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2 U.S.C. § 28c (THE CONGRESS)
§ 28c. Distribution of Precedents by Public Printer
(a) Delivery to Members of Ninety-fifth Congress; marking of volumes
The Public Printer shall deliver one set of the Precedents to each Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Ninety-fifth Congress. The name of the Member to whom the set is delivered shall be legibly stamped on the front cover of each volume of the set.
(b) Members of Congress following Ninety-fifth Congress not already having sets of Precedents; necessity of written request to Superintendent of Documents for set
Each Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, each Congress following the Ninety-fifth Congress who has not theretofore received a set of the Precedents shall be entitled to receive one set of the Precedents, upon transmitting a written request for such set to the Superintendent of Documents.
(c) Additional distribution of sets
The Public Printer shall make the following distribution of sets of the Precedents:
(1) to the office of the Vice President, to the office of the speaker of the House of Representatives, and to the office of the President pro tempore of the Senate, each, five sets;
(2) to the office of the majority leader of the House of Representatives and to the office of the minority leader of the House of Representatives, each, three sets;
(3) to the Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives, sixty sets;
(4) to the Parliamentarian of the Senate, five sets;
(5) to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, each 1 two sets;
(6) to the Secretary of the Senate and to the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, each, two sets;
(7) to the superintendent of the House document room, two sets;
(8) to the superintendent of the Senate document room, two sets;
(9) to the Library of Congress, for international exchange and for official use in Washington, District of Columbia, one hundred and fifty sets;
(10) to the National Archives, three sets;
(11) to the government of the District of Columbia, twelve sets;
(12) to the Smithsonian Institute, two sets;
(13) to the library of each legislative branch of each State, territory, and possession of the United States, one set; and
(14) to the Superintendent of Documents, eight hundred and sixteen sets for distribution to the depository library system.
(Pub. L. 94–551, § 2, Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2537; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 202(3), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1724.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 104–186, § 202(3)(A), substituted “Representatives, each” for “Representives, each”.
Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 104–186, § 202(3)(B), substituted “and to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, each two sets” for “, to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, and to the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, each, two sets”.
2 U.S.C. § 28d (THE CONGRESS)
§ 28d. Distribution of Precedents by Public Printer for official use; particular distribution; marking and ownership of sets
(a) The Public Printer shall make the following distribution of sets of the Precedents;
(1) to each standing or joint committee of the Congress which is in existence on October 18, 1976, or which is established after October 18, 1976, four sets;
(2) to the office of the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives, five sets;
(3) to the office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, five sets;
(4) to the library of the House of Representatives, four sets;
(5) to the library of the Senate, two sets;
(6) to the library of the Supreme Court of the United States, nine sets;
(7) to the office of the Official Reporter of Debates of the House of Representatives, three sets; and
(8) to the office of the Official Reporter of Debates of the Senate, three sets.
(b) Each set of Precedents distributed by the Public Printer under subsection (a) of this section shall be for official use. Each such set shall be legibly stamped on the front cover “Property of the United States Government.” Each such set, upon delivery, shall become and remain the property of the United States, and may not be removed from the building in which is located the designated library or office, as the case may be.
(Pub. L. 94–551, § 3, Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2538.)
2 U.S.C. § 28e (THE CONGRESS)
§ 28e. Distribution of Precedents by Joint Committee on Printing of surplus sets; additional printing, etc., of sets under authority of Joint Committee
(a) Any set of the Precedents printed and bound pursuant to subsection (a) of section 28b of this title, not needed to carry out the distributions required by sections 28b to 28e of this title, shall be distributed under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing.
(b) The Joint Committee on Printing may from time to time authorize and direct that additional sets of the Precedents, be printed, bound, and distributed in such manner as the Joint Committee determines will best carry out the purposes of sections 28b to 28e of this title.
(Pub. L. 94–551, § 4, Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2538.)
