The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (upon certification by the Clerk of the House of Representatives) shall deduct from the monthly payments (or other periodic payments authorized by law) of each Member or Delegate the amount of his salary for each day that he has been absent from the House, unless such Member or Delegate assigns as the reason for such absence the sickness of himself or of some member of his family.
Pub. L. 97–51, § 112(d)95 Stat. 963Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 203(7)110 Stat. 1726Pub. L. 109–55, title I, § 5119 Stat. 568(R.S. § 40; , , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 39 of this titleSection was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
act Aug. 16, 1856, ch. 123, § 611 Stat. 49R.S. § 40 derived from , .
Amendments
Pub. L. 109–552005— struck out “Secretary of the Senate and the” before “Chief Administrative Officer”, “, respectively,” before “shall deduct from”, “, respectively” before “, unless such Member”, and “Senate or” after “absent from the”.
Pub. L. 104–1861996— substituted “the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (upon certification by the Clerk of the House of Representatives)” for “Sergeant-at-Arms of the House”.
Pub. L. 97–511981— substituted “from the monthly payments (or other periodic payments authorized by law)” for “from the monthly payments”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Pub. L. 97–51section 112(e) of Pub. L. 97–51section 6301 of this titleAmendment by effective in the case of compensation payable for months after December 1981, see , set out as a note under .