Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73
§5509 Incidental use of equipment and supplies
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 55— - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL › § 5509
Summary
Allows the Committee on House Oversight to make rules, even if other laws say otherwise, about occasional personal use of equipment and supplies that the House owns, leases, or pays for. That power starts in fiscal year 1999 and continues for every fiscal year after.
Full Legal Text
Title 2, §5509
The Congress — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Committee on House Oversight may prescribe by regulation appropriate conditions for the incidental use, for other than official business, of equipment and supplies owned or leased by, or the cost of which is reimbursed by, the House of Representatives.
(b)The authority of the Committee on House Oversight to prescribe regulations pursuant to subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 112f of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1999, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
2 U.S.C. § 5509
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73