Title 48, Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-102
§894 Salary and Traveling Expenses; Payment
Title 48 › CHAPTER 4 — PUERTO RICO › SUBCHAPTER V — RESIDENT COMMISSIONER › § 894
Summary
The House Chief Administrative Officer pays Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner like other House members.
Full Legal Text
Title 48, §894
Territories and Insular Possessions, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The salary and traveling expenses of the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico to the United States shall be paid by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives in the same manner as the salaries of the members of the House of Representatives are paid.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted “Chief Administrative Officer” for “Sergeant-at-Arms”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Puerto Rico” substituted in text for “Porto Rico” pursuant to act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
48 U.S.C. § 894
Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102