Print in Record

By Unanimous Consent:

17

Matter not in conflict with the law or rules 16 or remarks not actually delivered or read by a Senator " may be inserted by unanimous consent in the body of the Record, or the appendix thereof, as "leave to print" a statement but not as a speech.18

It is against established procedure of the Senate as well as a regulation of the Joint Committee on Printing to insert undelivered remarks of or remarks not read by a Senator in the Congressional Record as a speech or part thereof delivered on the floor.19

In 1894, the undelivered remarks of Mr. Matthew S. Quay, of Pennsylvania, in connection with a pending tariff bill, were ordered printed in the Record by unanimous consent as though delivered on a previous day.20

In 1930, during the consideration of a deficiency appropriation bill, the Senate gave unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a speech intended to be delivered by a Senator who was absent from the city, favoring an item relating to the Boulder Dam project.21

Remarks of a Senator, detained by illness, intended to be delivered on the occasion of memorial addresses in the Senate may, under the custom, be printed in the Record and included in the memorial volume; such action is not considered to be in any manner a departure from the well-fixed rule and practice that in the ordinary business of the Senate no speech of a Senator shall be printed in the Record unless actually delivered in the Senate."

18 See Jan. 23, 1935, 74-1, Record, p. 802.

17 S. Res. 127, 80th Congress, agreed to July 23, 1947, op. cit.; Apr. 5, 1950, 81-2. Record, p. 4731; Sept. 11, 1950, 81-2, Record, p. 14536: May 4, 1953, 83-1, Record. p. 4341; Jan. 25, 1956, 84-2, Record, p. 1242; June 28, 1956; 84-2, Record, p. 11244: Feb. 11, 1957, 85-1, Record, p. 1861.

18 Ibid.; Aug. 3, 1950, 81-2, Record, p. 11687; Sept. 17, 1951, 82-1. Record, pp. 11477-11478; Oct. 20, 1951, 82-1, Record, p. 13685; June 22, 1916, 64-1. Record, p. 9747.

19 S. Res. 127 of 80th Congress, agreed to July 23, 1947, 80-1, Journal, p. 510; Sept. 11, 1950, 81-2, Record, p. 14536; Apr. 16, 1953, 83-1, Record, p. 3205: May 4, 1953, 83-1, Record, p. 4341; Feb. 13, 1925, 68-2, Record, p. 3628; May 12. 1930, 71-2. Record, p. 8754; Aug. 3, 1950, 81-2, Record, p. 11687: Apr. 5, 1950. 81-2, Record, p. 4731; July 23, 1947, 80-1, Record, pp. 9782-9783: May 1, 1947. 80-1, Record, p. 4371; Mar. 24, 1944, 78-1, Record, pp. 3035-3036; Oct. 1, 1942. 77-2, Record, pp. 7676–7677; Mar. 18, 1925, 69-Special Session, Record, p. 362; Oct. 27, 1919, 66-1, Record, p. 7541: July 15, 1919, 66-1, Record, p. 2618; Jan. 30, 1905, 58-3, Record, p. 1577; see also Feb. 11, 1924, 68-1, Record, p. 2236.

20 July 3, 1894, 53-2, Record, p. 7129.

21 June 26, 1930, 71-2, Record, p. 11787.

Certain Matters Excluded by Rules and Regulations:

Since regulations of the Joint Committee on Printing prohibit the printing of the following the consent of that committee is first required in order to have printed or reproduced in the Congressional Record a graph,23 an illustration," a map,25 or a chart.26

Matters Read Into the Record by Senators:

See also "Disorderly Language, Use of, in Debate, and Restrictions on," pp. 402-406; "Reading by a Senator," pp. 428, 584585.

Any statement can be read into the Record by a Senator having the floor even if it would otherwise transgress the rule of the joint committee;" he may read, in the course of his address, from a matter or paper of which he is not the author, and permission to have it read from the desk is not required.

