§6598 — Title 2 The Congress | U.S. Code

Summary

The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may choose one or more employees in his office to approve, for him, payment vouchers, payroll actions, or personnel actions that he is allowed to approve. When he makes such a choice, he must immediately tell the Committee on Rules and Administration in writing, and any approvals those employees give will count as if the Sergeant at Arms approved them until he revokes the choice and notifies the Committee in writing.

Title 2, §6598

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The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Sergeant at Arms”) may designate one or more employees in the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to approve, on his behalf, any voucher for payment of moneys, payroll action, or personnel action which the Sergeant at Arms is authorized to approve. Whenever the Sergeant at Arms makes a designation under the authority of the preceding sentence, he shall immediately notify the Committee on Rules and Administration in writing of the designation, and thereafter any approval of any voucher for payment of moneys, payroll action, or personnel action by an employee so designated shall (until such designation is revoked and the Sergeant at Arms notifies the Committee on Rules and Administration in writing of the revocation) be deemed and held to be approved by the Sergeant at Arms for all intents and purposes.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 61e–4 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1984.

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–344 substituted “on his behalf, any voucher for payment of moneys, payroll action, or personnel action” for “on his behalf, all vouchers, for payment of moneys,” and “approval of any voucher for payment of moneys, payroll action, or personnel action” for “approval of any voucher, for payment of moneys,”.

§6598 Designation by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate of persons to approve vouchers for payment of moneys

Summary

Title 2, §6598

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

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