–207 of this title in the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives may from time to time be vested in such other agency as the Congress may by concurrent resolution provide: , That the...
§208. Delegation of function of Committee on the Judiciary to other agencies;
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US House of Representatives
1, 3, §209
Columbia Code and Supplements; conclusive evidence of original Copies of the Code of Laws relating to the District of Columbia and copies of the supplements provided for by sections 202 and 203 of this title printed at the Government Publishing Office and bearing its imprint, shall be conclusive evidence of the origina...
§209. Copies of Supplements to Code of Laws of United States and of District of
1947-07-30T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
1, 3, §210
District of Columbia Code and Supplements; slip and pamphlet copies Copies of the Code of Laws relating to the District of Columbia, and of the supplements provided for by sections 202, 203 of this title shall be distributed by the Superintendent of Documents in the same manner as bound volumes of the Statutes at Large...
§210. Distribution of Supplements to Code of Laws of United States and of
1947-07-30T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
1, 3, §211
In addition to quotas provided for by section 210 of this title there shall be printed, published, and distributed of the Code of Laws relating to the District of Columbia with tables, index, and other ancillaries, suitably bound and with thumb inserts and other convenient devices to distinguish the parts, and of the s...
§211. Copies to Members of Congress
1975-07-25T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
1, 3, §212
In addition the Superintendent of Documents shall, at the beginning of the first session of each Congress, supply to each Senator and Representative in such Congress, who may in writing apply for the same, one copy each of the Code of Laws of the United States, the Code of Laws relating to the District of Columbia, and...
§212. Additional distribution at each new Congress
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US House of Representatives
1, 3, §213
For preparation and editing an annual appropriation of $6,500 is authorized to carry out the [Release Point 118-70] purposes of sections 202 and 203 of this title. (July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 640.) [Release Point 118-70]
§213. Appropriation for preparing and editing supplements
1947-07-30T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 1, §1
At the regular election held in any State next preceding the expiration of the term for which any Senator was elected to represent such State in Congress, at which election a Representative to Congress is regularly by law to be chosen, a United States Senator from said State shall be elected by the people thereof for t...
§1. Time for election of Senators
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US House of Representatives
2, 1, §2
Representation of States of Alaska and Hawaii in House of Representatives as not affecting basis of apportionment established by this section, see section 9 of Pub. L. 85–508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, and section 8 of Pub. L. 86...
§2. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP
1958-07-07T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 1, §5
Candidates for Representative or Representatives to be elected at large in any State shall be nominated in the same manner as candidates for governor, unless otherwise provided by the laws of such State.
§5. Nominations for Representatives at large
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US House of Representatives
2, 1, §6
Should any State deny or abridge the right of any of the male inhabitants thereof, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, to vote at any election named in the amendment to the Constitution, article 14, section 2, except for participation in the rebellion or other crime, the number of Represen...
§6. Reduction of representation
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US House of Representatives
2, 1, §7
The Tuesday next after the 1st Monday in November, in every even numbered year, is established as the day for the election, in each of the States and Territories of the United States, of Representatives and Delegates to the Congress commencing on the 3d day of January next thereafter. (R.S. §25; Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 130, ...
§7. Time of election
1934-06-05T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 1, §8
(a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), the time for holding elections in any State, District, or Territory for a Representative or Delegate to fill a vacancy, whether such vacancy is caused by a failure to elect at the time prescribed by law, or by the death, resignation, or incapacity of a person elected...
§8. Vacancies
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US House of Representatives
2, 1, §9
All votes for Representatives in Congress must be by written or printed ballot, or voting machine the use of which has been duly authorized by the State law; and all votes received or recorded contrary to this section shall be of no effect. (R.S. §27; Feb. 14, 1899, ch. 154, 30 Stat. 836.) EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATION ...
§9. Voting for Representatives
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US House of Representatives
2, 2, §21
The oath of office shall be administered by the President of the Senate to each Senator who shall be elected, previous to his taking his seat. (R.S. §28.) EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATION R.S. §28 derived from act June 1, 1789, ch. 1, §2, 1 Stat. 23.
