§ 5341. Representational allowance for Members of House of Representatives

• (a) There is established for the House of Representatives a single allowance, to be known as the “Members’ Representational Allowance”, which shall be available to support the conduct of the official and representational duties of a Member of the House of Representatives with respect to the district from which the Member is elected.
• (b) The Clerk Hire Allowance, the Official Expenses Allowance, and the Official Mail Allowance, as in effect on the day before September 1, 1995 , are merged into the Members’ Representational Allowance.
• (c) As used in this section, the term “Member of the House of Representatives” means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
• (d) The Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
• (e) This section shall take effect on September 1, 1995 and shall apply with respect to official and representational duties carried out on or after that date.