2 U.S.C. § 26 — Roll of Representatives-elect

Page 15 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 28a § 26. Roll of Representatives-elect Before the first meeting of each Congress the Clerk of the next preceding House of Represent- atives shall make a roll of the Representatives- elect, and place thereon the names of those per- sons, and of such persons only, whose creden- tials show that they were regularly elected in accordance with the laws of their States respec- tively, or the laws of the United States. In case of a vacancy in the office of Clerk of the House of Representatives, or of the absence or inability of the Clerk to discharge the duties imposed on him by law or custom relative to the prepara- tion of the roll of Representatives or the organi- zation of the House, those duties shall devolve on the Sergeant at Arms of the next preceding House of Representatives. (R.S. §§ 31–33; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 202(2), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1724.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION R.S. § 31 derived from acts Feb. 21, 1867, ch. 56, § 1, 14 Stat. 397 and Mar. 3, 1863, ch. 108, 12 Stat. 804. R.S. §§ 32 and 33 derived from act Feb. 21, 1867, ch. 56, § 2, 14 Stat. 397. R.S. § 31 constitutes first sentence; R.S. § 32 con- stitutes second sentence; and R.S. § 33 constituted the third sentence, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–186. See 1996 Amendment note below. AMENDMENTS 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 struck out third sentence which read as follows: ‘‘In case of vacancies in the offices of both the Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms, or of the ab- sence or inability of both to act, the duties of the Clerk relative to the preparation of the roll of the House of Representatives or the organization of the House shall be performed by the Doorkeeper of the next preceding House of Representatives.’’ See Codification note above. § 27. Change of place of meeting Whenever Congress is about to convene, and from the prevalence of contagious sickness, or the existence of other circumstances, it would, in the opinion of the President, be hazardous to the lives or health of the members to meet at the seat of Government, the President is author- ized, by proclamation, to convene Congress at such other place as he may judge proper. (R.S. § 34.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION R.S. § 34 derived from act Apr. 3, 1794, ch. 17, 1 Stat. 353. § 28. Parliamentary precedents of House of Rep- resentatives (a) Periodic compilation; other useful materials; index digest; date of completion The Parliamentarian of the House of Rep- resentatives, at the beginning of the fifth fiscal year following the completion and publication of the parliamentary precedents of the House au- thorized by the Legislative Branch Appropria- tion Act, 1966 (79 Stat. 270; Public Law 89–90), and at the beginning of each fifth fiscal year thereafter, shall commence the compilation and preparation for printing of the parliamentary precedents of the House of Representatives, to- gether with such other materials as may be use- ful in connection therewith, and an index digest of such precedents and other materials. Each such compilation and preparation for printing of the parliamentary precedents of the House shall be completed by the close of the fiscal year im- mediately following the fiscal year in which such work is commenced. (b) Form, number, and distribution of compila- tion As so compiled and prepared, such precedents and other materials and index digest shall be printed on pages of such size, and in such type and format, as the Parliamentarian may deter- mine and shall be printed in such numbers and for such distribution as may be provided by law enacted prior to printing. (c) Appointment and compensation of personnel; utilization of services of personnel of Federal agencies For the purpose of carrying out each such compilation and preparation, the Parliamen- tarian may— (1) subject to the approval of the Speaker, appoint (as employees of the House of Rep- resentatives) clerical and other personnel and fix their respective rates of pay; and (2) utilize the services of personnel of the Li- brary of Congress and the Government Pub- lishing Office. (Pub. L. 91–510, title III, § 331, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1186; Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1966, re- ferred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 89–90, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 265. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Government Publishing Office’’ substituted for ‘‘Government Printing Office’’ in subsec. (c)(2) on au- thority of section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note preceding section 301 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective immediately prior to noon on Jan. 3, 1971, see section 601(1) of Pub. L. 91–510, set out as an Effective Date of 1970 Amendment note under section 4301 of this title. § 28a. Compilation of the Precedents of House of Representatives; date of completion; biennial update; printing and availability of copies The Speaker is authorized and directed to complete the Compilation of the Precedents of the House of Representatives by January 1, 1977, and prepare an updated compilation of such precedents every two years thereafter. Copies of the Compilation of Precedents shall be printed in sufficient quantity to be available to every