2011 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 3 - COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS (§§ 31 - 59h)
Section 33 - Senators’ salaries

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 2 - THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 3 - COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS
Sec. 33 - Senators’ salaries
Containssection 33
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditJune 19, 1934, ch. 648, title I, §1, 48 Stat. 1022; Pub. L. 97-51, §112(b)(2), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 963.
Statutes at Large References22 Stat. 632
48 Stat. 1022
95 Stat. 963
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 97-51

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2 USC § 33 (2011)
§33. Senators’ salaries

Senators elected, whose term of office begins on the 3d day of January, and whose credentials in due form of law shall have been presented in the Senate, may receive their compensation from the beginning of their term.

(June 19, 1934, ch. 648, title I, §1, 48 Stat. 1022; Pub. L. 97–51, §112(b)(2), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 963.)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 33, act Mar. 3, 1883, ch. 143, 22 Stat. 632, entitled Senators to receive their compensation monthly, from the beginning of their term, prior to repeal by section 112(b)(1) of Pub. L. 97–51.

Amendments

1981—Pub. L. 97–51 struck out “monthly” after “may receive their compensation”.

Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Section 112(e) of Pub. L. 97–51 provided that: “The amendments and repeals made by this section [enacting section 35a of this title and amending this section and sections 39 and 60c–1 of this title] shall be effective in the case of compensation payable for months after December 1981.”

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