[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 122, 110th Congress, 2nd Session] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] [NOTE: June 20, 2008 - [H.Con.Res.307] CONGRESSIONAL PAPERS-- MANAGING AND PRESERVING Whereas Members' Congressional papers (including papers of Delegates and Resident Commissioners to the Congress) serve as indispensable sources for the study of American representative democracy; Whereas these papers document vital national, regional, and local public policy issues; [[Page 5193]] 122 STAT. 5193 Whereas these papers are crucial to the public's understanding of the role of Congress in making the Nation's laws and responding to the needs of its citizens; Whereas because these papers serve as essential primary sources for the history of Congress, the study of these papers will illuminate the careers of individual Members; Whereas by custom, these papers are considered the personal property of the Member who receives and creates them, and it is therefore the Member who is responsible to decide on their ultimate disposition; and Whereas resources are available through the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to assist Members with the professional and cost-effective management and preservation of these papers: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that-- (1) Members' Congressional papers (including papers of Delegates and Resident Commissioners to the Congress) should be properly maintained; (2) each Member of Congress should take all necessary measures to manage and preserve the Member's own Congressional papers; and (3) each Member of Congress should be encouraged to arrange for the deposit or donation of the Member's own noncurrent Congressional papers with a research institution that is properly equipped to care for them, and to make these papers available for educational purposes at a time the Member considers appropriate. Agreed to June 20, 2008.