Title 2 — The Congress
Chapter 55 — House of Representatives Officers and Administration
§ 5501. Temporary appointments in case of vacancies or incapacity of House officers; compensation
Statutory text
Temporary appointments in case of vacancy or incapacity in office of Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, or Chaplain of House
In case of a vacancy, from whatever cause, in the office of Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, Chief Administrative Officer or Chaplain, of the House of Representatives, or in case of the incapacity or inability of the incumbent of any such office to perform the duties thereof, the Speaker of the House of Representatives may appoint a person to act as, and to exercise temporarily the duties of, Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, Chief Administrative Officer or Chaplain, as the case may be, until a person is chosen by the House of Representatives and duly qualifies as Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, Chief Administrative Officer or Chaplain, as the case may be, or until the termination of the incapacity or inability of the incumbent.
Duties of temporary appointees
Any person appointed pursuant to this section shall exercise all the duties, shall have all the powers, and shall be subject to all the requirements and limitations applicable with respect to one chosen by the House of Representatives to fill the office involved.
Compensation of temporary appointee
Any person appointed pursuant to this section shall be paid the compensation which he would receive if he were chosen by the House of Representatives to fill the office involved, unless such person is concurrently serving in any office or position the compensation for which is paid from the funds of the United States, in which case he shall receive no compensation for services rendered pursuant to his appointment under this section, and his compensation for performing the duties of such office other than the one to which he is appointed pursuant to this section shall be in full discharge for all services he performs for the United States while serving in such dual capacity.
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.
Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 208, as added Aug. 5, 1953, ch. 330, 67 Stat. 387 · 67 Stat. 387
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 5501
Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 208, as added Aug. 5, 1953, ch. 330, 67 Stat. 387
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 208, as added Aug. 5, 1953, ch. 330, 67 Stat. 387House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act
Pub. L. 104–186 title II § 204(20) · 110 Stat. 1718
Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 5501(a)
Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “Chief Administrative Officer” for “Doorkeeper, Postmaster,” wherever appearing
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “Chief Administrative Officer” for “Doorkeeper, Postmaster,” wherever appearing.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(20) Section 208(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 75a–1(a)) is amended by striking out “Doorkeeper, Postmaster,” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Chief Administrative Officer”.Pub. L. 109–289 § 20702(b) · 121 Stat. 38
Added · 2 U.S.C. § 5501(b)
Pub. L. 109–289, § 20702(b), as added by Pub. L. 110–5
Repealed · 2 U.S.C. § 5501(b)
Pub. L. 109–289, § 20702(b), as substituted “involved.” for “involved; but nothing in this section shall be held to amend, repeal, or otherwise affect section 75a of this title.”
Unresolved: Pub. L. 109–289 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–289, § 20702(b), as added by Pub. L. 110–5, substituted “involved.” for “involved; but nothing in this section shall be held to amend, repeal, or otherwise affect section 75a of this title.”
1 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial · 2 unresolved
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 75a–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendment by Pub. L. 109–289 is based on section 103(b)(2) of title I of H.R. 5521, as passed by the House of Representatives on , which was enacted into law by section 20702(b) of Pub. L. 109–289, as added by Pub. L. 110–5.
Amendments1996–2007 · 2 rounds
2007
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–289, § 20702(b), as added by Pub. L. 110–5, substituted “involved.” for “involved; but nothing in this section shall be held to amend, repeal, or otherwise affect section 75a of this title.”
1996
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “Chief Administrative Officer” for “Doorkeeper, Postmaster,” wherever appearing.
Credits
1946–2007 · 3 acts
- 1946Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 208, as added Aug. 5, 1953, ch. 330, 67 Stat. 387
- 1996amended Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(20), , 110 Stat. 1733
- 2007Pub. L. 109–289, div. B, title II, § 20702(b), as added Pub. L. 110–5, § 2, , 121 Stat. 38.
Show as published
(Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 208, as added Aug. 5, 1953, ch. 330, 67 Stat. 387; amended Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(20), , 110 Stat. 1733; Pub. L. 109–289, div. B, title II, § 20702(b), as added Pub. L. 110–5, § 2, , 121 Stat. 38.)