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§4581 Aggregate Gross Compensation of Employee of Senator of State with Population Under 5,000,000
Title 2 › Chapter 45— CONGRESSIONAL PAY AND BENEFITS › Subchapter III— SENATE › Part A— Amount and Type › § 4581
Summary
Limits the total gross pay for employees in a Senator’s office to $1,012,083 per fiscal year when the Senator’s State has fewer than 5,000,000 people, unless subparagraph (C) of section 4575(d)(1) says otherwise. This limit took effect on October 1, 1991.
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Title 2, §4581
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(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4575(d)(1) of this title, and except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (C) of such subsection (d)(1), the aggregate of gross compensation paid employees in the office of a Senator shall not exceed during each fiscal year $1,012,083 if the population of his State is less than 5,000,000.
(b)Subsection (a) shall take effect October 1, 1991.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 61–1c of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1992, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992.
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2 U.S.C. § 4581
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Apr 3, 2026
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