The Joint Committee on Printing is a joint committee of the United States Congress devoted to overseeing the functions of the Government Publishing Office and general printing procedures of the federal government of the United States.
§ 101 and the Committee is thereby responsible for ensuring compliance by federal entities to these laws and the Government Printing and Binding Regulations.
The Committee traces its lineage back to a similar one created by an act of August 3, 1846 (9 Stat.
By virtue of this it is the oldest joint committee of the Congress, although not continuously organized as such.
Every two years the chairmanship and vice-chairmanship rotate between the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.