Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73
§2103 Supervision and maintenance of Old Senate Chamber
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Summary
Commission must oversee the Old Senate Chamber (Senate wing floor) and the Old Supreme Court Chamber as patriotic shrines in the Capitol for people.
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Title 2, §2103
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The Commission shall have responsibility for the supervision and maintenance of the Old Senate Chamber on the principal floor of the Senate wing of the Capitol and of the Old Supreme Court Chamber insofar as each is to be preserved as a patriotic shrine in the Capitol for the benefit of the people of the United States.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was classified to section 188b–2 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062. Section is based on section 3 of Senate Resolution No. 382, Ninetieth Congress, Oct. 1, 1968, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 100–696.
Amendments
2001—Pub. L. 107–68 substituted “and of the Old Supreme Court Chamber insofar as each” for “insofar as it”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2001 Amendment Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 108(c), Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 569, provided that: “The
Amendments
made by this section [amending this section and section 2105 of this title] shall apply to fiscal year 2002 and all succeeding fiscal years.”
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Citation
2 U.S.C. § 2103
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73