Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

2 U.S.C. § 6573

Senate revolving fund for stationery allowances; availability of unexpended balances; withdrawals

There is established within the Contingent Fund of the Senate a revolving fund which shall consist of (1) the unexpended balance of the appropriation “Contingent Expenses, Senate, Stationery, fiscal year 1957”, (2) any amounts hereafter appropriated for stationery allowances of the President of the Senate, and for stationery for use of officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority of the Senate, and (3) any undeposited amounts heretofore received, and any amounts hereafter received as proceeds of sales by the stationery room of the Senate. Any moneys in the fund shall be available until expended for use in the same manner and for the same purposes as funds heretofore appropriated to the Contingent Fund of the Senate for stationery, except that (1) the balance of any amount appropriated for stationery for use of committees and officers of the Senate which remains unexpended at the end of any fiscal year and (2) allowances which are not available for obligation due to vacancies or waiver of entitlement thereto, shall be withdrawn from the revolving fund. Disbursements from the fund shall be made upon vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate, or his designee.

Pub. L. 85–5871 Stat. 188Pub. L. 92–607l86 Stat. 1508Pub. L. 95–391, title I, § 108(a)92 Stat. 773Pub. L. 96–304, title I94 Stat. 889lPub. L. 97–276, § 101(e)96 Stat. 1189Pub. L. 105–55, title I, § 7111 Stat. 1181(, ch. XI, , ; , ch. V, § 506(), formerly § 506(i), , , renumbered § 506(j), , , , renumbered § 506(k) and amended , §§ 101, 112(b)(3), , , 892, renumbered § 506(), , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 46a–1 of this titleSection was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

Pub. L. 105–55section 1101 of Pub. L. 85–58contingent expenses of the senate1997—, which directed the amendment of by inserting at end “Disbursements from the fund shall be made upon vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate, or his designee.”, was executed by making the insertion at the end of this section which is second par. under heading “” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Pub. L. 96–304, § 112(b)(3)1980—, substituted in cl. (2), “officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority of the Senate” for “committees and officers of the Senate”.

Pub. L. 92–6071972— struck out “and of Senators” after “the President of the Senate”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Pub. L. 96–304, title I, § 112(b)94 Stat. 892section 112(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–304, , , provided that the amendment made by is effective as of the close of .

Effective Date of 1972 Amendment

Pub. L. 92–607l86 Stat. 1508Pub. L. 95–391, title I, § 108(a)92 Stat. 773Pub. L. 96–304, title I, § 10194 Stat. 889lPub. L. 97–276, § 101(e)96 Stat. 1189l, ch. V, § 506(), formerly § 506(i), , , renumbered § 506(j) by , , , renumbered § 506(k) by , , , and renumbered § 506() by , , , provided that the amendment made by section 506() is effective .

Transfer of Moneys to Fund by Secretary of the Senate

Pub. L. 101–163, title I, § 6103 Stat. 1045

2 U.S.C. 46a–12 U.S.C. 6573“On and after the date this Act becomes law [], the Secretary of the Senate, subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, is authorized to provide up to $1,000,000 for capitalization purposes to the revolving fund established by the last paragraph under the heading ‘Contingent Expenses of the Senate’ appearing under the heading ‘SENATE’ in chapter XI of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 () [now ], by transferring to such revolving fund any funds available from any Senate appropriation account, with respect to which he has disbursement authority, for the fiscal year in which the transfer is made (or for any preceding fiscal year) or which have been made available until expended; and any moneys so transferred shall be available for use in like manner and to the same extent as the moneys in such revolving fund which were not transferred thereto pursuant to this section.”
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