§ 40. — Deductions for withdrawal.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC40]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 3--COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS
Sec. 40. Deductions for withdrawal
When any Member or Delegate withdraws from his seat and does not
return before the adjournment of Congress, he shall, in addition to the
sum deducted for each day, forfeit a sum equal to the amount which would
have been allowed by law for his mileage in returning home; and such sum
shall be deducted from his compensation, unless the withdrawal is with
the leave of the Senate or House of Representatives respectively.
(R.S. Sec. 41.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 41 derived from Res. July 17, 1862, No. 68, Sec. 2, 12
Stat. 628.
