Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60
§2106 Member of Congress
Title 5 › Part III— EMPLOYEES › Subpart A— General Provisions › Chapter 21— DEFINITIONS › § 2106
Summary
Defines who counts as a "Member of Congress." It includes the Vice President, any Senator, any Representative in the House, Delegates to the House, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
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Title 5, §2106
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For the purpose of this title, “Member of Congress” means the Vice President, a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
The section is supplied to avoid the necessity of defining “Member of Congress” each time the term is used in this title.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1979—Pub. L. 96–54 substituted “to the House of Representatives” for “from the District of Columbia”. 1970—Pub. L. 91–405 included Delegate from District of Columbia.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1979 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–54 effective July 12, 1979, see section 2(b) of Pub. L. 96–54, set out as a note under section 305 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1970 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 91–405 effective Sept. 22, 1970, see section 206(b) of Pub. L. 91–405, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 25a of Title 2, The Congress.
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Citation
5 U.S.C. § 2106
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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