2 USC § 196 - Senate resolutions for investigations; limit of cost
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identifier: "/us/usc/t2/s196"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "2 USC § 196 - Senate resolutions for investigations; limit of cost"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "196"
section_name: "Senate resolutions for investigations; limit of cost"
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "CONGRESSIONAL AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE; INVESTIGATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 3, 1926, ch. 44, § 1, 44 Stat. 162.)"
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# § 196. Senate resolutions for investigations; limit of cost
Senate resolutions providing for inquiries and investigations shall contain a limit of cost of such investigation, which limit shall not be exceeded except by vote of the Senate authorizing additional amounts.
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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 3, 1926, ch. 44, § 1, 44 Stat. 162.)