2014 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress (Sections 1 - 6654)
Chapter 51 - House of Representatives Leadership (Sections 5101 - 5162)
Subchapter II - The Speaker (Sections 5121 - 5129)
Sec. 5121 - Expense allowance of Speaker of House of Representatives
| 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 51 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LEADERSHIP SUBCHAPTER II - THE SPEAKER Sec. 5121 - Expense allowance of Speaker of House of Representatives |
| Contains | section 5121 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| 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. |
| Statutes at Large References | 63 Stat. 4 65 Stat. 570 110 Stat. 1725 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 104-186 |
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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.
(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.)
CODIFICATIONSection was formerly classified to section 31b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
AMENDMENTS1996—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.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1951 AMENDMENTAmendment 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 DATESection effective at noon, Jan. 20, 1949, see section 3 of act Jan. 19, 1949.
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