2 USC § 4701 - Subletting duties of employees of Senate or House

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identifier: "/us/usc/t2/s4701"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "2 USC § 4701 - Subletting duties of employees of Senate or House"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "4701"
section_name: "Subletting duties of employees of Senate or House"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 177, § 1, 28 Stat. 771.)"
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# § 4701. Subletting duties of employees of Senate or House

No employee of Congress, either in the Senate or House, shall sublet to, or hire, another to do or perform any part of the duties or work attached to the position to which he was appointed.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 177, § 1, 28 Stat. 771.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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