2 USC § 6134 - Compensation and appointment of employees by Senate Majority and Minority Whips

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title: "2 USC § 6134 - Compensation and appointment of employees by Senate Majority and Minority Whips"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "6134"
section_name: "Compensation and appointment of employees by Senate Majority and Minority Whips"
chapter_number: 61
chapter_name: "SENATE LEADERSHIP"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS AND WHIPS"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–26, title I, May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 80.)"
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# § 6134. Compensation and appointment of employees by Senate Majority and Minority Whips

April 1, 1977*Provided*

Effective , the Majority Whip and the Minority Whip are each authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as they deem appropriate: , That the gross compensation paid to such employees shall not exceed $111,100 each fiscal year for each Whip.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–26, title I, May 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 80.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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

Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Increases in Compensation

Increases in compensation for Senate officers and employees under authority of Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (), see Salary Directives of President pro tempore of the Senate, set out as notes under .