<P> The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress, published by the United States Government Publishing Office and issued when Congress is in session . Indexes are issued approximately every two weeks . At the end of a session of Congress, the daily editions are compiled in bound volumes constituting the permanent edition . Statutory authorization for the Congressional Record is found in Chapter 9 of Title 44 of the United States Code . </P> <P> The Congressional Record consists of four sections: the House section, the Senate section, the Extensions of Remarks, and, since the 1940s, the Daily Digest . At the back of each daily issue is the Daily Digest, which summarizes the day's floor and committee activities and serves as a table of contents for each issue . The House and Senate sections contain proceedings for the separate chambers of Congress . </P>

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