2 USC § 4551 - Day for paying salaries of the House of Representatives

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title: "2 USC § 4551 - Day for paying salaries of the House of Representatives"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "4551"
section_name: "Day for paying salaries of the House of Representatives"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "CONGRESSIONAL PAY AND BENEFITS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Administration"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 116(a), Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 573.)"
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# § 4551. Day for paying salaries of the House of Representatives

The usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives shall be the last day of each month, except that if the last day of a month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal public holiday, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall pay such salaries on the first weekday which precedes the last day.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 116(a), Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 573.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 2002, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

> “This section [enacting this section and repealing sections 60d, 60e, and 60e–1 of this title] and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning after the expiration of the 1-year period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act [
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