Federal

Title 2 — The Congress

1,612 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 6131 — Appointment of employees by Senate Majority and Minority Leaders; compensation
• § 6132 — Assistants to Senate Majority and Minority Leaders for Floor Operations; establishment of positions; appointment; compensation
• § 6133 — Chiefs of Staff for Senate Majority and Minority Leaders; appointment; compensation
• § 6134 — Compensation and appointment of employees by Senate Majority and Minority Whips
• § 6135 — Representation Allowance Account for Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate
• § 6136 — Transfer of funds from representation allowance of Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate to expense allowance; availability; definitions
• § 6137 — Transfer of funds from appropriations account of Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate to appropriations account, Miscellaneous Items, within Senate contingent fund
• § 6138 — Transfer of funds from appropriations account of Majority and Minority Whips of Senate to appropriations account, Miscellaneous Items, within Senate contingent fund
• § 6151 — Compensation of Secretaries for Senate Majority and Minority
• § 6152 — Appointment and compensation of employees by Secretaries for Senate Majority and Minority; gross compensation
• § 6153 — Salaries and expenses for Senate Majority and Minority Policy Committees and Senate Majority and Minority Conference Committees
• § 6154 — Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority
• § 6155 — Payment of expenses of Conference of Majority and Conference of Minority from Senate contingent fund
• § 6156 — Appointment and compensation of employees by Secretary of Conference of Majority of Senate and Secretary of Conference of Minority of Senate
• § 6157 — Services of consultants to Majority and Minority Conference Committee of Senate
• § 6158 — Utilization of funds for specialized training of professional staff for Majority and Minority Conference Committee of Senate
• § 6159 — Expense allowance for Chairmen of Majority and Minority Conference Committees of Senate; method of payment; taxability
• § 6160 — Expense allowance for Chairmen of Majority and Minority Policy Committees of Senate; method of payment; taxability
• § 6161 — Senate Democratic Leadership Offices Funding and Authorities
• § 61a — Transferred
• § 61a–1, 61a–2 — Omitted
• § 61a–10 — Omitted
• § 61a–11 — Transferred
• § 61a–3 — Transferred
• § 61a–4 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–145 , Nov. 1, 1973 , 87 Stat. 531
• § 61a–4a — Omitted
• § 61a–5 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–145 , Nov. 1, 1973 , 87 Stat. 531
• § 61a–6 to 61a–8 — Omitted
• § 61a–9 — Transferred
• § 61a–9a — Transferred
• § 61b — Transferred
• § 61b–1 to 61b–2 — Omitted
• § 61b–3 — Transferred
• § 61c — Omitted
• § 61c–1 — Transferred
• § 61c–2 — Transferred
• § 61d — Transferred
• § 61d–1 — Transferred
• § 61d–2 — Transferred
• § 61d–3 — Repealed. Pub. L. 108–199, div. H, § 155(b)(1) , Jan. 23, 2004 , 118 Stat. 450
• § 61d–4 — Transferred
• § 61e — Transferred
• § 61e–1 — Transferred
• § 61e–2 — Transferred
• § 61e–3 — Transferred
• § 61e–4 — Transferred
• § 61f–10 — Transferred
• § 61f–11 — Transferred
• § 61f–12 — Transferred
• § 61f–13 — Transferred
• § 61f–14 — Transferred
• § 61f–1a — Transferred
• § 61f–2 to 61f–6 — Omitted
• § 61f–7 — Transferred
• § 61f–8 — Transferred
• § 61f–9 — Transferred
• § 61f, 61f–1 — Omitted
• § 61g — Transferred
• § 61g–1 to 61g–3 — Omitted
• § 61g–4 — Transferred
• § 61g–5 — Transferred
• § 61g–6 — Transferred
• § 61g–6a — Transferred
• § 61g–6b — Transferred
• § 61g–7 — Transferred
• § 61g–8 — Transferred
• § 61h–2 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(3)(A) , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 2775
• § 61h–3 — Omitted
• § 61h–4 — Transferred
• § 61h–5 — Transferred
• § 61h–6 — Transferred
• § 61h–7 — Transferred
• § 61h, 61h–1 — Omitted
• § 61i to 61j–1 — Omitted
• § 61j–2 — Transferred
• § 61k — Transferred
• § 61l — Transferred
• § 62 — Transferred
• § 621 — Congressional declaration of purpose
• § 622 — Definitions
• § 623 — Continuing study of additional budget reform proposals
• § 62a — Omitted
• § 62b — Transferred
• § 63 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(21) , Aug. 20, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1733
• § 6301 — Senators’ salaries
• § 6302 — Salaries of Senators
• § 631 — Timetable
• § 6311 — Organizational expenses of Senator-elect
