2 U.S.C. § 34 : US Code - Section 34: Representatives' and Delegates' salaries payable monthly

Search 2 U.S.C. § 34 : US Code - Section 34: Representatives' and Delegates' salaries payable monthly

Representatives and Delegates-elect to Congress, whose
credentials in due form of law have been duly filed with the Clerk
of the House of Representatives, in accordance with the provisions
of section 26 of this title, may receive their compensation
monthly, from the beginning of their term until the beginning of
the first session of each Congress, upon a certificate in the form
now in use to be signed by the Clerk of the House, which
certificate shall have the like force and effect as is given to the
certificate of the Speaker.