Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

44 U.S.C. § 907

Congressional Record: extracts for Members of Congress; mailing envelopes

section 3210 of title 39The Director of the Government Publishing Office may print and deliver, upon the order of a Member of Congress and payment of the cost, extracts from the Congressional Record. The Director of the Government Publishing Office may furnish without cost to Members and the Resident Commissioner, envelopes, ready for mailing the Congressional Record or any part of it, or speeches, or reports in it, if such part, speeches, or reports are mailable as franked mail under . Envelopes so furnished shall contain in the upper left-hand corner the following words: “United States Senate” or “House of Representatives, U.S. Part of Congressional Record.”, and in the upper right-hand corner the letters “U.S.S.” or “M.C.”, and the Director of the Government Publishing Office may, at the request of a Member or Resident Commissioner, print in addition to the foregoing, his name and State or Commonwealth, the date, and the topic or subject matter, not exceeding twelve words. He may not print any other words on envelopes, except at the personal expense of the Member or Resident Commissioner ordering the envelopes, except to affix the official title of a document. The Director of the Government Publishing Office shall deposit moneys accruing under this section in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the appropriation made for the working capital of the Government Publishing Office for the year in which the work is done, and accounted for in his annual report to Congress.

Pub. L. 90–62082 Stat. 1259Pub. L. 93–191, § 8(b)87 Stat. 745Pub. L. 93–255, § 2(c)88 Stat. 52Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b)128 Stat. 2537(, , ; , , ; , , ; , (c)(1), , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 3728 Stat. 606Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 189, § 128 Stat. 961Jan. 30, 1904, ch. 3933 Stat. 9Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 54943 Stat. 1300Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., § 185 (, ; , ; , ; , ).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 113–235, § 1301(c)(1)2014—, substituted “Director of the Government Publishing Office” for “Public Printer” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 93–2551974— struck out “Postage paid by Congress” after “Part of Congressional Record.”.

Pub. L. 93–191section 3210 of title 391973— inserted at end of second sentence “, if such part, speeches, or reports are mailable as franked mail under ” and substituted in third sentence “Postage paid by Congress” for “Free”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235section 301 of this title“Government Publishing Office” substituted for “Government Printing Office” in text on authority of , set out as a note preceding .

Effective Date of 1973 Amendment

Pub. L. 93–191Pub. L. 93–191section 3210 of Title 39Amendment by effective , see section 14, of , set out as a note under , Postal Service.

Archivist of the United States

section 2103 of this titlePub. L. 98–497Pub. L. 98–497Pub. L. 98–497section 2102 of this titleReferences to Archivist of the United States deemed to refer to Archivist appointed under with respect to functions transferred by or an amendment made by and exercised after , see sections 106 and 108 of , set out as notes under .