2 USC § 5341 - Representational allowance for Members of House of Representatives

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title: "2 USC § 5341 - Representational allowance for Members of House of Representatives"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "5341"
section_name: "Representational allowance for Members of House of Representatives"
chapter_number: 53
chapter_name: "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "EXPENSES AND ALLOWANCES"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 104–186, title I, § 101, Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1719; Pub. L. 116–260, div. I, title I, § 117(a), (b), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1641.)"
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# § 5341. Representational allowance for Members of House of Representatives

**(a)** **In general** There is established for the House of Representatives a single allowance, to be known as the “Members’ Representational Allowance”, which shall be available to support the conduct of the official and representational duties of a Member or Member-elect of the House of Representatives with respect to the district from which the Member or Member-elect is elected.

**(b)** **Merger** September 1, 1995

The Clerk Hire Allowance, the Official Expenses Allowance, and the Official Mail Allowance, as in effect on the day before , are merged into the Members’ Representational Allowance.

**(c)** **“Member of the House of Representatives” defined** As used in this section, the term “Member of the House of Representatives” means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

**(d)** **Regulations** The Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section, including regulations establishing under subsection (a) the official and representational duties during a Congress of a Member-elect of the House of Representatives who is not an incumbent Member re-elected to the ensuing Congress.

**(e)** **Effective date** September 1, 1995

This section shall take effect on  and shall apply with respect to official and representational duties carried out on or after that date.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 104–186, title I, § 101, Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1719; Pub. L. 116–260, div. I, title I, § 117(a), (b), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1641.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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

### Amendments

2020—Subsec. (a). , substituted “a Member or Member-elect” for “a Member” and “the Member or Member-elect” for “the Member”.

Subsec. (d). , substituted “, including regulations establishing under subsection (a) the official and representational duties during a Congress of a Member-elect of the House of Representatives who is not an incumbent Member re-elected to the ensuing Congress.” for period at end.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, .

### Effective Date of 2020 Amendment

> “The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to Members-elect of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress and each succeeding Congress.”

, , , provided that: