1 U.S.C. § 106

Printing bills and joint resolutions

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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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases, 1982–2011 · leading case: United States Nat'l Bank v. Indep. Ins. Agents of Am., Inc., 508 U.S. 439 (1993).
United States Nat'l Bank v. Indep. Ins. Agents of Am., Inc., 508 U.S. 439 (1993). “649, 672 (1892), the Court stated that a law consists of the “enrolled bill,” signed in open session by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, see also 1 U. S. C. § 106 , but there is no doubt in these cases that the 1916 Act as printed in…”
OneSimpleLoan v. U.S. Sec'y of Educ., 496 F.3d 197 (2d Cir. 2007). · cites it 4× “Those procedures are currently codified at 1 U.S.C. § 106 , which provides in relevant part: Every bill .”
Pub. Citizen v. United States Dist. Court for the Dist. of Columbia, 486 F.3d 1342 (D.C. Cir. 2007). · cites it 2× “1 U.S.C. § 106 . An “engrossed bill” is thus one that has passed one chamber of Congress, while an “enrolled bill” has passed both the House and the Senate.”
Mester Mfg. Co. v. Immigr. & Naturalization Serv., 879 F.2d 561 (9th Cir. 1989). “” 1 U.S.C. § 106 (1982). 15 . Chadha is not to the contrary.”
Pub. Citizen v. Clerk, United States Dist. Court for the Dist. of Columbia, 451 F. Supp. 2d 109 (D.D.C. 2006). · cites it 10× “1932 engrossed by the Senate later that day — that is, formally printed and signed by the Secretary of the Senate for transmission to the House pursuant to 1 U.S.C. § 106 (“engrossed bill”) 5 — erroneously stated a different duration for Medicare payments for the same durable…”
State of Idaho v. Freeman, 529 F. Supp. 1107 (D. Idaho 1982). “It will be observed that by this section is (sic) was the duty of the Acting Secretary of State [now the Administrator of GSA], upon receiving official notice from three-fourths of the several states (Constitution, art.”
Whether Bills May Be Presented by Cong. & Returned by the President by Elec. Means (OLC 2011). · cites it 26× “In light of the novelty of electronic presentment and return, and the need to ensure that the President and Congress—as well as the public— share a common understanding of the means by which these fundamental steps in the lawmaking process may be carried out, we recommend that,…”
Elec. Presentment & Return of Bills (OLC 2011). · cites it 26× “Currently, 1 U.S.C. §§ 106 and 107 generally require that an enrolled bill, that is, one that has passed both chambers of Congress, be printed on parchment or paper “of suitable quality” and “sent” to the President.”
Pub. Citizen v. Clerk, Us Dist. Court, 451 F. Supp. 2d 109 (D.D.C. 2006). · cites it 9× “1932 engrossed by the Senate later that day—that is, formally printed and signed by the Secretary of the Senate for transmission to the House pursuant to 1 U.S.C. § 106 ("engrossed bill") [5] —erroneously stated a different duration for Medicare payments for the same durable…”
OneSimpleLoan v. U.S. Sec'y of Educ. (2d Cir. 2007). · cites it 4× “Those procedures are currently codified at 1 U.S.C. § 106 , which provides in relevant part: Every bill .”
Whether the President May Sign a Bill by Directing That His Signature Be Affixed to It (OLC 2005). · cites it 3× “1 U.S.C. § 106 (2000). 120 Whether President May Sign Bill by Directing That His Signature Be Affixed to It delivered to him in obedience to the constitutional requirement that all bills which pass congress shall be presented to him.”
Preparation of Slip Laws From Hand-Enrolled Legislation (OLC 1989). · cites it 2× “1 U.S.C. §§ 106 , 107. The enrollment o f the bill is supervised by the Clerk o f the House of Repre­ sentatives or the Secretary o f the Senate, depending upon the House in 353 which the bill originated.”
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