2 U.S.C. § 5141 | Additional employees in offices of House Minority Leader, Majority Whip, and Chief Deputy Majority Whip; authorization; compensation

(a)

March 1, 1977 Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), effective , 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)

section 4532 of this title 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 , and until otherwise provided by law such compensation as may be necessary shall be paid from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives.

Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 115Aug. 5, 197791 Stat. 668 Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 103Nov. 19, 1995109 Stat. 520 Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(15)(A)Aug. 20, 1996110 Stat. 1732 Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(b)(3)(E)Dec. 20, 2019133 Stat. 2778(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 74a–3 of this titleSection was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Mar. 31, 1977Pub. L. 95–94Section is based on section 1 of House Resolution No. 393, Ninety-fifth Congress, , which was enacted into permanent law by .

Pub. L. 104–53Mar. 10, 1995Pub. L. 104–53Amendment by is based on section 3(b) of House Resolution No. 113, One Hundred Fourth Congress, , which was enacted into permanent law by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–94 section 4532 of this title section 5316 of title 52019—Subsec. (b). substituted “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 ,” for “The annual rate of compensation for any individual employed under subsection (a) shall not exceed the annual rate of basic pay of level V of the Executive Schedule of ,”.

Pub. L. 104–1861996—Subsec. (b). substituted “applicable accounts of the House of Representatives” for “contingent fund of the House”.

Pub. L. 104–531995—Subsec. (a). substituted “chief deputy majority whip” for “chief majority whip”.

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 .

Effective Date of 1995 Amendment

Mar. 10, 1995Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 103Nov. 19, 1995109 Stat. 520

“Upon the enactment of this section into permanent law, the amendment made by subsection (b) [amending this section] shall take effect.”

Section 3(a) of House Resolution No. 113, One Hundred Fourth Congress, , as enacted into permanent law by , , , provided that:

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.