Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73
§6160 Expense allowance for Chairmen of Majority and Minority Policy Committees of Senate; method of payment; taxability
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 61— - SENATE LEADERSHIP › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - MAJORITY AND MINORITY SECRETARIES, CONFERENCES, AND POLICY COMMITTEES › § 6160
Summary
Starting with the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2001, Majority and Minority Policy Committee chairmen may get up to $5,000 yearly to be paid back for actual expenses with proof. These payments are not income and are not deductible under title 26.
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Title 2, §6160
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For each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001), there is authorized an expense allowance for the Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees which shall not exceed $5,000 each fiscal year for each such Chairman; and amounts from such allowance shall be paid to either of such Chairmen only as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by him and upon certification and documentation of such expenses, and amounts so paid shall not be reported as income and shall not be allowed as a deduction under title 26.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 31a–4 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 2001, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001.
Amendments
2003—Pub. L. 108–7 substituted “$5,000” for “$3,000”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2003 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 108–7 applicable to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter, see section 1(f) of Pub. L. 108–7, set out as a note under section 6102 of this title.
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Citation
2 U.S.C. § 6160
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73