2 U.S.C. § 29 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 29. Condensed and simplified versions of House prec­edents; other useful materials in summary form; form and distribution to Members of Congress, Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and others; appointment and compensation of personnel; utilization of services of personnel of Federal agencies
The Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives shall prepare, compile, and maintain on a current basis and in cumulative form, for each Congress commencing with the Ninety-third Congress a condensed and, insofar as practicable, up-to-date version of all of the parliamentary precedents of the House of Representatives which have current use and application in the House, together with informative text prepared by the Parliamentarian and other useful related material in summary form. The Parliamentarian shall have such matter printed for each Congress on pages of such size and in such type and format as he considers advisable to promote the usefulness of such matter to the Members of the House and shall provide a printed copy thereof to each Member in each Congress, including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and may make such other distribution of such printed copies as he considers advisable. In carrying out this section, the Parliamentarian may appoint and fix the pay of personnel and utilize the services of personnel of the Library of Congress and the Government Printing Office.
(Pub. L. 91–510, title III, § 332, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1186.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective immediately prior to noon on Jan. 3, 1971, see section 601(1) of Pub. L. 91–510, set out as an Effective Date of 1970 Amendment note under section 72a of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 29b, 29c (THE CONGRESS)
§§ 29b, 29c. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section 29b, based on section 204 of House Resolution No. 988, Ninety-third Congress, Oct. 8, 1974, which was enacted into permanent law, effective Jan. 2, 1975, by Pub. L. 93–554, title I, ch. III, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777, established a Commission on Information and Facilities in House of Representatives to be composed of nine members of the House appointed by Speaker, required Speaker to appoint an Advisory Council to assist Commission in carrying out its functions, required Commission to conduct study of informational problems, facilities and space, and House legislative counsel requirements, provided for the scope of study of informational problems, and required Commission to make an annual progress report to Speaker, to complete study of House legislative counsel requirements by Jan. 1, 1976, and to submit a final report by Jan. 2, 1977.
Section 29c, based on clause 10, rule I, of the Rules of the House of Representatives as in effect before July 17, 1984, relating to the Office for the Bicentennial for the House of Representatives, established by House Resolution No. 621, Ninety-seventh Congress, Dec. 17, 1982, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 102, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 479, established in House of Representatives an Office for the Bicentennial of the House of Representatives to coordinate planning of commemoration of two-hundredth anniversary of House of Representatives and to be staffed by a professional historian appointed by Speaker without regard to political affiliation and solely on basis of fitness to perform duties of the position and to serve at pleasure of Speaker, and provided that the Office cease to exist not later than Sept. 30, 1989, unless otherwise provided by law or resolution. Office of the Historian of the House of Representatives was established by clause 10, rule I, of the Rules of the House of Representatives, as added on Jan. 3, 1989 (H. Res. 5, 101st Congress).
2 U.S.C. § 30 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 30. Term of service of Members of Congress as trustees or directors of corporations or institutions appropriated for
In all cases where Members of Congress or Senators are appointed to represent Congress on any board of trustees or board of directors of any corporation or institution to which Congress makes any appropriation, the term of said Members or Senators, as such trustee or director, shall continue until the expiration of two months after the first meeting of the Congress chosen next after their appointment.
(Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 199, § 1, 27 Stat. 553.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 722 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.
2 U.S.C. § 30a (THE CONGRESS)
§ 30a. Jury duty exemption of elected officials of legislative branch
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal, State or local law, no elected official of the legislative branch of the United States Government shall be required to serve on a grand or petit jury, convened by any Federal, State or local court, whether such service is requested by judicial summons or by some other means of compulsion.
(b) “Elected official of the legislative branch” shall mean each Member of the United States House of Representatives, the Delegates from the District of Columbia, Guam, the American Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and each United States Senator.
(Pub. L. 101–520, title III, § 310, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2278.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991.
2 U.S.C. § 30b (THE CONGRESS)
§ 30b. Notice of objecting to proceeding
(a) In general
The Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate or their designees shall recognize a notice of intent of a Senator who is a member of their caucus to object to proceeding to a measure or matter only if the Senator—
(1) following the objection to a unanimous consent to proceeding to, and, or passage of, a measure or matter on their behalf, submits the notice of intent in writing to the appropriate leader or their designee; and
(2) not later than 6 session days after the submission under paragraph (1), submits for inclusion in the Congressional Record and in the applicable calendar section described in subsection (b) the following notice:
“I, Senator ____, intend to object to proceedings to ____, dated ____ for the following reasons ____.”.
(b) Calendar
(1) In general
The Secretary of the Senate shall establish for both the Senate Calendar of Business and the Senate Executive Calendar a separate section entitled “Notice of Intent to Object to Proceeding”.
