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kind: "title"
title: "2"
heading: "The Congress"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2"
sections_count: 1612
---

# Title 2 — The Congress

## Contents

- [Chapter 1 — Election of Senators and Representatives](/usc/2/ch1.md)
- [Chapter 2 — Organization of Congress](/usc/2/ch2.md)
- [Chapter 3 — Compensation and Allowances of Members](/usc/2/ch3.md)
- [Chapter 4 — Officers and Employees of Senate and House of Representatives](/usc/2/ch4.md)
- [Chapter 5 — Library of Congress](/usc/2/ch5.md)
- [Chapter 6 — Congressional and Committee Procedure; Investigations](/usc/2/ch6.md)
- [Chapter 7 — Contested Elections](/usc/2/ch7.md)
- [Chapter 8 — Federal Corrupt Practices](/usc/2/ch8.md)
- [Chapter 8A — Regulation of Lobbying](/usc/2/ch8A.md)
- [Chapter 9 — Office of Legislative Counsel](/usc/2/ch9.md)
- [Chapter 9A — Office of Law Revision Counsel](/usc/2/ch9A.md)
- [Chapter 9B — Legislative Classification Office](/usc/2/ch9B.md)
- [Chapter 9C — Office of Parliamentarian of House of Representatives](/usc/2/ch9C.md)
- [Chapter 9D — Office of Senate Legal Counsel](/usc/2/ch9D.md)
- [Chapter 10 — Classification of Employees of House of Representatives](/usc/2/ch10.md)
- [Chapter 10A — Payroll Administration in House of Representatives](/usc/2/ch10A.md)
- [Chapter 11 — Citizens’ Commission on Public Service and Compensation](/usc/2/ch11.md)
- [Chapter 12 — Contested Elections](/usc/2/ch12.md)
- [Chapter 13 — Joint Committee on Congressional Operations](/usc/2/ch13.md)
- [Chapter 14 — Federal Election Campaigns](/usc/2/ch14.md)
- [Chapter 15 — Office of Technology Assessment](/usc/2/ch15.md)
- [Chapter 16 — Congressional Mailing Standards](/usc/2/ch16.md)
- [Chapter 17 — Congressional Budget Office](/usc/2/ch17.md)
- [Chapter 17A — Congressional Budget and Fiscal Operations](/usc/2/ch17A.md)
- [Chapter 17B — Impoundment Control](/usc/2/ch17B.md)
- [Chapter 18 — Legislative Personnel Financial Disclosure Requirements](/usc/2/ch18.md)
- [Chapter 19 — Congressional Award Program](/usc/2/ch19.md)
- [Chapter 19A — John Heinz Competitive Excellence Award](/usc/2/ch19A.md)
- [Chapter 20 — Emergency Powers to Eliminate Budget Deficits](/usc/2/ch20.md)
- [Chapter 20A — Statutory Pay-As-You-Go](/usc/2/ch20A.md)
- [Chapter 21 — Civic Achievement Award Program in Honor of Office of Speaker of House of Representatives](/usc/2/ch21.md)
- [Chapter 22 — John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development](/usc/2/ch22.md)
- [Chapter 22A — Congressional Office for International Leadership](/usc/2/ch22A.md)
- [Chapter 22B — Hunger Fellowship Program](/usc/2/ch22B.md)
- [Chapter 23 — Government Employee Rights](/usc/2/ch23.md)
- [Chapter 24 — Congressional Accountability](/usc/2/ch24.md)
- [Chapter 25 — Unfunded Mandates Reform](/usc/2/ch25.md)
- [Chapter 26 — Disclosure of Lobbying Activities](/usc/2/ch26.md)
- [Chapter 27 — Sound Recording Preservation by the Library of Congress](/usc/2/ch27.md)
- [Chapter 28 — Architect of the Capitol](/usc/2/ch28.md)
- [Chapter 29 — Capitol Police](/usc/2/ch29.md)
- [Chapter 30 — Operation and Maintenance of Capitol Complex](/usc/2/ch30.md)
- [Chapter 31 — Capitol Visitor Center](/usc/2/ch31.md)
- [Chapter 41 — Congressional Officers and Administration](/usc/2/ch41.md)
- [Chapter 43 — Congressional Committees](/usc/2/ch43.md)
- [Chapter 45 — Congressional Pay and Benefits](/usc/2/ch45.md)
- [Chapter 47 — Congressional Ethics](/usc/2/ch47.md)
- [Chapter 49 — Congressional Pages](/usc/2/ch49.md)
- [Chapter 51 — House of Representatives Leadership](/usc/2/ch51.md)
- [Chapter 53 — House of Representatives Members](/usc/2/ch53.md)
- [Chapter 55 — House of Representatives Officers and Administration](/usc/2/ch55.md)
- [Chapter 61 — Senate Leadership](/usc/2/ch61.md)
- [Chapter 63 — Senate Members](/usc/2/ch63.md)
- [Chapter 65 — Senate Officers and Administration](/usc/2/ch65.md)