[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 5 (Monday, January 31, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H53-H54]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             REAUTHORIZING PRINTING OF CERTAIN PUBLICATIONS

  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in 
the Senate amendment to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 221) 
entitled ``Concurrent resolution authorizing printing of the brochures 
entitled `How Our Laws Are Made' and `Our American Government', the 
pocket version of the United States Constitution, and the document-
sized, annotated version of the United States Constitution.''
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Senate amendment:
       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. OUR AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.

       (a) In General.--The 1999 revised edition of the brochure 
     entitled ``Our American Government'' shall be printed as a 
     House document under the direction of the Joint Committee on 
     Printing.
       (b) Additional Copies.--In addition to the usual number, 
     there shall be printed the lesser of--
       (1) 550,000 copies of the document, of which 440,000 copies 
     shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, 100,000 
     copies shall be for the use of the Senate, and 10,000 copies 
     shall be for the use of the Joint Committee on Printing; or
       (2) such number of copies of the document as does not 
     exceed a total production and printing cost of $412,873, with 
     distribution to be allocated in the same proportion as 
     described in paragraph (1), except that in no case shall the 
     number of copies be less than 1 per Member of Congress.

     SEC. 2. DOCUMENT-SIZED, ANNOTATED UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.

       (a) In General.--The 1999 edition of the document-sized, 
     annotated version of the United States Constitution shall be 
     printed as a House document under the direction of the Joint 
     Committee on Printing.
       (b) Additional Copies.--In addition to the usual number, 
     there shall be printed the lesser of--
       (1) 550,000 copies of the document, of which 440,000 copies 
     shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, 100,000 
     copies shall be for the use of the Senate, and 10,000 copies 
     shall be for the use of the Joint Committee on Printing; or
       (2) such number of copies of the document as does not 
     exceed a total production and printing cost of $393,316, with 
     distribution to be allocated in the same proportion as 
     described in paragraph (1), except that in no case shall the 
     number of copies be less than 1 per Member of Congress.

     SEC. 3. HOW OUR LAWS ARE MADE.

       (a) In General.--An edition of the brochure entitled ``How 
     Our Laws Are Made'', as revised under the direction of the 
     Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives in 
     consultation with the Parliamentarian of the Senate, shall be 
     printed as a House document under the direction of the Joint 
     Committee on Printing.
       (b) Additional Copies.--In addition to the usual number, 
     there shall be printed the lesser of--
       (1) 550,000 copies of the document, of which 440,000 copies 
     shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, 100,000 
     copies shall be for the use of the Senate, and 10,000 copies 
     shall be for the use of the Joint Committee on Printing; or
       (2) such number of copies of the document as does not 
     exceed a total production and printing cost of $200,722, with 
     distribution to be allocated in the same proportion as 
     described in paragraph (1), except that in no case shall the 
     number of copies be less than 1 per Member of Congress.

     SEC. 4. POCKET VERSION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.

       (a) In General.--The 20th edition of the pocket version of 
     the United States Constitution shall be printed as a House 
     document under the direction of the Joint Committee on 
     Printing.
       (b) Additional Copies.--In addition to the usual number, 
     there shall be printed the lesser of--
       (1) 550,000 copies of the document, of which 440,000 copies 
     shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, 100,000 
     copies shall be for the use of the Senate, and 10,000 copies 
     shall be for the use of the Joint Committee on Printing; or
       (2) such number of copies of the document as does not 
     exceed a total production and printing cost of $115,208, with 
     distribution to be allocated in the same proportion as 
     described in paragraph (1), except that in no case shall the 
     number of copies be less than 1 per Member of Congress.

     SEC. 5. CAPITOL BUILDER: THE SHORTHAND JOURNALS OF CAPTAIN 
                   MONTGOMERY C. MEIGS, 1853-1861.

       (a) In General.--There shall be printed as a Senate 
     document the book entitled ``Capitol Builder: The Shorthand 
     Journals of Captain Montgomery C. Meigs, 1853-1861'', 
     prepared under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate, 
     in consultation with the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives and the Architect of the Capitol.
       (b) Specifications.--The Senate document described in 
     subsection (a) shall include illustrations and shall be in 
     the style, form, manner, and binding as directed by the Joint 
     Committee on Printing after consultation with the Secretary 
     of the Senate.
       (c) Number of Copies.--In addition to the usual number of 
     copies, there shall be printed with suitable binding the 
     lesser of--
       (1) 1,500 copies for the use of the Senate, the House of 
     Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, to be 
     allocated as determined by the Secretary of the Senate and 
     the Clerk of the House of Representatives; or
       (2) a number of copies that does not have a total 
     production and printing cost of more than $31,500.

     SEC. 6. THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL: A CHRONICLE OF 
                   CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN, AND POLITICS.

       (a) In General.--There shall be printed as a Senate 
     document the book entitled ``The United States Capitol: A 
     Chronicle of Construction, Design, and Politics'', prepared 
     by the Architect of the Capitol.
       (b) Specifications.--The Senate document described in 
     subsection (a) shall include illustrations and shall be in 
     the style, form, manner, and binding as directed by the Joint 
     Committee on Printing after consultation with the Secretary 
     of the Senate.
       (c) Number of Copies.--In addition to the usual number of 
     copies, there shall be printed with suitable binding the 
     lesser of--

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       (1) 6,500 copies for the use of the Senate, the House of 
     Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, to be 
     allocated as determined by the Secretary of the Senate; or
       (2) a number of copies that does not have a total 
     production and printing cost of more than $143,000.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Boehner) and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner).
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, House Concurrent Resolution 221, as amended by the 
Senate, authorizes the printing of six publications, of ``How Our Laws 
Are Made''; ``Our American Government''; the U.S. Constitution, the 
pocket-sized version; the U.S. Constitution, a document-sized version; 
the ``Capitol Builder,'' which is a shorthand journal of Captain 
Montgomery C. Meigs; and the publication of the ``U.S. Capitol: A 
Chronicle of Construction, Design and Politics.''
  The Senate amendment to the House resolution added both ``The Capitol 
Builder'' and ``The U.S. Capitol'' to the printing resolution.
  The total cost from the GPO, their estimate for these publications, 
is approximately $1.3 million. I would ask my colleagues to join with 
me in approving this resolution.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, as the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner) has explained, 
the House originally proposed the printing of four documents about our 
government, all of which Members and their constituents find 
extraordinarily useful.
  By its amendment, the Senate has proposed the printing of two 
additional documents. I believe those documents are appropriately 
added, and I certainly urge Members to support this resolution.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Maryland (Mr. 
Hoyer), and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner) that the House suspend the rules and 
concur in the Senate amendment to the concurrent resolution, H. Con. 
Res. 221.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the Senate amendment was 
concurred in.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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