1995 U.S. Code
Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 3 - COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS
Sec. 56 - Office expenses within the District of Columbia of the Delegate from the District of Columbia

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§56. Office expenses within the District of Columbia of the Delegate from the District of Columbia

Effective as of April 1, 1971, until otherwise provided by law, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall reimburse the Delegate from the District of Columbia, from the contingent fund of the House, in an amount not more than 0 quarterly, upon certification of the Delegate, for official office expenses incurred within the District of Columbia.

(Pub. L. 92–184, ch. IV, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 636.)

Codification

Section is based on section 2 of House Resolution No. 418, Ninety-second Congress, May 18, 1971, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 92–184.

Transfer of Functions

Certain functions of Clerk of House of Representatives transferred to Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services by section 7 of House Resolution No. 423, One Hundred Second Congress, Apr. 9, 1992. Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services replaced by Chief Administrative Officer of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995.

Reimbursement of Expenses of House Members; Member of House of Representatives and Member Defined

Section 302(a), (b), and (d) of House Resolution No. 287, Ninety-fifth Congress, Mar. 2, 1977, enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 95–94, title I, §115, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 668, provided that:

“(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and until otherwise provided by law—

“(1) effective January 3, 1977, each Member of the House of Representatives shall be entitled to reimbursement under the nineteenth paragraph under the subheading ‘Contingent Expenses of the House’ under the heading ‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’ in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1955 (2 U.S.C. 122a), or under chapter 4, section 401, of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 56), for any official expense incurred in the United States; and

“(2) the Clerk of the House may make disbursements under the paragraph referred to in paragraph (1) by (A) direct payment to the person from whom goods or services are obtained by the Member involved under such paragraph; or (B) reimbursement to the Member involved or person designated by the Member.

“(b) Effective January 3, 1978, notwithstanding any other provision of law and until otherwise provided by law, and conditional upon the adoption of a House rule prohibiting Members of the House of Representatives from maintaining unofficial office accounts, the entitlement of each Member of the House of Representatives under the nineteenth paragraph under the subheading ‘Contingent Expenses of the House’ under the heading ‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’ in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1955 (2 U.S.C. 122a), or under chapter 4, section 401, of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 56), shall not exceed ,000 annually.

“(d) For purposes of this section, the terms ‘Member of the House of Representatives’ and ‘Member’ mean each Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the House of Representatives.”

Section 302(a), (b), and (d) of House Resolution No. 287 is also set out as a note under section 122a of this title. Section 302(c) of such resolution is set out as a note under section 41 of this title.

Cross References

Adjustment of allowances by Committee on House Administration, see section 57 of this title.

Delegate to House of Representatives from District of Columbia, see sections 25a, 25b of this title.