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§5502 House emergency operations positions

Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 55— - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL › § 5502

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Starting with fiscal year 2002 and every year after, two extra staff positions are created in each of these House offices: the Office of the Clerk, the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, and the Office of the Sergeant at Arms. Those staff must keep House operations going during emergencies and follow directions from their office head. The office head sets their annual pay and is the only person who can hire them, even if other laws say something different.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §5502

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(a)Effective with respect to fiscal year 2002 and each succeeding fiscal year, there are hereby established 2 additional positions in each of the following offices of the House of Representatives:
(1)The Office of the Clerk.
(2)The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer.
(3)The Office of the Sergeant at Arms.
(b)The duty of the personnel appointed to a position established under this section shall be to ensure the continuity of the operations of the House of Representatives during periods of emergency, in accordance with the direction of the head of the office in which the position is established.
(c)The annual rate of pay provided for a position established under this section shall be determined by the head of the office in which the position is established.
(d)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of the office in which a position is established under this section shall have the exclusive authority to appoint personnel to such a position.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 75f of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 2002, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002.

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2 U.S.C. § 5502

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73