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§195a Restriction on Payment of Witness Fees or Travel and Subsistence Expenses to Persons Subpenaed by Congressional Committees
Title 2 › Chapter 6— CONGRESSIONAL AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE; INVESTIGATIONS › § 195a
Summary
Starting July 12, 1960, money paid out by the Secretary of the Senate cannot be used to give anyone a witness fee or an advance for travel or living expenses at the moment they are served with a subpoena to appear at a congressional or Senate committee or subcommittee hearing.
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Title 2, §195a
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No part of any appropriation disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate shall be available on and after July 12, 1960, for the payment to any person, at the time of the service upon him of a subpena requiring his attendance at any inquiry or hearing conducted by any committee of the Congress or of the Senate or any subcommittee of any such committee, of any witness fee or any sum of money as an advance payment of any travel or subsistence expense which may be incurred by such person in responding to that subpena.
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2 U.S.C. § 195a
Title 2 — The Congress
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Apr 3, 2026
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