§ 28. — Parliamentary precedents of House of Representatives.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC28]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 2--ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS
Sec. 28. Parliamentary precedents of House of Representatives
(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, 1966 (79 Stat. 270; Public Law
89-90), and at the beginning of each fifth fiscal year thereafter, shall
commence the compilation and preparation for printing of the
parliamentary precedents of the House of Representatives, together with
such other materials as may be useful in connection therewith, and an
index digest of such precedents and other materials. Each such
compilation and preparation for printing of the parliamentary precedents
of the House shall be completed by the close of the fiscal year
immediately following the fiscal year in which such work is commenced.
(b) Form, number, and distribution of compilation
As so compiled and prepared, such precedents and other materials and
index digest shall be printed on pages of such size, and in such type
and format, as the Parliamentarian may determine and shall be printed in
such numbers and for such distribution as may be provided by law enacted
prior to printing.
(c) Appointment and compensation of personnel; utilization of services
of personnel of Federal agencies
For the purpose of carrying out each such compilation and
preparation, the Parliamentarian may--
(1) subject to the approval of the Speaker, appoint (as
employees of the House of Representatives) clerical and other
personnel and fix their respective rates of pay; and
(2) utilize the services of personnel of the Library of Congress
and the Government Printing Office.
(Pub. L. 91-510, title III, Sec. 331, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1186.)
References in Text
The Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1966, referred to in
subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 89-90, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 265. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Effective Date
Section effective immediately prior to noon on Jan. 3, 1971, see
section 601(1) of Pub. L. 91-510, set out as an Effective Date of 1970
Amendment note under section 72a of this title.
