Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102

§24 Secretary of Senate or Assistant Secretary May Administer Oaths

Title 2 › CHAPTER 2 — ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS › § 24

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

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The Secretary and assistant secretary may give oaths required for Senate officers and witnesses.

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Title 2, §24

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The Secretary of the Senate, and the assistant secretary thereof, shall, respectively, have power to administer any oath or affirmation required by law, or by the rules or orders of the Senate, to be taken by any officer of the Senate, and to any witness produced before it.

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Change of Name

Assistant secretary of the Senate deemed successor in references to chief clerk of the Senate in all laws, rules, resolutions, and orders, effective
July 1, 1971, under provisions of Pub. L. 92–51,
July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 125.

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2 U.S.C. § 24

Title 2, The Congress

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Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102