Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102
§295 Placement of Positions in Compensation Schedules
Title 2 › CHAPTER 10 — CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES › § 295
Summary
Committee must place every House position that existed on or was created after January 1, 1965 into the right job class and pay level under section 294. Those placements are binding on House officers and units and determine pay and other personnel benefits until the committee changes them.
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Title 2, §295
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The committee shall place each position (in existence on, or established after, January 1, 1965) under the House of Representatives to which this chapter applies in its appropriate class, and in its appropriate compensation level of the appropriate compensation schedule, in accordance with the position standards and position descriptions provided for in section 294 of this title. The committee is authorized, when circumstances so warrant, to change any such position from one class or compensation level to another class or compensation level. All actions of the committee under this section shall be binding on the House officer and organization unit concerned and shall be the basis for payment of compensation and for other personnel benefits and transactions until otherwise changed by the committee.
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References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 88–652, Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1079, known as the House Employees Position Classification Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 291 of this title and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 1965, see section 17 of Pub. L. 88–652, set out as a note under section 291 of this title.
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2 U.S.C. § 295
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102