{"data":{"id":"us/5-u.s.c.-2107","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 U.S.C. § 2107","heading":"Congressional employee","body":"For the purpose of this title, “Congressional employee” means—(1) an employee of either House of Congress, of a committee of either House, or of a joint committee of the two Houses; (2) an elected officer of either House who is not a Member of Congress; (3) the Legislative Counsel of either House and an employee of his office; (4) a member or employee of the Capitol Police; (5) an employee of a Member of Congress if the pay of the employee is paid by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives; [(6) Repealed. Pub. L. 90–83, § 1(5)(A), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 196.] (7) the Architect of the Capitol and an employee of the Architect of the Capitol; (8) an employee of the Botanic Garden; and (9) an employee of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services.","path":["Title 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 21—DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc05@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:42Z","sha256":"60328437e01c9eb46c40a7f533bf3544ec8fe76659a0669c2393a5d15c056f69","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-u.s.c.-2106","next":"us/5-u.s.c.-2108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}