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US House of Representatives
2, 6, §191
The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or a chairman of any joint committee established by a joint or concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, or of a committee of the whole, or of any committee of either House of Congress, is empowered to administer oaths to witnesses in ...
§191. Oaths to witnesses
1938-06-22T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 6, §192
Every person who having been summoned as a witness by the authority of either House of Congress to give testimony or to produce papers upon any matter under inquiry before either House, or any joint committee established by a joint or concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, or any committee of either House...
§192. Refusal of witness to testify or produce papers
1938-06-22T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 6, §193
No witness is privileged to refuse to testify to any fact, or to produce any paper, respecting which he shall be examined by either House of Congress, or by any joint committee established by a joint or concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress, or by any committee of either House, upon the ground that his te...
§193. Privilege of witnesses
1938-06-22T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 6, §194
Whenever a witness summoned as mentioned in section 192 of this title fails to appear to testify or fails to produce any books, papers, records, or documents, as required, or whenever any witness so summoned refuses to answer any question pertinent to the subject under inquiry before either House, or any joint committe...
§194. Certification of failure to testify or produce; grand jury action
1936-07-13T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 6, §195
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. (May 1, 1876,...
§195. Fees of witnesses in District of Columbia
1876-05-01T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 6, §196
Senate resolutions providing for inquiries and investigations shall contain a limit of cost of such investigation, which limit shall not be exceeded except by vote of the Senate authorizing additional amounts. (Mar. 3, 1926, ch. 44, §1, 44 Stat. 162.) [Release Point 118-70]
§196. Senate resolutions for investigations; limit of cost
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US House of Representatives
2, 6, §197
The rate of compensation for any position under the appropriations now available for, or hereafter made for, expenses of inquiries and investigations of the Senate or expenses of special and select committees of the House of Representatives shall not exceed the rates fixed under chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter...
§197. Compensation of employees
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 6, §198
(a) Unless otherwise provided by the Congress, the two Houses shall— (1) adjourn sine die not later than July 31 of each year; or (2) in the case of an odd-numbered year, provide, not later than July 31 of such year, by concurrent resolution adopted in each House by roll-call vote, for the adjournment of the two Houses...
§198. Adjournment
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US House of Representatives
2, 6, §199
Senate; recommendation process; applicability (a) Any provision of law which provides that any member of a commission, board, committee, advisory group, or similar body is to be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate shall be construed to require that the appointment be made— (1) upon recommendation of th...
§199. Member of commission, board, etc., appointed by President pro tempore of
1980-12-22T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 9, §271
There shall be in the Senate an office to be known as the Office of the Legislative Counsel, and to be under the direction of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate. (Feb. 24, 1919, ch. 18, title XIII, §1303(a), (d), 40 Stat. 1141; June 2, 1924, ch. 234, title XI, §1101, 43 Stat. 353.) EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATION As or...
§271. Establishment
1950-06-30T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 9, §272
The Legislative Counsel shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, without reference to political affiliations and solely on the ground of fitness to perform the duties of the office. (Feb. 24, 1919, ch. 18, title XIII, §1303(a), (d), 40 Stat. 1141; June 2, 1924, ch. 234, title XI, §1101, 43 Stat. 3...
§272. Legislative Counsel
1924-06-02T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 9, §273
The Legislative Counsel of the Senate shall be paid at an annual rate of compensation of $40,000. [Release Point 118-70] (Feb. 24, 1919, ch. 18, title XIII, §1303(d), as added June 2, 1924, ch. 234, title XI, §1101, 43 Stat. 353; amended June 18, 1940, ch. 396, §1, 54 Stat. 472; Sept. 20, 1941, ch. 412, title VI, §602,...
§273. Compensation
1974-07-01T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 9, §274
The Legislative Counsel shall, subject to the approval of the President pro tempore of the Senate, employ and fix the compensation of such Assistant Counsel, clerks, and other employees, and purchase such furniture, office equipment, books, stationery, and other supplies, as may be necessary for the proper performance ...
§274. Staff; office equipment and supplies
1974-07-01T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 9, §275
The Office of the Legislative Counsel shall aid in drafting public bills and resolutions or amendments thereto on the request of any committee of the Senate but the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate may determine the preference, if any, to be given to such requests of the committees. The Legislative C...
