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§6101 Transfer of Funds From Appropriations Account of the Office of the Vice President and the Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and Minority to the Senate Contingent Fund

Title 2 › Chapter 61— SENATE LEADERSHIP › Subchapter I— GENERAL › § 6101

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Lets the Vice President, or the Senate’s Secretary for the Majority or Secretary for the Minority, ask in writing to move any amount they choose from their salary appropriations into the Senate’s contingent fund for miscellaneous items. The Vice President’s money comes from the Vice President’s salary account, and the Majority or Minority Secretary’s money comes from their offices’ salary account. They may spend what is needed and pay bills from the money moved, after they approve the payment paperwork. The Secretary of the Senate can advance money ahead of time to cover these costs. This rule starts in fiscal year 2005 and applies to every fiscal year after.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §6101

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(a)(1)Upon the written request of the Vice President, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer from the appropriations account appropriated under the subheading “office of the vice president” under the heading “Salaries, Officers and Employees” such amount as the Vice President shall specify to the appropriations account under the heading “miscellaneous items” within the contingent fund of the Senate.
(2)The Vice President may incur such expenses as may be necessary or appropriate. Expenses incurred by the Vice President shall be paid from the amount transferred under paragraph (1) by the Vice President and upon vouchers approved by the Vice President.
(3)The Secretary of the Senate may advance such sums as may be necessary to defray expenses incurred in carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2).
(b)(1)Upon the written request of the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer from the appropriations account appropriated under the subheading “offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority” under the heading “Salaries, Officers and Employees” such amount as the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority shall specify to the appropriations account under the heading “miscellaneous items” within the contingent fund of the Senate.
(2)The Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority may incur such expenses as may be necessary or appropriate. Expenses incurred by the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority shall be paid from the amount transferred under paragraph (1) by the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority and upon vouchers approved by the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority, as applicable.
(3)The Secretary of the Senate may advance such sums as may be necessary to defray expenses incurred in carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2).
(c)This section shall apply to fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 31a–2d of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.

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Citation

2 U.S.C. § 6101

Title 2 — The Congress

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

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