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2 U.S.C. § 6598

Designation by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate of persons to approve vouchers for payment of moneys

United States · Title 2 — THE CONGRESS · Status: effective

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2 U.S.C. § 6598, Designation by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate of persons to approve vouchers for payment of moneys, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/423899
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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.

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 98-181(H.R. 3959)1983-11-30
    Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1984
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-344(S. 5076)2021-01-13
    A bill to authorize the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to delegate authority to approve payroll and personnel actions.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally