2 U.S.C. § 43
Section 43 · 43, 43a. Omitted
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003)
Most recently applied in 900 F. Supp. 2d 75 - Bailey v. Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics (September 2012)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Each Senator shall receive mileage at the rate of 20 cents per mile, to be estimated by the nearest route usually traveled in going to and returning from each regular session.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Codification
Section is based on part of section 17 of act July 28, 1866. Provisions of section 17 which related to certification and mileage accounts were restated in R.S. §47, which is classified to section 48 of this title. Provisions of such act which related to compensation of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates were superseded by section 4 of act Feb. 26, 1907, ch. 1635, 34 Stat. 993, see section 31 of this title and Prior Provisions note thereunder. Section 5 of the 1907 act repealed all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the 1907 act.
Amendments
1993—Pub. L. 103–69 struck out references to Representatives and Delegates.
Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
Section 310(c) of Pub. L. 103–69 provided that: “The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) [amending this section and section 43a of this title] shall take effect on October 1, 1993.”
Repeals
Act Jan. 20, 1874, ch. 11, 18 Stat. 4, repealed so much of act Mar. 3, 1873, ch. 226, 17 Stat. 486, as provided for increase in compensation of Members of Congress and Delegates and that their compensation and allowances should be fixed by laws in force at time of passage of said act Mar. 3, 1873.
Cross References
Additional transportation expenses, reimbursement of Senators and Members of House of Representatives, see section 43b of this title.
Adjustment of allowances by Committee on House Administration, see section 57 of this title.