[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S8099]
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  AUTHORIZING PRINTING OF THE POCKET VERSION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 35, submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 35) authorizing the 
     printing of the pocket version of the United States 
     Constitution.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent 
resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, 
and that any statements relating thereto be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 35) was agreed to, as 
follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 35

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. POCKET VERSION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.

       (a) In General.--The 24th edition of the pocket version of 
     the United States Constitution shall be printed as a Senate 
     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) 551,000 copies of the document, of which 441,000 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 $218,379, 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.

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