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§6513 Per Diem and Subsistence Expenses From Senate Contingent Fund

Title 2 › CHAPTER 65 — SENATE OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL › § 6513

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

No money from the appropriations under "Contingent Expenses of the Senate" on and after June 27, 1956 may be used to pay per diem and subsistence (as defined in section 5701 of title 5) at rates higher than those set by the Committee on Rules and Administration. The Committee may set higher rates for travel beyond the continental United States or allow actual expenses up to its daily rate for travel within the continental United States. Payments reimbursed under section 6314 for Senators and their office staff are not covered by this rule.

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Title 2, §6513

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No part of the appropriations made under the heading “Contingent Expenses of the Senate” on and after June 27, 1956 may be expended for per diem and subsistence expenses (as defined in section 5701 of title 5) at rates in excess of the rates prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration; except that (1) higher rates may be established by the Committee on Rules and Administration for travel beyond the limits of the continental United States, and (2) in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, reimbursement for such expenses may be made on an actual expense basis of not to exceed the daily rate prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration in the case of travel within the continental limits of the United States. This section shall not apply with respect to per diem or actual travel expenses incurred by Senators and employees in the office of a Senator which are reimbursed under section 6314 of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 68b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers of this title referenced in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections prior to their editorial reclassification.

Amendments

1980—Pub. L. 96–304 substituted “prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration” for “in effect under section 5702 of title 5, for employees of agencies” in two places. 1978—Pub. L. 95–355 substituted provisions relating to applicability of rates under section 5702 of title 5, for employees of agencies, for provisions setting forth specific rates of $35 and $50 per day, respectively, for travel expenses. 1977—Pub. L. 95–94 inserted provisions relating to applicability to per diem or actual travel expenses incurred by a Senator or his employee reimbursed under section 58 of this title. 1975—Pub. L. 94–22 substituted “$35” and “$50” for “$25” and “$40”, respectively. 1969—Pub. L. 91–114 increased maximum per diem rate from $16 to $25 and actual expense rate from $30 to $40. 1961—Pub. L. 87–139 increased maximum per diem rate from $12 to $16 and actual expense rate from $25 to $30.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1977 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95–94 effective Aug. 5, 1977, see section 112(f) of Pub. L. 95–94, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1977 Amendment note under section 6314 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

2 U.S.C. § 6513

Title 2, The Congress

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102