(2) Content
The section required by paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) the name of each Senator filing a notice under subsection (a)(2);
(B) the measure or matter covered by the calendar that the Senator objects to; and
(C) the date the objection was filed.
(3) Notice
A Senator who has notified their respective leader and who has withdrawn their objection within the 6 session day period is not required to submit a notification under subsection (a)(2).
(c) Removal
A Senator may have an item with respect to the Senator removed from a calendar to which it was added under subsection (b) by submitting for inclusion in the Congressional Record the following notice:
“I, Senator ____, do not object to proceed to ____, dated ____.”.
(Pub. L. 110–81, title V, § 512, Sept. 14, 2007, 121 Stat. 759.)
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 110–81, title V, § 556, Sept. 14, 2007, 121 Stat. 774, provided that: “Except as otherwise provided in this title [enacting this section, sections 31–3, 72a–1h, 72a–1i, 104f, and 104g of this title, and provisions set out as notes under this section and section 31–3 of this title], this title shall take effect on the date of enactment of this title [Sept. 14, 2007].”
heading: Exercise of Rulemaking Powers
text: Pub. L. 110–81, title V, § 555, Sept. 14, 2007, 121 Stat. 774, provided that:
“The Senate adopts the provisions of this title [see Effective Date note above]—
“(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate; and
“(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the Senate to change those rules at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the Senate.”
2 U.S.C. § 31–1 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 31–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 102–90, title I, § 6(c), Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 451
text: Section, Pub. L. 98–63, title I, § 908(a)–(c), July 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 337, 338; Pub. L. 99–190, § 137, Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1323; Pub. L. 101–194, title VI, § 601(b)(2), title XI, § 1101(b), Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1762, 1782; Pub. L. 101–280, § 7(b)(2)[(d)(2)], May 4, 1990, 104 Stat. 161, related to maximum amount of honoraria which could be accepted by Members of Congress.
2 U.S.C. § 31a (THE CONGRESS)
§ 31a. Repealed. Mar. 2, 1955, ch. 9, § 4(b), 69 Stat. 11, eff. Mar. 1, 1955
text: Section, acts Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title VI, § 601(b), 60 Stat. 850; Oct. 20, 1951, ch. 521, title VI, § 619(d), 65 Stat. 570, related to expense allowance for Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner.
2 U.S.C. § 31a–2 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 31a–2. Representation Allowance Account for Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate
(a) Establishment; purpose
There is hereby established an account, within the Senate, to be known as the “Representation Allowance Account for the Majority and Minority Leaders”. Such Allowance Account shall be used by the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate to assist them properly to discharge their appropriate responsibilities in the United States to members of foreign legislative bodies and prominent officials of foreign governments and intergovernmental organizations.
(b) Payments; allotment; reimbursement for actual expenses; taxability
Payments authorized to be made under this section shall be paid by the Secretary of the Senate. Of the funds available for expenditure from such Allowance Account for any fiscal year, one-half shall be allotted to the Majority Leader and one-half shall be allotted to the Minority Leader. Amounts paid from such Allowance Account to the Majority or Minority Leader shall be paid to him from his allotment and shall be paid to him only as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by him and upon certification and documentation of such expenses. Amounts paid to the Majority or Minority Leader pursuant to this section shall not be reported as income and shall not be allowed as a deduction under title 26.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985) not more than $20,000 to the Allowance Account established by this section.
(Pub. L. 99–88, title I, § 197, Aug. 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 350.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985.
2 U.S.C. § 31a–2a (THE CONGRESS)
§ 31a–2a. Transfer of funds from representation allowance of Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate to expense allowance; availability; definitions
(a) The Secretary of the Senate shall, upon the written request of the Majority or Minority Leader of the Senate, transfer from any available funds in such Leader’s allotment in the Leader’s Representation Allowance (as defined in subsection (b)(1) of this section) for any fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985) to such Leader’s Expense Allowance (as defined in subsection (b)(2) of this section) to such year such amount as is specified in the request. Any funds so transferred for any fiscal year at the request of either such Leader shall be available to such Leader for such year for the same purposes as, and in like manner and subject to the same conditions as, are other funds which are available to him for such year as his expense allowance as Majority or Minority Leader.
(b)
(1) The term “Leader’s Representation Allowance” means the Representation Allowance Account for the Majority and Minority Leaders established by section 31a–2 of this title.
