1 U.S.C. § 106 - Printing bills and joint resolutions

• Cite as: 1 U.S.C. § 106

Every bill or joint resolution in each House of Congress shall, when such bill or resolution passes either House, be printed, and such printed copy shall be called the engrossed bill or resolution as the case may be. Said engrossed bill or resolution shall be signed by the Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Senate, and shall be sent to the other House, and in that form shall be dealt with by that House and its officers, and, if passed, returned signed by said Clerk or Secretary. When such bill, or joint resolution shall have passed both Houses, it shall be printed and shall then be called the enrolled bill, or joint resolution, as the case may be, and shall be signed by the presiding officers of both Houses and sent to the President of the United States. During the last six days of a session such engrossing and enrolling of bills and joint resolutions may be done otherwise than as above prescribed, upon the order of Congress by concurrent resolution.

Cite as 1 U.S.C. § 106

Source: July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 634.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 10/12/2021

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

REFERENCE TO OBRA; EFFECTIVE DATE; RATIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT CORRECTIONS AND PRINTED ENROLLMENT

Pub. L. 100-360, title IV, §411(a), July 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 768, provided that:

"(1) REFERENCE.-In this section, the term 'OBRA' refers to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 ( Public Law 100-203) [Pub. L. 100-203, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330, see Tables for classification].

"(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.-Except as specifically provided in this section, the amendments made by this section [amending sections 254o, 294f, 300aa-12, 300aa-15, 300aa-21, 426, 704, 912, 1320a-7, 1320a-7a, 1320a-7b, 1320b-5, 1320b-7, 1320b-8, 1320c-3, 1320c-5, 1320c-9, 1395e, 1395h, 1395i-2, 1395i-3, 1395k, 1395l, 1395m, 1395u, 1395w-1, 1395w-2, 1395x, 1395y, 1395aa, 1395bb, 1395cc, 1395dd, 1395gg, 1395mm, 1395ss, 1395tt, 1395ww, 1395aaa, 1395bbb, 1395ccc, 1396a, 1396b, 1396d, 1396j, 1396n, 1396o, 1396p, 1396r, 1396r-1, 1396r-3, 1396r-4, 1396s, and 1397d of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, amending provisions set out as notes under sections 426, 1320a-7a, 1320c-2, 1320c-3, 1395b-1, 1395h, 1395i-3, 1395l, 1395m, 1395n, 1395u, 1395w-1, 1395x, 1395aa, 1395dd, 1395mm, 1395ss, 1395ww, 1395bbb, 1396a, 1396b, and 1396r of Title 42, and repealing provisions set out as notes under section 1395l of Title 42], as they relate to a provision in OBRA, shall be effective as if they were included in the enactment of that provision in OBRA.

"(3) RATIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT CORRECTIONS AND PRINTED ENROLLMENT.-

"(A) IN GENERAL.-Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the enrollment corrections noted in footnotes numbered 9 through 72 of OBRA are hereby ratified and shall be considered to have been enacted as part of OBRA. The printed enrollment of title IV of OBRA [Pub. L. 100-203, title IV, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330-39], as prepared and printed under section 8004 of OBRA [ section 8004 of Pub. L. 100-203 set out below] (including the footnote corrections described in subparagraph (B) and as incorporating the clarifications described in subparagraph (C)), shall be deemed to constitute title IV of OBRA as enacted.

"(B) FOOTNOTE CORRECTIONS.-(i) With respect to the reference to which footnote 28 relates (101 Stat. 1330-81), the reference shall be deemed to have read '1320a-7b)'.

"(ii) With respect to the word to which footnote 30 relates (101 Stat. 1330-91), the word shall be deemed to have read 'the'.

"(iii) With respect to the designation to which footnote 52 relates (101 Stat. 1330-151), the designation shall be deemed to have read '(F)'.

"(C) CLARIFICATIONS OF ILLEGIBLE MATTER.-(i) Section 1842(n)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 4051(a) of OBRA (101 Stat. 1330-93) [ 42 U.S.C. 1395m(n)(1)(A) ], is deemed to have the phrase 'the supplier's reasonable charge to individuals enrolled under this part for the test' immediately after 'or, if lower, the'.

"(ii) Section 1834(a)(7)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act, as inserted by section 4062(b) of OBRA (101 Stat. 1330-103) [ 42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(7)(B)(i) ], is deemed to have a reference to '1987' immediately after 'December'."

PRINTED ENROLLMENTS PREPARED AFTER ENACTMENT

Pub. L. 106-93, 113 Stat. 1310, provided: "That the provisions of sections 106 and 107 of title 1, United States Code, are waived for the remainder of the first session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress with respect to the printing (on parchment or otherwise) of the enrollment of any bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000. The enrollment of any such bill or joint resolution shall be in such form as the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives certifies to be a true enrollment."

Pub. L. 105-253, 112 Stat. 1887, provided: "That the provisions of sections 106 and 107 of title 1, United States Code, are waived for the remainder of the One Hundred Fifth Congress with respect to the printing (on parchment or otherwise) of the enrollment of any bill or joint resolution making general appropriations or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999. The enrollment of any such bill or joint resolution shall be in such form as the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives certifies to be a true enrollment."

Pub. L. 105-120, 111 Stat. 2527, provided: "That the provisions of sections 106 and 107 of title 1, United States Code, are waived for the balance of the first session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress with respect to the printing (on parchment or otherwise) of the enrollment of any bill or joint resolution making general appropriations for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 1998, or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 1998. The enrollment of any such bill or joint resolution shall be in such form as the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives certifies to be a true enrollment."