Title 2 of the United States Code
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Title 2 of the United States Code outlines the role of Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....

 in the United States Code
United States Code
The Code of Laws of the United States of America is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal laws of the United States...

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Chapter 1

— Election of Senators
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

 and Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

 — Time for election of Senators — Election to be certified by governor
Governor (United States)
In the United States, the title governor refers to the chief executive of each state or insular territory, not directly subordinate to the federal authorities, but the political and ceremonial head of the state.-Role and powers:...

 — Countersignature of certificate of election — Reapportionment of Representatives; time and manner; existing decennial census figures as basis; statement by President; duty of clerk — Number of Representatives from each State in 78th
78th United States Congress
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 and subsequent Congresses — Number of Congressional Districts; number of Representatives from each District — Nominations for Representatives at large — Reduction of representation — Time of election — Vacancies — Voting for Representatives

Omitted sections: 2, 3, & 4.

Chapter 2

— Organization of Congress
— Oath of Senators — Oath of President of Senate — Presiding officer of Senate may administer oaths — Secretary of Senate
Secretary of the United States Senate
The Secretary of the Senate is an elected officer of the United States Senate. The Secretary supervises an extensive array of offices and services to expedite the day-to-day operations of that body...

 or assistant secretary may administer oaths — Oath of Speaker, Members, and Delegates
Delegate (United States Congress)
A delegate to Congress is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected from a U.S. territory and from Washington, D.C. to a two-year term. While unable to vote in the full House, a non-voting delegate may vote in a House committee of which the delegate is a member...

 — Delegate to House of Representatives from District of Columbia — Roll of Representatives-elect — Change of place of meeting — Parliamentary precedents of House of Representatives — Compilation of the Precedents of House of Representatives; date of completion; biennial update; printing and availability of copies — Printing and binding as public document of Precedents of House of Representatives; number of sets authorized — Distribution of Precedents by Public Printer — Distribution of Precedents by Public Printer for official use; particular distribution; marking and ownership of sets — Distribution of Precedents by Joint Committee on Printing of surplus sets; additional printing, etc., of sets under authority of Joint Committee — Condensed and simplified versions of House precedents; other useful materials in summary form; form and distribution to Members of Congress, Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives elected by the voters of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico every four years...

, and others; appointment and compensation of personnel; utilization of services of personnel of Federal agencies — Early organization of House of Representatives — Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of House of Representatives
United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
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 — Term of service of Members of Congress as trustees or directors of corporations or institutions appropriated for — Jury duty
Jury duty
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 exemption of elected officials of legislative branch

Repealed section: 25b.

Omitted sections: 29b, & 29c.