§275. Functions
1924-06-02T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 9, §276
All appropriations for the Office of the Legislative Counsel shall be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. (Feb. 24, 1919, ch. 18, title XIII, §1303(c), (d), 40 Stat. 1142; June 2, 1924, ch. 234, title XI, §1101, 43 Stat. 353.) EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATION As originally enacted, section provided for disbursement o...
§276. Disbursement of appropriations
1924-06-02T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 9, §281
There is established in the House of Representatives an office to be known as the Office of the Legislative Counsel, referred to hereinafter in this subchapter as the "Office". (Pub. L. 91–510, title V, §501, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1201.) STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES EFFECTIVE DATE Subchapter effective Oct...
§281. Establishment
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US House of Representatives
2, 9, §282
The management, supervision, and administration of the Office are vested in the Legislative Counsel, who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the position. Any person so appointed shall serve...
§282. Legislative Counsel
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US House of Representatives
2, 9, §285
There is established in the House of Representatives an office to be known as the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, referred to hereinafter in this chapter as the "Office". (Pub. L. 93–554, title I, ch. III, §101, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777.) EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATION Section is based on section 205(a) of House ...
§285. Establishment
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 9, §287
[Release Point 118-70] There is hereby established in the House of Representatives an office to be known as the Office of the Parliamentarian, hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the "Office". (Pub. L. 95–94, title I, §115, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 668.) EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATION Section is based on section 1 o...
§287. Establishment
1977-03-01T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 9, §288
(a) Establishment; appointment of Counsel and Deputy Counsel; Senate approval; reappointment; compensation (1) There is established, as an office of the Senate, the Office of Senate Legal Counsel (hereinafter referred to as the "Office"), which shall be headed by a Senate Legal Counsel (hereinafter referred to as the "...
§288. Office of Senate Legal Counsel
1979-01-03T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 10, §291
It is the purpose of this chapter to provide a classification system for the equitable establishment and adjustment of rates of compensation for, and for the efficient utilization of personnel in, certain positions under the House of Representatives to which this chapter applies, through— (1) the creation and maintenan...
§291. Congressional declaration of purpose
1965-01-01T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 10, §292
This chapter shall apply to— (1) all positions under the Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, the Chief Administrative Officer, and the Inspector General of the House of Representatives, except the positions of telephone operator and positions on the United States Capitol Police force; (2) the position of minority pair clerk i...
§292. Positions affected
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 10, §293
(a)(1) The Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives (hereinafter referred to as the "committee") shall establish and maintain, and, from time to time, may revise, for positions to which this chapter applies (other than positions within the purview of subsection (b) of this section the compensation f...
§293. Compensation schedules
1966-07-18T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 10, §294
(a)(1) It shall be the duty of the committee to prescribe, revise, and (on a current basis) maintain position standards which shall apply to positions (in existence on, or established after, January 1, 1965) under the House of Representatives to which this chapter applies. (2) The position standards shall— (A) provide ...
§294. Position standards and descriptions
1965-01-01T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 10, §295
The committee shall place each position (in existence on, or established after, January 1, 1965) under the House of Representatives to which this chapter applies in its appropriate class, and in its appropriate compensation level of the appropriate compensation schedule, in accordance with the position standards and po...
§295. Placement of positions in compensation schedules
1965-01-01T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 10, §296
advancement (a) Each employee in a compensation level of the House Employees Schedule (HS), who has not attained the highest scheduled rate of compensation for the compensation level (HS level) in which his position is placed, shall be advanced successively to the next higher step of such HS level, as follows: (1) to s...
§296. Step increases; waiting periods; service in Armed Forces; automatic
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 10, §297
(a) Each employee in a compensation level of the House Employees Schedule (HS), who is appointed to a position in a higher compensation level of such schedule, or whose position is placed in a higher compensation level of such schedule pursuant to a reclassification of such position, shall be paid compensation in such ...
§297. Appointments and reclassifications to higher compensation levels
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US House of Representatives
2, 10, §298
Each employee in a position of a compensation level of the House Employees Schedule (HS) or the House Wage Schedule (HWS), whose employment in such position and level is terminated and who is reemployed, with or without break in service, in a position in a lower compensation level (HS level or HWS level) of such schedu...
§298. Reductions in compensation level
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 10, §300
The committee may authorize the establishment of additional positions of the kind to which this chapter applies, on a permanent basis or on a temporary basis of not to exceed six months' duration, whenever, in the judgment of the committee, such action is warranted in the interests of the orderly and efficient operatio...
