Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102
§4522 Deductions for Withdrawal
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Summary
If a Member of Congress or a Delegate leaves their seat and does not return before Congress adjourns, they must lose, on top of any daily pay deduction, an amount equal to the mileage allowance they would have been paid to travel home. That amount will be taken from their pay unless the Senate or House gave permission for the leave.
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Title 2, §4522
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When any Member or Delegate withdraws from his seat and does not return before the adjournment of Congress, he shall, in addition to the sum deducted for each day, forfeit a sum equal to the amount which would have been allowed by law for his mileage in returning home; and such sum shall be deducted from his compensation, unless the withdrawal is with the leave of the Senate or House of Representatives respectively.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 40 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. R.S. § 41 derived from Res. July 17, 1862, No. 68, § 2, 12 Stat. 628.
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2 U.S.C. § 4522
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102