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§6503 Payments from Senate contingent fund
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Summary
No money can be paid out of the Senate's contingent fund unless the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration approves it. If the Committee signs off on pay vouchers or salary records, those payments are final and other government departments or officers cannot challenge them. The fund cannot be used to give extra pay or bonuses to any Senate officer or employee.
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Title 2, §6503
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No payment shall be made from the contingent fund of the Senate unless sanctioned by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. Payments made upon vouchers or abstracts of disbursements of salaries approved by said Committee shall be deemed, held, and taken, and are declared to be conclusive upon all the departments and officers of the Government: Provided, That no payment shall be made from said contingent fund as additional salary or compensation to any officer or employee of the Senate.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 68 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is based on provisions of last par. on 25 Stat. 546, act of Oct. 2, 1888, ch. 1069, relating to payments from contingent fund of Senate. Provisions of that par. relating to payments from contingent fund of House of Representatives were classified to section 95 of this title prior to being struck out by Pub. L. 104–186.
Amendments
1974—Pub. L. 93–554 inserted provision relating to applicability to payments made upon abstracts of disbursements of salaries. 1946—Act Aug. 2, 1946, substituted “Committee on Rules and Administration” for “Committee to Audit and Control Contingent Expenses”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1974 Amendment Pub. L. 93–554, title I, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1776, provided in part that the amendment made by Pub. L. 93–554 is effective Jan. 1, 1975.
Effective Date
of 1946 AmendmentAct Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 142, 60 Stat. 834, provided that the amendment made by that act is effective Jan. 2, 1947.
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Citation
2 U.S.C. § 6503
Title 2 — The Congress
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Apr 6, 2026
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