§300. Establishment of positions; payment from applicable accounts
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 10, §301
This chapter shall not be held or considered to change or otherwise affect— (1) any authority to establish positions under the House of Representatives which are not within the purview of this chapter, or (2) any authority to make appointments to positions under the House of Representatives, irrespective of whether suc...
§301. Preservation of existing appointing authorities
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 10, §302
The committee is authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (Pub. L. 88–652, §13, Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1084.) [Release Point 118-70] Transferred. 335, 336. Repealed. 334. Omitted. 333a. Transferred. 333. Repealed. 332. Transferred. 331. Sec. EDITORIAL NOTE...
§302. Regulations
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US House of Representatives
2, 10, §303
For the purposes of applicable law relating to the payment to any employee subject to the House Employees Schedule or the House Wage Schedule of compensation from more than one civilian office or position, the rate of basic compensation of each employee subject to any such schedule shall be held and considered to be th...
§303. Dual compensation
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 11, §351
There is hereby established a commission to be known as the Citizens' Commission on Public Service and Compensation (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission"). (Pub. L. 90–206, title II, §225(a), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 642; Pub. L. 101–194, title VII, §701(a), Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1763.) EDITORIAL NOTES AMENDME...
§351. Establishment
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 11, §352
(1) The Commission shall be composed of 11 members, who shall be appointed from private life as follows: (A) 2 appointed by the President of the United States; (B) 1 appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate; (C) 1 appointed by the S...
§352. Membership
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US House of Representatives
2, 11, §353
agencies (1) Without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, and on a temporary basis for periods covering all or part of any fiscal ...
§353. Executive Director; additional personnel; detail of personnel of other
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 11, §354
The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and upon the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States. (Pub. L. 90–206, title II, §225(d), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 643.) STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES [Release Point 118-70] EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 1...
§354. Use of United States mails
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 11, §355
The Administrator of General Services shall provide administrative support services for the Commission on a reimbursable basis. (Pub. L. 90–206, title II, §225(e), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 643.) STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Dec. 16, 1967, see section 220(a)(1) of Pub. L. 90–2...
§355. Administrative support services
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 11, §356
The Commission shall conduct, in each of the respective fiscal years referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 352(8) of this title, a review of the rates of pay of— (A) the Vice President of the United States, Senators, Members of the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, the ...
§356. Functions
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 11, §357
The Commission shall submit to the President a report of the results of each review conducted by the Commission with respect to rates of pay for the offices and positions within the purview of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of section 356 of this title, together with its recommendations. Each such report shall be...
§357. Report by Commission to President with respect to pay
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 11, §358
(1) After considering the report and recommendations of the Commission submitted under section 357 of this title, the President shall transmit to Congress his recommendations with respect to the exact rates of pay, for offices and positions within the purview of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of section 356 of th...
§358. Recommendations of President with respect to pay
1989-01-09T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 11, §359
(1) None of the President's recommendations under section 358 of this title shall take effect unless approved under paragraph (2). (2)(A) The recommendations of the President under section 358 of this title shall be considered approved under this paragraph if there is enacted into law a bill or joint resolution approvi...
§359. Effective date of recommendations of President
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 11, §360
The recommendations of the President taking effect as provided in section 359 of this title shall be held and considered to modify, supersede, or render inapplicable, as the case may be, to the extent inconsistent therewith— (A) all provisions of law enacted prior to the effective date or dates of all or part (as the c...
§360. Effect of recommendations on existing law and prior recommendations
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US House of Representatives
2, 11, §361
The recommendations of the President which take effect shall be printed in the Statutes at Large in the same volume as public laws and shall be printed in the Federal Register and included in the Code of Federal Regulations. (Pub. L. 90–206, title II, §225(k), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 644.) STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED S...
§361. Publication of recommendations
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US House of Representatives
2, 11, §362
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the recommendations submitted by the Commission to the President under section 357 of this title, and the recommendations transmitted by the President to the Congress under section 358 of this title, shall be in conformance with the following: (1) Any recommended pay...
§362. Requirements applicable to recommendations
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US House of Representatives
2, 11, §363
The Commission shall, whenever it conducts a review under section 356 of this title, also conduct a review under this section relating to any recruitment or retention problems, and any public policy issues involved in maintaining appropriate ethical standards, with respect to any offices or positions within the Federal...
