1971 Amendment. Pub. L. 92-51 increased the maximum allowance from $1,056 to $1,215 for fiscal year 1972 and thereafter and the additional allowance for Senators from States partially or wholly west of the Mississippi River from $264 to $305 for each fiscal year.

1969 Amendment. Pub. L. 91-145 increased the maximum allowance from $960 to $1,056 for the fiscal year 1970 and thereafter and the additional allowance for Senators from States partially or wholly west of the Mississippi River from $240 to $264 for each fiscal year.

1968 Amendment. Pub. L. 90-417 increased the maximum allowance from $800 to $960 for the fiscal year 1969 and thereafter and the additional allowance for Senators from States partially or wholly west of the Mississippi River from $200 to $240 for each fiscal year.

1963 Amendment. Pub. L. 89-90 increased the maximum allowance from $610 to $800 for the fiscal year 1966 and thereafter and authorized for Senators from States partially or wholly west of the Mississippi River an additional allowance of $200 each fiscal year.

1963 Amendment. Pub.L. 88-248 increased the maximum allowance from $550 to $610 for the fiscal year 1964 and thereafter.

1960 Amendment. Pub. L. 86-628 increased the maximum allowance from $450 to $550 for the fiscal year 1961 and thereafter.

Pub. L. 85-570

1958 Amendment. amended section by increasing the maximum per capita allowance for Senators and the President of the Senate from $400 to $450.

1956 Amendment. Act June 27, 1956 amended section to increase the maximum per capita allowance for Senators and the President of the Senate from $300 to $400.

1955 Amendment. Act Aug 5, 1955 amended section to increase the maximum per capita allowance for Senators and the President of the Senate from $200 to $300

1954 Amendment. Act July 2, 1954, increased the maximum per capita allowance for Senators and the President of the Senate from $132.07 to $200 for each fiscal year, and increased the allowance for each Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner from $75 to $200, for each fiscal

year.

1951 Amendment. Act Oct. 11, 1951, amended section by increasing the allowance from $105.66 to $132.07

1945 Amendment. Act June 13, 1945, cited to text, amended section by increasing amount of postage for each Senator from $96.66 to $105.66. and for each Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner from $50 to $75 per year.

1944 Amendment. Act June 26, 1944, cited to text, amended section by increasing amount of air mail and special delivery postage stamps for each Senator and the President of the Senate from $50 to $96.66 per year, and for each Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner from $50 to $65 per year.

1942 Amendment. Act June 8, 1942, cited to text, amended section by providing that special delivery stamps in addition to air mail stamps be furnished upon request to each Representative, Delegate. and the Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico

Effective Date of 1972 Amendment. Section 506(h) of Pub. L. 92 607 provided in part that the amendment by Pub. L. 92607 shall be effective Jan. 1, 1973.

Effective Date of 1954 Amendment. Section 101 of Act July 2, 1954, which amend ed this section, provided in part that part of such amendment increasing the air mail and special-delivery postage allowance of Members of the House of Representatives. Delegates, and Resident Commissioner from $75 to $200, should be effective after June 30, 1954.

Effective date. Amendment of section by Act June 26. 1944, cited to text, increasing postage stamp allowance of Senators and President of the Senate was made effective July 1, 1944, by Title I thereof.

Section 42b, Acts June 22, 1949, c. 235, § 101, 63 Stat. 222; July 2, 1954, c. 455, Title I, § 101, 68 Stat. 402, prescribed airmail and special-delivery postage allowances for each House standing committee, and is omitted as superseded by section 42c of this title.

§ 42c. Airmail and special delivery stamps for House members and standing committees

The Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to procure and furnish

(1) to each Representative and Delegate and the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, upon request by such person, United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps in an amount not exceeding $700, for the second session of the Ninetieth Congress and for each succeeding regular session of Congress, for the mailing of postal matters arising in connection with his official business; and

(2) to each standing committee of the House of Representatives, upon request of the chairman thereof, United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps in an amount not exceeding $420, for the second session of the Ninetieth Congress and for each succeeding regular session of Congress, for official business of each such committee.

Pub.L. 85-778, § 1, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 934, amended Pub.L. 88-454, § 103, Aug. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 550; Pub. L. 90-392, Title I, § 101, July 9, 1968, 82 Stat. 318.

