Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73not60
§2181 Assignment of Space for Meetings of Joint Committees, Conference Committees, Etc.
Title 2 › Chapter 30— OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CAPITOL COMPLEX › Subchapter VIII— MISCELLANEOUS › § 2181
Summary
The Senate President pro tempore and the House Speaker must survey space in the Capitol for meetings of Senators and Representatives and recommend reassigning it.
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Title 2, §2181
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The President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall cause a survey to be made of available space within the Capitol which could be utilized for joint committee meetings, meetings of conference committees, and other meetings, requiring the attendance of both Senators and Members of the House of Representatives; and shall recommend the reassignment of such space to accommodate such meetings.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was classified to section 174d–1 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062.
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Effective Date
Section effective Aug. 2, 1946, see section 245 of act Aug. 2, 1946, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.
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Citation
2 U.S.C. § 2181
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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