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Code · U.S. Code · Title 2 - THE CONGRESS · CHAPTER 55— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL · § 5506

§ 5506. Appropriations for expenses of House; restrictions

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Appropriations made for expenses of the House of Representatives shall not be used for the payment of personal services except upon the express and specific authorization of the House in whose behalf such services are rendered. Nor shall such appropriations be used for any expenses not intimately and directly connected with the routine legislative business of the House of Representatives, and the Government Accountability Office shall apply the provisions of this section in the settlement of the accounts of expenditures from said appropriations incurred for services or materials.
(Feb. 14, 1902, ch. 17, § 1, 32 Stat. 26; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title III, § 304, 42 Stat. 24; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(45), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1737; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)
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  • Feb. 14, 1902, ch. 17, § 1
  • 32 Stat. 26
  • June 10, 1921, ch. 18
  • 42 Stat. 24
  • Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(45)
  • 110 Stat. 1737
  • Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b)
  • 118 Stat. 814
  • section 671 of Title 31
  • Pub. L. 97–258, § 1
  • 96 Stat. 877
  • act of Feb. 14, 1902, ch. 17
  • Pub. L. 104–186
  • section 8 of Pub. L. 108–271
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§ 5506
Appropriations for expenses of House; restrictions
U.S.C.×2
ActFeb. 14, 1902, ch. 17, § 1
Stat.32 Stat. 26
ActJune 10, 1921, ch. 18
Stat.42 Stat. 24
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(45)
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