2019 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 3 - Compensation and Allowances of Members
Secs. 41, 42 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §203(9)(A), (10), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1726

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Section Name §§41, 42. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, §203(9)(A), (10), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1726
Repeal Summary

Section 41, R.S. §43, provided that no Member or Delegate was entitled to any allowance for newspapers.

Section 42, based on H. Res. No. 420, Ninety-second Congress, May 18, 1971, enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 92–184, ch. IV, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 636, related to furnishing of postage stamps to Members, committees, and officers of House of Representatives.

A prior section 42, R.S. §44, which proscribed compensation or allowance to Senators, Representatives, or Delegates for postage, was repealed by Pub. L. 104–186, title II, §203(11), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1726. See sections 6116 and 6117 of this title.

Editorial Notes APPLICABILITY OF PROHIBITION DURING NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

Section 302(c) of H. Res. 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668, which provided that former section 41 of this title was to have no effect during the Ninety-fifth Congress, was repealed by Pub. L. 104–186, title II, §203(9)(B), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1726.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, 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 3 - COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS
Secs. 41, 42 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-186, title II, §203(9)(A), (10), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1726
Contains sections 41 to 42
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition repealed
Statutes at Large References 85 Stat. 636
91 Stat. 668
110 Stat. 1726
Public Law References Public Law 92-184, Public Law 95-94, Public Law 104-186
Congressional Bills H. Res.420 92nd Congress, H. Res.287 95th Congress
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