Chapter XXXIX: Section II: Legislative

[All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. _Constitution of the United States, Art. 1, Sec. 1._]

[The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. _Constitution of the United States, Art. 1, Sec. 6._]

[For the powers of Congress, see the following Articles and Sections of the Constitution of the United States: I., 4, 7, 8, 9; II., 1, 2; III., 3; IV., 1, 3, 5, and all the amendments.]