2 U.S.C. § 41, 42

Section 41, R.S. § 43, provided that no Member or Delegate was entitled to any allowance for newspapers.

May 18, 1971Pub. L. 92–184Dec. 15, 197185 Stat. 636Section 42, based on H. Res. No. 420, Ninety-second Congress, , enacted into permanent law by , ch. IV, , , related to furnishing of postage stamps to Members, committees, and officers of House of Representatives.

Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 203(11)Aug. 20, 1996110 Stat. 1726A prior section 42, R.S. § 44, which proscribed compensation or allowance to Senators, Representatives, or Delegates for postage, was repealed by , , . See sections 6116 and 6117 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Applicability of Prohibition During Ninety-fifth Congress

Mar. 2, 1977Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 115Aug. 5, 197791 Stat. 668section 41 of this titlePub. L. 104–186, title II, § 203(9)(B)Aug. 20, 1996110 Stat. 1726Section 302(c) of H. Res. No. 287, Ninety-fifth Congress, , enacted into permanent law by , , , which provided that former was to have no effect during the Ninety-fifth Congress, was repealed by , , .