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legal/us/code/title-02/chapter-24/section-1432.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "2 U.S.C. § 1432"
+description: "Political affiliation and place of residence"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 2
+title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
+chapter_number: "24"
+chapter_name: "CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY"
+section: "1432"
+citation: "2 U.S.C. § 1432"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
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+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 2 U.S.C. § 1432 - Political affiliation and place of residence
+
+## Text
+
+(a) In general It shall not be a violation of any provision of section 1311 of this title to consider the—
+
+(1) party affiliation;
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+(2) domicile; or
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+(3) political compatibility with the employing office;
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+of an employee referred to in subsection (b) with respect to employment decisions.
+
+(b) “Employee” defined For purposes of subsection (a), the term “employee” means—
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+(1) an employee on the staff of the leadership of the House of Representatives or the leadership of the Senate;
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+(2) an employee on the staff of a committee or subcommittee of—
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+(A) the House of Representatives;
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+(B) the Senate; or
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+(C) a joint committee of the Congress;
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+(3) an employee on the staff of a Member of the House of Representatives or on the staff of a Senator;
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+(4) an officer of the House of Representatives or the Senate or a congressional employee who is elected by the House of Representatives or Senate or is appointed by a Member of the House of Representatives or by a Senator (in addition an employee described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3)); or
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+(5) an applicant for a position that is to be occupied by an individual described in any of paragraphs (1) through (4).
+
+(Pub. L. 104–1, title V, § 502, Jan. 23, 1995, 109 Stat. 39.)