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Title 2 — The Congress

Chapter 53 — House of Representatives Members

§ 5309. Disbursement of compensation of House Members by Chief Administrative Officer

Statutory text

The moneys which have been, or may be, appropriated for the compensation and mileage of Members and Delegates shall be paid at the Treasury on requisitions drawn by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, and shall be kept, disbursed, and accounted for by him according to law, and he shall be a disbursing officer, but he shall not be entitled to any compensation additional to the salary fixed by law.

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. 51–1256 § 3 · 26 Stat. 645

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 5309

    Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1256, § 3, 26 Stat. 645

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1256, § 3, 26 Stat. 645

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 3. That the moneys which have been, or may be, appropriated To disburse moneys for compensation and mileage, etc. for the compensation and mileage of members and delegates shall be paid at the Treasury on requisitions drawn by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, and shall be kept, disbursed, and accounted for by him according to law, and he shall be a disbursing officer, but he shall not be entitled to any compensation additional No additional compensation. to the salary now fixed by law.

  2. House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act

    Pub. L. 104–186 title II § 204(25)(B) · 110 Stat. 1718

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 5309

    Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “Chief Administrative Officer” for “Sergeant-at-Arms”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “Chief Administrative Officer” for “Sergeant-at-Arms”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in section 3 (2 U.S.C. 80), by striking out “Sergeant-at-Arms” and inserting in lieu thereof “Chief Administrative Officer”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 80 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “Chief Administrative Officer” for “Sergeant-at-Arms”.

Credits

1890–1996 · 2 acts
  1. 1890Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1256, § 3, 26 Stat. 645
  2. 1996Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(25)(B), , 110 Stat. 1734.
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(Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1256, § 3, 26 Stat. 645; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(25)(B), , 110 Stat. 1734.)

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