2 U.S.C. § 287c | Compensation

(a)

section 4532 of this title The Parliamentarian shall be paid at a per annum gross rate established by the Speaker but not in excess of the greater of $173,900 or the rate of pay in effect for such position under an order issued by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to the authority of .

(b)

section 4532 of this title Members of the staff of the Office other than the Parliamentarian shall be paid at per annum gross rates fixed by the Parliamentarian with the approval of the Speaker or in accordance with policies approved by the Speaker but not in excess of the applicable rate of pay in effect under an order issued by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to the authority of .

Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 115Aug. 5, 197791 Stat. 668 Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(b)(3)(C)Dec. 20, 2019133 Stat. 2777(, , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Apr. 20, 1977Pub. L. 95–94Section is based on section 4 of House Resolution No. 502, Ninety-fifth Congress, , which was enacted into permanent law by .

Prior Provisions

Oct. 3, 1964January 1, 1965House Resolution No. 904, Eighty-eighth Congress, , provided: “That effective , the salary of the Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives shall be at the gross rate of $28,500. The additional sums necessary to carry out this resolution shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House until otherwise provided by law.”

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–94, § 212(b)(3)(C)(i)section 4532 of this titleJune 11, 19682019—Subsec. (a). , substituted “but not in excess of the greater of $173,900 or the rate of pay in effect for such position under an order issued by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to the authority of .” for “but not in excess of the rate of basic pay determined from time to time under subsection (b) of section 3 of the Speaker’s salary directive of .”

Pub. L. 116–94, § 212(b)(3)(C)(ii)section 4532 of this titleSubsec. (b). , substituted “but not in excess of the applicable rate of pay in effect under an order issued by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to the authority of ” for “, but not in excess of the rate of basic pay set forth in subsection (a) of this section”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2019 Amendment

Pub. L. 116–94Jan. 1, 2020Dec. 20, 2019section 212(c) of Pub. L. 116–94 section 282b of this titleAmendment by effective on the later of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after , or the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after , see , set out as a note under .

Increases in Compensation

Pub. L. 90–206 Pub. L. 91–656 Pub. L. 100–202Increases in compensation for House officers and employees under authority of Federal Salary Act of 1967 (), Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (), and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (), see sections 4531 and 4532 of this title, and Salary Directives of Speaker of the House, set out as notes under those sections.