Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73
§5105 Transfer of appropriations by House Leadership Offices
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Summary
House leadership offices named in the annual law that funds the legislative branch may move money between their different allowance and expense budget categories. They may not move funds that were set aside for official expenses, and this rule has applied since fiscal year 1999 and each year after.
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Title 2, §5105
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(a)Each office described under the heading “HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES” in the Act making appropriations for the legislative branch for a fiscal year may transfer any amounts appropriated for the office under such heading among the various categories of allowances and expenses for the office under such heading.
(b)Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any amounts appropriated for official expenses.
(c)This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 74a–11 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.
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2 U.S.C. § 5105
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73