(2) The term “Leader’s Expense Allowance”, when used in reference to the Majority or Minority Leader of the Senate, refers to the moneys available, for any fiscal year, to such Leader as an expense allowance and the appropriation account from which such moneys are funded.
(Pub. L. 100–71, title I, § 1, July 11, 1987, 101 Stat. 422.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1987.
2 U.S.C. § 31a–2b (THE CONGRESS)
§ 31a–2b. Transfer of funds from appropriations account of Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate to appropriations account, Miscellaneous Items, within Senate contingent fund
(a) Requests for transfers
Upon the written request of the Majority or Minority Leader of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer during any fiscal year, from the appropriations account appropriated under the headings “Salaries, Officers and Employees” and “Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders”, such amount as either Leader shall specify to the appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, “Miscellaneous Items”.
(b) Authority to incur expenses
The Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate are each authorized to incur such expenses as may be necessary or appropriate. Expenses incurred by either such leader shall be paid from the amount transferred pursuant to subsection (a) of this section by such leader and upon vouchers approved by such leader.
(c) Authority to advance sums
The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to advance such sums as may be necessary to defray expenses incurred in carrying out subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
(Pub. L. 102–27, title II, Apr. 10, 1991, 105 Stat. 144.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Consequences of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Food Stamps, Unemployment Compensation Administration, Veterans Compensation and Pensions, and Other Urgent Needs Act of 1991.
2 U.S.C. § 31a–2c (THE CONGRESS)
§ 31a–2c. Transfer of funds from appropriations account of Majority and Minority Whips of Senate to appropriations account, Miscellaneous Items, within Senate contingent fund
(a) Requests for transfers
Upon the written request of the Majority or Minority Whip of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer during any fiscal year, from the appropriations account appropriated under the headings “Salaries, Officers and Employees” and “offices of the majority and minority whips”, such amount as either whip shall specify to the appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, “miscellaneous items”.
(b) Authority to incur expenses
The Majority and Minority Whips of the Senate are each authorized to incur such expenses as may be necessary or appropriate. Expenses incurred by either such whip shall be paid from the amount transferred pursuant to subsection (a) of this section by such whip and upon vouchers approved by such whip.
(c) Authority to advance sums
The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to advance such sums as may be necessary to defray expenses incurred in carrying out subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
(Pub. L. 105–55, title I, § 2, Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat. 1180.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1998, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998.
2 U.S.C. § 31a–2d (THE CONGRESS)
§ 31a–2d. Transfer of funds from appropriations account of the Office of the Vice President and the Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and Minority to the Senate contingent fund
(a) Office of the Vice President
(1) In general
Upon the written request of the Vice President, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer from the appropriations account appropriated under the subheading “office of the vice president” under the heading “Salaries, Officers and Employees” such amount as the Vice President shall specify to the appropriations account under the heading “miscellaneous items” within the contingent fund of the Senate.
(2) Authority to incur expenses
The Vice President may incur such expenses as may be necessary or appropriate. Expenses incurred by the Vice President shall be paid from the amount transferred under paragraph (1) by the Vice President and upon vouchers approved by the Vice President.
(3) Authority to advance sums
The Secretary of the Senate may advance such sums as may be necessary to defray expenses incurred in carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2).
(b) Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and Minority
(1) In general
Upon the written request of the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer from the appropriations account appropriated under the subheading “offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority” under the heading “Salaries, Officers and Employees” such amount as the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority shall specify to the appropriations account under the heading “miscellaneous items” within the contingent fund of the Senate.
(2) Authority to incur expenses
The Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority may incur such expenses as may be necessary or appropriate. Expenses incurred by the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority shall be paid from the amount transferred under paragraph (1) by the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority and upon vouchers approved by the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority, as applicable.
(3) Authority to advance sums
The Secretary of the Senate may advance such sums as may be necessary to defray expenses incurred in carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2).
(c) Effective date
This section shall apply to fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 5, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3169.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.
2 U.S.C. § 31a–3 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 31a–3. Expense allowance for Chairmen of Majority and Minority Conference Committees of Senate; method of payment; taxability
For each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985), there is hereby authorized an expense allowance for the Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference 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. 99–88, title I, Aug. 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 348; Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 1(d), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 349.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985.
heading: Amendments
text: 2003—Pub. L. 108–7 substituted “not exceed $5,000” for “not exceed $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.