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2 U.S.C. § 4502 — Appropriation of funds for compensation
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Page 523
TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 4503
fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 301 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974 [2 U.S.C. 632]; or
‘‘(B) the last day of the One Hundred Thirteenth
Congress.
‘‘(3) WITHHOLDING
AND
REMITTANCE
OF
AMOUNTS
FROM PAYMENTS HELD IN ESCROW.—The payroll admin-
istrator shall provide for the same withholding and
remittance with respect to a payment deposited in an
escrow account under paragraph (1) that would apply
to the payment if the payment were not subject to
paragraph (1).
‘‘(4) RELEASE
OF
AMOUNTS
AT
END
OF
THE
CON-
GRESS.—In order to ensure that this section is carried
out in a manner that shall not vary the compensation
of Senators or Representatives in violation of the
twenty-seventh article of amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, the payroll adminis-
trator of a House of Congress shall release for pay-
ments to Members of that House of Congress any
amounts remaining in any escrow account under this
section on the last day of the One Hundred Thir-
teenth Congress.
‘‘(5) ROLE
OF
SECRETARY
OF
THE
TREASURY.—The
Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the payroll
administrators of the Houses of Congress with such
assistance as may be necessary to enable the payroll
administrators to carry out this section.
‘‘(b) TREATMENT OF DELEGATES AS MEMBERS.—In this
section, the term ‘Member’ includes a Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to the Congress.
‘‘(c) PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the ‘payroll administrator’ of a House of Congress
means—
‘‘(1) in the case of the House of Representatives, the
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives, or an employee of the Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer who is designated by the Chief
Administrative Officer to ca
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Page 523
TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 4503
fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 301 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974 [2 U.S.C. 632]; or
‘‘(B) the last day of the One Hundred Thirteenth
Congress.
‘‘(3) WITHHOLDING
AND
REMITTANCE
OF
AMOUNTS
FROM PAYMENTS HELD IN ESCROW.—The payroll admin-
istrator shall provide for the same withholding and
remittance with respect to a payment deposited in an
escrow account under paragraph (1) that would apply
to the payment if the payment were not subject to
paragraph (1).
‘‘(4) RELEASE
OF
AMOUNTS
AT
END
OF
THE
CON-
GRESS.—In order to ensure that this section is carried
out in a manner that shall not vary the compensation
of Senators or Representatives in violation of the
twenty-seventh article of amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, the payroll adminis-
trator of a House of Congress shall release for pay-
ments to Members of that House of Congress any
amounts remaining in any escrow account under this
section on the last day of the One Hundred Thir-
teenth Congress.
‘‘(5) ROLE
OF
SECRETARY
OF
THE
TREASURY.—The
Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the payroll
administrators of the Houses of Congress with such
assistance as may be necessary to enable the payroll
administrators to carry out this section.
‘‘(b) TREATMENT OF DELEGATES AS MEMBERS.—In this
section, the term ‘Member’ includes a Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to the Congress.
‘‘(c) PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the ‘payroll administrator’ of a House of Congress
means—
‘‘(1) in the case of the House of Representatives, the
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives, or an employee of the Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer who is designated by the Chief
Administrative Officer to carry out this section; and
‘‘(2) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the
Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Secretary
of the Senate who is designated by the Secretary to
carry out this section.’’
COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT
Pub. L. 118–47, § 7, Mar. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 461, provided
that: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
adjustment shall be made under section 601(a) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501)
(relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of
Congress) during fiscal year 2024.’’
Similar provisions were contained in the following
prior acts:
Pub. L. 117–328, § 6, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4462.
Pub. L. 117–103, § 6, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 52.
Pub. L. 116–260, § 7, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1185.
Pub. L. 116–94, § 7, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2536.
Pub. L. 115–244, div. B, title II, § 212, Sept. 21, 2018, 132
Stat. 2946.
Pub. L. 115–141, § 7(a), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 351.
Pub. L. 114–223, div. C, § 175, as added by Pub. L.
114–254, div. A, § 101(3), Dec. 10, 2016, 130 Stat. 1012.
Pub. L. 114–113, § 9, Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 2245.
Pub. L. 113–235, § 8, Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2133.
Pub. L. 113–46, div. A, § 146, Oct. 17, 2013, 127 Stat. 565.
Pub. L. 112–240, title VIII, § 802, Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat.
2369.
Pub. L. 111–165, § 1, May 14, 2010, 124 Stat. 1185.
Pub. L. 111–8, div. J, § 103, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 988.
