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2 U.S.C. § 5121 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5121. 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: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 31b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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. § 5122 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5122. Personal services in office of Speaker; payments
There shall be paid from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives until otherwise provided by law, for personal services in the office of the Speaker of the House, an additional basic sum of $10,000 per annum.
(Pub. L. 87–730, § 103, Oct. 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 693; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(14), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1732.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 74–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is based on House Resolution No. 487, Eighty-seventh Congress, Jan. 10, 1962, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 87–730.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “applicable accounts of the House of Representatives” for “contingent fund of the House”.
2 U.S.C. § 5123 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5123. Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities
There is established in the House of Representatives an office to be known as the Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities. The Speaker shall appoint and set the annual rate of pay for employees of the Office. The Office shall have the responsibility of assisting the Speaker in the management of legislative floor activity.
(Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 103, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 520.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 74a–7 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is based on section 223(b) of House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 104–53.
heading: Transfer of Majority and Minority Positions
text: Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 113, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 572, provided that:
“(a) Effective October 1, 2001, the following four majority positions shall be transferred from the Clerk to the Speaker:
“(1) The position of chief of floor service.
“(2) Two positions of assistant floor chief.
“(3) One position of cloakroom attendant.
“(b) Effective October 1, 2001, the following four minority positions shall be transferred from the Clerk to the minority leader:
“(1) The position of chief of floor service.
“(2) Two positions of assistant floor chief.
“(3) One position of cloakroom attendant.
“(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an individual who is an incumbent of a position transferred under subsection (a) or subsection (b) at the time of the transfer, the total number of days of annual leave and the total number of days of sick leave which were provided by the Clerk to the individual and which remain unused as of the date of the transfer shall remain available for the individual to use after the transfer.”
2 U.S.C. § 5124 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5124. Lump sum allowance for Speaker
(a) The aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be increased by $40,000.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and each succeeding fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 117, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 573.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 74a–12 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 2002, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002.
2 U.S.C. § 5127 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5127. 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 was formerly classified to section 31b–4 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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 5125 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 5125 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 5129 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5129. Availability of entitlements of former Speaker for 5 years
The entitlements of a former Speaker of the House of Representatives under sections 5125 to 5129 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 was formerly classified to section 31b–7 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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. § 5141 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5141. Additional employees in offices of House Minority Leader, Majority Whip, and Chief Deputy Majority Whip; authorization; compensation
(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), effective March 1, 1977, there shall be two additional employees in the office of the minority leader, and one additional employee each in the offices of the majority whip and the chief deputy majority whip.
(b) The annual rate of compensation for any individual employed under subsection (a) shall not exceed the annual rate of basic pay of level V of the Executive Schedule of section 5316 of title 5, and until otherwise provided by law such compensation as may be necessary shall be paid from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives.
(Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 115, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 668; Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 103, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 520; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(15)(A), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1732.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 74a–3 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is based on section 1 of House Resolution No. 393, Ninety-fifth Congress, Mar. 31, 1977, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 95–94.
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–53 is based on section 3(b) of House Resolution No. 113, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Mar. 10, 1995, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 104–53.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “applicable accounts of the House of Representatives” for “contingent fund of the House”.
1995—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–53 substituted “chief deputy majority whip” for “chief majority whip”.
heading: Effective Date of 1995 Amendment
text: Section 3(a) of House Resolution No. 113, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Mar. 10, 1995, as enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 103, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 520, provided that: “Upon the enactment of this section into permanent law, the amendment made by subsection (b) [amending this section] shall take effect.”
heading: Increases in Compensation
text: Increases in compensation for House officers and employees under authority of Federal Salary Act of 1967 (Pub. L. 90–206), Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–656), and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (Pub. L. 100–202), see sections 4531 and 4532 of this title, and Salary Directives of Speaker of the House, set out as notes under those sections.
2 U.S.C. § 5142 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5142. Additional amounts for personnel and equipment for House Majority and Minority Leaders and Majority and Minority Whips
Effective March 1, 1977, and until otherwise provided by law, there shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives such additional amounts as may be necessary for office personnel, and rental or lease of necessary equipment, of each of the following officials of the House the following per annum amounts:
(1) The majority leader, $30,000.
(2) The minority leader, $30,000.
(3) The majority whip, $15,000.
