2 USC § 5602 - Tenure of office of Sergeant at Arms

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identifier: "/us/usc/t2/s5602"
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title: "2 USC § 5602 - Tenure of office of Sergeant at Arms"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "5602"
section_name: "Tenure of office of Sergeant at Arms"
chapter_number: 55
chapter_name: "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "SERGEANT AT ARMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1256, § 6, 26 Stat. 646.)"
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# § 5602. Tenure of office of Sergeant at Arms

Any person duly elected and qualified as Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives shall continue in said office until his successor is chosen and qualified, subject however, to removal by the House of Representatives.

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**Source Credit**: (Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1256, § 6, 26 Stat. 646.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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