§122g. Definitions

For purposes of sections 122b to 122g of this title-

(1) the term "Clerk" means the Clerk of the House;

(2) the term "committee" means the Committee on House Administration; and

(3) the terms "Members of the House of Representatives" and "Member" mean any Representative in the Congress, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and the Delegates from the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

( Pub. L. 95–391, title I, §111, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 777 .)

Codification

Section is based on section 7 of House Resolution No. 687, Ninety-fifth Congress, Sept. 20, 1977, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 95–391.

Change of Name

Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives changed to Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995.

Transfer of Functions

Certain functions of Clerk of House of Representatives transferred to Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services by section 7 of House Resolution No. 423, One Hundred Second Congress, Apr. 9, 1992. Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services replaced by Chief Administrative Officer of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 122b, 122c, 122d, 122e, 122f of this title.