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2 U.S.C. § 31a–4 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 31a–4. Expense allowance for Chairmen of Majority and Minority Policy Committees of Senate; method of payment; taxability
For each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001), there is authorized an expense allowance for the Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees which shall not exceed $5,000 each fiscal year for each such Chairman; and amounts from such allowance shall be paid to either of such Chairmen only as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by him and upon certification and documentation of such expenses, and amounts so paid shall not be reported as income and shall not be allowed as a deduction under title 26.
(Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(2) [title I, § 5], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–97; Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 1(e), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 349.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 2001, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001.
heading: Amendments
text: 2003—Pub. L. 108–7 substituted “$5,000” for “$3,000”.
heading: Effective Date of 2003 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 108–7 applicable to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter, see section 1(f) of Pub. L. 108–7, set out as a note under section 31a–1 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 31b (THE CONGRESS)
§ 31b. Expense allowance of Speaker of House of Representatives
There shall be paid to the Speaker of the House of Representatives in equal monthly installments an expense allowance of $10,000 per annum to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties, for which no accounting, other than for income tax purposes, shall be made by him.
(Jan. 19, 1949, ch. 2, § 1(e), 63 Stat. 4; Oct. 20, 1951, ch. 521, title VI, § 619(c), 65 Stat. 570; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 203(1), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1725.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 struck out “(which shall be in lieu of the allowance provided by section 601(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended)” after “per annum”.
1951—Act Oct. 20, 1951, made Speaker’s expense allowance taxable.
heading: Effective Date of 1951 Amendment
text: Amendment by act Oct. 20, 1951, effective at noon, Jan. 3, 1953, see section 619(e) of act Oct. 20, 1951, set out as a note under section 102 of Title 3, The President.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective at noon, Jan. 20, 1949, see section 3 of act Jan. 19, 1949.
2 U.S.C. § 31b–2 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 31b–2. Allowance available to former Speaker for payment of office and other expenses for administration, etc., of matters pertaining to incumbency in office as Representative and Speaker
The Speaker is entitled to have the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives be available for payment of, for as long as he determines there is need therefor, commencing at the expiration of his term of office as a Representative in Congress, an allowance equal to the Members’ Representational Allowance (to be paid in the same manner as such Allowance) for office and other expenses incurred in connection with the administration, settlement, and conclusion of matters pertaining to or arising out of his incumbency in office as a Representative in Congress and as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Pub. L. 91–665, ch. VIII, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1989; Pub. L. 93–532, § 1(a), Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1723; Pub. L. 99–151, title I, § 102(b), Nov. 13, 1985, 99 Stat. 797; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 203(2), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1725.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is based on section 2 of House Resolution No. 1238, Ninety-first Congress, Dec. 23, 1970, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 91–665.
As originally enacted into permanent law, section applied to Speaker of House of Representatives in 91st Congress and has been extended to apply to each former Speaker of House of Representatives. See section 1(a) of Pub. L. 93–532, set out as a note under section 31b–1 of this title.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “applicable accounts of the House of Representatives” for “contingent fund of the House” and “Members’ Representational Allowance” for “base allowance component of the Official Expenses Allowance then currently in effect for each Member of the House”.
1985—Pub. L. 99–151 substituted “have the contingent fund of the House be available for payment of” for “reimbursement, from the contingent fund of the House” and “an allowance equal to the base allowance component of the Official Expenses Allowance then currently in effect for each Member of the House (to be paid in the same manner as such Allowance)” for “in the manner provided by applicable provisions of the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1955, as amended by the Act of June 13, 1957 (71 Stat. 82; Public Law 85–54), and by the provisions of House Resolution 831, Eighty-eighth Congress, adopted August 14, 1964, enacted as permanent law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1966 (79 Stat. 281; Public Law 89–90; 2 U.S.C. 122a), in an aggregate quarterly amount equal to the aggregate quarterly amount to which a Member of the House of Representatives is entitled under such provisions of law as in effect on January 8, 1971, or as amended or supplemented after such date,”.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Jan. 8, 1971, see Effective Date note set out under section 31b–1 of this title.
heading: Cross References
text: For establishment of Members’ Representational Allowance, see section 57b of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 31b–3 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 31b–3. Repealed. Pub. L. 99–151, title I, § 102(b), Nov. 13, 1985, 99 Stat. 797
text: Section, based on H. Res. No. 1238, § 3, Dec. 23, 1970, enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 91–665, ch. VIII, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1989; Pub. L. 93–532, § 1(a), Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1723, provided for reimbursement of former Speaker of House for telephone service charges for administration, etc., of matters pertaining to incumbency in office as Representative and Speaker.
