§68. Payments from Senate contingent fund

No payment shall be made from the contingent fund of the Senate unless sanctioned by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. Payments made upon vouchers or abstracts of disbursements of salaries approved by said Committee shall be deemed, held, and taken, and are declared to be conclusive upon all the departments and officers of the Government: Provided, That no payment shall be made from said contingent fund as additional salary or compensation to any officer or employee of the Senate.

(Oct. 2, 1888, ch. 1069, 25 Stat. 546 ; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, §102, 60 Stat. 814 ; Dec. 27, 1974, Pub. L. 93–554, title I, 88 Stat. 1776 .)

Codification

Provisions of act Oct. 2, 1888, relating to payments from contingent fund of the House of Representatives are classified to section 95 of this title.

Amendments

1974-Pub. L. 93–554 inserted provision relating to applicability to payments made upon abstracts of disbursements of salaries.

1946-Act Aug. 2, 1946, substituted "Committee on Rules and Administration" for "Committee to Audit and Control Contingent Expenses".

Effective Date of 1974 Amendment

Title I of Pub. L. 93–554 provided that the amendment made by Pub. L. 93–554 is effective Jan. 1, 1975.

Effective Date of 1946 Amendment

Section 142 of act Aug. 2, 1946, provided that the amendment made by that act is effective Jan. 2, 1947.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 288m, 601 of this title.