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§5521 Compensation of Chaplain of House
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Summary
Limits the House Chaplain's annual pay to the higher of $173,900 or the Speaker's rate under section 4532.
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Title 2, §5521
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The maximum per year gross rate of compensation of the Chaplain of the House of Representatives shall not exceed the greater of $173,900 or the rate of pay in effect for such position under an order issued by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to the authority of section 4532 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section is based on section 3 of House Resolution No. 661, Ninety-fifth Congress, July 29, 1977, as enacted by Pub. L. 116–94.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 5521, Pub. L. 95–391, title I, § 111, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 777; Pub. L. 111–145, § 3(a)(4), Mar. 4, 2010, 124 Stat. 52; Pub. L. 111–248, § 3(b), Sept. 30, 2010, 124 Stat. 2626, related to the per annum gross rate of compensation of the Chaplain of House, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(b)(3)(D), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2777. Text was based on section 3 of House Resolution No. 661, Ninety-fifth Congress, July 29, 1977, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 95–391.
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 a note under section 282b of this title.
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2 U.S.C. § 5521
Title 2, The Congress
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102