The Joint Committee on Printing is a joint committee of the United States Congress devoted to overseeing the functions of the Government Publishing Office and general printing procedures of the federal government of the United States. The authority vested in the Committee is derived from 44 U.S.C. § 101 and the Committee is thereby responsible for ensuring compliance by federal entities to these laws and the Government Printing and Binding Regulations.[1] The current joint committee was created by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and combined the functions of the United States House Committee on Printing and the United States Senate Committee on Printing.

The Committee traces its lineage back to a similar one created by an act of August 3, 1846 (9 Stat. 114, §2) consisting of three members each from the two houses. By virtue of this it is the oldest joint committee of the Congress, although not continuously organized as such.

Leaders of the committee typically serve as the tellers of juring the joint session of Congress when the electoral voters are counted in accordance with the Electoral Count Act.

Composition

There are five members of each house on the committee, which has no subcommittees. The committee consists of the chairman and four members of the United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the United States House Committee on House Administration in the House of Representatives. Every two years the chairmanship and vice-chairmanship rotate between the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. [2]

Members, 118th Congress

Majority Minority
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Members, 117th Congress

Majority Minority
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members[5]
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Members, 116th Congress

Majority Minority
Senate
members[7]
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members[8]

Members, 115th Congress

Majority Minority
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members [9]
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members [10]

Members, 114th Congress

Majority Minority
Senate
members [11]
House
members [12]

Members, 113th Congress

Majority Minority
Senate
members [13]
House
members [14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Joint Committees | Committee on House Administration". cha.house.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  2. ^ "Joint Committee on Printing | Committee on House Administration". cha.house.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  3. ^ "118th Congress – S.Res. 93 - A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library". Congress.gov. March 2, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "118th Congress – H.Res. 194 – Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing". Congress.gov. March 7, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "117th Congress – S.Res. 244 – A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library". Congress.gov. May 26, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "117th Congress – H.Res. 321 – Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing". Congress.gov. April 16, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "116th Congress – S.Res. 86 – A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library". Congress.gov. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  8. ^ "116th Congress – H.Res. 226 – Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing". Congress.gov. April 9, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "115th Congress – S.Res. 101 – A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library". Congress.gov.
  10. ^ "115th Congress – H.Res. 82 – Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing". Congress.gov.
  11. ^ "114th Congress – S.Res. 126 – A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library". Congress.gov.
  12. ^ "114th Congress – H.Res. 171 – Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing". Congress.gov.
  13. ^ "113th Congress – S.Res. 88 – A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library". Congress.gov.
  14. ^ "113th Congress – H.Res. 142 – Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing". Congress.gov.

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