CHAPTER 51 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LEADERSHIP
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§ 5101 Employment of administrative assistants for Speaker and House Majority and Minority Leaders; compensation; appropriations
The Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority leader of the House of Representatives are each authorized to employ an administrative assistant, who shall receive basic compensation at a rate not to exceed $8,000 a year. There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the payment of such compensation. ( Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753 , title II, § 201(c), 60 Stat. 834 .)
§ 5102 Appointment of consultants by Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of House; compensation
(a) The Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives are each authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of one consultant, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of the House.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
§ 5103 Single per annum gross rates of allowances for personal services in offices of Speaker, Leaders, and Whips
The allowance for additional office personnel in the office of each of the following officials of the House of Representatives shall be at a single per annum gross rate, as follows: the Speaker, 90,000. the Minority Leader, 55,000. the Minority Whip, $55,000. ( Pub. L. 91–510, title IV, § 473 , Oct. 26, 1970 , 84 Stat. 1194 .)
§ 5104 Authority of Speaker and Minority Leader to allocate funds among certain House leadership offices
(a) Authority of Speaker Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any provision of law that sets forth an allowance for official expenses), the amount appropriated or otherwise made available during a Congress for the salaries and expenses of any office or authority described in paragraph (2) shall be the amount allocated for such office or authority by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from the aggregate amount appropriated or otherwise made available for all such offices and authorities. The offices and authorities described in this paragraph are as follows: The Office of the Speaker. The Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities. The Republican Steering Committee (if the Speaker is a member of the Republican party) or the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee (if the Speaker is a member of the Democratic party). The Republican Policy Committee (if the Speaker is a member of the Republican party). Training and program development—majority (as described under the heading “House leadership offices” in the most recent bill making appropriations for the legislative branch that was enacted prior to December 23, 2011 ). Cloakroom personnel—majority (as so described).
(b) Authority of Minority Leader Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any provision of law that sets forth an allowance for official expenses), the amount appropriated or otherwise made available during a Congress for the salaries and expenses of any office or authority described in paragraph (2) shall be the amount allocated for such office or authority by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives from the aggregate amount appropriated or otherwise made available for all such offices and authorities. The offices and authorities described in this paragraph are as follows: The Office of the Minority Leader. The Democratic Steering and Policy Committee (if the Minority Leader is a member of the Democratic party) or the Republican Steering Committee (if the Minority Leader is a member of the Republican party). The Republican Policy Committee (if the Minority Leader is a member of the Republican party). Training and program development—minority (as described under the heading “House leadership offices” in the most recent bill making appropriations for the legislative branch that was enacted prior to December 23, 2011 ). Cloakroom personnel—minority (as so described). Nine minority employees (as so described).
(c) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to any months occurring during the One Hundred Twelfth Congress that begin after December 23, 2011 , and to any succeeding Congress.
§ 5105 Transfer of appropriations by House Leadership Offices
(a) In general Each office described under the heading “HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES” in the Act making appropriations for the legislative branch for a fiscal year may transfer any amounts appropriated for the office under such heading among the various categories of allowances and expenses for the office under such heading.
(b) Official expenses Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any amounts appropriated for official expenses.
(c) Applicability This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
§ 5106 Allowance for compensation of interns in House leadership offices
(a) Establishment There is established for the House of Representatives an allowance which shall be available for the compensation of interns who serve in House leadership offices.
(b) Benefit exclusion Section 5321(b) of this title shall apply with respect to an intern who is compensated under the allowance under this section in the same manner as such section applies with respect to an intern who is compensated under the Members’ Representational Allowance.
(c) Definitions In this section— the term “House leadership office” means, with respect to a fiscal year, any office for which the appropriation for salaries and expenses of the office for the fiscal year is provided under the heading “House Leadership Offices” in the Act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year; and term “intern”, with respect to a House leadership office, has the meaning given such term with respect to a Member of the House of Representatives in section 5321(c)(2) of this title .
(d) Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020 and each succeeding fiscal year.
(e) Omitted
(f) Effective date This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2020 and each succeeding fiscal year.
§ 5121 Expense allowance of Speaker of House of Representatives
There shall be paid to the Speaker of the House of Representatives in equal monthly installments an expense allowance of $10,000 per annum to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties, for which no accounting, other than for income tax purposes, shall be made by him. ( Jan. 19, 1949, ch. 2, § 1(e) , 63 Stat. 4 ; Oct. 20, 1951, ch. 521 , title VI, § 619(c), 65 Stat. 570 ; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 203(1) , Aug. 20, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1725 .)
§ 5122 Personal services in office of Speaker; payments
There shall be paid from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives until otherwise provided by law, for personal services in the office of the Speaker of the House, an additional basic sum of $10,000 per annum. ( Pub. L. 87–730, § 103 , Oct. 2, 1962 , 76 Stat. 693 ; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(14) , Aug. 20, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1732 .)
