2 U.S.C. § 5507
Transfers of amounts appropriated for House
United States · Title 2 — THE CONGRESS · Status: effective
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- 2 U.S.C. § 5507, Transfers of amounts appropriated for House, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/423733
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Amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the House of Representatives under the heading “allowances and expenses” may be transferred among and merged with the various categories of allowances and expenses under such heading, effective upon the expiration of the 21-day period (or such alternative period that may be imposed by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives) which begins on the date such Committee has been notified of the transfer.
Amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the House of Representatives under the heading “salaries, officers and employees” may be transferred among and merged with the various offices and activities under such heading, effective upon the expiration of the 21-day period (or such alternative period that may be imposed by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives) which begins on the date such Committee has been notified of the transfer.
Amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the House of Representatives under the heading “Allowances and Expenses” may be transferred to the Architect of the Capitol and merged with and made available under the heading “House Office Buildings”, subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the House of Representatives under any heading other than the heading “Members’ Representational Allowances” may be transferred to the Architect of the Capitol and merged with and made available under the heading “House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund”, subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the House of Representatives under the heading “House Leadership Offices” may be transferred among and merged with the various offices and activities under such heading, effective upon the expiration of the 21-day period (or such alternative period that may be imposed by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives) which begins on the date such Committee has been notified of the transfer.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993
- Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003
- Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009House: 245–178Senate: no recorded tally
- Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014House: 376–5Senate: no recorded tally
- Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019
- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020House: 297–120Senate: no recorded tally
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally