H.R.4640 - STOP the OverPrinting Act

To amend title 44, United States Code, to eliminate the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions by the Government Printing Office for the use of the House of Representatives and Senate. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To amend title 44, United States Code, to eliminate the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions by the Government Printing Office for the use of the House of Representatives and Senate. as introduced.
  • Popular: STOP the OverPrinting Act as introduced.

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2/22/2010--Introduced.Eliminates the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions by the Government Printing Office (GPO) for the use of Congress. Requires the Public Printer to make bills and resolutions available for the use of Congress only in an electronic format accessible through the

Official Summary

2/22/2010--Introduced.Eliminates the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions by the Government Printing Office (GPO) for the use of Congress. Requires the Public Printer to make bills and resolutions available for the use of Congress only in an electronic format accessible through the Internet. Requires the Public Printer, at the request of a Member or a congressional committee (including a joint committee), to provide the Member or committee with a printed copy of a bill or resolution. Directs the Joint Committee on Printing to study and report to Congress on the effect of this Act on the rules and regulations of the House of Representatives and Senate.

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03/08/10
Lee makes paperless proposal for Congress

Lee, R-Clarence, said his “STOP the OverPrinting Act” would end the long-standing practice of delivering five printed copies of legislation to every sponsor, regardless of the length.

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03/07/10
Lee makes paperless proposal for Congress

...staff, Lee estimates the potential cost savings would be upwards of $2.2 million in 2010 alone. He outlined the proposal — H.R.4640 — Monday at the Amherst Highway Department. “As the rest of society becomes paperless, the government needs to foll

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11/29/10
House to Vote on Congressman Lee's Proposal to Cut Wasteful ...

Lee's legislation, H.R. 4640 – STOP the Over Printing Act – would end the longstanding practice of delivering five printed copies of legislation to every sponsor and original cosponsor, regardless of the length of the legislation. ...

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11/29/10
House to Vote on Congressman Lee's Proposal to Cut Wasteful ...

Lee's legislation, H.R. 4640 – STOP the Over Printing Act – would end the longstanding practice of delivering five printed copies of legislation to every sponsor and original cosponsor, regardless of the length of the legislation. ...

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09/06/10
The Death of Twentieth-Century Authority

[22]. Id. In the 111th Congress, a bill was introduced to eliminate the mandatory printing of bills and resolutions by the Government Printing Office for the use of the House of Representatives and Senate. HR 4640, 111th Cong. (2010). ...

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