Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73
§4506 Death gratuity payments as gifts
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 45— - CONGRESSIONAL PAY AND BENEFITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL › Part Part A— - Amount and Type › § 4506
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Title 2, §4506
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Any death gratuity payment at any time specifically appropriated by any Act of Congress or at any time made out of the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives or the contingent fund of the Senate shall be held to have been a gift.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified identically to section 38b and 125a of this title. section 38b was omitted from the Code and section 125a was editorially reclassified and renumbered as this section.
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “applicable accounts of the House of Representatives or the contingent fund” for “contingent fund of the House of Representatives or”.
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2 U.S.C. § 4506
Title 2 — The Congress
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73