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CHAPTER 2 — ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS> § 29. — Condensed and simplified versions of House precedents; other useful 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.
§ 29. — Condensed and simplified versions of House precedents; other useful 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.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC29]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 2--ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS
Sec. 29. Condensed and simplified versions of House precedents;
other useful 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 current basis and in cumulative form, for
each Congress commencing with the Ninety-third Congress a condensed and,
insofar as practicable, up-to-date version of all of the parliamentary
precedents of the House of Representatives which have current use and
application in the House, together with informative text prepared by the
Parliamentarian and other useful related material in summary form. The
Parliamentarian shall have such matter printed for each Congress on
pages of such size and in such type and format as he considers advisable
to promote the usefulness of such matter to the Members of the House and
shall provide a printed copy thereof to each Member in each Congress,
including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and may make such
other distribution of such printed copies as he considers advisable. In
carrying out this section, the Parliamentarian may appoint and fix the
pay of personnel and utilize the services of personnel of the Library of
Congress and the Government Printing Office.
(Pub. L. 91-510, title III, Sec. 332, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1186.)
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.
