2 USC 4557 - Withholding of charitable contributions by Chief Administrative Officer of House

U.S Code last checked for updates: Jan 18, 2025

§ 4557.

Withholding of charitable contributions by Chief Administrative Officer of House

(a)

Authority

Until otherwise provided by law and except as provided in subsection (c), the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall—

(1)

notify employees of the opportunity to have amounts withheld from their compensation for contribution to charitable organizations; and

(2)

if an employee files with such officer a voluntary request specifying the amount to be withheld and one Combined Federal Campaign Center in the Washington metropolitan area to receive such amount—

(A)

withhold such amount from the compensation of such employee, and

(B)

transmit (not less than once each calendar quarter) the amount so withheld to the Combined Federal Campaign Center as specified in such request.

(b)

Time of fundraising activities

(c)

Minimum amounts withheld

(1)

No amount shall be withheld under subsection (a) from the compensation of any employee for any pay period if the amount of such compensation for such period is less than the sum of—

(A)

the amount specified to be withheld from such compensation under subsection (a) for such period, plus

(B)

the amount of all other withholdings from such compensation for such period.

(2)

No amount may be specified by an employee to be withheld for any pay period under subsection (a) which is less than—

(A)

50 cents, if the pay period of such individual is biweekly or semimonthly; or

(B)

$1, if the pay period of such individual is monthly.

(d)

Duty, burden, or requirement not imposed

(Pub. L. 95–391, title I, § 111, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 777; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(5)(A), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1730.)

cite as: 2 USC 4557