§21. Oath of Senators
1789-06-01T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 2, §22
When a President of the Senate has not taken the oath of office, it shall be administered to him by any Member of the Senate. (R.S. §29.) EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATION R.S. §29 derived from act June 1, 1789, ch. 1, §2, 1 Stat. 23.
§22. Oath of President of Senate
1789-06-01T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 2, §23
The presiding officer, for the time being, of the Senate of the United States, shall have power to administer all oaths and affirmations that are or may be required by the Constitution, or by law, to be taken by any Senator, officer of the Senate, witness, or other person, in respect to any matter within the jurisdicti...
§23. Presiding officer of Senate may administer oaths
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US House of Representatives
2, 2, §24
The Secretary of the Senate, and the assistant secretary thereof, shall, respectively, have power to administer any oath or affirmation required by law, or by the rules or orders of the Senate, to be taken by any officer of the Senate, and to any witness produced before it. (Apr. 18, 1876, ch. 66, §2, 19 Stat. 34; Pub....
§24. Secretary of Senate or assistant secretary may administer oaths
1971-07-09T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 2, §25
At the first session of Congress after every general election of Representatives, the oath of office shall be administered by any Member of the House of Representatives to the Speaker; and by the Speaker to all the Members and Delegates present, and to the Clerk, previous to entering on any other business; and to the M...
§25. Oath of Speaker, Members, and Delegates
1789-06-01T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 2, §26
Before the first meeting of each Congress the Clerk of the next preceding House of Representatives shall make a roll of the Representatives-elect, and place thereon the names of those persons, and of such persons only, whose credentials show that they were regularly elected in accordance with the laws of their States r...
§26. Roll of Representatives-elect
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US House of Representatives
2, 2, §27
Whenever Congress is about to convene, and from the prevalence of contagious sickness, or the existence of other circumstances, it would, in the opinion of the President, be hazardous to the lives or health of the members to meet at the seat of Government, the President is authorized, by proclamation, to convene Congre...
§27. Change of place of meeting
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US House of Representatives
2, 2, §28
(a) Periodic compilation; other useful materials; index digest; date of completion The Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives, at the beginning of the fifth fiscal year following the completion and publication of the parliamentary precedents of the House authorized by the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, ...
§28. Parliamentary precedents of House of Representatives
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US House of Representatives
2, 2, §29
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 The Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives shall prepare, compile, and maintain on a c...
§29. Condensed and simplified versions of House precedents; other useful
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US House of Representatives
2, 2, §30
corporations or institutions appropriated for In all cases where Members of Congress or Senators are appointed to represent Congress on any board of trustees or board of directors of any corporation or institution to which Congress makes any appropriation, the term of said Members or Senators, as such trustee or direct...
§30. Term of service of Members of Congress as trustees or directors of
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §131
The Library of Congress, composed of the books, maps, and other publications which on December 1, 1873, remained in existence, from the collections theretofore united under authority of law and those added from time to time by purchase, exchange, donation, reservation from publications ordered by Congress, acquisition ...
§131. Collections composing Library; location
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §132
The Library of Congress shall be arranged in two departments, a general library and a law library. (R.S. §81.) EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATION R.S. §81 derived from act July 14, 1832, ch. 221, §1, 4 Stat. 579. [Release Point 118-70]
§132. Departments of Library
1832-07-14T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §133
The portion of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library on the part of the Senate remaining in office as Senators shall during the recess of Congress exercise the powers and discharge the duties conferred by law upon the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library. (Mar. 3, 1883, ch. 141, §2, 22 Stat. 592; Aug. 2,...
§133. Joint Committee during recess of Congress
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §134
The incidental expenses of the law library shall be paid out of the appropriations for the Library of Congress. (R.S. §83.) EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATION R.S. §83 derived from act July 14, 1832, ch. 221, §3, 4 Stat. 579.
§134. Incidental expenses of law library
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §135
The Librarian shall make the purchases of books for the law library, under the direction of and pursuant to the catalogue furnished him by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (R.S. §84.) EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATION R.S. §84 derived from act July 14, 1832, ch. 221, §4, 4 Stat. 579.
§135. Purchase of books for law library
1832-07-14T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §136
The Librarian of Congress shall make rules and regulations for the government of the Library. (Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, §1, 29 Stat. 544, 546; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, §220(f), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. [Release Point 118-70] 204; Pub. L. 114–86, §3, Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 675.) EDITORIAL NOTES PRIOR PROVISIONS R.S. §§88...
