5 USC § 2106 - Member of Congress

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identifier: "/us/usc/t5/s2106"
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title: "5 USC § 2106 - Member of Congress"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "2106"
section_name: "Member of Congress"
chapter_number: 21
chapter_name: "DEFINITIONS"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 409; Pub. L. 91–405, title II, § 204(b), Sept. 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 852; Pub. L. 96–54, § 2(a)(7), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 381.)"
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# § 2106. Member of Congress

For the purpose of this title, “Member of Congress” means the Vice President, a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 409; Pub. L. 91–405, title II, § 204(b), Sept. 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 852; Pub. L. 96–54, § 2(a)(7), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 381.)

### Historical and Revision Notes

The section is supplied to avoid the necessity of defining “Member of Congress” each time the term is used in this title.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1979— substituted “to the House of Representatives” for “from the District of Columbia”.

1970— included Delegate from District of Columbia.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

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### Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

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