Pub. L. 109–289, div. B, title I, § 115, as added by Pub.
L. 110–5, § 2, Feb. 15, 2007, 121 Stat. 12.
Pub. L. 103–6, § 7, Mar. 4, 1993, 107 Stat. 35.
ANNUAL RATE
OF PAY INCREASE
FOR CERTAIN MEM-
BERS
OF CONGRESS SERVING ON
OR AFTER JULY 1,
1983
Pub. L. 98–63, title I, § 908(d), (f), July 30, 1983, 97 Stat.
338, which provided that, effective with respect to serv-
ice as a Member performed on or after July 1, 1983, and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case
of a Member serving in office or position of Senator,
President pro tempore of Senate, Majority Leader of
Senate, or Minority Leader of Senate during a calendar
year, the annual rate of pay paid to such Member for
such service would not be less than the annual rate of
pay payable for such position on Dec. 17, 1982, increased
by 15 percent and rounded in accordance with section
5318 of Title 5, was repealed by Pub. L. 102–90, title I,
§ 6(c), Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 451.
SALARY INCREASES
For prior year salary increases per the recommenda-
tion of the President, see Prior Salary Recommenda-
tions notes under section 358 of this title.
For miscellaneous provisions dealing with adjust-
ments of pay and limitations on use of funds to pay sal-
aries in prior years, see notes under section 5318 of
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Executive Documents
ADJUSTMENT OF PAY RATES
For adjustment of pay rates under this section, see
the executive order detailing the adjustment of certain
rates of pay set out as a note under section 5332 of Title
5, Government Organization and Employees.
§ 4502. Appropriation of funds for compensation
of Members of Congress and for administra-
tive expenses at levels authorized by law and
recommended by the President for Federal
employees
Effective beginning with fiscal year 1983, and
continuing each year thereafter, such sums as
hereafter may be necessary for ‘‘Compensation
of Members’’ (and administrative expenses re-
lated thereto), as authorized by law and at such
level recommended by the President for Federal
employees for that fiscal year are hereby appro-
priated from money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated. Such sums when paid shall be
in lieu of any sums accrued in prior years but
not paid. For purposes of this subsection, the
term ‘‘Member’’ means each Member of the Sen-
ate and the House of Representatives, the Resi-
dent Commissioner from Puerto Rico, the Dele-
gates from the District of Columbia, Guam, Vir-
gin Islands, and American Samoa, and the Vice
President.
(Pub. L. 97–51, § 130(c), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 966.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified as a note under sec-
tion 31 of this title prior to editorial reclassification
and renumbering as this section.
§ 4503. Jury and witness service by Senate and
House employees
(a) Definitions
For purposes of this section—
(1) ‘‘employee’’ means any individual whose
pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Sen-
ate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives; and
(2) ‘‘court of the United States’’ has the
meaning given it by section 451 of title 28 and
includes the United States District Court for
the District of the Canal Zone, the District
Court of Guam, and the District Court of the
Virgin Islands.
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(1) The annual rate of pay for—
(A) each Senator, Member of the House of Representatives, and Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico,
(B) the President pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate, and the majority leader and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and
(C) the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
shall be the rate determined for such positions under chapter 11 of this title, as adjusted by paragraph (2) of this section.
(2)
(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), effective at the beginning of the first applicable pay period commencing on or after the first day of the month in which an adjustment takes effect under [section 5303 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5303&num=0&edition=prelim) in the rates of pay under the General Schedule, each annual rate referred to in paragraph (1) shall be adjusted by an amount, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or if midway between multiples of $100, to the next higher multiple of $100), equal to the percentage of such annual rate which corresponds to the most recent percentage change in the ECI (relative to the date described in the next sentence), as determined under section 704(a)(1) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989. The appropriate date under this sentence is the first day of the fiscal year in which such adjustment in the rates of pay under the General Schedule takes effect.
(B) In no event shall the percentage adjustment taking effect under subparagraph (A) in any calendar year (before rounding), in any rate of pay, exceed the percentage adjustment taking effect in such calendar year under [section 5303 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 4501
Sec.
4535.
Saving provision.
4536.
Student loan repayment program for House
employees.
4537.
Lump sum payment for accrued annual leave
of House employees.
4538.
Reimbursement of residential telecommuni-
cations expenses for House Members, offi-
cers, and employees.
PART B—ADMINISTRATION
4551.
Day for paying salaries of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
4552.
Certificates to pay rolls of employees of
House.
4553.
Gratuities for survivors of deceased House
employees; computation.
