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2 U.S.C. 145: Copies of journals and documentsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 2-THE CONGRESSCHAPTER 5-LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
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§145. Copies of journals and documents

Two copies of the journals and documents, and of each book printed by either House of Congress, well bound in calf, shall be deposited in the Library, and must not be taken therefrom.

(R.S. § 97.)

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R.S. § 97 derived from Res. Jan. 2, 1857, No. 5, § 5, 11 Stat. 253.