2021 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 51 - House of Representatives Leadership
Subchapter II - The Speaker
Sec. 5121 - Expense allowance of Speaker of House of Representatives

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Citation 2 U.S.C. § 5121 (2021)
Section Name §5121. Expense allowance of Speaker of House of Representatives
Section Text

There shall be paid to the Speaker of the House of Representatives in equal monthly installments an expense allowance of $10,000 per annum to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties, for which no accounting, other than for income tax purposes, shall be made by him.

Source Credit

(Jan. 19, 1949, ch. 2, §1(e), 63 Stat. 4; Oct. 20, 1951, ch. 521, title VI, §619(c), 65 Stat. 570; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, §203(1), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1725.)


Editorial Notes EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 31b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

AMENDMENTS

1996—Pub. L. 104–186 struck out "(which shall be in lieu of the allowance provided by section 601(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended)" after "per annum".

1951—Act Oct. 20, 1951, made Speaker's expense allowance taxable.


STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1951 AMENDMENT

Amendment by act Oct. 20, 1951, effective at noon, Jan. 3, 1953, see section 619(e) of act Oct. 20, 1951, set out as a note under section 102 of Title 3, The President.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective at noon, Jan. 20, 1949, see section 3 of act Jan. 19, 1949.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, 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 51 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LEADERSHIP
SUBCHAPTER II - THE SPEAKER
Sec. 5121 - Expense allowance of Speaker of House of Representatives
Contains section 5121
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 63 Stat. 4
65 Stat. 570
110 Stat. 1725
Public Law References Public Law 104-186
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