2 U.S.C. § 6598 — Designation by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate of persons to approve vouchers for payment of moneys
submitted 43 years ago by Pub. L. 98-181 to r/title-2-THE-CONGRESS · 155 words · no verdicts yet
This section lets the Senate Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper designate employees to approve specified vouchers and personnel actions. It requires immediate written notice to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (called the “Sergeant at Arms”) may designate one or more employees in the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to approve, on his behalf, any voucher for payment of moneys, payroll action, or personnel action which the Sergeant at Arms is authorized to approve. Whenever the Sergeant at Arms makes a designation under the authority of the preceding sentence, he shall immediately notify the Committee on Rules and Administration in writing of the designation, and thereafter any approval of any voucher for payment of moneys, payroll action, or personnel action by an employee so designated shall (until such designation is revoked and the Sergeant at Arms notifies the Committee on Rules and Administration in writing of the revocation) be deemed and held to be approved by the Sergeant at Arms for all intents and purposes.
The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Sergeant at Arms”) may designate one or more employees in the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to approve, on his behalf, any voucher for payment of moneys, payroll action, or personnel action which the Sergeant at Arms is authorized to approve. Whenever the Sergeant at Arms makes a designation under the authority of the preceding sentence, he shall immediately notify the Committee on Rules and Administration in writing of the designation, and thereafter any approval of any voucher for payment of moneys, payroll action, or personnel action by an employee so designated shall (until such designation is revoked and the Sergeant at Arms notifies the Committee on Rules and Administration in writing of the revocation) be deemed and held to be approved by the Sergeant at Arms for all intents and purposes.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 98–181, title I, § 1201, Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1289; Pub. L. 116–344, § 1, Jan. 13, 2021, 134 Stat. 5141.)
- 1983Enacted · Pub. L. 98-181 · 97 Stat. 1289
- 2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-344 · 134 Stat. 5141
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-181 on 1983-11-30.
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