2 U.S.C. § 24 — Secretary of Senate or assistant secretary may administer oaths
submitted 150 years ago by ch. 66 to r/title-2-THE-CONGRESS · 48 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of the Senate and the assistant secretary may administer oaths or affirmations required by law or Senate rules. This applies to Senate officers and to witnesses appearing before the Senate.
The Secretary of the Senate, and the assistant secretary thereof, shall, respectively, have power to administer any oath or affirmation required by law, or by the rules or orders of the Senate, to be taken by any officer of the Senate, and to any witness produced before it.
Source credit: (Apr. 18, 1876, ch. 66, § 2, 19 Stat. 34; Pub. L. 92–51, July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 125.)
- 1876Enacted · Act of Apr. 18, 1876, ch. 66 · 19 Stat. 34
- 1971Amended · Pub. L. 92-51 · 85 Stat. 125
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 66 on 1876-04-18.
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