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§300 Establishment of positions; payment from applicable accounts

Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 10— - CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES › § 300

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The committee may allow creation of positions like those this chapter covers. They can be permanent or temporary, but temporary posts cannot exceed six months. Pay for a position can come from the House’s accounts unless a law says otherwise. No position may be created without the committee’s approval.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §300

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The committee may authorize the establishment of additional positions of the kind to which this chapter applies, on a permanent basis or on a temporary basis of not to exceed six months’ duration, whenever, in the judgment of the committee, such action is warranted in the interests of the orderly and efficient operation of the House of Representatives. The compensation of each such position may be paid out of the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives until otherwise provided by law. An additional position of the kind to which this chapter applies shall not be established without authorization of the committee.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

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.

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “applicable accounts” for “contingent fund”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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. § 300

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73