2 U.S.C. § 31b–4 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 31b–4. Franked mail and printing privileges of former Speaker
(a) The Speaker may send mail as franked mail under sections 3210 and 3213 of title 39, and send and receive mail as franked mail under section 3211 of that title, for as long as he determines there is need therefor, commencing at the close of the period specified in those sections following the expiration of his term of office as a Representative in Congress. The postage on such mail, including registry fees if registration is required, shall be paid and credited as provided by section 3216(a) of title 39.
(b) For as long as he determines there is need therefor, commencing at the expiration of his term of office as a Representative in Congress, the Speaker shall be entitled to the benefits afforded by section 733 of title 44.
(Pub. L. 91–665, ch. VIII, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1989; Pub. L. 93–532, § 1(a), Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1723.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is based on section 4 of House Resolution No. 1238, Ninety-first Congress, Dec. 23, 1970, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 91–665.
As originally enacted into permanent law, section applied to Speaker of House of Representatives in 91st Congress and has been extended to apply to each former Speaker of House of Representatives. See section 1(a) of Pub. L. 93–532, set out as a note under section 31b–1 of this title.
References to sections of Title 39, Postal Service, have been substituted for references to obsolete sections of Title 39, The Postal Service, in view of revision and reenactment of such Title by the Postal Reorganization Act, Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 719.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Jan. 8, 1971, see Effective Date note set out under section 31b–1 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 31b–6 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 31b–6. Repealed. Pub. L. 99–151, title I, § 102(b), Nov. 13, 1985, 99 Stat. 797
text: Section, based on H. Res. No. 1238, § 6, Dec. 23, 1970, enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 91–665, ch. VIII, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1989; Pub. L. 93–532, § 1(a), Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1723, provided for an allowance to the former Speaker of the House for stationery and other office supplies.
2 U.S.C. § 31b–7 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 31b–7. Availability of entitlements of former Speaker for 5 years
The entitlements of a former Speaker of the House of Representatives under sections 31b–1 to 31b–7 of this title shall be available—
(1) in the case of an individual who is a former Speaker on October 1, 1993, for 5 years, commencing on October 1, 1993; and
(2) in the case of an individual who becomes a former Speaker after October 1, 1993, for 5 years, commencing at the expiration of the term of office of the individual as a Representative in Congress.
(Pub. L. 103–69, title I, § 101A(a), Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 699.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is based on section 8 of House Resolution No. 1238, Ninety-first Congress, Dec. 23, 1970, as added by Pub. L. 103–69. House Resolution No. 1238 was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 91–665, ch. VIII, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1989.
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 103–69, title I, § 101A(b), Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 699, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1993.”
2 U.S.C. § 31c (THE CONGRESS)
§ 31c. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–51, § 139(b)(2), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 967
text: Section, acts July 9, 1952, ch. 598, 66 Stat. 467; Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, title I, 67 Stat. 322, provided that, for taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1953, the place of residence of a Member of Congress (including any Delegate and Resident Commissioner) within the State, congressional district, Territory, or possession which he represented in Congress would be considered his home for the purposes of tax provisions making deductible certain living expenses away from home, but that amounts expended by such Member within each taxable year for living expenses could not be deducted for income tax purposes in excess of $3,000.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1980, see section 139(b)(3) of Pub. L. 97–51, as amended, set out as an Effective Date of 1981 Amendment note under section 162 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
2 U.S.C. § 32 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 32. Compensation of President pro tempore of Senate
Whenever there is no Vice President, the President of the Senate for the time being is entitled to the compensation provided by law for the Vice President.
(R.S. § 36.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 36 derived from act Aug. 16, 1856, ch. 123, § 2, 11 Stat. 48.
heading: Cross References
text: Compensation of Vice President, see section 104 of Title 3, The President.
2 U.S.C. § 32a (THE CONGRESS)
§ 32a. Compensation of Deputy President pro tempore of Senate
Effective January 5, 1977, the compensation of a Deputy President pro tempore of the Senate shall be at a rate equal to the rate of annual compensation of the President pro tempore and the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate.
(Pub. L. 95–26, title I, May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 79.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977.
2 U.S.C. § 32b (THE CONGRESS)
§ 32b. Expense allowance of President pro tempore of Senate; methods of payment; taxability
Effective with fiscal year 1978 and each fiscal year thereafter, there is hereby authorized an expense allowance for the President Pro Tempore which shall not exceed $40,000 each fiscal year. The President Pro Tempore may receive the expense allowance (1) as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred upon certification and documentation of such expenses by the President Pro Tempore, or (2) in equal monthly payments. Such amounts paid to the President Pro Tempore as reimbursement of actual expenses incurred upon certification and documentation pursuant to this provision, shall not be reported as income, and the expenses so reimbursed shall not be allowed as a deduction, under title 26.