Chapter 3

— Compensation and Allowances of Members — Compensation of Members of Congress — Gifts and travel — Expense allowance of Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate; expense allowance of Majority and Minority Whips; methods of payment; taxability — Representation Allowance Account for Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate — Transfer of funds from representation allowance of Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate to expense allowance; availability; definitions — Transfer of funds from appropriations account of Majority and Minority Leaders of Senate to appropriations account, Miscellaneous Items, within Senate contingent fund — Transfer of funds from appropriations account of Majority and Minority Whips of Senate to appropriations account, Miscellaneous Items, within Senate contingent fund — Transfer of funds from appropriations account of the Office of the Vice President and the Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and Minority to the Senate contingent fund — Expense allowance for Chairmen of Majority and Minority Conference Committees of Senate; method of payment; taxability — Expense allowance for Chairmen of Majority and Minority Policy Committees of Senate; method of payment; taxability — Expense allowance of Speaker of House of Representatives — Former Speakers of House of Representatives; retention of office, furniture, etc., in Congressional district following expiration of term as Representative; exceptions — Allowance available to former Speaker for payment of office and other expenses for administration, etc., of matters pertaining to incumbency in office as Representative and Speaker — Franked mail and printing privileges of former Speaker — Staff assistance to former Speaker for administration, etc., of matters pertaining to incumbency in office as Representative and Speaker; compensation and status of staff — Availability of entitlements of former Speaker for 5 years — Compensation of President pro tempore of Senate — Compensation of Deputy President pro tempore of Senate — Expense allowance of President pro tempore of Senate; methods of payment; taxability — Senators' salaries — Representatives' and Delegates' salaries payable monthly — Salaries payable monthly after taking oath — End-of-the-month salary payment schedule inapplicable to Senators — Salaries of Senators — Payment of sums due deceased Senators and Senate personnel — Salaries of Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners elected for unexpired terms — Disposition of unpaid salary and other sums on death of Representative or Resident Commissioner — Death gratuity payments as gifts — Deductions for absence — Deductions for withdrawal — Deductions for delinquent indebtedness — Special delivery postage allowance for President of Senate — Staff expenses for House Members attending organizational caucus or conference — Payments and reimbursements for certain House staff expenses — Organizational expenses of Senator-elect — Stationery allowance for President of Senate — Senate revolving fund for stationery allowances; availability of unexpended balances; withdrawals — House revolving fund for stationery allowances; disposition of moneys from stationery sales; availability of unexpended balances — Long-distance telephone calls for Vice President — Mode of payment — Certification of salary and mileage accounts — Certificate of salary during recess — Substitute to sign certificates for salary and accounts — Monuments to deceased Senators or House Members — Annotated United States Code for Members of House of Representatives to be paid for from Members' Representational Allowance — United States Code Annotated or United States Code Service; procurement for Senators — Adjustment of House of Representatives allowances by Committee on House Oversight — Limitation on allowance authority of Committee on House Oversight — Representational allowance for Members of House of Representatives — Mail, telegraph, telephone, stationery, office supplies, and home State office and travel expenses for Senators — Telecommunications services for Senators; payment of costs out of contingent fund — Payment for telecommunications equipment and services; definitions — Certification of telecommunications equipment and services as official — Report on telecommunications to Committee on Rules and Administration — Metered charges on copiers; "Sergeant at Arms" and "user" defined; certification of services and equipment as official; deposit of payments; availability for expenditure — Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account — Home State office space for Senators; lease of office space — Additional home State office space for Senators; declaration of disaster or emergency — Purchase of office equipment or furnishings by Senators — Transferred — Transportation of official records and papers to House Member's district — Transportation of official records and papers to a Senator's State — Official mail of persons entitled to use congressional frank — Mass mailings by Senate offices; quarterly statements; publication of summary tabulations — Mass mailing of information by Senators under frank; quarterly registration with Secretary of Senate — Mass mailing sent by House Members

Omitted sections: 42a-1, 42b 43, 43a, 44, 45, 46, 46a-2, 46a-4.

Repealed sections: 31-1, 31a, 31b-3, 31b-6, 31c, 38, 41, 42, 42c, 42d, 43b, 43b-1, 43c, 46a-3, 46b, 46b-2, 46c, 46d, 64d-2, 46d-3, 46d-4, 46d-5, 46e, 46f, 46f-1, 46g, 46g-1, 46h, 46i, 52, 53, 56, 58b, 58c-1, & 59a.

Chapter 4

--Officers and Employees of Senate and House of Representatives

Chapter 8

--Federal Corrupt Practices
Federal Corrupt Practices Act
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Chapter 9a

--Office of Law Revision Counsel
Office of the Law Revision Counsel
The Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives prepares and publishes the United States Code, which is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. The Office was created in 1974 when the provisions...


Chapter 9c

--Office of Parliamentarian of House of Representatives
Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives
The Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives manages, supervises, and administers its Office of the Parliamentarian, which is responsible for advising presiding officers, Members, and staff on procedural questions under the U.S...


Chapter 10

--Classification of Employees of House of Representatives

Chapter 11

--Citizens' Commission on Public Service and Compensation

Chapter 14

--Federal Election Campaigns
Federal Election Campaign Act
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is a United States federal law which increased disclosure of contributions for federal campaigns. It was amended in 1974 to place legal limits on the campaign contributions...


Chapter 17A

Chapter 17A--Congressional Budget And Fiscal Operations

Chapter 17b

--Impoundment Control
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is a United States federal law that governs the role of the Congress in the United States budget process.-The Congressional budget process:...

 And Line Item Veto
Line-item veto
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Chapter 18

--Legislative Personnel Financial Disclosure Requirements

Chapter 19a

--John Heinz
H. John Heinz III
Henry John Heinz III was an American politician from Pennsylvania, a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate .-Early life:...

 Competitive Excellence Award

Chapter 20

--Emergency Powers to Eliminate Budget Deficits

Chapter 21

--Civic Achievement Award Program in Honor of Office of Speaker of House of Representatives
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...


Chapter 22

--John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development

Chapter 27

--Sound Recording Preservation by the Library of Congress

External links

  • U.S. Code Title 2, via United States Government Printing Office
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  • U.S. Code Title 2, via Cornell University
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  • Title 2 of the United States Code on OpenJurist.org
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