Authorizing the reprinting of the 25th edition of the pocket version of the United States Constitution.

Bill: 114-hconres-54
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10]
Introduced: 2015-06-01
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments

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House of Representatives
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-12
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Authorizes the printing as a House document of the 25th edition of the pocket version of the U.S. Constitution.</p> <p>Prescribes requirements in each chamber for distribution of copies of the printed document for their respective use.</p>

action_date: 2015-06-10
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>Authorizes the printing as a House document of the 25th edition of the pocket version of the U.S. Constitution.</p> <p>Prescribes requirements in each chamber for distribution of copies of the printed document for their respective use.</p>

action_date: 2015-06-11
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>Authorizes the printing as a House document of the 25th edition of the pocket version of the U.S. Constitution.</p> <p>Prescribes requirements in each chamber for distribution of copies of the printed document for their respective use.</p>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 54 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Authorizing the reprinting of the 25th edition of the pocket version of the United States Constitution.

1. Pocket version of the United States Constitution (a) In General The 25th edition of the pocket version of the United States Constitution shall be reprinted as a House document under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. (b) Additional Copies In addition to the usual number, there shall be printed the lesser of— (1) 285,400 copies of the document, of which 235,400 copies shall be for the use of the House of Representatives and 50,000 copies shall be for the use of the Senate; or (2) such number of copies of the document as does not exceed a total production and printing cost of $135,312, with distribution to be allocated in the same proportion as described in paragraph (1), except that in no case shall the number of copies be less than 1 per Member of Congress. (c) Distribution The copies of the document reprinted for the use of the House and the Senate under subsection (a) shall be distributed in accordance with— (1) a distribution plan approved by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, in the case of the copies printed for the use of the House; and (2) a distribution plan approved by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, in the case of the copies printed for the use of the Senate.

Passed the House of Representatives June 10, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IV One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen H. CON. RES. 54 June 11, 2015 Agreed to CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Authorizing the reprinting of the 25th edition of the pocket version of the United States Constitution.

1. Pocket version of the United States Constitution (a) In General The 25th edition of the pocket version of the United States Constitution shall be reprinted as a House document under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. (b) Additional Copies In addition to the usual number, there shall be printed the lesser of— (1) 285,400 copies of the document, of which 235,400 copies shall be for the use of the House of Representatives and 50,000 copies shall be for the use of the Senate; or (2) such number of copies of the document as does not exceed a total production and printing cost of $135,312, with distribution to be allocated in the same proportion as described in paragraph (1), except that in no case shall the number of copies be less than 1 per Member of Congress. (c) Distribution The copies of the document reprinted for the use of the House and the Senate under subsection (a) shall be distributed in accordance with— (1) a distribution plan approved by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, in the case of the copies printed for the use of the House; and (2) a distribution plan approved by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, in the case of the copies printed for the use of the Senate.

Clerk of the House of Representatives. Secretary of the Senate.

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 54 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 1, 2015 Mrs. Miller of Michigan submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Authorizing the reprinting of the 25th edition of the pocket version of the United States Constitution.

1. Pocket version of the United States Constitution (a) In General The 25th edition of the pocket version of the United States Constitution shall be reprinted as a House document under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. (b) Additional Copies In addition to the usual number, there shall be printed the lesser of— (1) 285,400 copies of the document, of which 235,400 copies shall be for the use of the House of Representatives and 50,000 copies shall be for the use of the Senate; or (2) such number of copies of the document as does not exceed a total production and printing cost of $135,312, with distribution to be allocated in the same proportion as described in paragraph (1), except that in no case shall the number of copies be less than 1 per Member of Congress. (c) Distribution The copies of the document reprinted for the use of the House and the Senate under subsection (a) shall be distributed in accordance with— (1) a distribution plan approved by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, in the case of the copies printed for the use of the House; and (2) a distribution plan approved by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, in the case of the copies printed for the use of the Senate.

tv_txt: III 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 54 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 11, 2015 Received CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Authorizing the reprinting of the 25th edition of the pocket version of the United States Constitution.

1. Pocket version of the United States Constitution (a) In General The 25th edition of the pocket version of the United States Constitution shall be reprinted as a House document under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. (b) Additional Copies In addition to the usual number, there shall be printed the lesser of— (1) 285,400 copies of the document, of which 235,400 copies shall be for the use of the House of Representatives and 50,000 copies shall be for the use of the Senate; or (2) such number of copies of the document as does not exceed a total production and printing cost of $135,312, with distribution to be allocated in the same proportion as described in paragraph (1), except that in no case shall the number of copies be less than 1 per Member of Congress. (c) Distribution The copies of the document reprinted for the use of the House and the Senate under subsection (a) shall be distributed in accordance with— (1) a distribution plan approved by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, in the case of the copies printed for the use of the House; and (2) a distribution plan approved by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, in the case of the copies printed for the use of the Senate.

Passed the House of Representatives June 10, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk