2014 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress (Sections 1 - 6654)
Chapter 53 - House of Representatives Members (Sections 5301 - 5346)
Subchapter I - Member Pay (Sections 5301 - 5310)
Sec. 5306 - Deductions for absence
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 2 - THE CONGRESS CHAPTER 53 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS SUBCHAPTER I - MEMBER PAY Sec. 5306 - Deductions for absence |
| Contains | section 5306 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | R.S. §40; Pub. L. 97-51, §112(d), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 963; Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §203(7), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1726; Pub. L. 109-55, title I, §5, Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 568. |
| Statutes at Large References | 11 Stat. 49 95 Stat. 963 110 Stat. 1726 119 Stat. 568 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 97-51, Public Law 104-186, Public Law 109-55 |
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The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (upon certification by the Clerk of the House of Representatives) shall deduct from the monthly payments (or other periodic payments authorized by law) of each Member or Delegate the amount of his salary for each day that he has been absent from the House, unless such Member or Delegate assigns as the reason for such absence the sickness of himself or of some member of his family.
(R.S. §40; Pub. L. 97–51, §112(d), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 963; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, §203(7), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1726; Pub. L. 109–55, title I, §5, Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 568.)
CODIFICATIONSection was formerly classified to section 39 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
R.S. §40 derived from act Aug. 16, 1856, ch. 123, §6, 11 Stat. 49.
AMENDMENTS2005—Pub. L. 109–55 struck out "Secretary of the Senate and the" before "Chief Administrative Officer", ", respectively," before "shall deduct from", ", respectively" before ", unless such Member", and "Senate or" after "absent from the".
1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted "the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (upon certification by the Clerk of the House of Representatives)" for "Sergeant-at-Arms of the House".
1981—Pub. L. 97–51 substituted "from the monthly payments (or other periodic payments authorized by law)" for "from the monthly payments".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 97–51 effective in the case of compensation payable for months after December 1981, see section 112(e) of Pub. L. 97–51, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.
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