{"identifier":"/us/usc/t2/s5341","title":2,"num":"\u00a7\u202f5341.","heading":"Representational allowance for Members of House of Representatives","text":"\u00a7\u202f5341.\nRepresentational allowance for Members of House of Representatives\n(a)\nIn general\nThere is established for the House of Representatives a single allowance, to be known as the \u201cMembers\u2019 Representational Allowance\u201d, which shall be available to support the conduct of the official and representational duties of a Member or Member-elect of the House of Representatives with respect to the district from which the Member or Member-elect is elected.\n(b)\nMerger\nThe Clerk Hire Allowance, the Official Expenses Allowance, and the Official Mail Allowance, as in effect on the day before\nSeptember 1, 1995\n(c)\n\u201cMember of the House of Representatives\u201d defined\nAs used in this section, the term \u201cMember of the House of Representatives\u201d means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.\n(d)\nRegulations\nThe Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section, including regulations establishing under subsection (a) the official and representational duties during a Congress of a Member-elect of the House of Representatives who is not an incumbent Member re-elected to the ensuing Congress.\n(e)\nEffective date\nThis section shall take effect on\nSeptember 1, 1995","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t2/s5341.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t2/s5341","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f5341."},{"t":"heading","text":"Representational allowance for Members of House of Representatives"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t2/s5341/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"There is established for the House of Representatives a single allowance, to be known as the \u201cMembers\u2019 Representational Allowance\u201d, which shall be available to support the conduct of the official and representational duties of a Member or Member-elect of the House of Representatives with respect to the district from which the Member or Member-elect is elected.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t2/s5341/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Merger"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Clerk Hire Allowance, the Official Expenses Allowance, and the Official Mail Allowance, as in effect on the day before ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"September 1, 1995","tail":", are merged into the Members\u2019 Representational Allowance."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t2/s5341/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"\u201cMember of the House of Representatives\u201d defined"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"As used in this section, the term \u201cMember of the House of Representatives\u201d means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t2/s5341/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Regulations"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section, including regulations establishing under subsection (a) the official and representational duties during a Congress of a Member-elect of the House of Representatives who is not an incumbent Member re-elected to the ensuing Congress.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t2/s5341/e","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(e)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Effective date"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"This section shall take effect on ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"September 1, 1995","tail":" and shall apply with respect to official and representational duties carried out on or after that date."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}