- § 5101. Employment of administrative assistants for Speaker and House Majority and Minority Leaders; compensation; appropriations
- § 5102. Appointment of consultants by Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of House; compensation
- § 5103. Single per annum gross rates of allowances for personal services in offices of Speaker, Leaders, and Whips
- § 5104. Authority of Speaker and Minority Leader to allocate funds among certain House leadership offices
- § 5105. Transfer of appropriations by House Leadership Offices
- § 5106. Allowance for compensation of interns in House leadership offices
§ 5101. Employment of administrative assistants for Speaker and House Majority and Minority Leaders; compensation; appropriations
The Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority leader of the House of Representatives are each authorized to employ an administrative assistant, who shall receive basic compensation at a rate not to exceed $8,000 a year. There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the payment of such compensation.
(Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title II, § 201(c), 60 Stat. 834.)
§ 5102. Appointment of consultants by Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of House; compensation
(a) The Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives are each authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of one consultant, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of the House.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 105–275, title I, § 107, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2439.)
§ 5103. Single per annum gross rates of allowances for personal services in offices of Speaker, Leaders, and Whips
The allowance for additional office personnel in the office of each of the following officials of the House of Representatives shall be at a single per annum gross rate, as follows:
(1) the Speaker, $110,000.
(2) the Majority Leader, $90,000.
(3) the Minority Leader, $55,000.
(4) the Majority Whip, $55,000.
(5) the Minority Whip, $55,000.
(Pub. L. 91–510, title IV, § 473, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1194.)
§ 5104. Authority of Speaker and Minority Leader to allocate funds among certain House leadership offices
(a) Authority of Speaker
(1) Authority described
(2) Offices and authorities described
The offices and authorities described in this paragraph are as follows:
(A) The Office of the Speaker.
(B) The Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities.
(C) The Republican Steering Committee (if the Speaker is a member of the Republican party) or the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee (if the Speaker is a member of the Democratic party).
(D) The Republican Policy Committee (if the Speaker is a member of the Republican party).
(E) Training and program development—majority (as described under the span “House leadership offices” in the most recent bill making appropriations for the legislative branch that was enacted prior to December 23, 2011).
(F) Cloakroom personnel—majority (as so described).
(b) Authority of Minority Leader
(1) Authority described
(2) Offices and authorities described
The offices and authorities described in this paragraph are as follows:
(A) The Office of the Minority Leader.
(B) The Democratic Steering and Policy Committee (if the Minority Leader is a member of the Democratic party) or the Republican Steering Committee (if the Minority Leader is a member of the Republican party).
(C) The Republican Policy Committee (if the Minority Leader is a member of the Republican party).
(D) Training and program development—minority (as described under the span “House leadership offices” in the most recent bill making appropriations for the legislative branch that was enacted prior to December 23, 2011).
(E) Cloakroom personnel—minority (as so described).
(F) Nine minority employees (as so described).
(c) Effective date
(Pub. L. 112–74, div. G, title I, § 103, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1121.)
§ 5105. Transfer of appropriations by House Leadership Offices
(a) In general
(b) Official expenses
(c) Applicability
(Pub. L. 106–31, title III, § 3009, May 21, 1999, 113 Stat. 93.)
§ 5106. Allowance for compensation of interns in House leadership offices
(a) Establishment
(b) Benefit exclusion
(c) Definitions
In this section—
(1) the term “House leadership office” means, with respect to a fiscal year, any office for which the appropriation for salaries and expenses of the office for the fiscal year is provided under the span “House Leadership Offices” in the Act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year; and
(2) term “intern”, with respect to a House leadership office, has the meaning given such term with respect to a Member of the House of Representatives in section 5321(c)(2) of this title.
(d) Appropriations
(e) Omitted
(f) Effective date
(Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title I, § 113, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2759.)