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Code · U.S. Code · Title 2 - THE CONGRESS · CHAPTER 49— CONGRESSIONAL PAGES · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL · § 4901

§ 4901. Congressional pages

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(a)Appointment conditions A person shall not be appointed as a page of the Senate or House of Representatives—
(1)unless he agrees that, in the absence of unforeseen circumstances preventing his service as a page after his appointment, he will continue to serve as a page for the period specified in writing at the time of the appointment; and
(2)until complete information in writing is transmitted to his parent or parents, his legal guardian, or other appropriate person or persons acting as his parent or parents, with respect to the nature of the work of pages, their pay, their working conditions (including hours and scheduling of work), and the housing accommodations available to pages.
(b)Qualifications A person shall not serve as a page—
(1)of the Senate before he has attained the age of sixteen years; or
(2)of the House of Representatives before he has attained the age of sixteen years.
(Pub. L. 91–510, title IV, § 491(a)–(d), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1198; Pub. L. 97–51, §§ 101(c), 123, Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 959, 965; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(36), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1735; Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 9, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3170.)
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  • Pub. L. 91–510, title IV, § 491(a)
  • 84 Stat. 1198
  • Pub. L. 97–51
  • 95 Stat. 959
  • Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(36)
  • 110 Stat. 1735
  • Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 9
  • 118 Stat. 3170
  • section 101(c) of Pub. L. 97–51
  • section 123 of Pub. L. 97–51
  • Pub. L. 108–447
  • Pub. L. 104–186, § 204(36)(A)
  • Pub. L. 104–186, § 204(36)(B)
  • section 601(1) of Pub. L. 91–510
  • Pub. L. 91–510, title IV, § 491(f)
  • Pub. L. 97–12, title I
  • 95 Stat. 65
  • Pub. L. 96–536, § 101(c)
  • 94 Stat. 3167
  • Pub. L. 96–38, title III, § 303
  • 93 Stat. 142
  • 95 Stat. 965
  • Pub. L. 95–391, title III, § 305
  • 92 Stat. 789
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–510, title IV, § 491(a)
Stat.84 Stat. 1198
Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–51
Stat.95 Stat. 959
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(36)
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