[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1626 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1626

   To amend chapter 9 of title 44, United States Code, to limit the 
     printing of the Congressional Record, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2011

  Mrs. Miller of Michigan (for herself, Mr. Grimm, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
Paul, Mr. Coble, Ms. Hayworth, and Mr. Posey) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend chapter 9 of title 44, United States Code, to limit the 
     printing of the Congressional Record, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent the Reckless, Irresponsible, 
Needless Typography (PRINT) Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. COST SAVINGS ON PRINTING THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 9 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended by striking section 903 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 903. Congressional Record: daily and permanent forms
    ``(a) In General.--The public proceedings of each House of Congress 
as reported by the Official Reporters, shall be included in the 
Congressional Record, which shall be issued in daily form during each 
session and shall be revised and made electronically available 
promptly, as directed by the Joint Committee on Printing, for 
distribution during and after the close of each session of Congress. 
The daily and the permanent Record shall bear the same date, which 
shall be that of the actual day's proceedings reported.
    ``(b) Printing.--Except as provided under section 906, the 
Government Printing Office shall not print the Congressional Record.''.
    (b) Limited Printing of the Congressional Record.--Chapter 9 of 
title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking section 906 and 
inserting the following:
``Sec. 906. Congressional Record: limited printing
    ``(a) Minimum Number of Copies.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Public Printer shall determine the 
        minimum number of copies of the Congressional Record that are 
        necessary to be printed for archival purposes.
            ``(2) Reports.--
                    ``(A) Initial determination.--Not later than 45 
                days after the date of enactment of the Congressional 
                Record Printing Savings Act of 2011, the Public Printer 
                shall submit a report to Congress on the minimum number 
                determined under paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Modified number.--If the Public Printer 
                modifies the minimum number reported under subparagraph 
                (A), the Public Printer shall submit a report to 
                Congress on the modified minimum number not later than 
                15 days after the modification.
    ``(b) Limited Printing.--The Public Printer may not print more than 
the minimum number of copies of the Congressional Record determined 
under subsection (a). The Public Printer shall ensure the most cost 
effective printing of the Congressional Record under this section.
    ``(c) Electronic Availability.--The Government Printing Office 
shall make the Congressional Record available--
            ``(1) to the public on the Web site of the Government 
        Printing Office; and
            ``(2) in a format which enables the Congressional Record to 
        be downloaded and printed by users of the Web site.''.
    (c) Congressional Record.--Chapter 9 of title 44, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 905, in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``printing'' and inserting ``inclusion''; and
            (2) by striking sections 909 and 910.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    The table of sections for chapter 9 of title 44, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the item relating to section 906 and 
        inserting the following:

``906. Congressional Record: limited printing.'';
        and
            (2) by striking the items relating to sections 909 and 910.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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