§363. Additional function
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US House of Representatives
2, 11, §364
(1) A provision of law increasing the rate of pay payable for an office or position within the purview of subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 356 of this title shall not take effect before the beginning of the Congress following the Congress during which such provision is enacted. (2) For purposes of this sec...
§364. Provision relating to certain other pay adjustments
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US House of Representatives
2, 12, §381
For purposes of this chapter: (1) The term "election" means an official general or special election to choose a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, but that term does not include a primary election, or a caucus or convention of a political party. (2) The term "candidate" means an i...
§381. Definitions
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US House of Representatives
2, 12, §382
(a) Filing of notice Whoever, having been a candidate for election in the last preceding election and claiming a right to such office, intends to contest the election of a Member of the House of Representatives, shall, within thirty days after the result of such election shall have been declared by the officer or Board...
§382. Notice of contest
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US House of Representatives
2, 12, §383
(a) Answer Any contestee upon whom a notice of contest as described in section 382 of this title shall be served, shall, within thirty days after the service thereof, serve upon contestant a written answer to such notice, admitting or denying the averments upon which contestant relies. If contestee is without knowledge...
§383. Response of contestee
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US House of Representatives
2, 12, §384
(a) Modes of service Except for the notice of contest, every paper required to be served shall be served upon the attorney representing the party, or, if he is not represented by an attorney, upon the party himself. Service upon the attorney or upon a party shall be made: (1) by delivering a copy to him personally; (2)...
§384. Service and filing of papers other than notice of contest
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US House of Representatives
2, 12, §385
The failure of contestee to answer the notice of contest or to otherwise defend as provided by this chapter shall not be deemed an admission of the truth of the averments in the notice of contest. Notwithstanding such failure, the burden is upon contestant to prove that the election results entitle him to contestee's s...
§385. Default of contestee
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US House of Representatives
2, 12, §386
(a) Oral examination Either party may take the testimony of any person, including the opposing party, by deposition upon oral examination for the purpose of discovery or for use as evidence in the contested election case, or for both purposes. Depositions shall be taken only within the time for the taking of testimony ...
§386. Deposition
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US House of Representatives
2, 12, §387
(a) Time for service; form A party desiring to take the deposition of any person upon oral examination shall serve written notice on the opposing party not later than two days before the date of the examination. The notice shall state the time and place for taking the deposition and the name and address of each person ...
§387. Notice of depositions
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US House of Representatives
2, 12, §388
(a) Issuance Upon application of any party, a subpena for attendance at a deposition shall be issued by: (1) a judge or clerk of the United States district court for the district in which the place of examination is located; (2) a judge or clerk of any court of record of the State in which the place of examination is l...
§388. Subpena for attendance at deposition
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US House of Representatives
2, 12, §389
(a) Each judge, clerk of court, or other officer who issues any subpena or takes a deposition and each person who serves any subpena or other paper herein authorized shall be entitled to receive from the party at whose instance the service shall have been performed such fees as are allowed for similar services in the d...
§389. Officer and witness fees
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 12, §390
Every person who, having been subpenaed as a witness under this chapter to give testimony or to produce documents, willfully makes default, or who, having appeared, refuses to answer any question pertinent to the contested election case, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by fine of not more than $1,000...
§390. Penalty for failure to appear, testify, or produce documents
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 12, §391
(a) Sealing of papers; deposit with clerk The officer before whom any deposition is taken shall certify thereon that the witness was duly sworn by him and that the deposition is a true record of the testimony given by the witness. He shall then securely seal the deposition, together with any papers produced by the witn...
§391. Certification and filing of depositions
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 12, §392
(a) Hearing on papers, depositions, and exhibits Contested election cases shall be heard by the committee on the papers, depositions, and exhibits filed with the Clerk. Such papers, depositions, and exhibits shall constitute the record of the case. (b) Appendix to contestant's brief Contestant shall print as an appendi...
§392. Record
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 12, §393
papers (a) Filings of pleadings, motions, depositions, appendixes, briefs, and other papers shall be accomplished by: (1) delivering a copy thereof to the Clerk of the House of Representatives at his office in Washington, District of Columbia, or to a member of his staff at such office; or (2) mailing a copy thereof, b...
§393. Filing of pleadings, motions, depositions, appendixes, briefs, and other
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 12, §394
(a) Method of computing time In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by this chapter or by the rules or any order of the committee, the day of the act, event, or default after which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included,...
§394. Computation of time
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US House of Representatives
2, 12, §395
In the event of the death of the contestant, the contested election case shall abate. (Pub. L. 91–138, §16, Dec. 5, 1969, 83 Stat. 290.) STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES EFFECTIVE DATE Section applicable with respect to any general or special election for Representative in, or Resident Commissioner to, the Cong...
§395. Death of contestant
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 12, §396
The committee may allow any party reimbursement from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives of his reasonable expenses of the contested election case, including reasonable [Release Point 118-70] Transferred. 437. Repealed. 435, 436. 431 to 434. Transferred. Sec. attorneys fees, upon the verified applic...
§396. Allowance of party's expenses
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628d2582d9aa8be71d9e8835ddace63d5393b3040853f91af78c9634fc3ee7d4
US House of Representatives
2, 15, §471
The Congress hereby finds and declares that: (a) As technology continues to change and expand rapidly, its applications are— (1) large and growing in scale; and (2) increasingly extensive, pervasive, and critical in their impact, beneficial and adverse, on the natural and social environment. (b) Therefore, it is essent...
§471. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
1995-12-31T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 15, §472
(a) Creation In accordance with the findings and declaration of purpose in section 471 of this title, there is hereby created the Office of Technology Assessment (hereinafter referred to as the "Office") which shall be within and responsible to the legislative branch of the Government. (b) Composition The Office shall ...
§472. Office of Technology Assessment
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 15, §473
(a) Membership The Board shall consist of thirteen members as follows: (1) six Members of the Senate, appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, three from the majority party and three from the minority party; (2) six Members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representa...
§473. Technology Assessment Board
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 15, §474
(a) Appointment; term; compensation The Director of the Office of Technology Assessment shall be appointed by the Board and shall serve for a term of six years unless sooner removed by the Board. He shall receive basic pay at the rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5. (b) P...
§474. Director of Office of Technology Assessment
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 15, §475
(a) Use of public and private personnel and organizations; formation of special ad hoc task forces; contracts with governmental, etc., agencies and instrumentalities; advance, progress, and other payments; utilization of services of voluntary and uncompensated personnel; acquisition, holding, and disposal of real and p...
§475. Powers of Office of Technology Assessment
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US House of Representatives
2, 15, §476
[Release Point 118-70] (a) Establishment; composition The Office shall establish a Technology Assessment Advisory Council (hereinafter referred to as the "Council"). The Council shall be composed of the following twelve members: (1) ten members from the public, to be appointed by the Board, who shall be persons eminent...
§476. Technology Assessment Advisory Council
2024-07-12T00:00:00
c2ff7086b83520cc5063444a9af807c6da585dacbbc3f9cfe5607923988cf00c
US House of Representatives
2, 15, §477
(a) Authority of Librarian to make available services and assistance of Congressional Research Service To carry out the objectives of this chapter, the Librarian of Congress is authorized to make available to the Office such services and assistance of the Congressional Research Service as may be appropriate and feasibl...
§477. Utilization of services of Library of Congress
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 15, §478
(a) Authority of Government Accountability Office to furnish financial and administrative services Financial and administrative services (including those related to budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, personnel, and procurement) and such other services as may be appropriate shall be provided the Office by the G...
§478. Utilization of the Government Accountability Office
2004-07-07T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 15, §479
The Office shall maintain a continuing liaison with the National Science Foundation with respect to— (1) grants and contracts formulated or activated by the Foundation which are for purposes of technology assessment; and (2) the promotion of coordination in areas of technology assessment, and the avoidance of unnecessa...
§479. Coordination of activities with National Science Foundation
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fbf4cce75edf84b5e83daebd7fbd59fad5750c9f652a8cc6c293e8d5ffb57c9f
US House of Representatives
2, 15, §481
(a) To enable the Office to carry out its powers and duties, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Office, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate for the two fiscal years ending June 30, 1973, and June 30, 1974, and thereafter such sums as m...
§481. Authorization of appropriations; availability of appropriations
1974-06-30T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 16, §501
(a) Establishment; designation There is established a special commission of the House of Representatives, designated the "House Communications Standards Commission" (herein referred to as the "Commission"). (b) Membership; political party representation; Chairman; vacancies; quorum The Commission shall be composed of s...
