2013 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 53 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS (§§ 5301 - 5346)
Subchapter I - MEMBER PAY (§§ 5301 - 5310)
Section 5306 - Deductions for absence

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 2 - THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 53 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS
SUBCHAPTER I - MEMBER PAY
Sec. 5306 - Deductions for absence
Containssection 5306
Date2013
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 16, 2014
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditR.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 References11 Stat. 49
95 Stat. 963
110 Stat. 1726
119 Stat. 568
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 97-51, Public Law 104-186, Public Law 109-55

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Deductions for absence - 2 U.S.C. § 5306 (2013)
§5306. Deductions for absence

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.)

CODIFICATION

Section 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.

AMENDMENTS

2005—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 AMENDMENT

Amendment 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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