2 USC § 5562 - Preservation of reports, statements, or documents filed with Clerk of House

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title: "2 USC § 5562 - Preservation of reports, statements, or documents filed with Clerk of House"
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title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "5562"
section_name: "Preservation of reports, statements, or documents filed with Clerk of House"
chapter_number: 55
chapter_name: "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "CLERK"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 106, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3176.)"
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# § 5562. Preservation of reports, statements, or documents filed with Clerk of House

**(a)** If the Clerk of the House of Representatives is required under any law, rule, or regulation to make available for public inspection a report, statement, or other document filed with the Office of the Clerk, the Clerk shall preserve the report, statement, or document—

**(1)** for a period of 6 years from the date on which the document is filed; or

**(2)** if the law, rule, or regulation so provides, the period required under such law, rule, or regulation.

**(b)** Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to reports, statements, and documents filed before, on, or after December 8, 2004.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 106, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3176.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.