• § 6312 — Clerks to Senators-elect
• § 6313 — Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account
• § 6314 — Mail, telegraph, telephone, stationery, office supplies, and home State office and travel expenses for Senators
• § 6315 — Telecommunications services for Senators; payment of costs out of contingent fund
• § 6316 — United States Code Annotated or United States Code Service; procurement for Senators
• § 6317 — Home State office space for Senators; lease of office space
• § 6318 — Additional home State office space for Senators; declaration of disaster or emergency
• § 6319 — Transportation of official records and papers to a Senator’s State
• § 632 — Annual adoption of concurrent resolution on the budget
• § 6320 — Purchase of office equipment or furnishings by Senators
• § 633 — Committee allocations
• § 634 — Concurrent resolution on the budget must be adopted before budget-related legislation is considered
• § 635 — Permissible revisions of concurrent resolutions on the budget
• § 636 — Provisions relating to consideration of concurrent resolutions on the budget
• § 637 — Legislation dealing with Congressional budget must be handled by Budget Committees
• § 638 — House committee action on all appropriation bills to be completed by June 10
• § 639 — Reports, summaries, and projections of Congressional budget actions
• § 64 — Omitted
• § 64–1 — Transferred
• § 64–2 — Transferred
• § 64–3 — Transferred
• § 640 — House approval of regular appropriation bills
• § 641 — Reconciliation
• § 642 — Budget-related legislation must be within appropriate levels
• § 643 — Determinations and points of order
• § 644 — Extraneous matter in reconciliation legislation
• § 645 — Adjustments
• § 645a — Effect of adoption of special order of business in House of Representatives
• § 64a — Transferred
• § 64a–1 — Transferred
• § 64b — Transferred
• § 65 — Repealed. Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 220(a) , (c), June 6, 1972 , 86 Stat. 204
• § 6501 — Appointment of consultants by Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Secretary of Senate, and Legislative Counsel of Senate; compensation
• § 6502 — Procurement of temporary help
• § 6503 — Payments from Senate contingent fund
• § 6504 — Committee on Rules and Administration; designation of employees to approve vouchers for payments from Senate contingent fund
• § 6505 — Appropriations for contingent expenses of Senate; restrictions
• § 6506 — Separate accounts for “Secretary of the Senate” and for “Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate”; establishment within Senate contingent fund; inclusion of funds in existing accounts
• § 6507 — Insurance of office funds of Secretary of Senate and Sergeant at Arms; payment of premiums
• § 6508 — Transfers from appropriations account for expenses of Office of Secretary of Senate and Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
• § 6509 — Vouchering Senate office charges
• § 651 — Budget-related legislation not subject to appropriations
• § 6510 — Materials, supplies, and fuel payments from Senate contingent fund
• § 6511 — Liquidation from appropriations of any unpaid obligations chargeable to rescinded unexpended balances of funds
• § 6512 — Expense allowance for Secretary of Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate, and Secretaries for Senate Majority and Minority
• § 6513 — Per diem and subsistence expenses from Senate contingent fund
• § 6514 — Orientation seminars, etc., for new Senators, Senate officials, or members of staffs of Senators or Senate officials; payment of expenses
• § 6515 — Payment of fees for services of Attending Physician and for use of Senate health and fitness facilities
• § 6516 — Sale of waste paper and condemned furniture
• § 6517 — Receipts from sale of used or surplus furniture and furnishings of Senate
• § 6518 — Workers compensation payments
• § 6519 — McCain-Mansfield and SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowships Programs
• § 652 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–33, title X, § 10116(b) , Aug. 5, 1997 , 111 Stat. 692
• § 653 — Analysis by Congressional Budget Office
• § 6531 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(3)(H) , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 2776
• § 6532 — Death, resignation, or disability of Secretary and Assistant Secretary of Senate; Financial Clerk deemed successor as disbursing officer
