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2 U.S.C. § 5327

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Termination of service of Members of House
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Title
2 — The Congress
Chapter
CH53
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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(a) Until otherwise provided by law, for purposes of sections 5324, 5325, and 5326 of this title, any termination of service during a term of office of a Member of the House that is not described in section 5324 of this title shall be treated as if such termination were described in such section. (b) The Clerk of the House shall take such action as may be necessary to apply the principles of section 5325 of this title in the carrying out of sections 5327 to 5329 of this title. (Pub. L. 97–51, § 101(c), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 959.) Editorial Notes Codification Section was formerly classified to section 92b–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is based on section 1 of House Resolution 804, Ninety-sixth Congress, Oct. 2, 1980, as enacted into permanent law by H.R. 4120, as reported July 9, 1981, which was enacted into permanent law by section 101(c) of Pub. L. 97–51.

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