28

Insertions in the Congressional Record may not be put in on motion; a matter may be inserted in the Record by unanimous consent or read into the Record.29

Matters Read Into the Record on Motion or by Unanimous Consent:

The Clerk, under Rule XI, can be ordered to read matter into the Record. For details see "Papers," pp. 582-587. Order to read matter into the Record may be dispensed with. For details see "Reading on Motion-Dispensed With," p. 586.

On Motion:

A motion to insert matter in the Congressional Record is not in order.3

30

A motion to print in the Congressional Record the report of a subcommittee of the American Bar Association on the League of Nations Covenant was held not to be in order, since it was not a petition or memorial, under the rule, as it was not addressed to the Senate.31

24

25

Mar. 31, 1939, 76–1, Journal, p. 207, Record, pp. 3628, 3632.

July 21, 1913, 63-1, Record, pp. 2570-2571.

'Mar. 12, 1952, 82-2, Record, p. 2175; July 21, 1939, 76–1, Journal, p. 521; July 15, 1957, 85-1, Record, p. 11681.

27

9747.

28

Sept. 17, 1951, 82-1, Record, pp. 11477-11478; June 22, 1916, 64–1, Record, p.

Mar. 3, 1927, 69-2, Record, p. 5465; May 8, 1941, 77-1, Record, p. 3773. 2 See Apr. 25, 1972, 92–2, Record, p. 14094.

June 22, 1916, 64-1, Record, p. 9747; May 21, 1920, 66-2, Journal, p. 278, Record, pp. 7394-7396.

31

May 21, 1920, 66–2, Journal, p. 278, Record, pp. 7394–7396.

97-344 0-74- -22

A motion to print in the Record a yea and nay vote on a nomination in closed session can only be made in executive session."2

Petitions and Memorials:

Communications, including memorials, from State legislatures, under the rule," are printed in full in the body of the Congressional Record."

A motion to print in the Record a memorial of a constitutional convention, unanimous consent for which objection was heard, is in order.35

A brief statement of the contents of other petitions or memorials may be made to the Senate upon their presentation, but it is not in order under the rule for them to be read at length during the morning business or printed in full in the Record without unanimous consent, or they may be printed in full on motion where an objection is made."

36

In 1894, it was held that it was not in order for petitions and memorials, under the rule, to be read at length or printed in the Record without unanimous consent.38

By unanimous consent, various types of petitions and memorials from private citizens or groups of citizens are printed in the Record and referred to the appropriate committee; in 1950 several resolutions adopted by a farm bureau were, by unanimous consent, ordered to be printed in the Appendix and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry."

Reading Into the Record Out of Order in Morning Business:

For details, see also "Morning Business, Debate During," pp. 419-420; "Morning Hour: Debate During, After Morning Business," pp. 420-421.

The reading by a Senator of a petition into the Record during the transaction of morning business is a violation of the rule requiring only a brief statement of its contents to be printed in the Record."

32 May 21, 1929, 71-1, Record, p. 1598.

33 Rule VII, par. 6.

34 Mar. 22, 1932, 72-1, Record, p. 6615; Sept. 17, 1951, 82-1, Record, p. 11415, Feb. 13, 1888, 50-1, Record, p. 1132.

33

36 Apr. 4, 1894, 53-2, Journal, p. 140, Record, pp. 3440-3443; see also July 25, 1914, 63-2, Record, pp. 12725-12726.

37

June 14, 1918, 65-2, Record, p. 7777; see also Jan. 18, 1912, 62-2, Record, pp. 1055-1057.

38

Apr. 4, 1894, 53-2, Journal, p. 140, Record, pp. 3440-3443.

3 Feb. 14, 1950, 81-2, Record, pp. A1091, A1092 (daily edition).

Reports of Committees:

On objection, motion to print in Record must lie over 1 day. See "Reports," "Print Report in Record," p. 752. Revision of Remarks:

In 1885 where certain unauthorized omissions and changes were made by a Senator in the proceedings of the Senate as published in the Congressional Record, the official reporter was instructed to correct the Record according to his notes."1

In 1890, the remarks of a Senator criticizing the action of another Senator having been allegedly altered in a material manner, in their revision for the Record, beyond the scope permitted under the general practice of the Senate, by the insertion of language not actually uttered, an order was adopted by the Senate striking from the permanent edition of the Congressional Record the language so inserted."2

In 1888, a Senator, due to the omission by mistake of certain tables and figures from his remarks of a previous day, obtained unanimous consent to have the speech reprinted in the daily Record as corrected."3

In 1936, by reason of the failure to print in the Congressional Record certain charts accompanying a speech, the Joint Committee on Printing issued an order for the reprinting of the speech together with the charts.*

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A Senator in making a revision of his remarks is not supposed to make any substantial changes therein." (He has no rule of the Senate for guidance.)

