- § 5141. Additional employees in offices of House Minority Leader, Majority Whip, and Chief Deputy Majority Whip; authorization; compensation
- § 5142. Additional amounts for personnel and equipment for House Majority and Minority Leaders and Majority and Minority Whips
- § 5143. Compensation of certain House minority employees
- § 5144. Lump-sum allowances for House Minority Leader and Majority Whip
- § 5145. Lump-sum allowances for House Majority Floor Leader, Minority Floor Leader, Majority Whip, and Minority Whip
- § 5146. Lump-sum allowances for House Majority Whip and Minority Whip
§ 5141. Additional employees in offices of House Minority Leader, Majority Whip, and Chief Deputy Majority Whip; authorization; compensation
(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), effective March 1, 1977, there shall be two additional employees in the office of the minority leader, and one additional employee each in the offices of the majority whip and the chief deputy majority whip.
(b) The maximum annual rate of compensation for any individual employed under subsection (a) shall not exceed the greater of $173,900 or the applicable rate of pay in effect under an order issued by the Speaker of the House of Representatives pursuant to the authority of section 4532 of this title, and until otherwise provided by law such compensation as may be necessary shall be paid from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives.
(Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 115, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 668; Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 103, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 520; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(15)(A), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1732; Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(b)(3)(E), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2778.)
§ 5142. Additional amounts for personnel and equipment for House Majority and Minority Leaders and Majority and Minority Whips
Effective March 1, 1977, and until otherwise provided by law, there shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives such additional amounts as may be necessary for office personnel, and rental or lease of necessary equipment, of each of the following officials of the House the following per annum amounts:
(1) The majority leader, $30,000.
(2) The minority leader, $30,000.
(3) The majority whip, $15,000.
(4) The minority whip, $15,000.
(Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 115, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 668; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(15)(B), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1732.)
§ 5143. Compensation of certain House minority employees
Effective January 3, 1977, and until otherwise provided by law, the rate of pay for each of the six positions of minority employee authorized by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 and referred to in House Resolution 441 of the Ninety-first Congress shall be a per annum gross rate equal to the annual rate of basic pay of level IV of the Executive Schedule of section 5315 of title 5, unless a lower rate is established by the Minority Leader.
(Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 115, Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 668.)
§ 5144. Lump-sum allowances for House Minority Leader and Majority Whip
(a) The aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for the Office of the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for the Office of the Majority Whip of the House of Representatives shall each be increased by $333,000.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2000 and each succeeding fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 106–31, title III, § 3008, May 21, 1999, 113 Stat. 93.)
§ 5145. Lump-sum allowances for House Majority Floor Leader, Minority Floor Leader, Majority Whip, and Minority Whip
(a) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for each of the following offices is increased as follows:
(1) The allowance for the office of the Majority Floor Leader is increased by $200,000.
(2) The allowance for the office of the Minority Floor Leader is increased by $200,000.
(b) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for each of the following offices is increased as follows:
(1) The allowance for the office of the Majority Whip is increased by $72,000.
(2) The allowance for the office of the Minority Whip is increased by $72,000.
(Pub. L. 111–8, div. G, title I, § 104, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 818.)
§ 5146. Lump-sum allowances for House Majority Whip and Minority Whip
Effective with respect to fiscal year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for each of the following offices is increased as follows:
(1) The allowance for the office of the Majority Whip is increased by $96,000.
(2) The allowance for the office of the Minority Whip is increased by $96,000.
(Pub. L. 111–68, div. A, title I, § 102, Oct. 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 2029.)