Library references: United States 39(5); C.J.S. United States §§ 17, 46.

1968 Amendment. Additional airmail and special delivery stamps in an amount not exceeding $200 for each representative and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and in an amount not exceeding $120 for each standing committee, was authorized by House Resolution No. 1003, Dec. 14, 1967, effective Jan. 3, 1968, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 90-392.

§ 42d.

entitled to receive, until June 30, 1959, the amount of such stamps to which he would have been entitled but for the enactment of this Act.

"Sec. 4. Except as provided in section 3. amounts of United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps made available by the first section and section 2 of this Act [this section and section 42d of this title] shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any amounts of such stamps made available under any other provisions of law to persons and committees referred to in such sections."

Delegate from District of Columbia; Effective Date. Provisions of this section applicable, effective Sept. 22, 1970, with respect to Delegate to House of Representatives from District of Columbia in same manner and to same extent as applicable with respect to a Representative, see sections 204(a), 206(b) of Pub. L. 91-405, Title II, Sept. 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 852, set out as notes under section 25 of this title.

Cross References

Adjustment of allowances by Committee on House Administration, see section 57 of this title.

Airmail and special delivery stamps for House Speaker, lead

ers, whips, and officers

(1) The Speaker, the majority and minority leaders, and the majority and minority whips of the House of Representatives shall each be allowed, for the second session of the Ninetieth Congress and for each succeeding regular session of Congress, United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps in an amount not exceeding $630.

(2) For the second session of the Ninetieth Congress and for each succeeding regular session of Congress, the following officers of the House of Representatives shall each be allowed United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps in the amounts herein specified as follows: The Clerk of the House, $1,120; the Sergeant at Arms, $840; the Doorkeeper, $700; and the Postmaster, $560.

Pub. L. 85-778, § 2, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 934, amended Pub. L. 88-454, § 103, Aug. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 530; Pub. L. 90-392, Title I, § 101, July 9, 1968, 82 Stat. 318.

Library references: United States

39 (5); C.J.S. United States §§ 17, 46.

1968 Amendment. Subd. (1). Additional airmail and special delivery stamps in an amount not exceeding $180 were authorized by House Resolution No. 1003, Dec. 14, 1967, effective Jan. 3, 1968, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 90-392. Subd. (2).

Airmail and special delivery allowances were increased in the amount of $320 for the Clerk, $240 for the Sergeant at Arms, $200 for the Doorkeeper, and $160 for the Postmaster by House Resolution No. 1003, Dec. 14, 1967, effective Jan. 3, 1968, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 90-392.

1964 Amendment. Subd. (1). Additional airmail and special delivery stamps in

an amount not exceeding $90 were authorized by House Resolution No. 532, Oct. 2, 1963, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub.L. 88-454.

Subd. (2). Airmail and special delivery allowances were increased in the amount of $160 for the Clerk, $120 for the Sergeant at Arms, $100 for the Doorkeeper, and $80 for the Postmaster by House Resolution No. 532, Oct. 2, 1963, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 88-454.

Cross References

Adjustment of allowances by Committee on House Administration, see section 57 of this title.

§ 43. Mileage of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates

Each Senator, Representative, and Delegate shall receive mileage at the rate of 20 cents per mile, to be estimated by the nearest route usually traveled in going to and returning from each regular session. July 28, 1866, c. 296, § 17, 14 Stat. 323.

Act Jan. 20, 1874, c. 11, 18 Stat. 4, repealed so much of Act Mar. 3, 1873, c. 226, 17 Stat. 486, as provided for increase

in compensation of Members of Congress and Delegates and that compensation and allowances of said persons should

be fixed by laws in force at time of pas sage of said Act Mar. 3, 1873.

Cross References. Additional transpor tation expenses, reimbursement of Senators and Members of House of Representatives, see section 43b of this title.

Adjustment of allowances by Committee on House Administration, see section 57 of this title.

§ 43a. Mileage of President of Senate

On and after July 8, 1935 the President of the Senate shall be paid mileage at the same rate and in the same manner as now allowed by law to Senators, Members of the House of Representatives, and Delegates in Congress. July 8, 1935, c. 374, § 1, 49 Stat. 459.

