Title 2The CongressRelease 119-73

§4101 Authority of officers of Congress over Congressional employees

Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 41— - CONGRESSIONAL OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL › § 4101

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Officers who supervise Congress employees must decide before hiring if a person is qualified for the job, and they can remove or discipline employees who work for them. An "officer of the Congress" means an elected officer of the House or Senate who is not a Member, and the Architect of the Capitol.

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Title 2, §4101

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(a)Each officer of the Congress having responsibility for the supervision of employees, including employees appointed upon recommendation of Members of Congress, shall have authority—
(1)to determine, before the appointment of any individual as an employee under the supervision of that officer of the Congress, whether that individual possesses the qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the duties and responsibilities to be assigned to him; and
(2)to remove or otherwise discipline any employee under his supervision.
(b)As used in this section, the term “officer of the Congress” means—
(1)an elected officer of the Senate or House of Representatives who is not a Member of the Senate or House; and
(2)The Architect of the Capitol.

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Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 60–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective immediately prior to noon on Jan. 3, 1971, see section 601(1) of Pub. L. 91–510, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1970 Amendment note under section 4301 of this title.

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Citation

2 U.S.C. § 4101

Title 2The Congress

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73