§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 (which shall be in lieu of the allowance provided by section 601(b) ¹ of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended) 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, §1(e), 63 Stat. 4 ; Oct. 20, 1951, ch. 521, title VI, §619(c), 65 Stat. 570 .)

References in Text

Section 601(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended, referred to in text, was classified to section 31a of this title, and was repealed by act Mar. 2, 1955, ch. 9, §4(b), 69 Stat. 11 , eff. Mar. 1, 1955.

Amendments

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.

Cross References

Adjustment of allowances by Committee on House Administration, see section 57 of this title.

¹ See References in Text note below.