28 USC 1736: Congressional Journals

28 USC 1736: Congressional Journals Text contains those laws in effect on January 23, 2000

From Title 28-JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDUREPART V-PROCEDURECHAPTER 115-EVIDENCE; DOCUMENTARY

§1736. Congressional Journals

Extracts from the Journals of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and from the Executive Journal of the Senate when the injunction of secrecy is removed, certified by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall be received in evidence with the same effect as the originals would have.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 947 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §676 (R.S. §895).

Changes in phraseology were made.

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Proof of official records, see rule 44, Appendix to this title.

Effect of rule 44 on former section 676 of this title, see note by Advisory Committee under rule 44.

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

Proof of official records, see rule 27, and note of the Advisory Committee under rule 27, Title 18, Appendix, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.