§ 31b. — Expense allowance of Speaker of House of Representatives.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC31b]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 3--COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS
Sec. 31b. Expense allowance of Speaker of House of
Representatives
There shall be paid to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
in equal monthly installments an expense allowance of $10,000 per annum
to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting from the
discharge of his official duties, for which no accounting, other than
for income tax purposes, shall be made by him.
(Jan. 19, 1949, ch. 2, Sec. 1(e), 63 Stat. 4; Oct. 20, 1951, ch. 521,
title VI, Sec. 619(c), 65 Stat. 570; Pub. L. 104-186, title II,
Sec. 203(1), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1725.)
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-186 struck out ``(which shall be in lieu of the
allowance provided by section 601(b) of the Legislative Reorganization
Act of 1946, as amended)'' after ``per annum''.
1951--Act Oct. 20, 1951, made Speaker's expense allowance taxable.
Effective Date of 1951 Amendment
Amendment by act Oct. 20, 1951, effective at noon, Jan. 3, 1953, see
section 619(e) of act Oct. 20, 1951, set out as a note under section 102
of Title 3, The President.
Effective Date
Section effective at noon, Jan. 20, 1949, see section 3 of act Jan.
19, 1949.
