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§6301 Senators’ Salaries
Title 2 › Chapter 63— SENATE MEMBERS › Subchapter I— MEMBER PAY › § 6301
Summary
Senators whose term begins on January 3 and who give the Senate official proof of their election can get paid starting on the first day of that term.
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Title 2, §6301
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Senators elected, whose term of office begins on the 3d day of January, and whose credentials in due form of law shall have been presented in the Senate, may receive their compensation from the beginning of their term.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 33 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
1981—Pub. L. 97–51 struck out “monthly” after “may receive their compensation”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1981 Amendment Pub. L. 97–51, § 112(e), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 963, provided that: “The
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Repeals
made by this section [enacting section 5303 of this title and amending this section and section 5306 and 4591 of this title] shall be effective in the case of compensation payable for months after December 1981.”
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Citation
2 U.S.C. § 6301
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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