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§4581 Aggregate Gross Compensation of Employee of Senator of State with Population Under 5,000,000

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Summary

Total pay for a Senator’s office in states under 5,000,000 can’t exceed $1,012,083 per fiscal year, unless an exception applies; effective Oct 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

Title 2, The Congress

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Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102