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§6138 Transfer of Funds From Appropriations Account of Majority and Minority Whips of Senate to Appropriations Account, Miscellaneous Items, Within Senate Contingent Fund
Title 2 › Chapter 61— SENATE LEADERSHIP › Subchapter III— MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS AND WHIPS › § 6138
Summary
When the Senate’s Majority or Minority Whip asks in writing, the Secretary of the Senate must move, during that fiscal year, whatever amount the whip specifies from the money for the whip offices into the Senate’s contingent fund “miscellaneous items” account. Each whip can spend those transferred funds for necessary expenses and must approve vouchers to pay bills. The Secretary may advance money as needed to cover those expenses.
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Title 2, §6138
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(a)Upon the written request of the Majority or Minority Whip of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer during any fiscal year, from the appropriations account appropriated under the headings “Salaries, Officers and Employees” and “offices of the majority and minority whips”, such amount as either whip shall specify to the appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, “miscellaneous items”.
(b)The Majority and Minority Whips of the Senate are each authorized to incur such expenses as may be necessary or appropriate. Expenses incurred by either such whip shall be paid from the amount transferred pursuant to subsection (a) by such whip and upon vouchers approved by such whip.
(c)The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to advance such sums as may be necessary to defray expenses incurred in carrying out subsections (a) and (b).
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 31a–2c of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1998, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998.
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2 U.S.C. § 6138
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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