Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73
§282 Legislative Counsel
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES › Part Part II— - Administration › § 282
Summary
The Speaker appoints the Legislative Counsel to run the Office based only on fitness, not party, and can remove them at any time.
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Title 2, §282
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The management, supervision, and administration of the Office are vested in the Legislative Counsel, who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the position. Any person so appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker.
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2 U.S.C. § 282
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73