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[Section 5503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section5503&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to officers of the Senate.
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### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 118a was editorially reclassified as [section 5504 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section5504&num=0&edition=prelim).
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In any action brought against any person for or on account of anything done by him while an officer of either House of Congress in the discharge of his official duty, in executing any order of such House, the United States attorney for the district within which the action is brought, on being thereto requested by the officer sued, shall enter an appearance in behalf of such officer; and all provisions of the eighth section of the Act of July 28, 1866, entitled “An Act to protect the revenue, and for other purposes”, and also all provisions of the sections of former Acts therein referred to, so far as the same relate to the removal of suits, the withholding of executions, and the paying of judgments against revenue or other officers of the United States, shall become applicable to such action and to all proceedings and matters whatsoever connected therewith, and the defense of such action shall thenceforth be conducted under the supervision and direction of the Attorney General.
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**(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 “Counsel”); and there shall be a Deputy Senate Legal Counsel (hereinafter referred to as the “Deputy Counsel”) who shall perform such duties as may be assigned to him by the Counsel and who, during any absence, disability, or vacancy in the position of the Counsel, shall serve as Acting Senate Legal Counsel. (2) The Counsel and the Deputy Counsel each shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate from among recommendations submitted by the majority and minority leaders of the Senate. Any appointment made under this paragraph shall be made without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the position. Any person appointed as Counsel or Deputy Counsel shall be learned in the law, a member of the bar of a State or the District of Columbia, and shall not engage in any other business, vocation, or employment during the term of such appointment. (3) (A) Any appointment made under paragraph (2) shall become effective upon approval by resolution of the Senate. The Counsel and the Deputy Counsel shall each be appointed for a term of service which shall expire at the end of the Congress following the Congress during which the Counsel or Deputy Counsel, respectively, is appointed except that the Senate may, by resolution, remove either the Counsel or the Deputy Counsel prior to the termination of any term of service. The Counsel and the Deputy Counsel may be reappointed at the termination of
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**(a) Accountability of Office** The Office shall be directly accountable to the Joint Leadership Group in the performance of the duties of the Office. **(b) Membership** For purposes of this chapter, the Joint Leadership Group shall consist of the following Members: (1) The President pro tempore (or if he so designates, the Deputy President pro tempore) of the Senate. (2) The majority and minority leaders of the Senate. (3) The Chairman and ranking minority Member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. (4) The Chairman and ranking minority Member of the committee of the Senate which has jurisdiction over the contingent fund of the Senate. **(c) Assistance of Secretary of Senate** The Joint Leadership Group shall be assisted in the performance of its duties by the Secretary of the Senate.
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**(a) Cooperation with persons, committees, subcommittees, and offices** The Counsel shall advise, consult, and cooperate with— (1) the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia with respect to any criminal proceeding for contempt of Congress certified by the President pro tempore of the Senate pursuant to [section 194 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section194&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) the committee of the Senate with the responsibility to identify any court proceeding or action which is of vital interest to the Senate; (3) the Comptroller General, the Government Accountability Office, the Office of Legislative Counsel of the Senate, and the Congressional Research Service, except that none of the responsibilities and authority assigned by this chapter to the Counsel shall be construed to affect or infringe upon any functions, powers, or duties of the aforementioned; (4) any Member, officer, or employee of the Senate not represented under [section 288c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section288c&num=0&edition=prelim) with regard to obtaining private legal counsel for such Member, officer, or employee; (5) the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Secretary of 11 So in original. Probably should be “of the”. Senate, the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, and the Parliamentarian of the Senate, regarding any subpena, order, or request for withdrawal of papers presented to the Senate which raises a question of the privileges of the Senate; and (6) any committee or subcommittee of the Senate in promulgating and revising their rules and procedures for the use of congressional investigative powers and with respect to questions which may arise in the course of a
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In performing any function under this chapter, the Counsel shall defend vigorously when placed in issue— (1) the constitutional privilege from arrest or from being questioned in any other place for any speech or debate under section 6 of article I of the Constitution of the United States; (2) the constitutional power of the Senate to be judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own Members and to punish or expel a Member under section 5 of article I of the Constitution of the United States; (3) the constitutional power of the Senate to except from publication such parts of its journal as in its judgment may require secrecy; (4) the constitutional power of the Senate to determine the rules of its proceedings; (5) the constitutional power of Congress to make all laws as shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the constitutional powers of Congress and all other powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any department or office thereof; (6) all other constitutional powers and responsibilities of the Senate or of Congress; and (7) the constitutionality of Acts and joint resolutions of the Congress.
