§ 293. Compensation schedules

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1964

   House Employees Position Classification Act

   Pub. L. 88–652 § 4 · 78 Stat. 1079

   Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 293

   Pub. L. 88–652, § 4, Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1079

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 88–652, § 4, Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1079

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 4. compensation schedules (a) (1) The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives (hereinafter referred to as the “committee”) shall establish and maintain, and, from time to time, may revise, for positions to which this Act applies (other than positions within the purview of subsection (b) of this section the compensation for which is fixed and adjusted from time to time in accordance with prevailing rates), a compensation schedule of per annum rates, which shall be known as the “House Employees Schedule” and for which the symbol “House Employees Schedule.” shall be “HS”, subject to the following provisions: (A) Such schedule shall be composed of such number of compensation levels as the committee deems appropriate. (B) Each compensation level shall consist of twelve compensation steps. (C) The per annum rate of compensation for each compensation step of each compensation level shall be in such amount as the committee deems appropriate, except that the per annum rate of compensation for the maximum compensation step of the highest compensation level shall not exceed the maximum rate of compensation authorized by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. (2) The rates of compensation for such positions shall be in accordance with such schedule. (b) The committee shall establish and maintain, and, from time to time, may revise, for positions under the Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, the Doorkeeper, and the Postmaster, of the House of Representatives, the compensation for which, in the judgment of the committee, should be fixed and adjusted from time to time in accordance with prevailing rates, a compensation schedule providing for per annum or per hour rates, or both, established in accordance with prevailing rates and consisting of such number of compensation levels and steps as the committee deems appropriate, which shall be “House Wage Schedule”. known as the “House Wage Schedule” and for which the symbol shall be “HWS”. The rates of compensation for such positions shall be in accordance with such schedule.

2. 1995

   Pub. L. 104–53 title I § 108(2) · 109 Stat. 514

   Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 293(b)

   Pub. L. 104–53 substituted “Chief Administrative Officer, and the Inspector General” for “Doorkeeper, and the Postmaster,”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–53 substituted “Chief Administrative Officer, and the Inspector General” for “Doorkeeper, and the Postmaster,”.

3. 1996

   House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act

   Pub. L. 104–186 title II § 209(1) · 110 Stat. 1718

   Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 293(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “House Oversight” for “House Administration”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “House Oversight” for “House Administration”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 4(a)(1) of the House Employees Position Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 293(a)(1)) is amended by striking out “House Administration” and inserting in lieu thereof “House Oversight”.

4. 2001

   Pub. L. 107–68 title III § 310 · 115 Stat. 560

   Inserted · 2 U.S.C. § 293(b)

   Pub. L. 107–68 inserted at end “Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, for purposes of applying the adjustment made by the committee under this subsection for 2002 and each succeeding year, positions under the Chief Administrative Officer shall include positions of the United States Capitol telephone exchange under the Chief Administrative Officer.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–68 inserted at end “Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, for purposes of applying the adjustment made by the committee under this subsection for 2002 and each succeeding year, positions under the Chief Administrative Officer shall include positions of the United States Capitol telephone exchange under the Chief Administrative Officer.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 310. Section 4(b) of the House Employees Position Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 293(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, for purposes of applying the adjustment made by the committee under this subsection for 2002 and each succeeding year, positions under the Chief Administrative Officer shall include positions of the United States Capitol telephone exchange under the Chief Administrative Officer.”.

5. 2004

   Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005

   Pub. L. 108–447 div. G title II § 215(d) · 118 Stat. 2809

   Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 293(b)

   Pub. L. 108–447 in last sentence substituted “succeeding year (other than any period during which a memorandum of understanding described in section 2168(a) of this title is in effect),” for “succeeding year,”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–447 in last sentence substituted “succeeding year (other than any period during which a memorandum of understanding described in section 2168(a) of this title is in effect),” for “succeeding year,”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 215. Section 402(f) of Public Law 107–372 116 Stat. 3102. is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “All right” and inserting “For the period ending April 3, 2008, all right”; and (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting “for the period ending April 3, 2008” after “and annually thereafter”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 108–447 applicable with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year, see section 2168(f) of this title.

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