Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73
§281a Purpose and policy
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES › Part Part I— - Purpose, Policy, and Function › § 281a
Summary
Help House members and committees state policy clearly, remain neutral, and not take sides on bills unless the Speaker or a committee asks about matters affecting the Office. Communications with any Member or committee are attorney-client.
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Title 2, §281a
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The purpose of the Office shall be to advise and assist the House of Representatives, and its committees and Members, in the achievement of a clear, faithful, and coherent expression of legislative policies. The Office shall maintain impartiality as to issues of legislative policy to be determined by the House of Representatives, and shall not advocate the adoption or rejection of any legislation except when duly requested by the Speaker or a committee to comment on a proposal directly affecting the functions of the Office. The Office shall maintain the attorney-client relationship with respect to all communications between it and any Member or committee of the House.
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2 U.S.C. § 281a
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73