2 USC § 285g - Availability of applicable accounts of House

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title: "2 USC § 285g - Availability of applicable accounts of House"
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section_name: "Availability of applicable accounts of House"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–554, title I, ch. III, § 101, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 207, Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1742.)"
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# § 285g. Availability of applicable accounts of House

Until such time as funds are appropriated by law to carry out the purpose of this chapter, the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives shall be available for such purpose.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–554, title I, ch. III, § 101, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 207, Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1742.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section is based on section 205(h) of House Resolution No. 988, Ninety-third Congress, , which was enacted into permanent law by .

### Amendments

1996— substituted “applicable accounts of the House of Representatives” for “contingent fund of the House”.