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Title 2 — The Congress

Chapter 43 — Congressional Committees

§ 4312. Regulations governing availability of appropriations for House committee employees

Statutory text

Appropriations for committee employees shall be available in such amounts and under such regulations as may be approved by the Committee on House Oversight for compensation of employees of the standing committees of the House of Representatives, except the Committee on Appropriations.

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. Pub. L. 80–262 · 61 Stat. 361

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 4312

    July 17, 1947, ch. 262, 61 Stat. 367

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    July 17, 1947, ch. 262, 61 Stat. 367

  2. House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act

    Pub. L. 104–186 title II § 204(12) · 110 Stat. 1718

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 4312

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

    Source evidence

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

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (12) The paragraph beginning “The appropriation for committee employees” under the heading “HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES” and the subheading “CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE” in the first section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1948 (2 U.S.C. 72b) is amended by striking out “House Administration” and inserting in lieu thereof “House Oversight”.

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 72b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “House Oversight” for “House Administration”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, .

Credits

1947–1996 · 2 acts
  1. 1947July 17, 1947, ch. 262, 61 Stat. 367
  2. 1996Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(12), , 110 Stat. 1731.
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(July 17, 1947, ch. 262, 61 Stat. 367; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(12), , 110 Stat. 1731.)

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