§ 6598. Designation by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate of persons to approve vouchers for payment of moneys

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. 1983

   Pub. L. 98–181 title I § 1201 · 97 Stat. 1153

   Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 6598

   Pub. L. 98–181, title I, § 1201, Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1289

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 98–181, title I, § 1201, Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1289

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 1201. GENERAL PROVISIONS The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate 2 USC 61e-4. (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Sergeant at Arms”) may designate one or more employees in the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to approve, on his behalf, all vouchers, for payment of moneys, which the Sergeant at Arms is authorized to approve. Whenever the Sergeant at Arms makes a designation under the authority of the preceding sentence, he shall immediately notify the Committee on Rules and Administration in writing of the designation, and thereafter any approval of any voucher, for payment of moneys, by an employee so designated shall (until such designation is revoked and the Sergeant at Arms notifies the Committee on Rules and Administration in writing of the revocation) be deemed and held to be approved by the Sergeant at Arms for all intents and purposes.

2. 2021

   Pub. L. 116–344 § 1 · 134 Stat. 5141

   1. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6598

      Pub. L. 116–344 substituted “on his behalf, any voucher for payment of moneys, payroll action, or personnel action” for “on his behalf, all vouchers, for payment of moneys,”

   2. Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 6598

      Pub. L. 116–344 substituted “approval of any voucher for payment of moneys, payroll action, or personnel action” for “approval of any voucher, for payment of moneys,”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 116–344 substituted “on his behalf, any voucher for payment of moneys, payroll action, or personnel action” for “on his behalf, all vouchers, for payment of moneys,” and “approval of any voucher for payment of moneys, payroll action, or personnel action” for “approval of any voucher, for payment of moneys,”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE PAYROLL AND PERSONNEL ACTIONS.   Section 1201 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 6598) is amended— (1) by striking “all vouchers, for payment of moneys,” and inserting “any voucher for payment of moneys, payroll action, or personnel action”; and (2) by striking “any voucher, for payment of moneys,” and inserting “any voucher for payment of moneys, payroll action, or personnel action”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision