§ 195. — Fees of witnesses in District of Columbia.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC195]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 6--CONGRESSIONAL AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE; INVESTIGATIONS
Sec. 195. Fees of witnesses in District of Columbia
Witnesses residing in the District of Columbia and not in the
service of the government of said District or of the United States, who
shall be summoned to give testimony before any committee of the House of
Representatives, shall not be allowed exceeding $2 for each day's
attendance before said committee.
(May 1, 1876, ch. 88, 19 Stat. 41.)
House Rule on Pay of Witnesses
Rule XI, clause 5, Rules of the House of Representatives, provides
that: ``Witnesses appearing before the House or any of its committees
shall be paid the same per diem rate as established, authorized, and
regulated by the Committee on House Administration for Members,
Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and employees of the House, plus
actual expenses of travel to or from the place of examination. Such per
diem may not be paid when a witness has been summoned at the place of
examination.''