4554.
Waiver by Speaker of House of claims of
United States arising out of erroneous pay-
ments to officers or employees paid by
Chief Administrative Officer of House.
4555.
Withholding of State income tax by Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of House.
4556.
State income tax withholding; definitions.
4557.
Withholding of charitable contributions by
Chief Administrative Officer of House.
4558.
Withholding of charitable contributions; defi-
nitions.
4559.
Certification of indebtedness of employees of
House; withholding of amount.
4560.
Deductions by Chief Administrative Officer in
disbursement of gratuity appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER III—SENATE
PART A—AMOUNT AND TYPE
4571.
Senate pay adjustments; action by President
pro tempore of Senate.
4572.
Rates of compensation paid by Secretary of
Senate; applicability of Senate pay adjust-
ments by President pro tempore of Senate.
4573.
Senate pay adjustments; action by President
pro tempore of Senate.
4574.
Limit on rate of compensation of Senate offi-
cers and employees.
4575.
Gross rate of compensation of employees paid
by Secretary of Senate.
4575a.
Change in maximum rates of pay for statu-
tory employees.
4576.
Availability of appropriated funds for pay-
ment to an i
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Effective beginning with fiscal year 1983, and continuing each year thereafter, such sums as hereafter may be necessary for “Compensation of Members” (and administrative expenses related thereto), as authorized by law and at such level recommended by the President for Federal employees for that fiscal year are hereby appropriated from money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Such sums when paid shall be in lieu of any sums accrued in prior years but not paid. For purposes of this subsection, the term “Member” means each Member of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, the Delegates from the District of Columbia, Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, and the Vice President.
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For purposes of this Act—
(1) The terms “budget outlays” and “outlays” mean, with respect to any fiscal year, expenditures and net lending of funds under budget authority during such year.
(2) **Budget authority and new budget authority.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The term “budget authority” means the authority provided by Federal law to incur financial obligations, as follows:
(i) provisions of law that make funds available for obligation and expenditure (other than borrowing authority), including the authority to obligate and expend the proceeds of offsetting receipts and collections;
(ii) borrowing authority, which means authority granted to a Federal entity to borrow and obligate and expend the borrowed funds, including through the issuance of promissory notes or other monetary credits;
(iii) contract authority, which means the making of funds available for obligation but not for expenditure; and
(iv) offsetting receipts and collections as negative budget authority, and the reduction thereof as positive budget authority.
(B) *Limitations on budget authority.—* — With respect to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, the Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, the Unemployment Trust Fund, and the railroad retirement account, any amount that is precluded from obligation in a fiscal year by a provision of law (such as a limitation or a benefit formula) shall not be budget authority in that year.
(C) *New budget authority.—* — The term “new budget authority” means, with respect to a fiscal year—
(i) budget authority that first becomes available for obligation in that year, including budget authority that becomes available in that year s 11 So in original. Probably should be “as”. a result of a reappropriation; or
(ii) a chan
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 632
‘‘(2) Not later than April 15, 2012, the Chairman of
the Committee on the Budget shall file—
‘‘(A) for the Committee on Appropriations, com-
mittee allocations for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 con-
sistent with the discretionary spending limits set
forth in this Act for the purpose of enforcing sec-
tion 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;
‘‘(B) for all committees other than the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, committee allocations
for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2013 through 2017, and 2013
through 2022 consistent with the Congressional
Budget Office’s March 2012 baseline for the purpose
of enforcing section 302 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974;
‘‘(C) aggregate spending levels for fiscal years 2012
and 2013 and aggregate revenue levels for fiscal
years 2012, 2013, 2013–2017, and 2013–2022 consistent
with the Congressional Budget Office’s March 2012
baseline and the discretionary spending limits set
forth in this Act for the purpose of enforcing sec-
tion 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;
and
‘‘(D) levels of Social Security revenues and out-
lays for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, 2013–2017, and
2013–2022 consistent with the Congressional Budget
Office’s March 2012 baseline budget for the purpose
of enforcing sections 302 and 311 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 [2 U.S.C. 633, 642].
‘‘(c) SENATE PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD.—
‘‘(1) Effective on the date of enactment of this sec-
tion [Aug. 2, 2011], for the purpose of enforcing sec-
tion 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress), the Chair-
man of the Senate Committee on the Budget shall re-
duce any balances of direct spending and revenues for
any fiscal year to 0 (zero).
‘‘(2) Not later than April 15, 2012, for the purpose of
enforcing secti
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