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2 U.S.C. § 26 — Roll of Representatives-elect
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Before the first meeting of each Congress the Clerk of the next preceding House of Representatives shall make a roll of the Representatives-elect, and place thereon the names of those persons, and of such persons only, whose credentials show that they were regularly elected in accordance with the laws of their States respectively, or the laws of the United States. In case of a vacancy in the office of Clerk of the House of Representatives, or of the absence or inability of the Clerk to discharge the duties imposed on him by law or custom relative to the preparation of the roll of Representatives or the organization of the House, those duties shall devolve on the Sergeant at Arms of the next preceding House of Representatives.
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Before the first meeting of each Congress the Clerk of the next preceding House of Representatives shall make a roll of the Representatives-elect, and place thereon the names of those persons, and of such persons only, whose credentials show that they were regularly elected in accordance with the laws of their States respectively, or the laws of the United States. In case of a vacancy in the office of Clerk of the House of Representatives, or of the absence or inability of the Clerk to discharge the duties imposed on him by law or custom relative to the preparation of the roll of Representatives or the organization of the House, those duties shall devolve on the Sergeant at Arms of the next preceding House of Representatives.
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Representatives and Delegates-elect to Congress, whose credentials in due form of law have been duly filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in accordance with the provisions of [section 26 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section26&num=0&edition=prelim), may receive their compensation monthly, from the beginning of their term until the beginning of the first session of each Congress, upon a certificate in the form now in use to be signed by the Clerk of the House, which certificate shall have the like force and effect as is given to the certificate of the Speaker.
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 28a
§ 26. Roll of Representatives-elect
Before the first meeting of each Congress the
Clerk of the next preceding House of Represent-
atives shall make a roll of the Representatives-
elect, and place thereon the names of those per-
sons, and of such persons only, whose creden-
tials show that they were regularly elected in
accordance with the laws of their States respec-
tively, or the laws of the United States. In case
of a vacancy in the office of Clerk of the House
of Representatives, or of the absence or inability
of the Clerk to discharge the duties imposed on
him by law or custom relative to the prepara-
tion of the roll of Representatives or the organi-
zation of the House, those duties shall devolve
on the Sergeant at Arms of the next preceding
House of Representatives.
(R.S. §§ 31–33; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 202(2),
Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1724.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
R.S. § 31 derived from acts Feb. 21, 1867, ch. 56, § 1, 14
Stat. 397 and Mar. 3, 1863, ch. 108, 12 Stat. 804.
R.S. §§ 32 and 33 derived from act Feb. 21, 1867, ch. 56,
§ 2, 14 Stat. 397.
R.S. § 31 constitutes first sentence; R.S. § 32 con-
stitutes second sentence; and R.S. § 33 constituted the
third sentence, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–186. See
1996 Amendment note below.
AMENDMENTS
1996—Pub. L. 104–186 struck out third sentence which
read as follows: ‘‘In case of vacancies in the offices of
both the Clerk and the Sergeant at Arms, or of the ab-
sence or inability of both to act, the duties of the Clerk
relative to the preparation of the roll of the House of
Representatives or the organization of the House shall
be performed by the Doorkeeper of the next preceding
House of Representatives.’’ See Codification note
above.
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