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§4916 Definitions
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Summary
Defines three terms: academic year — school year with two semesters; page — a House of Representatives page (excludes a full‑time, permanent House employee who supervises pages); congressional page — a page in the House or the Senate.
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Title 2, §4916
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(1)“academic year” means a regular school year, consisting of two semesters;
(2)“page” means a page of the House of Representatives, but such term does not include a full time, permanent employee of the House of Representatives with supervisory responsibility for pages; and
(3)“congressional page” means a page of the House of Representatives or the Senate.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 88c–4 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is based on section 4 of House Resolution No. 234, Ninety-eighth Congress, June 29, 1983, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 98–367.
Amendments
1996—Par. (1). Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “semesters” for “terms”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective June 29, 1983, see note set out under section 4914 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
2 U.S.C. § 4916
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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