Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102
§6630 Disposal of Used or Surplus Furniture and Equipment by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate; Procedure; Deposit of Receipts
Title 2 › CHAPTER 65 — SENATE OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › SUBCHAPTER III — SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF SENATE › Part B — General Powers and Duties › § 6630
Summary
As of October 1, 1981, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may get rid of used or extra furniture and equipment by trading it in or selling it directly or through the General Services Administration. Money from those trades or sales must be paid into the U.S. Treasury and credited to the appropriation "Miscellaneous Items" under the heading "Contingent Expenses of the Senate."
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Title 2, §6630
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Effective October 1, 1981, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is authorized to dispose of used or surplus furniture and equipment by trade-in or by sale directly or through the General Services Administration. Receipts from the sale of such furniture and equipment shall be deposited in the United States Treasury for credit to the appropriation for “Miscellaneous Items” under the heading “Contingent Expenses of the Senate”.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 59c and then to section 117b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1978, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978.
Amendments
1981—Pub. L. 97–51 substituted “Effective
October 1, 1981” for “Effective
October 1, 1977” and struck out provisions requiring that all receipts from the sale of furniture and equipment, other than such furniture and equipment as was replaced in kind, be deposited in the United States Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
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Citation
2 U.S.C. § 6630
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102