2 U.S.C. § 5602

Tenure of office of Sergeant at Arms

Edition 2026

Any person duly elected and qualified as Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives shall continue in said office until his successor is chosen and qualified, subject however, to removal by the House of Representatives.

Amendment history

(Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1256, § 6, 26 Stat. 646.) Editorial Notes Codification Section was formerly classified to section 83 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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