The Joint Committee on Printing was created by statute on August 3, 1846 (9 Stat. 114; U.S. Code 44, Section 101). The Committee is composed of five Senators (the Chairman and four members of the Committee on Rules and Administration) and five Representatives (the Chairman and four members of the Committee on House Administration). The Joint Committee oversees the operations of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) and general printing procedures of the federal government.
For the 114th Congress, the Joint Committee met on May 14, 2015, and elected Senator Roy Blunt as Vice Chairman and Representative Gregg Harper as Chairman.
Joint Committee on Printing Members for the 114th Congress:
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) |
Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) Rep. Robert Brady (R-PA) Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA) |