Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102

§4553 Gratuities for Survivors of Deceased House Employees; Computation

Title 2 › CHAPTER 45 — CONGRESSIONAL PAY AND BENEFITS › SUBCHAPTER II — HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES › Part B — Administration › § 4553

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Chief Administrative Officer may pay from House accounts a gratuity to a deceased employee's spouse or heirs on and after July 2, 1954: 1 month’s salary per year or part (years 1–6); ½ month per year or part (years 7–18). Service includes all Federal civilian work and military service that interrupted civilian employment.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §4553

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The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives is on and after July 2, 1954, authorized to pay, from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives, a gratuity to the widow, widower, or heirs-at-law, of each deceased employee of the House an amount equal to one month’s salary for each year or part of year of the first six years service of such employee plus one-half of one month’s salary for each year or part of year of such service in excess of six years to and including the eighteenth year of such service. Service computed hereunder shall include all Federal civilian employment, and military service where such service interrupted Federal civilian employment.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 125 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives” for “Clerk of the House” and “applicable accounts of the House of Representatives” for “contingent fund of the House”.

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Citation

2 U.S.C. § 4553

Title 2, The Congress

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102