§501. House Communications Standards Commission
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 16, §502
[Release Point 118-70] (a) Advisory opinions or consultations respecting franked mail for persons entitled to franking privilege; franking privilege regulations The Select Committee on Standards and Conduct of the Senate shall provide guidance, assistance, advice and counsel, through advisory opinions or consultations,...
§502. Select Committee on Standards and Conduct of the Senate
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US House of Representatives
2, 16, §503
(a) Congressional committee regulations for expenditure of appropriations for official mail Except as otherwise provided in this section, funds appropriated by this Act or any other Act for expenses of official mail of any person entitled to use the congressional frank may be expended only in accordance with regulation...
§503. Official mail of persons entitled to use congressional frank
1992-05-01T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 16, §504
summary tabulations Two weeks after the close of each calendar quarter, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall send to each Senate office a statement of the cost of postage and paper and of the other operating expenses incurred as a result of mass mailings processe...
§504. Mass mailings by Senate offices; quarterly statements; publication of
1994-10-01T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 16, §505
registration with Secretary of Senate In fiscal year 1991 and thereafter, when a Senator disseminates information under the frank by a mass mailing (as defined in section 3210(a)(6)(E) of title 39), the Senator shall register quarterly with the Secretary of the Senate such mass mailings. Such registration shall be made...
§505. Mass mailing of information by Senators under frank; quarterly
2024-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 16, §506
(a) Notice that mailing is at taxpayer expense (1) Each mass mailing sent by a Member of the House of Representatives shall bear in a prominent place on its face, or on the envelope or outside cover or wrapper in which the mail matter is sent, one of the notices described in paragraph (2) or a notice to the same effect...
§506. Mass mailing sent by House Members
1996-09-16T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §601
(a) In general (1) There is established an office of the Congress to be known as the Congressional Budget Office (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the "Office"). The Office shall be headed by a Director; and there shall be a Deputy Director who shall perform such duties as may be assigned to him by the Direct...
§601. Establishment
1974-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §602
(a) Assistance to budget committees It shall be the primary duty and function of the Office to provide to the Committees on the Budget of both Houses information which will assist such committees in the discharge of all matters within their jurisdictions, including (1) information with respect to the budget, appropriat...
§602. Duties and functions
1974-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §603
(a) Right to copy Except as provided in subsections (c), (d), and (e), the Director shall make all information, data, estimates, and statistics obtained under section 601(d) and (e) of this title available for public copying during normal business hours, subject to reasonable rules and regulations, and shall to the ext...
§603. Public access to budget data
1974-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §605
(a) Any sale or lease of property, supplies, or services to the Congressional Budget Office shall be deemed to be a sale or lease to the Congress subject to section 4103 of this title. (b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1996. (Pub. L. 104–197, title I, §104, Sept. ...
§605. Sale or lease of property, supplies, or services
1994-07-22T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §606
(a) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall have the authority, within the limits of available appropriations, to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by inter-agency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or discarding. Amounts received for the sale or trade-in of personal property shall be cred...
§606. Disposition of surplus or obsolete property
1994-07-22T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §607
(a) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall have the authority to make lump-sum payments to separated employees of the Congressional Budget Office for unused annual leave. (b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1996. (Pub. L. 104–197, title I, §106, Sept....
§607. Lump-sum payments for annual leave to separated employees
1996-09-30T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §608
exceptional performance (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall have the authority to make lump-sum payments to enhance staff recruitment and to reward exceptional performance by an employee or a group of employees. (b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning after September ...
§608. Lump-sum payments to enhance staff recruitment and to reward
1999-09-30T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §609
(a) In general The Director of the Congressional Budget Office may, by regulation, make applicable such provisions of chapter 41 of title 5 as the Director determines necessary to provide on and after November 12, 2001, for training of individuals employed by the Congressional Budget Office. (b) Regulations The impleme...
§609. Employee training
2001-11-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §610
[Release Point 118-70] (a) Authorization The Director of the Congressional Budget Office may, in order to recruit or retain qualified personnel, establish and maintain on and after November 12, 2001, a program under which the Office may agree to repay (by direct payments on behalf of the employee) all or a portion of a...
§610. Repayment of student loan on behalf of employee
2001-11-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §611
(a) Establishment The Director of the Congressional Budget Office may, by regulation, make applicable such provisions of section 3396 of title 5 as the Director determines necessary to establish a program providing opportunities for employees of the Office to engage in details or other temporary assignments in other ag...