Sine Die Adjournment-Order to Print Following Adjournment:

The Senate regularly gives general authorization to print matters in the Congressional Record for a specified period following sine die adjournment."

Size of Type:

Under the laws and rules for publication of the Congressional Record all remarks not delivered by a Senator and

42

Mar. 21, 1885, 49-Special Session, Record, pp. 72, 77.

Feb. 24, 1890, 51-1, Record, p. 1640; Feb. 25, 1890, 51-1, Journal, p. 139, Record, p. 1671; Mar. 10, 1890, 51-1, Record, p. 2068; Mar. 11, 1890, 51-1, Record, pp. 2112-24: Mar. 12, 1890, 51–1, Record, p. 2144.

43

May 3, 1888, 50-1, Record, p. 3681.

44

43

June 4, 1935, 74–1, Record, p. 8606.

See Aug. 22, 1950, 81-2, Record, pp. 12991, 12992; May 3, 1948, 80-2, Record, pp. 5169-5170, 5183-5184; July 16, 1957, 85-1, Record, pp. 11799, 11801-11802.

40

Sept. 1, 1960, 86-2, Record, p. 18689; Aug. 3, 1953, 83-1, Record, p. 10968; Oct. 20, 1951, 82-1, Record, pp. 13678-13679.

inserted or statements inserted by a Senator as a part of his remarks in the Record must be printed in small type."

Statements Limited to Two Pages:

Under a general authorization for Senators to print matters in the Congressional Record after an adjournment of a session of the Congress, as ruled by the Chair, all material [statements or matters issued by Senators themselves excepted] would be required to come within the 2-page limit on estimate. See also "Laws and Rules for Publication of the Congressional Record," issued by the Joint Committee on Printing, for other restrictions on matters printed in the Congressional Record.

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Publication of Record:

The law and rules of the Joint Committee on Printing issued pursuant to the law, provide for the publication of the Congressional Record, embodying substantially a verbatim report of proceedings of the two Houses.*9

Regulations by Joint Committee-Suspension of by Unanimous Consent Out of Order:

A rule or regulation by the Joint Committee on Printing to govern the printing of matters in the Congressional Record, promulgated under the authority of an act of Congress, or provisions of the law itself, cannot be suspended by a unanimous consent order of the Senate.

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Arrangements and styles are determined by the Joint Committee on Printing pursuant to the law, and requests to print matter in a particular style of type are not in order."1 Remarks Withheld from Record:

In 1930, a speech by Senator Hubert D. Stephens, of Mississippi, was withheld from the Congressional Record 52 and in 1956, Senator Joseph McCarthy was given unanimous consent to withdraw a speech made by himself from the permanent Record. In 1956, Senators Hubert Humphrey, of

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47 Oct. 14, 1949, 81-1, Record, p. 14525; Apr. 5, 1950, 81-2, Record, p. 4731; Aug. 3, 1950, 81-2, Record, p. 11687; Sept. 11, 1950, 81-2, Record, p. 14536; see also May 15, 1933, 73-1, Record, pp. 3392–3393.

18 Oct. 20, 1951, 82-1, Record, pp. 13678-13679.

10 Title 44, sec. 181, of U.S. Code.

50 Jan. 23, 1935, 74-1, Record, p. 802; Mar. 31, 1939, 76–1, Record, p. 3632.

51 See House Precedent: Feb. 25, 1936, 74-2, Record, p. 2767.

52

Apr. 4, 1930, 71–2, Record, p. 6503.