2 U.S.C. § 6161 — Senate Democratic Leadership Offices Funding and Authorities
submitted 6 years ago by Pub. L. 116-260 to r/title-2-THE-CONGRESS · 460 words · no verdicts yet
The Democratic majority or minority Senate conference secretary may assign specified duties and authority to a leadership member for a Congress. References to the secretary or office then apply to the designated officer, without affecting ongoing procedures.
(a) “Applicable conference” means the Democratic Senate majority or minority conference. “Covered Congress” means the 118th and later Congresses. “Covered period” starts when the conference secretary submits the subsection (b) letter. “Designated officer” means the leadership member assigned the secretary’s duties and authority. (b) At the chair’s direction, the secretary may send the Senate Disbursing Office a letter assigning a leadership member, for the covered Congress, (1) authority over money available for the secretary’s office and (2) the secretary’s duties and authority under sections 6154 and 6156 and other law. (c) For employees of the designated officer’s office during the covered period, references in section 6314(e), S. Res. 458, and section 207(e)(9)(M) of title 18 to the secretary’s office or secretary are treated as references to the designated officer’s office or officer. (d) The same applies to the reference in section 220(e)(2)(C) of the Congressional Accountability Act for practices during that period. (e) This section does not affect continuation of a procedure or action begun under that Act or section 207 of title 18.
In this section—
the term “applicable conference” means the majority or minority conference of the Senate, as applicable, that represents the Democratic party;
the term “covered Congress” means the 118th and any subsequent Congress;
the term “covered period” means the period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of the applicable conference submits the letter described in subsection (b); and
the term “designated officer of the applicable conference” means the member of the leadership of the applicable conference to whom the duties and authorities of the Secretary of the applicable conference are assigned under subsection (b).
The Secretary of the applicable conference may, by submission of a letter to the Disbursing Office of the Senate, at the direction of the Chair of the applicable conference, assign to a member of the leadership of the applicable conference the following duties and authorities for the duration of the covered Congress:
The authority over any amounts made available for the Office of the Secretary of the applicable conference.
The duties and authorities of the Secretary of the applicable conference under section 6154 of this title, section 6156 of this title, or any other provision of law.
For purposes of any individual employed by the office of the designated officer of the applicable conference during the covered period—
any reference to the Office of the Secretary of the applicable conference in the last sentence of section 6314(e) of this title shall be deemed to refer to the office of the designated officer of the applicable conference;
any reference to the Office of the Secretary of the applicable conference under subsection (b) of the first section of S. Res. 458 (98th Congress) shall be deemed to refer to the office of the designated officer of the applicable conference; and
any reference to the Secretary of the applicable conference under section 207(e)(9)(M) of title 18 shall be deemed to refer to the designated officer of the applicable conference.
For purposes of any individual employed by the office of the designated officer of the applicable conference during the covered period and with respect to any practice that occurs during the covered period, any reference to the Office of the Secretary of the applicable conference under section 220(e)(2)(C) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1351(e)(2)(C)) shall be deemed to be a reference to the office of the designated officer of the applicable conference.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to have any effect on the continuation of any procedure or action initiated under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) or section 207 of title 18, United States Code.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 116–260, div. I, title I, § 104, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1631; Pub. L. 117–328, div. I, title I, § 103(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4917; Pub. L. 119–37, div. C, title I, § 102, Nov. 12, 2025, 139 Stat. 566.)
- 2020Enacted · Pub. L. 116-260 · 134 Stat. 1631
- 2022Amended · Pub. L. 117-328 · 136 Stat. 4917
- 2025Amended · Pub. L. 119-37 · 139 Stat. 566
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 116-260 on 2020-12-27.
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