§611. Employee development program
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §612
(a) In general The Director of the Congressional Budget Office may establish and conduct an executive exchange program under which employees of the Office may be assigned to private sector organizations, and employees of private sector organizations may be assigned to the Office, for 1-year periods to further the insti...
§612. Executive exchange program
2007-12-26T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §613
(a) In general Notwithstanding the fourth sentence of section 601(b) of this title, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office may establish and fix the compensation of senior level positions in the Congressional Budget Office to meet critical scientific, technical, professional, or executive needs of the Office. ...
§613. Establishment of senior level positions
2017-05-05T00:00:00
f40fcf90fd4bddde10b17f631ef6af38e5dd27fc0db8e706ed708123b032ab76
US House of Representatives
2, 17, §621
The Congress declares that it is essential— (1) to assure effective congressional control over the budgetary process; (2) to provide for the congressional determination each year of the appropriate level of Federal revenues and expenditures; (3) to provide a system of impoundment control; (4) to establish national budg...
§621. Congressional declaration of purpose
2002-09-30T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §622
For purposes of this Act— (1) The terms "budget outlays" and "outlays" mean, with respect to any fiscal year, expenditures and net lending of funds under budget authority during such year. (2) BUDGET AUTHORITY AND NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.— (A) .—The term "budget authority" means the authority provided by Federal IN GENER...
§622. Definitions
1974-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §623
(a) The Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall study on a continuing basis proposals designed to improve and facilitate methods of congressional budgetmaking. The proposals to be studied shall include, but are not limited to, proposals for— (1) improving the information base requi...
§623. Continuing study of additional budget reform proposals
1974-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §631
The timetable with respect to the congressional budget process for any fiscal year is as follows: On or before: Action to be completed: First Monday in February President submits his budget. February 15 Congressional Budget Office submits report to Budget Committees. Not later than 6 weeks after President submits bud...
§631. Timetable
2012-04-15T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §632
(a) Content of concurrent resolution on the budget On or before April 15 of each year, the Congress shall complete action on a concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year. The concurrent resolution shall [Release Point 118-70] set forth appropriate levels for the fiscal y...
§632. Annual adoption of concurrent resolution on the budget
1975-07-01T00:00:00
9ded449d38c3c5e0a1112b15c2eb0214788151f2d093408eb2e61afde4e8a324
US House of Representatives
2, 17, §633
(a) Committee spending allocations (1) Allocation among committees The joint explanatory statement accompanying a conference report on a concurrent resolution on the budget shall include an allocation, consistent with the resolution recommended in the conference report, of the levels for the first fiscal year of the re...
§633. Committee allocations
1974-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §634
budget-related legislation is considered (a) In general Until the concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year has been agreed to, it shall not be in order in the House of Representatives, with respect to the first fiscal year covered by that resolution, [Release Point 118-70] or the Senate, with respect to an...
§634. Concurrent resolution on the budget must be adopted before
1974-07-12T00:00:00
d95521be7c0ce70dc30244f6d70b14e1b0afa2fb60912feb151a8de33d7e4831
US House of Representatives
2, 17, §635
At any time after the concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year has been agreed to pursuant to section 632 of this title, and before the end of such fiscal year, the two Houses may adopt a concurrent resolution on the budget which revises or reaffirms the concurrent resolution on the budget for such fiscal ...
§635. Permissible revisions of concurrent resolutions on the budget
1974-07-12T00:00:00
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US House of Representatives
2, 17, §636
(a) Procedure in House after report of Committee; debate (1) When a concurrent resolution on the budget has been reported by the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives and has been referred to the appropriate calendar of the House, it shall be in order on any day thereafter, subject to clause 4 of rule...
§636. Provisions relating to consideration of concurrent resolutions on the budget
1974-07-12T00:00:00
507eec7f6b8ba299f5496cd000353faa5056d29b4ac8c139d84309f3d27e1ae0
US House of Representatives
2, 17, §637
Committees (a) In the Senate In the Senate, no bill, resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, dealing with any matter which is within the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget shall be considered unless it is a bill or resolution which has been reported by the Committee on the Budget (or from the cons...
§637. Legislation dealing with Congressional budget must be handled by Budget
1974-07-12T00:00:00
899227ed4b973c82bcb4d440c13e6935652cd276cc4d6261f2cf7aa1eed49080