2019 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 6 - Congressional and Committee Procedure; Investigations
Sec. 195 - Fees of witnesses in District of Columbia

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Citation 2 U.S.C. § 195 (2019)
Section Name ยง195. Fees of witnesses in District of Columbia
Section Text

Witnesses residing in the District of Columbia and not in the service of the government of said District or of the United States, who shall be summoned to give testimony before any committee of the House of Representatives, shall not be allowed exceeding $2 for each day's attendance before said committee.

Source Credit

(May 1, 1876, ch. 88, 19 Stat. 41.)

Editorial Notes HOUSE RULE ON PAY OF WITNESSES

Rule XI, clause 5, Rules of the House of Representatives, provides that: "Witnesses appearing before the House or any of its committees shall be paid the same per diem rate as established, authorized, and regulated by the Committee on House Administration for Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and employees of the House, plus actual expenses of travel to or from the place of examination. Such per diem may not be paid when a witness has been summoned at the place of examination."

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 6 - CONGRESSIONAL AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE; INVESTIGATIONS
Sec. 195 - Fees of witnesses in District of Columbia
Contains section 195
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 19 Stat. 41
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