(Pub. L. 95–355, title I, Sept. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 532; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 1(b)(2), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 349; Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 13(a)(2), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3171.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2004—Pub. L. 108–447 substituted “$40,000” for “$20,000”.
2003—Pub. L. 108–7 substituted “$20,000” for “$10,000”.
1986—Pub. L. 99–514 substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text.
heading: Effective Date of 2004 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 108–447 applicable to fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter, see section 13(c) of Pub. L. 108–447, set out as a note under section 31a–1 of this title.
heading: Effective Date of 2003 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 108–7 applicable to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter, see section 1(f) of Pub. L. 108–7, set out as a note under section 31a–1 of this title.
heading: Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus of the Senate
text: Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 7, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 350, as amended by Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, §§ 4, 13(b), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3169, 3171; Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 2, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2221, established the Office of the President pro tempore emeritus of the Senate applicable only with respect to the 108th Congress, the 109th Congress, and the 110th Congress.
2 U.S.C. § 33 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 33. Senators’ salaries
Senators elected, whose term of office begins on the 3d day of January, and whose credentials in due form of law shall have been presented in the Senate, may receive their compensation from the beginning of their term.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 648, title I, § 1, 48 Stat. 1022; Pub. L. 97–51, § 112(b)(2), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 963.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 33, act Mar. 3, 1883, ch. 143, 22 Stat. 632, entitled Senators to receive their compensation monthly, from the beginning of their term, prior to repeal by section 112(b)(1) of Pub. L. 97–51.
heading: Amendments
text: 1981—Pub. L. 97–51 struck out “monthly” after “may receive their compensation”.
heading: Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 97–51, § 112(e), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 963, provided that: “The amendments and repeals made by this section [enacting section 35a of this title and amending this section and sections 39 and 60c–1 of this title] shall be effective in the case of compensation payable for months after December 1981.”
2 U.S.C. § 34 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 34. Representatives’ and Delegates’ salaries payable monthly
Representatives and Delegates-elect to Congress, whose credentials in due form of law have been duly filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in accordance with the provisions of section 26 of this title, may receive their compensation monthly, from the beginning of their term until the beginning of the first session of each Congress, upon a certificate in the form now in use to be signed by the Clerk of the House, which certificate shall have the like force and effect as is given to the certificate of the Speaker.
(R.S. § 38; Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 130, § 1, 18 Stat. 389.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 38 derived from act Mar. 3, 1873, ch. 226, § 1, 17 Stat. 488.
2 U.S.C. § 35 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 35. Salaries payable monthly after taking oath
Each Member and Delegate, after he has taken and subscribed the required oath, is entitled to receive his salary at the end of each month.
(R.S. § 39.)
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 39 derived from Res. Mar. 29, 1867, No. 18, 15 Stat. 24.
2 U.S.C. § 35a (THE CONGRESS)
§ 35a. End-of-the-month salary payment schedule inapplicable to Senators
Section 35 of this title shall not be construed as being applicable to a Senator.
(Pub. L. 97–51, § 112(c), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 963.)
heading: Codification
text: Provisions of subsec. (c) of section 112 of Pub. L. 97–51 that such subsec. (c) would apply on and after the effective date of the amendments and repeals made by section 112 of Pub. L. 97–51 were omitted in the codification of this section since their impact was identical to that of the effective date provisions of subsec. (e) of section 112 of Pub. L. 97–51, set out as an Effective Date of 1981 Amendment note under section 33 of this title. See Effective Date note below.
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective in the case of compensation payable for months after December 1981, see section 112(e) of Pub. L. 97–51, set out as an Effective Date of 1981 Amendment note under section 33 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 36 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 36. Salaries of Senators
Salaries of Senators appointed to fill vacancies in the Senate shall commence on the day of their appointment and continue until their successors are elected and qualified: Provided, That when Senators have been elected during a sine die adjournment of the Senate to succeed appointees, the salaries of Senators so elected shall commence on the day following their election.
Salaries of Senators elected during a session to succeed appointees shall commence on the day they qualify: Provided, That when Senators have been elected during a session to succeed appointees, but have not qualified, the salaries of Senators so elected shall commence on the day following the sine die adjournment of the Senate.
When no appointments have been made the salaries of Senators elected to fill such vacancies shall commence on the day following their election.
(Feb. 10, 1923, ch. 68, 42 Stat. 1225; Feb. 6, 1931, ch. 111, 46 Stat. 1065; June 19, 1934, ch. 648, title I, § 1, 48 Stat. 1022; Feb. 13, 1935, ch. 6, § 1, 49 Stat. 22, 23.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: July 31, 1894, ch. 174, 28 Stat. 162.
