[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 1, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 AUTHORIZING THE PRINTING OF THE 25TH EDITION OF THE POCKET VERSION OF 
                     THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION

  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that the Committee on House Administration be discharged from 
further consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 90) 
authorizing the printing of the 25th edition of the pocket version of 
the United States Constitution, and ask for its immediate consideration 
in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 90

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

     SECTION 1. POCKET VERSION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.

       (a) In General.--The 25th 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) 235,500 copies of the document, of which 220,500 copies 
     shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, 10,000 
     copies shall be for the use of the Senate, and 5,000 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 $114,849, 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.
       (c) Distribution.--The copies of the document printed for 
     the use of the House and the Senate under subsection (a) 
     shall be distributed in accordance with--
       (1) a distribution plan approved by the chair and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on House Administration of 
     the House of Representatives, in the case of the copies 
     printed for the use of the House; and
       (2) a distribution plan approved by the chair and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Rules and Administration 
     of the Senate, in the case of the copies printed for the use 
     of the Senate.

  The concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


                             General Leave

  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and 
extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on House 
Concurrent Resolution 90.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.

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