§ 5123 Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities
There is established in the House of Representatives an office to be known as the Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities. The Speaker shall appoint and set the annual rate of pay for employees of the Office. The Office shall have the responsibility of assisting the Speaker in the management of legislative floor activity. ( Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 103 , Nov. 19, 1995 , 109 Stat. 520 .)
§ 5124 Lump sum allowance for Speaker
(a) The aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be increased by $40,000.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and each succeeding fiscal year.
§ 5125 Repealed. Pub. L. 115–244, div. B, title I, § 118(a), (b), Sept. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 2930
§§ 5126 to 5129 Repealed. Pub. L. 115–244, div. B, title I, § 118(a), Sept. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 2930
§ 5141 Additional employees in offices of House Minority Leader, Majority Whip, and Chief Deputy Majority Whip; authorization; compensation
(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), effective March 1, 1977 , there shall be two additional employees in the office of the minority leader, and one additional employee each in the offices of the majority whip and the chief deputy majority whip.
(b) The maximum annual rate of compensation for any individual employed under subsection (a) shall not exceed the greater of $173,900 or the applicable rate of pay in effect under an order issued by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to the authority of section 4532 of this title , and until otherwise provided by law such compensation as may be necessary shall be paid from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives.
§ 5142 Additional amounts for personnel and equipment for House Majority and Minority Leaders and Majority and Minority Whips
Effective March 1, 1977 , and until otherwise provided by law, there shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives such additional amounts as may be necessary for office personnel, and rental or lease of necessary equipment, of each of the following officials of the House the following per annum amounts: The majority leader, 30,000. The majority whip, 15,000. ( Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 115 , Aug. 5, 1977 , 91 Stat. 668 ; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(15)(B) , Aug. 20, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1732 .)
§ 5143 Compensation of certain House minority employees
Effective January 3, 1977 , and until otherwise provided by law, the rate of pay for each of the six positions of minority employee authorized by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 and referred to in House Resolution 441 of the Ninety-first Congress shall be a per annum gross rate equal to the annual rate of basic pay of level IV of the Executive Schedule of section 5315 of title 5 , unless a lower rate is established by the Minority Leader. ( Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 115 , Aug. 5, 1977 , 91 Stat. 668 .)
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(a) The first section of this resolution shall not affect or change the appointments or continuity of employment of those employees who hold such positions on the date of adoption of this resolution [ June 17, 1969 ].
(“(b) In accordance with the authority of the House of Representatives under subparagraph (3) of the first section of this resolution, the respective per annum gross rates of pay of those positions for which position titles are provided by clauses (C), (D), (E), and (F) of subparagraph (1) of the first section of this resolution are as follows: for the position subject to clause (C)—25,200; for the position subject to clause (E)—28,080.
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This resolution shall become effective as of the beginning of the calendar month in which this resolution is adopted [June 1969].”
§ 5144 Lump-sum allowances for House Minority Leader and Majority Whip
(a) The aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for the Office of the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for the Office of the Majority Whip of the House of Representatives shall each be increased by $333,000.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2000 and each succeeding fiscal year.
§ 5145 Lump-sum allowances for House Majority Floor Leader, Minority Floor Leader, Majority Whip, and Minority Whip
(a) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for each of the following offices is increased as follows: The allowance for the office of the Majority Floor Leader is increased by 200,000.
(b) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for each of the following offices is increased as follows: The allowance for the office of the Majority Whip is increased by 72,000.
§ 5146 Lump-sum allowances for House Majority Whip and Minority Whip
Effective with respect to fiscal year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for each of the following offices is increased as follows: The allowance for the office of the Majority Whip is increased by 96,000. ( Pub. L. 111–68, div. A, title I, § 102 , Oct. 1, 2009 , 123 Stat. 2029 .)
§ 5161 Training and program development activities of Republican Conference and Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
(a) In general There is hereby established an account in the House of Representatives for purposes of carrying out training and program development activities of the Republican Conference and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.
(b) Amounts, times, terms, and conditions of payment Funds in the account established under subsection (a) shall be paid— for activities of the Republican Conference in such amounts, at such times, and under such terms and conditions as the Speaker of the House of Representatives may direct (or, if the Speaker is not a member of the Republican Party, under such terms and conditions as the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives may direct); and for activities of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee in such amounts, at such times, and under such terms and conditions as the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives may direct (or, if the Speaker is a member of the Democratic Party, under such terms and conditions as the Speaker may direct).
(c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the account under this section for fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for training and program development activities of the Republican Conference and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee during the fiscal year.
§ 5162 Republican Policy Committee
(a) In general There is established in the House of Representatives an office to be known as the Republican Policy Committee, which shall have such responsibilities as may be assigned by the Speaker of the House of Representatives (or, if the Speaker is not a member of the Republican Party, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives).
(b) Salaries and expenses There shall be a lump sum allowance for the salaries and expenses of the Republican Policy Committee, which shall be treated as a category of House leadership offices for purposes of section 5507(c) of this title , and which shall be obligated and expended as directed by the Speaker (or, if the Speaker is not a member of the Republican party, the Minority Leader).
(c) Applicability This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year.