• § 6533 — Death, resignation, or disability of Secretary of Senate; Assistant Secretary of Senate to act as Secretary; written designation of absent status
• § 6534 — Compensation of Assistant Secretary of Senate
• § 6535 — Compensation of Parliamentarian of Senate
• § 6536 — Compensation of Financial Clerk of Senate
• § 6537 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(3)(A) , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 2775
• § 6538 — Employment of additional administrative assistants
• § 6539 — Abolition of statutory positions in Office of Secretary of Senate; Secretary’s authority to establish and fix compensation for positions
• § 654 — Study by Government Accountability Office of forms of Federal financial commitment not reviewed annually by Congress
• § 6540 — Adjustment of rate of compensation by Secretary of Senate
• § 6541 — Professional archivist; Secretary’s authority to obtain services from General Services Administration
• § 6542 — Employees of Senate Disbursing Office; designation by Secretary of Senate to administer oaths and affirmations
• § 6543 — Designation of reporters
• § 6544 — Substitute reporters of debates and expert transcribers; temporary reporters of debates and expert transcribers; payments from Senate contingent fund
• § 655 — Off-budget agencies, programs, and activities
• § 656 — Member User Group
• § 6561 — Advance payments by Secretary of Senate
• § 6562 — Transfers of funds by Secretary of Senate; approval of Committee on Appropriations
• § 6563 — Payment of certain expenses
• § 6564 — Travel expenses of Secretary of Senate; advancement of travel funds to designated employees
• § 6565 — Advancement by Secretary of Senate of travel funds to employees under his jurisdiction for Federal Election Campaign Act travel expenses
• § 6566 — Authority to procure technical support and other services and incur travel expenses; payment of such expenses
• § 6567 — Funds for Secretary of Senate to assist in proper discharge within United States of responsibilities to foreign parliamentary groups or other foreign officials
• § 6568 — Banking and financial transactions of Secretary of Senate
• § 6569 to 6571 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1(a) , Dec. 16, 2014 , 128 Stat. 2525
• § 6572 — Purchases of stationery and materials for folding
• § 6573 — Senate revolving fund for stationery allowances; availability of unexpended balances; withdrawals
• § 6574 — Senate Office of Public Records Revolving Fund
• § 6575 — Fees for copies from Senate journals
• § 6576 — Senate Gift Shop
• § 6577 — Senate legislative information system
• § 6578 — Senate Leader’s Lecture Series
• § 658 — Definitions
• § 658a — Exclusions
• § 658b — Duties of Congressional committees
• § 658c — Duties of Director; statements on bills and joint resolutions other than appropriations bills and joint resolutions
• § 658d — Legislation subject to point of order
• § 658e — Provisions relating to House of Representatives
• § 658f — Requests to Congressional Budget Office from Senators
• § 658g — Clarification of application
• § 6591 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(3)(H) , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 2776
• § 6592 — Limitation on compensation of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
• § 6593 — Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper to act on death, resignation, disability, or absence of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
• § 6594 — Compensation of Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
• § 6595 — Compensation of Administrative Assistant to Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
• § 6596 — Employment of personnel by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate at daily rates of compensation; authorization; limitation on amount of compensation
• § 6597 — Abolition of statutory positions in Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate; authority to establish and fix compensation for positions
• § 6598 — Designation by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate of persons to approve vouchers for payment of moneys
• § 6599 — Use by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate of individual consultants or organizations, and department and agency personnel
• § 65a — Transferred
• § 65b — Transferred
• § 65c — Transferred
• § 65d — Transferred
• § 65e — Transferred
• § 65f — Transferred
• § 66 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–344, title V, § 505(1) , July 12, 1974 , 88 Stat. 322
• § 661 — Purposes