2 U.S.C. § 393 — Filing of pleadings, motions, depositions, appendixes, briefs, and other papers

submitted 57 years ago by Pub. L. 91-138 to r/title-2-THE-CONGRESS · 142 words · no verdicts yet

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This law explains how to file papers like pleadings and briefs with the Clerk of the House. Papers can be hand-delivered or mailed, with a backup copy required if mail does not arrive. The Clerk must promptly send filed papers to the committee.

(a) Filing pleadings, motions, depositions, appendixes, briefs, and other papers must be done one of these ways: (1) hand-deliver a copy to the Clerk of the House of Representatives at the Clerk's Washington, D.C. office, or to a staff member there; or (2) mail a copy by registered or certified mail to the Clerk at the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. — if that mailed copy never actually arrives, another copy must be filed within a reasonable time; and (3) at the same time as delivering or mailing under (1) or (2), also deliver or mail as many extra copies as the committee's rules require. (b) Once papers are filed with the Clerk under this chapter, the Clerk must promptly send them on to the committee.

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(a)

Filings of pleadings, motions, depositions, appendixes, briefs, and other papers shall be accomplished by:

(1)

delivering a copy thereof to the Clerk of the House of Representatives at his office in Washington, District of Columbia, or to a member of his staff at such office; or

(2)

mailing a copy thereof, by registered or certified mail, addressed to the Clerk at the House of Representatives, Washington, District of Columbia: Provided, That if such copy is not actually received, another copy shall be filed within a reasonable time; and

(3)

delivering or mailing, simultaneously with the delivery or mailing of a copy thereof under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, such additional copies as the committee may by rule prescribe.

(b)

All papers filed with the Clerk pursuant to this chapter shall be promptly transmitted by him to the committee.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 91–138, § 14, Dec. 5, 1969, 83 Stat. 289.)

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1969Enacted · Pub. L. 91-138 · 83 Stat. 289

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