No furniture or carpets for either House shall be purchased without the written order of the chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration, for the Senate, or without the written order of the chairman of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives, for the House of Representatives.
Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753 60 Stat. 814 Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 221(2)110 Stat. 1748 (R.S. § 1816; , title I, § 102, title II, § 224, , 838; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Pub. L. 107–217, § 1116 Stat. 1062 Section was classified to section 170 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by , , .
12 Stat. 617 Mar. 30, 1867, ch. 24, § 2 15 Stat. 13 July 20, 1868, ch. 177, § 1 15 Stat. 115 Mar. 3, 1869, ch. 121, § 1 15 Stat. 283 Mar. 3, 1871, ch. 114, § 1 16 Stat. 500 Aug. 15, 1876, ch. 287 19 Stat. 147 R.S. § 1816 derived from Res. , No. 28, ; acts , ; , ; , , 284; , ; , .
section 1814 of this titleProvision of R.S. § 1816 relating to repairs of Capitol is classified to .
Amendments
Pub. L. 104–1861996— substituted “House Oversight of the House of Representatives, for the House of Representatives” for “Accounts of the House of Representatives, for the House”.
1946—Act , substituted “Committee on Rules and Administration” for “Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, .
Effective Date of 1946 Amendment
Act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 142 60 Stat. 834 60 Stat. 839 , , provided that section 102 of that act shall take effect on , and section 245 of title II of that act, , provided that section 224 thereof shall “take effect on the day on which the Eightieth Congress convenes”. The Eightieth Congress convened on .