Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-110
§4575a Change in Maximum Rates of Pay for Statutory Employees
Title 2 › CHAPTER 45 — CONGRESSIONAL PAY AND BENEFITS › SUBCHAPTER III — SENATE › Part A — Amount and Type › § 4575a
Summary
The President pro tempore must set the pay amount for any job paid by the Secretary of the Senate if the exact pay was fixed by law before these amendments take effect, and that pay cannot be higher than the maximum in section 4575(f). If the law only fixed a maximum for a job before the amendments, the President pro tempore must set the job’s maximum after the amendments, and that maximum also cannot exceed the section 4575(f) limit.
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Title 2, §4575a
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(i)Fixed salary positions
For any position for which the Secretary of the Senate disburses the pay for the position and for which the specific amount of the rate of pay for the particular position is fixed by statute on the day before the effective date of the amendments made by this section, on and after such effective date the amount of the rate of pay for such position shall be fixed by the President pro tempore in an amount not to exceed the maximum rate of pay in effect under section 4575(f) of this title.
(ii)Positions with maximums
For any position for which the Secretary of the Senate disburses the pay for the position and for which the maximum rate of pay for the particular position is fixed by statute on the day before the effective date of the amendments made by this section, on and after such effective date the maximum rate of pay for such position shall be fixed by the President pro tempore, which shall not exceed the maximum rate of pay in effect under section 4575(f) of this title.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
The
Effective Date
of the
Amendments
made by this section, referred to in text, is the
Effective Date
of section 212 of Pub. L. 116–94, which is set out in a note below.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective on the later of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2020, or the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after Dec. 20, 2019, see section 212(c) of Pub. L. 116–94, set out as an
Effective Date
of 2019 Amendment note under section 282b of this title.
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Citation
2 U.S.C. § 4575a
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110