Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102
§195b Fees for Witnesses Requested to Appear Before Majority Policy Committee or Minority Policy Committee
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Summary
Witnesses asked to appear before the Majority Policy Committee or the Minority Policy Committee must get a daily witness fee for each full day they spend traveling to and from the hearing. They must also be paid back for actual, necessary travel costs, but the pay and reimbursements cannot be higher than the rates paid to witnesses before Senate committees.
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Title 2, §195b
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Any witness requested to appear before the Majority Policy Committee or the Minority Policy Committee shall be entitled to a witness fee for each full day spent in traveling to and from the place at which he is to appear, and reimbursement of actual and necessary transportation expenses incurred in traveling to and from that place, at rates not to exceed those rates paid witnesses appearing before committees of the Senate.
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2 U.S.C. § 195b
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102