§136. Librarian of Congress; rules and regulations
1972-06-06T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §137
The justices of the Supreme Court shall have free access to the law library; and they are authorized to make regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the use of the same during the sittings of the court. But such regulations shall not restrict any person authorized to take books from the Library from having access t...
§137. Use and regulation of law library
1897-03-03T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §138
The law library shall be kept open every day so long as either House of Congress is in session.
§138. Law library; hours kept open
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §140
All persons employed in and about said Library of Congress under the Librarian shall be appointed solely with reference to their fitness for their particular duties. (Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, §1, 29 Stat. 545; June 29, 1922, ch. 251, §1, 42 Stat. 715.) EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATION Act June 29, 1922, §1, cited as a credi...
§140. Employees; fitness
1922-06-29T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §141
(a) Architect of the Capitol (1) In general The Architect of the Capitol shall have charge of all work at the Library of Congress buildings and grounds (as defined in section 167j of this title) that affects— (A) the structural integrity of the buildings; (B) buildings systems, including mechanical, electrical, plumbin...
§141. Allocation of responsibilities for Library buildings and grounds
1980-06-13T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §143
All appropriations made to the Architect of the Capitol on account of the Library Building and Grounds shall be disbursed for that purpose in the same manner as other appropriations under his control. (June 29, 1922, ch. 251, §3, 42 Stat. 715.) [Release Point 118-70] EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Disburseme...
§143. Appropriations for Library Building and Grounds
1940-06-30T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §144
Ten of the copies of the Statutes at Large, published by Little, Brown & Co., which were deposited in the Library prior to February 5, 1859, shall be retained by the Librarian for the use of the justices of the Supreme Court, during the terms of court. (R.S. §96.) EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATION R.S. §96 derived from act ...
§144. Copies of Statutes at Large
1859-02-05T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §145
Two copies of the journals and documents, and of each book printed by either House of Congress, well bound in calf, shall be deposited in the Library, and must not be taken therefrom. (R.S. §97.) EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATION R.S. §97 derived from Res. Jan. 2, 1857, No. 5, §5, 11 Stat. 253.
§145. Copies of journals and documents
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §146
Twenty-five copies of the public Journals of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives, shall be deposited in the Library of the United States, at the seat of government, to be delivered to Members of Congress during any session, and to all other persons authorized by law to use the books in the Library, upon the...
§146. Deposit of Journals of Senate and House
1840-07-20T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §149
The Librarian of Congress may from time to time transfer to other governmental libraries within the District of Columbia, including the Public Library, books and material in the possession of the Library of Congress in his judgment no longer necessary to its uses, but in the judgment of the custodians of such other col...
§149. Transfer of books to other libraries
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §150
The Librarian of Congress is authorized to furnish to such institutions or individuals as may desire to buy them, such copies of the card indexes and other publications of the Library as may not be required for its ordinary transactions, and charge for the same a price which will cover their cost and ten per centum add...
§150. Sale of copies of card indexes and other publications
1977-10-01T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §151
The library collected by the Smithsonian Institution under the provisions of the Act of August 10, 1846, chapter 25, and removed from the building of that institution, with the consent of the Regents thereof, to the Library of Congress, shall, while there deposited, be subject to the same regulations as the Library of ...
§151. Smithsonian Library
1846-08-10T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §152
The Smithsonian Institution shall have the use of the library referred to in section 151 of this title in like manner as before its removal. All the books, maps, and charts of the Smithsonian Library shall be properly cared for and preserved in like manner as are those of the Congressional Library; from which the Smith...
§152. Care and use of Smithsonian Library
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §153
The library of the House of Representatives shall be under the control and direction of the Librarian of Congress, who shall provide all needful books of reference therefor. The librarian, two assistant librarians, and assistant in the library, shall be appointed by the Clerk of the House, with the approval of the Spea...
§153. Control of library of House of Representatives
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §154
regulations A board is created and established, to be known as the "Library of Congress Trust Fund Board" (hereinafter referred to as the board), which shall consist of the Secretary of the Treasury (or an Assistant Secretary designated in writing by the Secretary of the Treasury), the chairman and the vice chair of th...