Library references: United States 39(9); C.J.S. United States §§ 17, 47.

§ 43b. Reimbursement of Members of House of Representatives for additional transportation expenses

The contingent fund of the House of Representatives is hereafter made available for reimbursement of transportation expenses incurred by Members (including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico) in traveling, on official business, by the nearest usual route, between Washington, District of Columbia, and any point in the district which he represents, for a number of round trips each year not to exceed the number of months Congress is in session in such year, such reimbursement to be made in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives.

Pub. L. 85-570, § 101, July 31, 1958, 72 Stat. 443, amended Pub.L. 86-176, § 101, Aug. 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 401; Pub.L. 88-70, July 19, 1963, 77 Stat. 82; Pub.L. 89-90, § 101, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 269; Pub. L. 89147, § 1, Aug. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 583; Pub. L. 89-545, § 101, Aug. 27, 1966, 80 Stat. 358; Pub. L. 90-86, § 1, Sept. 17, 1967, 81 Stat. 226; Pub.L. 91-145, Dec. 12, 1969, § 101, 83 Stat. 343; Pub. L. 92-51, § 101, July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 128; Pub. L. 92-607, Ch. V, §§ 502, 506 (h) (2), Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1504, 1508.

Library references: United States

1972 Amendment. Pub. L. 92-607 removed from the category of allowed expenses any transportation expenses incurred by employees assigned to a Senator's office within the home state while traveling in the general vicinity of the office, pursuant to change in assignment within the state, and commuting, and, effective Jan. 1, 1973, struck out all provisions for the reimbursement of Senators and employees of Senators for travel expenses to the Senator's home state. See section 58 of this title.

1971 Amendment. Pub. L. 92-51 rewrote provisions for reimbursement of Senators for transportation expenses, substituting provisions granting a total sum for each fiscal year for each Senator and employees in the Senator's office equal to forty or forty-four times the prescribed mileage allowance dependent on population of the Senator's State and in accordance with a schedule based on decreasing cents per mile for increasing distances within prescribed limits, describing method of computation when office is occupied for less than entire fiscal year, requiring voucher certification of employees' round trips as in line of official duty, prohibiting travel payments to place of employment of new appointees, and authorizing reimbursement as additional to any other provided for by law for official travel for former provisions for reimbursement of Senators for each fiscal year for not more than twelve round trips or the equivalent thereof in one-way trips.

1969 Amendment. Pub. L. 91-145 increased the round trip limitation for Senators from six to twelve.

1967 Amendment. Pub. L. 90-86 provided for reimbursement to members of the

39(9); C.J.S. United States §§ 17, 47.

House, in accordance with the rules of the House Committee on House Administration, for those round trips made each year between the member's district and Washington, D.C., the number of such trips not to exceed the number of months Congress is in session in such year instead of for four round trips each year.

1966 Amendment. Pub. L. 89-545 authorized the equivalent of six round trips in one-way trips for Senators.

1965 Amendments. Pub. L. 89-147 increased from two to four round trips per year of Members of the House of Representatives for which transportation expenses are to be reimbursed.

Pub. L. 89-90 increased the round trip limitation for Senators from two to six. 1963 Amendment. Pub. L. 88-70 added provisions for reimbursement of Members of House of Representatives for transportation expenses.

1959 Amendment. Pub. L. 86-176 amended section, substituting "between Washington, District of Columbia, and any point in their home States, for not to exceed two round trips" for "from Washington, District of Columbia, to their resident cities in their home States, and return, for not to exceed two such round trips."

Effective Date of 1972 Amendment. Section 506(h) of Pub. L. 92-607 provided in part the section amendment by 506 (h) (2) of Pub. L. 92-607 [which struck out in its entirety the first par. of this section providing for the reimbursement of Senators and employees of Senators for travel expenses to the Senator's home state] shall be effective Jan. 1, 1973.

Effective Date of 1971 Amendment. Section 101 of Pub. L. 92-51 provided in

part that amendment by Pub. L. 92-51 shall be effective July 1, 1971.

Effective Date of 1969 Amendment. Section 101 of Pub. L. 91-145 provided in part that the amendment of this section by Pub L. 91-145 shall be effective July 1, 1969.

