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§295 Placement of positions in compensation schedules

Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 10— - CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES › § 295

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The committee must assign every House position that existed on, or was created after, January 1, 1965, to the correct class and pay level on the proper pay schedule. It must use the position standards and descriptions in section 294 to make those decisions. The committee may move a position to a different class or pay level when needed. Its decisions must be followed by the House officer or unit and will determine pay and other personnel benefits until the committee changes them.

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Title 2, §295

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The committee shall place each position (in existence on, or established after, January 1, 1965) under the House of Representatives to which this chapter applies in its appropriate class, and in its appropriate compensation level of the appropriate compensation schedule, in accordance with the position standards and position descriptions provided for in section 294 of this title. The committee is authorized, when circumstances so warrant, to change any such position from one class or compensation level to another class or compensation level. All actions of the committee under this section shall be binding on the House officer and organization unit concerned and shall be the basis for payment of compensation and for other personnel benefits and transactions until otherwise changed by the committee.

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References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 88–652, Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1079, known as the House Employees Position Classification Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 291 of this title and Tables.

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Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1965, see section 17 of Pub. L. 88–652, set out as a note under section 291 of this title.

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Citation

2 U.S.C. § 295

Title 2The Congress

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73