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**(a) Notification** In the carrying out of the provisions of this chapter, the Counsel shall notify the Joint Leadership Group, and any party represented or person affected, of the existence and nature of any conflict or inconsistency between the representation of such party or person and the carrying out of any other provision of this chapter or compliance with professional standards and responsibilities. **(b) Solution; publication in Congressional Record; review** Upon receipt of such notification, the members of the Joint Leadership Group shall recommend the action to be taken to avoid or resolve the conflict or inconsistency. If such recommendation is made by a two-thirds vote, the Counsel shall take such steps as may be necessary to resolve the conflict or inconsistency as recommended. If not, the members of the Joint Leadership Group shall cause the notification of conflict or inconsistency and recommendation with respect to resolution thereof to be published in the Congressional Record of the Senate. If the Senate does not direct the Counsel within fifteen days from the date of publication in the Record to resolve the conflict in another manner, the Counsel shall take such action as may be necessary to resolve the conflict or inconsistency as recommended. Any instruction or determination made pursuant to this subsection shall not be reviewable in any court of law. **(c) Computation of period following publication** For purposes of the computation of the fifteen day period in subsection (b)— (1) continuity of session is broken only by an adjournment of Congress sine die; and (2) the days on which the Senate is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a date certain are excluded. **(d) Reimbursement** The Senate may by resolution a
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**(a) Procedure; rules** (1) A resolution introduced pursuant to [section 288b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section288b&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not be referred to a committee, except as otherwise required under [section 288d(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section288d/c&num=0&edition=prelim). Upon introduction, or upon being reported if required under [section 288d(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section288d/c&num=0&edition=prelim), whichever is later, it shall at any time thereafter be in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of such resolution. A motion to proceed to the consideration of a resolution shall be highly privileged and not debatable. An amendment to such motion shall not be in order, and it shall not be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which such motion is agreed to. (2) With respect to a resolution pursuant to [section 288b(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section288b/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the following rules apply: (A) If the motion to proceed to the consideration of the resolution is agreed to, debate thereon shall be limited to not more than ten hours, which shall be divided equally between, and controlled by, those favoring and those opposing the resolution. A motion further to limit debate shall not be debatable. No amendment to the resolution shall be in order. No motion to recommit the resolution shall be in order, and it shall not be in order to reconsider the vote by which the resolution is agreed to. (B) Motions to postpone, made
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**(a) Intervention or appearance** Permission to intervene as a party or to appear as amicus curiae under [section 288e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section288e&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be of right and may be denied by a court only upon an express finding that such intervention or appearance is untimely and would significantly delay the pending action or that standing to intervene has not been established under section 2 of article III of the Constitution of the United States. **(b) Compliance with admission requirements** The Counsel, the Deputy Counsel, or any designated Assistant Counsel or counsel specially retained by the Office shall be entitled, for the purpose of performing his functions under this chapter, to enter an appearance in any proceeding before any court of the United States or of a State or political subdivision thereof without compliance with any requirement for admission to practice before such court, except that the authorization conferred by this subsection shall not apply with respect to the admission of any such person to practice before the United States Supreme Court. **(c) Standing to sue; jurisdiction** Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to confer standing on any party seeking to bring, or jurisdiction on any court with respect to, any civil or criminal action against Congress, either House of Congress, a Member of Congress, a committee or subcommittee of a House of Congress, any office or agency of Congress, or any officer or employee of a House of Congress or any office or agency of Congress.
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Page 607 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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