Federal
Title 2 — The Congress
1,612 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 2185 — Estimates for improvements in grounds
- § 2186 — Square 580 landscape maintenance
- § 22 — Oath of President of Senate
- § 2201 — Designation of facility as Capitol Visitor Center; purposes of facility; treatment of the Capitol Visitor Center
- § 2202 — Designation and naming within the Capitol Visitor Center
- § 2203 — Use of the Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center
- § 2211 — Establishment
- § 2212 — Appointment and supervision of Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services
- § 2213 — General duties of Chief Executive Officer
- § 2214 — Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer
- § 2215 — Gift Shop
- § 2216 — Food service operations
- § 2231 — Establishment and accounts
- § 2232 — Deposits in the Fund
- § 2233 — Use of monies
- § 2234 — Administration of Fund
- § 2241 — Transfer of Capitol Guide Service
- § 2242 — Duties of employees of Capitol Guide Service
- § 2251 — Office of Congressional Accessibility Services
- § 2252 — Transfer from Capitol Guide Service
- § 2261 — Transfer date
- § 2271 — Jurisdictions unaffected
- § 2272 — Acceptance of volunteer services
- § 2273 — Coins treated as gifts
- § 2281 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 23 — Presiding officer of Senate may administer oaths
- § 24 — Secretary of Senate or assistant secretary may administer oaths
- § 241 to 248 — Repealed. Pub. L. 92–225, title IV, § 405 , Feb. 7, 1972 , 86 Stat. 20
- § 249 to 251 — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21 , 62 Stat. 862 , eff. Sept. 1, 1948
- § 25 — Oath of Speaker, Members, and Delegates
- § 252 to 256 — Repealed. Pub. L. 92–225, title IV, § 405 , Feb. 7, 1972 , 86 Stat. 20
- § 25a — Delegate to House of Representatives from District of Columbia
- § 25b — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 202(1) , Aug. 20, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1724
- § 26 — Roll of Representatives-elect
- § 261 to 270 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–65, § 11(a) , Dec. 19, 1995 , 109 Stat. 701
- § 27 — Change of place of meeting
- § 271 — Establishment
- § 272 — Legislative Counsel
- § 273 — Compensation
- § 274 — Staff; office equipment and supplies
- § 275 — Functions
- § 276 — Disbursement of appropriations
- § 276a — Expenditures
- § 276b — Travel and related expenses
- § 277 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–191, § 13 , Dec. 18, 1973 , 87 Stat. 746
- § 28 — Parliamentary precedents of House of Representatives
- § 281 — Establishment
- § 281a — Purpose and policy
- § 281b — Functions
- § 282 — Legislative Counsel
- § 282a — Staff; Deputy Legislative Counsel; delegation of functions
- § 282b — Compensation
- § 282c — Expenditures
- § 282d — Official mail matter
- § 282e — Authorization of appropriations
- § 285 — Establishment
- § 285a — Purpose and policy
- § 285b — Functions
- § 285c — Law Revision Counsel
- § 285d — Staff; Deputy Law Revision Counsel; delegation of functions
- § 285e — Compensation
- § 285f — Expenditures
- § 285g — Availability of applicable accounts of House
- § 286 to 286g — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 208 , Aug. 20, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1742
- § 287 — Establishment
- § 287a — Parliamentarian
- § 287b — Staff; Deputy Parliamentarian; delegation of functions
- § 287c — Compensation
- § 287d — Expenditures
- § 288 — Office of Senate Legal Counsel
- § 288a — Senate Joint Leadership Group
- § 288b — Requirements for authorizing representation activity
- § 288c — Defending the Senate, committee, subcommittee, member, officer, or employee of Senate
- § 288d — Enforcement of Senate subpena or order
- § 288e — Intervention or appearance
- § 288f — Immunity proceedings
- § 288g — Advisory and other functions
- § 288h — Defense of certain constitutional powers
- § 288i — Representation conflict or inconsistency
- § 288j — Consideration of resolutions to direct counsel
- § 288k — Attorney General relieved of responsibility
- § 288l — Procedural provisions
- § 288m — Contingent fund
- § 288n — Travel and related expenses
- § 28a — Compilation of the Precedents of House of Representatives; date of completion; biennial update; printing and availability of copies
- § 28b — Printing and binding as public document of Precedents of House of Representatives; number of sets authorized
- § 28c — Distribution of Precedents by Director of the Government Publishing Office
- § 28d — Distribution of Precedents by Director of the Government Publishing Office for official use; particular distribution; marking and ownership of sets
- § 28e — Distribution of Precedents by Joint Committee on Printing of surplus sets; additional printing, etc., of sets under authority of Joint Committee
- § 29 — Condensed and simplified versions of House precedents; other useful materials in summary form; form and distribution to Members of Congress, Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and others; appointment and compensation of personnel; utilization of services of personnel of Federal agencies
- § 291 — Congressional declaration of purpose
- § 292 — Positions affected
- § 293 — Compensation schedules
- § 293a to 293c — Omitted
- § 294 — Position standards and descriptions
