Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73not60
§4552 Certificates to Pay Rolls of Employees of House
Title 2 › Chapter 45— CONGRESSIONAL PAY AND BENEFITS › Subchapter II— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES › Part B— Administration › § 4552
Summary
The Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House must certify every month the payroll for their departments. The certification must state whether each person on the payroll actually showed up for work and did the tasks they were being paid to do. If someone was absent or did not perform the work, in whole or in part, the certificate must give the reason.
Full Legal Text
Title 2, §4552
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The Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, and Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall make certificate each month to their respective pay rolls, stating whether the persons named in such pay rolls and employed in their respective departments have been actually present at their respective places of duty and have actually performed the services for which compensation is provided in said pay rolls, and in each case where a person carried on such pay roll has been absent and has not performed the services in whole or in part for which payment is proposed, the reason for such absence and for such nonperformance of services shall be stated.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 89 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “and Chief Administrative Officer” for “Doorkeeper, and Postmaster”.
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Citation
2 U.S.C. § 4552
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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