CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

RULES OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING

Attention is called to the following extracts from the rules of the Joint Committee on Printing for the publication of the Record:

3. The Public Printer shall print the verbatim report of the proceedings and debates of the Senate and House of Representatives, as furnished by the official reporters of the Congressional Record, in 721⁄2-point type; and all matter included in the remarks or speeches of Members of Congress, other than their own words, and all reports, documents, and other matter authorized to be inserted in the Record shall be printed in 61⁄2-point type; and all roll calls and lists of pairs shall be printed in 6-point type.

7. If copy or proofs have not been returned in time for publication in the proceedings, the Public Printer will insert the words "Mr. addressed the Senator (House or committee). His remarks will appear hereafter in the Appendix," and proceed with the printing of the Record.

9. When leave has been obtained to print (1) a speech not delivered in either House, (2) a newspaper or magazine article, or (3) any other matter not germane to the proceedings, the same shall be published in the Appendix, but this rule shall not apply to quotations which form part of a speech of a Member, or to an authorized extension of his own remarks. The official reporters of each House shall indicate on copy and prepare headings for all matter to be printed in the Appendix, and shall make suitable reference thereto at the proper place in the proceedings. Any Member may, upon request noted on the manuscript, have an authorized extension of his own remarks printed in the Appendix.

GENERAL RULES

The rules governing document work apply to the Congressional Record, except as may be noted herein. All should familiarize themselves with the exceptions and the forms peculiar to the Record.

All extracts are set in 61⁄2-point type unless otherwise ordered by the Joint Committee on Printing.

Instructions covering the measure and the size and kind of type for parallel columns in the Record will be given to operators when necessary, as the general style will depend upon the character of the matter.

In general, operators should avoid wide spacing, especially in break lines and lines containing many points.

In resetting lines when correcting proof, operators must exercise great care to have such lines free from error.

Extreme caution must be used in making corrections in copy, and no important change should be made without authority.

Observe the lists of names of Senators and Members, committees of both Houses, and duplicate names. Changes caused by death, resignation, or otherwise must be noted. There is no excuse for error in the spelling of names of Senators, Members, or department officials. In case of doubt, the Congressional Directory will be taken as authority.

Small-cap center heads in speeches, also headings over tables, leader work, and subheads following main subject heading in the proceedings will be set in 62-point. Queries must not be made unless it is known that the author is to see a proof.

CAPITALIZATION

(See also Guide to Capitalization, p. 24)

It must be borne in mind that one general style of capitalization is to prevail on Record and document work.

In Senate and House proceedings and Senate and House Journals use rule VI, rule XVI, etc.

If the name of the Congressional Record is mentioned, it must be set in caps and small caps and never abbreviated, though appearing in citations.

If the name of a Senator or a Member is used in connection with a bill or other paper, as the Smoot bill, the Smith amendment, etc., lower-case; but SMITH'S amendment, etc.