2 USC § 5310 - Certificate of salary during recess

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identifier: "/us/usc/t2/s5310"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "2 USC § 5310 - Certificate of salary during recess"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "5310"
section_name: "Certificate of salary during recess"
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: "(Aug. 15, 1876, ch. 287, § 1, 19 Stat. 145.)"
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# § 5310. Certificate of salary during recess

August 15, 1876

The Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to sign, during the recess of Congress after the first session and until the first day of the second session, the certificates for the monthly compensation of Members and Delegates in Congress, which certificate shall be in the form in use on , and shall have the like force and effect as is given to the certificate of the Speaker.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 15, 1876, ch. 287, § 1, 19 Stat. 145.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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