2 USC § 4574 - Limit on rate of compensation of Senate officers and employees

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identifier: "/us/usc/t2/s4574"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "2 USC § 4574 - Limit on rate of compensation of Senate officers and employees"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "4574"
section_name: "Limit on rate of compensation of Senate officers and employees"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "CONGRESSIONAL PAY AND BENEFITS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "SENATE"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Amount and Type"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 5, 1882, ch. 390, § 1, 22 Stat. 270.)"
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# § 4574. Limit on rate of compensation of Senate officers and employees

No officer or employee of the Senate shall receive pay for any services performed by him at any rate higher than that provided for the office or employment to which he has been regularly appointed.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 5, 1882, ch. 390, § 1, 22 Stat. 270.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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