Appropriations made for expenses of the House of Representatives shall not be used for the payment of personal services except upon the express and specific authorization of the House in whose behalf such services are rendered. Nor shall such appropriations be used for any expenses not intimately and directly connected with the routine legislative business of the House of Representatives, and the Government Accountability Office shall apply the provisions of this section in the settlement of the accounts of expenditures from said appropriations incurred for services or materials.
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CHAPTER 55— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION
§ 5501. Temporary appointments in case of vacancies or incapacity of House officers; compensation
§ 5502. House emergency operations positions
§ 5503. Actions against officers for official acts
§ 5505. Payments from applicable accounts of House of Representatives
§ 5506. Appropriations for expenses of House; restrictions
§ 5507. Transfers of amounts appropriated for House
§ 5508. Account in House of Representatives for Employees’ Compensation Fund
§ 5509. Incidental use of equipment and supplies
§ 5510. Providing assistance to House of Representatives in response to cybersecurity events
§ 5512. Use of available balances of expired appropriations
§ 5513. House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account