R.S. § 51.
heading: Amendments
text: 1935—Act Feb. 13, 1935, inserted proviso as to commencement of salaries of Senators elected during a sine die adjournment on day following their election and provision as to commencement of salaries of Senators elected during a session to succeed appointees on day they qualify but that upon failure to qualify their salaries are to commence on day following sine die adjournment of Senate and struck out provision that salaries of Senators elected to fill vacancies are to commence on day they qualify.
1934—Act June 19, 1934, made nonsubstantive changes in grammar and punctuation.
1931—Act Feb. 6, 1931, made nonsubstantive changes in grammar and punctuation and struck out “to fill such vacancies” after “When no appointments have been made”.
heading: Constitutional Provisions
text: The first section of amendment XX to the Constitution provides in part: “* * * the terms of Senators and Representatives [shall end] at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin.”
2 U.S.C. § 36a (THE CONGRESS)
§ 36a. Payment of sums due deceased Senators and Senate personnel
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Senate, a person serving as a Senator or officer or employee whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to be paid any unpaid balance of salary or other sums due such person at the time of his death. When any person dies while so serving, any such unpaid balance shall be paid by the disbursing officer of the Senate to the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries. If no designation has been made, such unpaid balance shall be paid to the widow or widower of that person, or if there is no widow or widower, to the next of kin or heirs at law of that person.
Section 50 of the Revised Statutes 1 shall not be effective as to persons included within the foregoing.
(Jan. 6, 1951, ch. 1213, Ch. I, § 1, 64 Stat. 1224; Pub. L. 92–607, ch. V, § 503, Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1505.)
heading: References in Text
text: Section 50 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in text, was classified to section 38 of this title and was repealed by Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 203(4), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1725. See section 38a of this title.
heading: Amendments
text: 1972—Pub. L. 92–607 inserted provisions for designation of a beneficiary by Senators and officers and employees whose compensation is disbursed by Secretary of Senate to whom shall be paid any unpaid balance of salary or other sums due such person at time of death.
2 U.S.C. § 37 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 37. Salaries of Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners elected for unexpired terms
The salaries of Representatives in Congress, Delegates from Territories, and Resident Commissioners, elected for unexpired terms, shall commence on the date of their election and not before.
(July 16, 1914, ch. 141, § 1, 38 Stat. 458.)
2 U.S.C. § 38 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 38. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 203(4), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1725
text: Section, R.S. §§ 49, 50; acts Jan. 20, 1874, ch. 11, 18 Stat. 4; Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, § 4, 43 Stat. 1301, related to pay of member dying after commencement of Congress. See section 38a of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 38a (THE CONGRESS)
§ 38a. Disposition of unpaid salary and other sums on death of Representative or Resident Commissioner
When any individual who has been elected a Member of, or Resident Commissioner to, the House of Representatives dies after the commencement of the Congress to which he has been elected, any unpaid balance of salary and other sums due such individual shall be paid to the person or persons surviving at the date of death, in the following order of precedence, and such payment shall be a bar to the recovery by any other person of amounts so paid:
First, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by such individual in writing to receive such unpaid balance and other sums due filed with the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives and received by the Chief Administrative Officer prior to such individual’s death;
Second, if there be no such beneficiary, to the widow or widower of such individual;
Third, if there be no beneficiary or surviving spouse, to the child or children of such individual, and descendants of deceased children, by representation;
Fourth, if none of the above, to the parents of such individual, or the survivor of them;
Fifth, if there be none of the above, to the duly appointed legal representative of the estate of the deceased individual, or if there be none, to the person or persons determined to be entitled thereto under the laws of the domicile of the deceased individual.
(July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 105, 68 Stat. 409; Pub. L. 86–102, July 23, 1959, 73 Stat. 224; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 203(5), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1725.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 struck out “(including amounts held in the trust fund account in the office of the Sergeant at Arms)” after “due such individual” in first undesignated par. and substituted “Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives and received by the Chief Administrative Officer” for “Sergeant at Arms, and received by the Sergeant at Arms” in second undesignated par.
1959—Pub. L. 86–102 inserted provisions including amounts held in trust fund account, authorizing an individual to designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries, and prescribing order of precedence in cases where no designation of beneficiary has been made.
2 U.S.C. § 38b (THE CONGRESS)
§ 38b. Death gratuity payments as gifts
Any death gratuity payment at any time specifically appropriated by any Act of Congress or at any time made out of the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives or the contingent fund of the Senate shall be held to have been a gift.
(June 5, 1952, ch. 369, Ch. I, 66 Stat. 101; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 203(6), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1725.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is also set out as section 125a of this title.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “applicable accounts of the House of Representatives or the contingent fund” for “contingent fund of the House of Representatives or”.