Effective

Date of 1967 Amendment. Section 3 of Pub. L. 90-86 provided that: "The amendments made by the first two sections of this Act [amending this section and section 43b-1 of this title] shall take effect as of January 3, 1967".

Cross References

Adjustment of allowances by Committee on House Administration, see section 57 of this title.

Delegates from Guam and Virgin Islands. reimbursement of transportation expenses, see section 1715 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

Legislative History: For legislative history and purpose of Pub. L. 89-147, see 1965 U.S.Code Cong. and Adm.News, p. 2880.

§ 43b-1. Election of Members of House of Representatives of lump sum transportation payment in lieu of reimbursement of transportation expenses

A Member of the House of Representatives (including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico) may elect to receive in any year, in lieu of reimbursement of transportation expenses for such year as authorized by section 43b of this title, a lump sum transportation payment of $750 for such year. The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall make such rules and regulations as may be necesssary to carry out this section. Pub.L. 89-147, § 2, Aug. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 583, amended Pub. L. 90-86, § 2, Sept. 17, 1967, 81 Stat. 226.

1967 Amendment. Pub. L. 90-86 substituted "$750" for "$300."

Effective Date of 1967 Amendment. Amendment by Pub. L. 90-86 effective Jan. 3, 1967, see section 3 of Pub. L. 90-86, set out as a note under section 43b of this title.

Cross References.

Adjustment of allowances by Committee on House Administration, see section 57 of this title.

Legislative History: For legislative history and purpose of Pub. L. 89-147, see 1965 U.S.Code Cong. and Adm.News, p. 2880.

§ 43b-2. Staff expenses for Members of House of Representatives attending organizational caucus or conference

(a) Each Member-elect (other than an incumbent Member reelected to the ensuing Congress) who attends a caucus or conference called under section 29a (a) of this title, and each incumbent Member reelected to the ensuing Congress who attends any such caucus or conference convening after the adjournment sine die of the Congress in the year involved, shall be entitled to designate one staff person to be paid for one round trip between that person's place of residence, provided such place of residence is in the district which the Member-elect or incumbent Member represents, and Washington, District of Columbia, for the purpose of accompanying that Member-elect or incumbent Member to such caucus or conference.

(b) Each Member-elect (other than an incumbent Member reelected to the ensuing Congress) who attends a caucus or conference called under such section 29a (a) of this title shall be entitled to designate one staff person who shall in addition be reimbursed on a per diem or other basis for expenses incurred in accompanying the Member-elect at the time of such caucus or conference for a period not to exceed the shorter of the following

(i) the period beginning with the day before the designated date upon which such caucus or conference is to convene and ending with the day after the date of the final adjournment of such caucus or conference; or

(ii) fourteen days.

Pub. L. 94-59, Title II, § 201, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 282.

Codification. Section is based on sec- enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 94tion 1 of House Resolution No. 10, Ninetyfourth Congress, Jan. 14, 1975, which was

59.

§ 43b-3. Same; payments and reimbursements

(a) Payments and reimbursements to staff persons under section 43b2 of this title shall be made as provided (with respect to staff) in the regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration with respect to travel and other expenses of staff. Reimbursements shall be

paid on special voucher forms prescribed by the Committee on House Administration.

(b) Additional funds, if any, for staff allowances and office space for use by Members-elect (other than an incumbent Member reelected to the ensuing Congress) shall be authorized by the Committee on House Administration.

Pub. L. 94-59, Title II, § 201, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 282.

Codification.

Section is based on sec- enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 94tion 2 of House Resolution No. 10, Ninetyfourth Congress, Jan. 14, 1975, which was

59.

Pub.L. 89-147, § 4, Aug. 28, 1965, 79 Stat. 584

Section, Pub. L. 86-628, § 105(c), July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 461, restricted payment of travel or subsistence expenses of Senators and Representatives to specifically authorized trips, official participation in

§§ 44 to 46. Omitted

Codification. Section 44. Act May 7, 1906, c. 2083, § 1, 34 Stat. 170, authorized a mileage allowance to the Delegate from Alaska, and is omitted as obsolete since Alaska was admitted into the Union with membership of one Representative in Congress on Jan. 3, 1959 upon issuance of Proc. No.3269, Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, as required by sections 1, 7 and 8 of Pub. L. 85-508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, set out as notes preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

Section 45, Acts July 1, 1902, c. 1369, § 8. 32 Stat. 694; Aug. 29, 1916, c. 416, § 20, 39 Stat. 552, which authorized a mileage allowance to Resident Commissioners from the Philippine Islands, and was formerly covered by section 1237 of Title

funeral services of deceased members, and official trips originating in the Senator's State or Representative's district when Congress was not in session.

