2 USC § 5304 - Salaries of Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners elected for unexpired terms

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identifier: "/us/usc/t2/s5304"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "2 USC § 5304 - Salaries of Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners elected for unexpired terms"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "5304"
section_name: "Salaries of Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners elected for unexpired terms"
chapter_number: 53
chapter_name: "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "MEMBER PAY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 16, 1914, ch. 141, § 1, 38 Stat. 458.)"
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# § 5304. Salaries of Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners elected for unexpired terms

The salaries of Representatives in Congress, Delegates from Territories, and Resident Commissioners, elected for unexpired terms, shall commence on the date of their election and not before.

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**Source Credit**: (July 16, 1914, ch. 141, § 1, 38 Stat. 458.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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