- § 295 — Placement of positions in compensation schedules
- § 296 — Step increases; waiting periods; service in Armed Forces; automatic advancement
- § 297 — Appointments and reclassifications to higher compensation levels
- § 298 — Reductions in compensation level
- § 299 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(2) [title I, § 102(a)] , Dec. 21, 2000 , 114 Stat. 2763 , 2763A–100
- § 29a — Early organization of House of Representatives
- § 29b, 29c — Omitted
- § 29d — Transferred
- § 2a — Reapportionment of Representatives; time and manner; existing decennial census figures as basis; statement by President; duty of clerk
- § 2b — Number of Representatives from each State in 78th and subsequent Congresses
- § 2c — Number of Congressional Districts; number of Representatives from each District
- § 3, 4 — Omitted
- § 30 — Term of service of Members of Congress as trustees or directors of corporations or institutions appropriated for
- § 300 — Establishment of positions; payment from applicable accounts
- § 301 — Preservation of existing appointing authorities
- § 302 — Regulations
- § 303 — Dual compensation
- § 30a — Jury duty exemption of elected officials of legislative branch
- § 30b — Notice of objecting to proceeding
- § 31 — Transferred
- § 31–1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–90, title I, § 6(c) , Aug. 14, 1991 , 105 Stat. 451
- § 31–2 — Transferred
- § 31–3 — Transferred
- § 31a — Repealed. Mar. 2, 1955, ch. 9, § 4(b) , 69 Stat. 11 , eff. Mar. 1, 1955
- § 31a–1 — Transferred
- § 31a–2 — Transferred
- § 31a–2a — Transferred
- § 31a–2b — Transferred
- § 31a–2c — Transferred
- § 31a–2d — Transferred
- § 31a–3 — Transferred
- § 31a–4 — Transferred
- § 31b — Transferred
- § 31b–1 — Transferred
- § 31b–2 — Transferred
- § 31b–3 — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–151, title I, § 102(b) , Nov. 13, 1985 , 99 Stat. 797
- § 31b–4 — Transferred
- § 31b–5 — Transferred
- § 31b–6 — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–151, title I, § 102(b) , Nov. 13, 1985 , 99 Stat. 797
- § 31b–7 — Transferred
- § 31c — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–51, § 139(b)(2) , Oct. 1, 1981 , 95 Stat. 967
- § 32 — Transferred
- § 32a — Transferred
- § 32b — Transferred
- § 33 — Transferred
- § 331 — Transferred
- § 332 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 210(2)(A) , Aug. 20, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1743
- § 333 — Transferred
- § 333a — Omitted
- § 334 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 210(3)(A) , Aug. 20, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1743
- § 335 — Transferred
- § 336 — Transferred
- § 34 — Transferred
- § 35 — Transferred
- § 351 — Establishment
- § 352 — Membership
- § 353 — Executive Director; additional personnel; detail of personnel of other agencies
- § 354 — Use of United States mails
- § 355 — Administrative support services
- § 356 — Functions
- § 356a — Omitted
- § 357 — Report by Commission to President with respect to pay
- § 358 — Recommendations of President with respect to pay
- § 359 — Effective date of recommendations of President
- § 35a — Transferred
- § 36 — Transferred
- § 360 — Effect of recommendations on existing law and prior recommendations
- § 361 — Publication of recommendations
- § 362 — Requirements applicable to recommendations
- § 363 — Additional function
- § 364 — Provision relating to certain other pay adjustments
- § 36a — Transferred
- § 37 — Transferred
- § 38 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 203(4) , Aug. 20, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1725
- § 381 — Definitions
- § 382 — Notice of contest
- § 383 — Response of contestee
- § 384 — Service and filing of papers other than notice of contest
- § 385 — Default of contestee
- § 386 — Deposition
- § 387 — Notice of depositions
- § 388 — Subpena for attendance at deposition
- § 389 — Officer and witness fees
- § 38a — Transferred
- § 38b — Omitted
- § 39 — Transferred
- § 390 — Penalty for failure to appear, testify, or produce documents
- § 391 — Certification and filing of depositions
- § 392 — Record
- § 393 — Filing of pleadings, motions, depositions, appendixes, briefs, and other papers
- § 394 — Computation of time
- § 395 — Death of contestant
- § 396 — Allowance of party’s expenses
- § 40 — Transferred
- § 40a — Transferred
- § 41, 42 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 203(9)(A) , (10), Aug. 20, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1726
- § 4101 — Authority of officers of Congress over Congressional employees
- § 4102 — Purchase of supplies for Senate and House
- § 4103 — Contracts to furnish property, supplies, or services to Congress; terms varying from those offered other entities of Federal Government
- § 4104 — American goods to be preferred in purchases for Senate and House
- § 4105 — Purchase of paper, envelopes, etc., for stationery rooms of Senate and House
- § 4106 — Stationery rooms of House and Senate; specification of classes of articles purchasable
- § 4107 — Withdrawal of unexpended balances of appropriations
- § 4108 — Semiannual statements of expenditures by Secretary of Senate and Chief Administrative Officer of House
- § 4109 — Detailed reports of receipts and expenditures by Secretary of Senate and Chief Administrative Officer of House