48, Territories and Insular Possessions, is no longer in force in view of the independence of the Philippine Islands effected by section 1394 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and proclaimed by the President of the United States in Proc. No.2695, July 4, 1946, 11 F.R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352, set out as note under section 1394 of Title 22. Act Aug. 29, 1916, c. 416, § 20, 39 Stat. 552, from which section 45 of this title was derived, was repealed by Pub. L. 89-554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 643.

Section 46, Acts Mar. 2, 1917, c. 145, § 36, 39 Stat. 963; May 17, 1932, c. 190, 47 Stat. 158, allowed the sum of $500 as mileage for each session to the Resident Commissioner, and is omitted as perseded by section 43b-1 of this title.

§ 46a. Stationery allowance for President of the Senate

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Effective April 1, 1975, and each fiscal year thereafter, the annual allowance for stationery for the President of the Senate shall be $4,500. July 1, 1941, c. 268, § 1, 55 Stat. 450, as amended June 13, 1945, c. 189, § 1, 59 Stat. 244; June 14, 1948, c. 467, § 101, 62 Stat. 425; Oct. 11, 1951, c. 485, § 101, 65 Stat. 391; Aug. 1, 1953, c. 304, Title I, § 101, 67 Stat. 320; Aug. 5, 1955, c. 568, § 1, 69 Stat. 504; Jan. 6, 1964, Pub. L. 88-258, Title IV, § 401, 77 Stat. 864; May 29, 1967, Pub. L. 90-21, Title I, § 101, 81 Stat. 38; Dec. 12, 1969, Pub. L. 91-145, § 101, 83 Stat. 342; July 9, 1971, Pub. L. 92-51, § 101, 85 Stat. 128; Dec. 15, 1971, Pub. L. 92-184, Ch. IV, § 401, 85 Stat. 635; Oct. 31, 1972, Pub. L. 92-607, Ch. V, § 506 (h) (3), 86 Stat. 1508; June 12, 1975, Pub. L. 94-32, Title I, § 101, 89 Stat. 182.

Library references: United States 39 (5); C.J.S. United States §§ 17, 46. Codification. Section is from Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1942, and subsequent Legislative Branch Appropriation Acts.

1975 Amendment. Pub. L. 94-32 substituted "Effective April 1, 1975, and each fiscal year thereafter" for "Effective with the fiscal year 1972 and thereafter" and "$4,500" for "$3,600".

1972 Amendment. Pub. L. 92-607 repealed provisions of this section insofar as they related to Senators. See section 58 of this title.

1971 Amendments. Pub. L. 92-184 added provision for an increased allowance for Senators from more populous states ranging from $3,800 for Senators from States of from 3,000,000 to 4,999,999 population to $5,000 for Senators from States of 17,000,000 population and over.

Pub. L. 92-51 provided allowance for Senators from States having population

of ten million or more inhabitants of $4,000 per annum effective fiscal year 1972 and thereafter.

1969 Amendment. Pub. L. 91-145 increased the allowance from $3,000 to $3,600 effective with the fiscal year 1970.

1967 Amendment. Pub. L. 90-21 increased the allowance from $2,400 to $3,000 effective with the fiscal year 1967.

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1964 Amendment. Pub. L. 88-258 creased the allowance from $1,800 to $2,400, commencing with fiscal year 1964. Act Aug. 5, 1955 amended section by increasing the allowance from $1200 to $1800 per annum.

Act Aug 1, 1953, increased the stationery allowance from $800 to $1,200 per annum, commencing with fiscal year 1954. Act Oct. 11, 1951, amended section by increasing the allowance from $500 to $800.

Act June 14, 1948, cited to text, amended section by increasing stationery al