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kind: "range"
citation: "2 U.S.C. §§ 2004–2011"
title: "2"
from: "2004"
to: "2011"
count: 8
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/2004..2011"
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# §2004. Assignment of rooms in House Office Building


The assignment of rooms in the House Office Building, made prior to May 28, 1908, by resolution or order of the House of Representatives, shall continue in force until modified or changed in accordance with the provisions of [sections 2004 to 2011](/usc/2/2004..2011.md) of this title, and the room so assigned to any Representative shall continue to be held by such Representative as his individual office room so long as he shall remain a Member or Member-elect of the House of Representatives, or until he shall relinquish the same, subject, however, to the provisions of said sections, and no Representative shall allow his office room to be used for any other purpose.


# §2005. Vacant rooms; assignment to Representatives


Any Member or Member-elect of the House of Representatives may file with the Architect of the Capitol a request in writing that any individual office room be assigned to him whenever it shall become vacant. If only one such request has been made for any room which shall at any time have become vacant, the room shall be assigned as requested. If two or more requests are made for the same vacant room, preference shall be given to the Representative making the request who has been longest in continuous service as a Member and Member-elect of the House of Representatives. If two or more Representatives with equal length of continuous service, or two or more Representatives-elect make request for the same room, preference shall be given to the one first preferring his request.


# §2006. Withdrawal by Representative of request for vacant rooms


A Representative or Representative-elect making request for the assignment of a vacant room may withdraw the same at any time and no one shall have pending at the same time more than one such request. The assignment of a new room to a Representative, upon his request, or the appointment of any Representative having an individual office room as chairman of a committee having a committee room, shall act as a relinquishment by him of the room previously assigned to him.


# §2007. Exchange of rooms


Representatives having rooms assigned to them in the foregoing manner may exchange rooms one with another, but such exchange shall be valid only so long as both Members making the exchange shall remain continuously Members or Members-elect of the House of Representatives.


# §2008. Record of assignment of rooms


The Architect of the Capitol shall keep a record of the assignment of rooms made, exchanges which may be made, requests for vacant rooms which may be filed, and the assignment thereof, which record shall be open for the inspection of Representatives or Representatives-elect of the House.


# §2009. Assignment of rooms to Commissioner from Puerto Rico


In the matter of the assignment of rooms under [sections 2004 to 2011](/usc/2/2004..2011.md) of this title, Delegates in Congress and the Commissioner from Puerto Rico shall be treated the same as Representatives.


# §2010. Assignment of rooms; control of by House


The assignment and reassignment of the rooms and other space in the House Office Building shall be subject to the control of the House of Representatives by rule, resolution, order, or otherwise. Nothing in [sections 2004 to 2011](/usc/2/2004..2011.md) of this title shall be construed to affect or repeal the provisions of [section 2001 of this title](/usc/2/2001.md), placing said House Office Building under the control of the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the approval and direction of the commission provided therein.


# §2011. Assignment of unoccupied space


Unoccupied space in said building shall be assigned by the Architect of the Capitol under the direction of the commission and subject to the control of the House of Representatives.