§ 1715. Operation of Office; House privileges; compensation, allowances, and benefits; privileges and immunities; voting in committee

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. 1972

   Pub. L. 92–271 § 5 · 86 Stat. 118

   Enacted · 48 U.S.C. § 1715

   Pub. L. 92–271, § 5, Apr. 10, 1972, 86 Stat. 119

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 92–271, § 5, Apr. 10, 1972, 86 Stat. 119

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 5. The Delegate from Guam and the Delegate from the Virgin Compensation, allowances, etc. Islands shall have such privileges in the House of Representatives as may be afforded him under the Rules of the House of Representatives. Until the Rules of the House of Representatives are amended to provide otherwise, the Delegate from each territory shall receive the same compensation, allowances, and benefits as a Member of the House of Representatives, and shall be entitled to whatever privileges and immunities are, or hereinafter may be, granted to the Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico: Provided, That the right to vote in committee shall be as provided by the Rules of the House of Representatives: Provided further, That the clerk hire allowance of each Clerk hire allowance. Delegate shall be a single per annum gross rate that is 60 per centum of the clerk hire allowance of a Member: Provided further, That the Transportation expenses. transportation expenses of each Delegate that are subject to reimbursement under section 1 of the Act of September 17, 1967 (81 Stat. 226, 2 U.S.C. 43b), shall not exceed the cost of four round trips each year. 85 Stat. 128.

2. 1996

   House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act

   Pub. L. 104–186 title II § 224(4) · 110 Stat. 1718

   Struck · 48 U.S.C. § 1715

   Pub. L. 104–186 struck out last two provisos which read as follows: “Provided further, That the clerk hire allowance of each Delegate shall be a single per annum gross rate that is 60 per centum of the clerk hire allowance of a Member: Provided further, That the transportation expenses of each Delegate that are subject to reimbursement under section 43b of title 2 shall not exceed the cost of four round trips each year.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 104–186 struck out last two provisos which read as follows: “Provided further, That the clerk hire allowance of each Delegate shall be a single per annum gross rate that is 60 per centum of the clerk hire allowance of a Member: Provided further, That the transportation expenses of each Delegate that are subject to reimbursement under section 43b of title 2 shall not exceed the cost of four round trips each year.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (4) The last two provisos of section 5 of Public Law 92–271 (48 U.S.C. 1715 note) are repealed.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision