§5104 — Title 2 The Congress | U.S. Code

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Even if other laws say different allowances, the Speaker of the House must take the total money set aside in a Congress for certain House leadership offices and decide how to split it among those offices. That group includes the Office of the Speaker, the Speaker’s floor office, the party steering committee or the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee (depending on the Speaker’s party), the Republican Policy Committee when it applies, majority training and program development, and majority cloakroom staff. The Minority Leader must do the same for the minority side, dividing the total for offices that include the Office of the Minority Leader, the appropriate steering or steering and policy committee, the Republican Policy Committee when it applies, minority training and program development, minority cloakroom staff, and nine minority employees. These rules apply to any months in the One Hundred Twelfth Congress that start after December 23, 2011, and to every Congress after that.

Title 2, §5104

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(a)(1)Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any provision of law that sets forth an allowance for official expenses), the amount appropriated or otherwise made available during a Congress for the salaries and expenses of any office or authority described in paragraph (2) shall be the amount allocated for such office or authority by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from the aggregate amount appropriated or otherwise made available for all such offices and authorities.

(2)The offices and authorities described in this paragraph are as follows:

(A)The Office of the Speaker.

(B)The Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities.

(C)The Republican Steering Committee (if the Speaker is a member of the Republican party) or the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee (if the Speaker is a member of the Democratic party).

(D)The Republican Policy Committee (if the Speaker is a member of the Republican party).

(E)Training and program development—majority (as described under the heading “House leadership offices” in the most recent bill making appropriations for the legislative branch that was enacted prior to December 23, 2011).

(F)Cloakroom personnel—majority (as so described).

(b)(1)Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any provision of law that sets forth an allowance for official expenses), the amount appropriated or otherwise made available during a Congress for the salaries and expenses of any office or authority described in paragraph (2) shall be the amount allocated for such office or authority by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives from the aggregate amount appropriated or otherwise made available for all such offices and authorities.

(2)The offices and authorities described in this paragraph are as follows:

(A)The Office of the Minority Leader.

(B)The Democratic Steering and Policy Committee (if the Minority Leader is a member of the Democratic party) or the Republican Steering Committee (if the Minority Leader is a member of the Republican party).

(C)The Republican Policy Committee (if the Minority Leader is a member of the Republican party).

(D)Training and program development—minority (as described under the heading “House leadership offices” in the most recent bill making appropriations for the legislative branch that was enacted prior to December 23, 2011).

(E)Cloakroom personnel—minority (as so described).

(F)Nine minority employees (as so described).

(c)This section shall apply with respect to any months occurring during the One Hundred Twelfth Congress that begin after December 23, 2011, and to any succeeding Congress.

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The most recent bill making appropriations for the legislative branch that was enacted prior to December 23, 2011, containing the heading “House leadership offices”, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2)(E) and (b)(2)(D), is Pub. L. 111–68, div. A, Oct. 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 2023. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 74a–11a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012.

§5104 Authority of Speaker and Minority Leader to Allocate Funds Among Certain House Leadership Offices

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Title 2, §5104

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