Public Law 119-87 (04/30/2026)

2 U.S.C. § 6117

Stationery allowance for President of Senate

Effective , and each fiscal year thereafter, the annual allowance for stationery for the President of the Senate shall be $8,000.

July 1, 1941, ch. 268 55 Stat. 450 June 13, 1945, ch. 189 59 Stat. 244 June 14, 1948, ch. 467 62 Stat. 425 Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 485 65 Stat. 391 Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304 67 Stat. 320 Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568 69 Stat. 504 Pub. L. 88–258, title IV77 Stat. 864 Pub. L. 90–21, title I81 Stat. 38 Pub. L. 91–14583 Stat. 342 Pub. L. 92–5185 Stat. 128 Pub. L. 92–18485 Stat. 635 Pub. L. 92–60786 Stat. 1508 Pub. L. 95–391, title I, § 108(a)92 Stat. 773 Pub. L. 96–304, title I, § 101(e)94 Stat. 889 Pub. L. 97–276, § 101(e)96 Stat. 1189 Pub. L. 94–32, title I89 Stat. 182 Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 2(a)117 Stat. 349 (, ; , ; , ; , ; , title I, ; , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , ch. IV, , ; , ch. V, § 506(k)(3), formerly § 506(h)(3), , , renumbered § 506(i)(3), , , , renumbered § 506(j)(3), , , , renumbered § 506(k)(3), , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 46a of this titleSection was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Section is from Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1942, and subsequent Legislative Branch Appropriation Acts.

Amendments

Pub. L. 108–72003— substituted “$8,000” for “$4,500”.

Pub. L. 94–321975— substituted “Effective , and each fiscal year thereafter” for “Effective with the fiscal year 1972 and thereafter” and “$4,500” for “$3,600”.

Pub. L. 92–607section 6314 of this title1972— repealed this section insofar as it related to Senators. For purposes of codification this entailed substituting a period for a comma following “President of the Senate shall be $3,600” and striking out provisions which allowed Senators from $3,600 to $5,000 annually depending on the population of the Senator’s home State. See .

Pub. L. 92–1841971— inserted provision for an increased allowance for Senators from more populous States ranging from $3,800 for Senators from States of from 3,000,000 to 4,999,999 population to $5,000 for Senators from States of 17,000,000 population and over.

Pub. L. 92–51 provided allowance for Senators from States having population of ten million or more inhabitants of $4,000 per annum effective fiscal year 1972 and thereafter.

Pub. L. 91–1451969— increased allowance from $3,000 to $3,600 effective with fiscal year 1970.

Pub. L. 90–211967— increased allowance from $2,400 to $3,000 effective with fiscal year 1967.

Pub. L. 88–2581964— increased allowance from $1,800 to $2,400 effective with fiscal year 1964.

1955—Act , increased allowance from $1,200 to $1,800.

1953—Act , increased allowance from $800 to $1,200 effective with fiscal year 1954.

1951—Act , increased allowance from $500 to $800.

1948—Act , increased allowance from $400 to $500.

1945—Act , increased allowance from $200 to $400.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2003 Amendment

Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 2(b)117 Stat. 349

“The amendment made by this section [amending this section] shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.”
, , , provided that:

Effective Date of 1972 Amendment

Pub. L. 92–60786 Stat. 1507 Pub. L. 95–391, title I, § 108(a)92 Stat. 773 Pub. L. 96–304, title I, § 10194 Stat. 889 Pub. L. 97–276, § 101(e)96 Stat. 1189 , ch. V, § 506(k), formerly § 506(h), , , renumbered § 506(i) by , , , renumbered § 506(j) by , , , and renumbered § 506(k) by , , , provided that the amendment made by that section is effective .

Additional Allowances

The following acts authorized additional stationery allowances for each Senator and the President of the Senate:

July 15, 1952, ch. 758 66 Stat. 639 , Ch. II, .

Sept. 27, 1950, ch. 1052 64 Stat. 1047 , Ch. II, .

Oct. 10, 1949, ch. 662 63 Stat. 738 , title I, .

May 10, 1948, ch. 270 62 Stat. 213 , .

May 1, 1947, ch. 49 61 Stat. 58 , title I, .

July 23, 1946, ch. 591 60 Stat. 602 , title I, .

Dec. 28, 1945, ch. 589 59 Stat. 633 , title I, .