§5341. Representational allowance for Members of House of Representatives

(a) In general

There is established for the House of Representatives a single allowance, to be known as the "Members' Representational Allowance", 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.

(b) Merger

The Clerk Hire Allowance, the Official Expenses Allowance, and the Official Mail Allowance, as in effect on the day before September 1, 1995, are merged into the Members' Representational Allowance.

(c) "Member of the House of Representatives" defined

As used in this section, the term "Member of the House of Representatives" means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

(d) Regulations

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.

(e) Effective date

This section shall take effect on September 1, 1995 and shall apply with respect to official and representational duties carried out on or after that date.

( Pub. L. 104–186, title I, §101, Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1719 ; Pub. L. 116–260, div. I, title I, §117(a), (b), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1641 .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 57b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2020-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–260, §117(a), substituted "a Member or Member-elect" for "a Member" and "the Member or Member-elect" for "the Member".

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116–260, §117(b), substituted ", 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." for period at end.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.

Effective Date of 2020 Amendment

Pub. L. 116–260, div. I, title I, §117(c), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1641 , provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to Members-elect of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress and each succeeding Congress."