§154. Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; members; quorum; seal; rules and
1978-05-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §155
No compensation shall be paid to the members of the board for their services as such members, but they shall be reimbursed for the expenses necessarily incurred by them, out of the income from the fund or funds in connection with which such expenses are incurred. The voucher of the chairman of the board shall be suffic...
§155. Compensation and expenses of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §156
The Board is authorized to accept, receive, hold, and administer such gifts, bequests, or devises of property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the Library, its collections, or its service, as may be approved by the Board and by the Joint Committee on the Library. (Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, §2, formerly §1, 43 St...
§156. Gifts, etc., to Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §157
The moneys or securities composing the trust funds given or bequeathed to the board shall be receipted for by the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall invest, reinvest, or retain investments as the board may from time to time determine. The income as and when collected shall be deposited with the Treasurer of the Unite...
§157. Funds of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; management of
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §158
United States In the absence of any specification to the contrary, the board may deposit the principal sum, in cash, with the Treasurer of the United States as a permanent loan to the United States Treasury, and the Treasurer shall thereafter credit such deposit with interest at a rate which is the higher of the rate o...
§158. Deposits by Library of Congress Trust Fund Board with Treasurer of
1936-06-23T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §159
Fund Board The board shall have perpetual succession, with all the usual powers and obligations of a trustee, including the power to sell, except as herein limited, in respect of all property, moneys, or securities which shall be conveyed, transferred, assigned, bequeathed, delivered, or paid over to it for the purpose...
§159. Perpetual succession and suits by or against Library of Congress Trust
1936-06-25T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §160
Nothing in sections 154 to 162 and 163 of this title shall be construed as prohibiting or 1 restricting the Librarian of Congress from accepting in the name of the United States gifts or bequests in the interest of the Library, its collections, or its service, of the following: (1) nonpersonal services; (2) voluntary ...
§160. Disbursement of gifts, etc., to Library
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §161
Gifts or bequests or devises to or for the benefit of the Library of Congress, including those to the board, and the income therefrom, shall be exempt from all Federal taxes, including all taxes levied by the District of Columbia. (Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, §5, 43 Stat. 1108; Oct. 2, 1942, ch. 576, 56 Stat. 765.) EDITORIA...
§161. Tax exemption of gifts, etc., to Library of Congress
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §162
Employees of the Library of Congress who perform special functions for the performance of which funds have been entrusted to the board or the librarian, or in connection with cooperative undertakings in which the Library of Congress is engaged, shall not be subject to section 209 of title 18; and section 5533 of title ...
§162. Compensation of Library of Congress employees
1917-06-30T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §164
The Librarian of Congress is authorized and directed to prepare biennially an index to the legislation of the States of the United States enacted during the biennium, together with a supplemental digest of the more important legislation of the period. (Feb. 10, 1927, ch. 99, §1, 44 Stat. 1066; Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 367, §...
§164. Index and digest of State legislation; preparation
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §165
There is authorized to be appropriated annually for carrying out the provisions of section 164 of this title the sum of $30,000, to remain available until expended.
§165. Authorization for appropriation for biennial index
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §166
(a) Redesignation of Legislative Reference Service The Legislative Reference Service in the Library of Congress is hereby continued as a separate department in the Library of Congress and is redesignated the "Congressional Research Service". (b) Functions and objectives It is the policy of Congress that— (1) the Librar...
§166. Congressional Research Service
1994-07-22T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §168
edition; annotations; supplements; decennial editions and supplements The Librarian of Congress shall have prepared— (1) a hardbound revised edition of the Constitution of the United States of America—Analysis and Interpretation, published as Senate Document Numbered 39, Eighty-eighth Congress (referred to hereinafter ...
§168. Constitution of the United States; preparation and publication of revised
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §169
From and after October 1, 1983, not to exceed fifteen positions in the Library of Congress may be exempt from the provisions of appropriation Acts concerning the employment of aliens during the current fiscal year, but the Librarian shall not make any appointment to any such position until he has ascertained that he ca...
