§48. Certification of salary and mileage accounts

Salary and mileage accounts of Representatives and Delegates shall be certified by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and such certificates shall be conclusive upon all the departments and officers of the Government.

(R.S. §§47, 48; July 28, 1866, ch. 296, §17, 14 Stat. 323 ; Jan. 20, 1874, ch. 11, 18 Stat. 4 ; Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, §11, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3171 .)

Codification

R.S. §47 derived from acts July 28, 1866, ch. 296, §17, 14 Stat. 323 , and Jan. 22, 1818, ch. 5, §3, 3 Stat. 404 .

R.S. §48 derived from act Sept. 30, 1850, ch. 90, §1, 9 Stat. 523 .

R.S. §47 constitutes first clause and R.S. §48 constitutes remainder.

Amendments

2004-Pub. L. 108–447 substituted "of Representatives and Delegates shall be certified" for "of Senators shall be certified by the President of the Senate, and those of Representatives and Delegates".