(4) The minority whip, $15,000.
(Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 115, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 668; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(15)(B), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1732.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 74a–4 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is based on section 2 of House Resolution No. 393, Ninety-fifth Congress, Mar. 31, 1977, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 95–94.
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “applicable accounts of the House of Representatives” for “contingent fund of the House”.
heading: Limits on Uses of Funds
text: Pub. L. 98–51, title I, § 112, July 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 270, as amended by Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(16), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1732, provided that: “The funds provided under the provisions of section 2 of House Resolution 393, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to March 31, 1977, as enacted into permanent law by section 115 of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1978 [2 U.S.C. 5142], and section 473 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 [2 U.S.C. 5103], shall be limited to use for the compensation of additional personnel and other necessary official expenses.”
2 U.S.C. § 5144 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5144. Lump-sum allowances for House Minority Leader and Majority Whip
(a) The aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for the Office of the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for the Office of the Majority Whip of the House of Representatives shall each be increased by $333,000.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2000 and each succeeding fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 106–31, title III, § 3008, May 21, 1999, 113 Stat. 93.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 74a–10 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.
2 U.S.C. § 5145 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5145. Lump-sum allowances for House Majority Floor Leader, Minority Floor Leader, Majority Whip, and Minority Whip
(a) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for each of the following offices is increased as follows:
(1) The allowance for the office of the Majority Floor Leader is increased by $200,000.
(2) The allowance for the office of the Minority Floor Leader is increased by $200,000.
(b) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for each of the following offices is increased as follows:
(1) The allowance for the office of the Majority Whip is increased by $72,000.
(2) The allowance for the office of the Minority Whip is increased by $72,000.
(Pub. L. 111–8, div. G, title I, § 104, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 818.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 74a–10a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2009, which is div. G of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009.
2 U.S.C. § 5146 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5146. Lump-sum allowances for House Majority Whip and Minority Whip
Effective with respect to fiscal year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for each of the following offices is increased as follows:
(1) The allowance for the office of the Majority Whip is increased by $96,000.
(2) The allowance for the office of the Minority Whip is increased by $96,000.
(Pub. L. 111–68, div. A, title I, § 102, Oct. 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 2029.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 74a–10b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010, which is div. A of Pub. L. 111–68.
2 U.S.C. § 5162 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5162. Republican Policy Committee
(a) In general
There is established in the House of Representatives an office to be known as the Republican Policy Committee, which shall have such responsibilities as may be assigned by the Speaker of the House of Representatives (or, if the Speaker is not a member of the Republican Party, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives).
(b) Salaries and expenses
There shall be a lump sum allowance for the salaries and expenses of the Republican Policy Committee, which shall be treated as a category of House leadership offices for purposes of section 5507(c) of this title, and which shall be obligated and expended as directed by the Speaker (or, if the Speaker is not a member of the Republican party, the Minority Leader).
(c) Applicability
This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 109, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3177; Pub. L. 112–74, div. G, title I, § 102(a), (b), Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1121.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 74a–13 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.
heading: Amendments
text: 2011—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–74, § 102(a), substituted “the Speaker of the House of Representatives (or, if the Speaker is not a member of the Republican Party, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives)” for “the chair of the Republican Conference”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–74, § 102(b), inserted “, and which shall be obligated and expended as directed by the Speaker (or, if the Speaker is not a member of the Republican party, the Minority Leader)” before period at end.
heading: Effective Date of 2011 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 112–74, div. G, title I, § 102(c), Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1121, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year.”
2 U.S.C. § 5301 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5301. 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: Section was formerly classified to section 34 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
R.S. § 38 derived from act Mar. 3, 1873, ch. 226, § 1, 17 Stat. 488.
2 U.S.C. § 5302 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5302. 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: Section was formerly classified to section 35 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
R.S. § 39 derived from Res. Mar. 29, 1867, No. 18, 15 Stat. 24.
2 U.S.C. § 5303 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5303. End-of-the-month salary payment schedule inapplicable to Senators
Section 5302 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: Section was formerly classified to section 35a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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 6301 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 6301 of this title.
2 U.S.C. § 5304 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5304. 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.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 37 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
2 U.S.C. § 5305 (THE CONGRESS)
§ 5305. 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: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 38a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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.