[Deschler's Precedents, Volume 3, Chapters 10 - 14]
[Chapter 12. Conduct or Discipline of Members, Officers, or Employees]
[A. Introductory; Particular Kinds of Misconduct]
[Â§ 6. Absences From the House; Indebtedness]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                               CHAPTER 12
 
        Conduct or Discipline of Members, Officers, or Employees
 
            A. INTRODUCTORY; PARTICULAR KINDS OF MISCONDUCT
 
Sec. 6. Absences From the House; Indebtedness

    Congress has enacted statutes (a) directing the Sergeant at Arms of 
the House to deduct from the monthly payment to a Member the amount of 
his salary for each day that he has been absent from the House unless 
such Member assigns as the reason for such absence the illness of 
himself or of some member of his family; (4) (b) directing 
the deduction from the salary of a Member for each day that he 
withdraws without leave from his seat; (~5~) (c) directing 
the deduction by the Sergeant at Arms from any salary or expense money 
due a Member for his delinquent indebtedness to the 
House.(6) 
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 4. 2 USC Sec. 39 (1856).
 5. 2 USC Sec. 40 (1862).
 6. 2 USC Sec. 40a (1934).
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    If an employee of the House becomes indebted to the House or to the 
trust fund account in the of

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fice of the Sergeant at Arms, and fails to pay such indebtedness, the 
chairman of the committee or the elected officer of the House having 
jurisdiction of the activity under which indebtedness arose, is 
authorized to certify to the Clerk the amount of the indebtedness, and 
the Clerk is authorized to withhold the amount from any funds which are 
disbursed by him to or on behalf of such employee.(7)
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 7. 2 USC Sec. 89a (1958).
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