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General authority to employ : United States House of Representatives , June 8 , 2025

June 8, 2025

United States House of Representatives

From the statute, “Each Executive agency, military department, and the government of the District of Columbia may employ such number of employees of the various classes recognized by chapter 51 of this title as Congress may appropriate for from year to year.”

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United States House of Representatives

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