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2 U.S.C. § 5505 — Payments from applicable accounts of House of Representatives
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**(a) In general** No payment may be made from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives (as determined by the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives), unless sanctioned by that Committee. Payments on vouchers approved in the manner directed by that Committee shall be deemed, held, and taken, and are declared to be conclusive upon all the departments and officers of the Government.
**(b) Definitions** As used in this section—
(1) the term “applicable accounts of the House of Representatives” means accounts for salaries and expenses of committees (other than the Committee on Appropriations), the computer support organization of the House of Representatives, and allowances and expenses of Members of the House of Representatives, officers of the House of Representatives, and administrative and support offices of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the term “Member of the House of Representatives” means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
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**(a) In general** No payment may be made from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives (as determined by the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives), unless sanctioned by that Committee. Payments on vouchers approved in the manner directed by that Committee shall be deemed, held, and taken, and are declared to be conclusive upon all the departments and officers of the Government.
**(b) Definitions** As used in this section—
(1) the term “applicable accounts of the House of Representatives” means accounts for salaries and expenses of committees (other than the Committee on Appropriations), the computer support organization of the House of Representatives, and allowances and expenses of Members of the House of Representatives, officers of the House of Representatives, and administrative and support offices of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the term “Member of the House of Representatives” means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section was based on provisions of acts Oct. 2, 1888, ch. 1069, 25 Stat. 546; Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 240, 36 Stat. 1318; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 121, 60 Stat. 822; Dec. 27, 1974, Pub. L. 93–554, title I, 88 Stat. 1776; Aug. 20, 1996, Pub. L. 104–186, title I, § 105(c), 110 Stat. 1722, relating to payments from contingent fund of House of Representatives prior to being struck out by Pub. L. 104–186. See [section 5505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section5505&num=0&edition=prelim). Provisions of act Oct. 2, 1888, relating to payments from contingent fund of the Senate are classified to [section 6503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6503&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 95–1 was editorially reclassified as [section 5505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section5505&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 5507
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
Act June 25, 1948, eff. Sept. 1, 1948, substituted
‘‘United States attorney’’ for ‘‘district attorney’’. See
section 541 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Proce-
dure.
§ 5504. Officers of Senate
Section 5503 of this title shall not apply to of-
ficers of the Senate.
(Pub. L. 95–521, title VII, § 714(d), Oct. 26, 1978, 92
Stat. 1884.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 118a of this
title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering
as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Jan. 3, 1979, see section 717 of Pub.
L. 95–521, set out as a note under section 288 of this
title.
§ 5505. Payments from applicable accounts of
House of Representatives
(a) In general
No payment may be made from the applicable
accounts of the House of Representatives (as de-
termined by the Committee on House Oversight
of the House of Representatives), unless sanc-
tioned by that Committee. Payments on vouch-
ers approved in the manner directed by that
Committee shall be deemed, held, and taken,
and are declared to be conclusive upon all the
departments and officers of the Government.
(b) Definitions
As used in this section—
(1) the term ‘‘applicable accounts of the
House of Representatives’’ means accounts for
salaries and expenses of committees (other
than the Committee on Appropriations), the
computer support organization of the House of
Representatives, and allowances and expenses
of Members of the House of Representatives,
officers of the House of Representatives, and
administrative and support offices of the
House of Representatives; and
(2) the term ‘‘Member of the House of
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