§169. Positions in Library of Congress exempt from citizenship requirement
1943-06-28T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §170
(a) Establishment and maintenance in Library of Congress; purpose; determination of composition, cataloging, indexing and availability by Librarian The Librarian of Congress (hereinafter referred to as the "Librarian") shall establish and maintain in the Library of Congress a library to be known as the American Televis...
§170. American Television and Radio Archives
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §171
Book The Congress hereby finds and declares— (1) that the Congress of the United States on April 24, 1800, established for itself a library of the Congress; (2) that in 1815, the Congress purchased the personal library of the third President of the United States which contained materials on every science known to man a...
§171. Congressional declaration of findings and purpose as to Center for the
1800-04-24T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §172
As used in sections 171 to 175 of this title— (1) the term Center means the Center for the Book; (2) the term Librarian means the Librarian of Congress. (Pub. L. 95–129, §2, Oct. 13, 1977, 91 Stat. 1151.) [Release Point 118-70]
§172. Definitions
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §173
There is hereby established in the Library of Congress a Center for the Book. The Center shall be under the direction of the Librarian of Congress.
§173. Establishment of Center for the Book
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §174
The Librarian through the Center shall stimulate public interest and research in the role of the book in the diffusion of knowledge through such activities as a visiting scholar program accompanied by lectures, exhibits, publications, and any other related activities.
§174. Function of Center for the Book
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §175
The Librarian of Congress, in carrying out the Center's functions, is authorized to— (1) prescribe such regulations as he deems necessary; (2) receive money and other property donated, bequeathed, or devised for the purposes of the Center, and to use, sell, or otherwise dispose of such property for the purposes of carr...
§175. Administrative provisions
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §176
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Librarian of Congress shall equip, furnish, operate, and maintain the Library of Congress Mass Book Deacidification Facility. (Pub. L. 98–427, §2, Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1656.) STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES AUTHORIZATION TO CONSTRUCT FACILITY Pub. L. 98–427, ...
§176. Mass Book Deacidification Facility; operation by Librarian of Congress
1983-09-30T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §177
(a) Recognition The Congress recognizes that the Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress has for some [Release Point 118-70] time occupied a position of prominence in the life of the Nation, has spoken effectively for literary causes, and has occasionally performed duties and functions sometimes associated with...
§177. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry
1992-06-26T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §180
(a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to reduce the cost of information support for the Congress by eliminating duplication among systems which provide electronic access by Congress to legislative information. (b) "Legislative information" defined As used in this section, the term "legislative information" means i...
§180. Legislative information retrieval system
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §181
(a) On September 16, 1996, there shall be established a program for providing the widest possible exchange of information among legislative branch agencies with the long-range goal of improving information technology planning and evaluation. The Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Commi...
§181. Program for exchange of information among legislative branch agencies
1996-09-16T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §182
(a) Establishment Effective October 1, 1997, there is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund to be known as the Cooperative Acquisitions Program Revolving Fund (in this section referred to as the "revolving fund"). Moneys in the revolving fund shall be available to the Librarian of Congress, ...
§182. Cooperative Acquisitions Program Revolving Fund
1997-10-07T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §183
(a) In general Subject to available funding and in accordance with the requirements of this section and section 183a of this title, the Librarian of Congress shall prepare, print, distribute, and arrange for the funding of, a new and complete written history of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the Com...
§183. Written history of the House of Representatives
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §184
(a) Short title This section may be cited as the "Library of Congress Digital Collections and Educational Curricula Act of 2005". (b) Program The Librarian of Congress shall administer a program to teach educators and librarians how to incorporate the digital collections of the Library of Congress into educational curr...
§184. Incorporation of digital collections into educational curricula
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §185
(a) Short title This section may be cited as the "Library of Congress Inspector General Act of 2005". (b) Office of Inspector General There is an Office of Inspector General within the Library of Congress which is an independent objective office to— (1) conduct and supervise audits and investigations (excluding inciden...
§185. Inspector General of the Library of Congress
2005-08-02T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 5, §186
[Release Point 118-70] Fees of witnesses in District of Columbia. 195. Omitted. 194b. Request by Congressional committees to officers or employees of Federal departments, agencies, etc., concerned with foreign countries or multilateral organizations for expression of views and opinions. 194a. Certification of failure t...
§186. Library of Congress orders under task and delivery order contracts
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