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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1626 

To amend chapter 9 of title 44, United States Code, to limit the printing 

of the Congressional Record, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 15, 2011 

Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for herself, Mr. GRIMM, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 

PAUL, Mr. COBLE, Ms. HAYWORTH, and Mr. POSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 

A BILL 

To amend chapter 9 of title 44, United States Code, to 

limit the printing of the Congressional Record, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prevent the Reckless, 

5 Irresponsible, Needless Typography (PRINT) Act of 

6 2011’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. COST SAVINGS ON PRINTING THE CONGRESSIONAL 

2 RECORD. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 44, United 

4 States Code, is amended by striking section 903 and in5 serting the following: 

6 ‘‘§ 903. Congressional Record: daily and permanent 

7 forms 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The public proceedings of each 

9 House of Congress as reported by the Official Reporters, 

10 shall be included in the Congressional Record, which shall 

11 be issued in daily form during each session and shall be 

12 revised and made electronically available promptly, as di13 rected by the Joint Committee on Printing, for distribu14 tion during and after the close of each session of Congress. 

15 The daily and the permanent Record shall bear the same 

16 date, which shall be that of the actual day’s proceedings 

17 reported. 

18 ‘‘(b) PRINTING.—Except as provided under section 

19 906, the Government Printing Office shall not print the 

20 Congressional Record.’’. 

21 (b) LIMITED PRINTING OF THE CONGRESSIONAL

22 RECORD.—Chapter 9 of title 44, United States Code, is 

23 amended by striking section 906 and inserting the fol24 lowing: 

25 ‘‘§ 906. Congressional Record: limited printing 

26 ‘‘(a) MINIMUM NUMBER OF COPIES.— 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Public Printer shall 

2 determine the minimum number of copies of the 

3 Congressional Record that are necessary to be print4 ed for archival purposes. 

5 ‘‘(2) REPORTS.— 

6 ‘‘(A) INITIAL DETERMINATION.—Not later 

7 than 45 days after the date of enactment of the 

8 Congressional Record Printing Savings Act of 

9 2011, the Public Printer shall submit a report 

10 to Congress on the minimum number deter11 mined under paragraph (1). 

12 ‘‘(B) MODIFIED NUMBER.—If the Public 

13 Printer modifies the minimum number reported 

14 under subparagraph (A), the Public Printer 

15 shall submit a report to Congress on the modi16 fied minimum number not later than 15 days 

17 after the modification. 

18 ‘‘(b) LIMITED PRINTING.—The Public Printer may 

19 not print more than the minimum number of copies of 

20 the Congressional Record determined under subsection 

21 (a). The Public Printer shall ensure the most cost effective 

22 printing of the Congressional Record under this section. 

23 ‘‘(c) ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY.—The Government 

24 Printing Office shall make the Congressional Record avail25 able— 

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1 ‘‘(1) to the public on the Web site of the Gov2 ernment Printing Office; and 

3 ‘‘(2) in a format which enables the Congres4 sional Record to be downloaded and printed by users 

5 of the Web site.’’. 

6 (c) CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.—Chapter 9 of title 44, 

7 United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in section 905, in the first sentence, by 

9 striking ‘‘printing’’ and inserting ‘‘inclusion’’; and 

10 (2) by striking sections 909 and 910. 

11 SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

12 The table of sections for chapter 9 of title 44, United 

13 States Code, is amended— 

14 (1) by striking the item relating to section 906 

15 and inserting the following: 

‘‘906. Congressional Record: limited printing.’’; 

16 and 

17 (2) by striking the items relating to sections 

18 909 and 910. 

19 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

20 This Act shall take effect 30 days after the date of 

21 enactment of this Act. 

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