Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73
§6568 Banking and financial transactions of Secretary of Senate
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 65— - SENATE OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - SECRETARY OF THE SENATE › Part Part B— - General Powers and Duties › § 6568
Summary
The Secretary may repay banks for costs of processing Senate items from the contingent fund and may make rules for the Disbursing Office to cash personal checks. If a Senate employee paid by the Secretary owes money and won’t pay, the Secretary may deduct the debt from any payments to or for that employee and credit the proper account.
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Title 2, §6568
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(a)The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to reimburse any bank which clears items for the United States Senate for the costs incurred therein. Such reimbursements shall be made from the contingent fund of the Senate.
(b)The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to prescribe such regulations as he deems necessary to govern the cashing of personal checks by the Disbursing Office of the Senate.
(c)Whenever an employee whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate becomes indebted to the Senate and such employee fails to pay such indebtedness, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized to withhold the amount of the indebtedness from any amount which is disbursed by him and which is due to, or on behalf of, such employee. Whenever an amount is withheld under this section, the appropriate account shall be credited in an amount equal to the amount so withheld.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 60c–2a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1977.
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2 U.S.C. § 6568
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73