2 U.S.C. § 5101
Employment of administrative assistants for Speaker and House Majority and Minority Leaders; compensation; appropriations
The Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority leader of the House of Representatives are each authorized to employ an administrative assistant, who shall receive basic compensation at a rate not to exceed $8,000 a year. There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the payment of such compensation.