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§285a Purpose and policy

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Title 2, §285a

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The principal purpose of the Office shall be to develop and keep current an official and positive codification of the laws of the United States. The Office shall maintain impartiality as to issues of legislative policy to be determined by the House.

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Codification Section is based on section 205(b) of House Resolution No. 988, Ninety-third Congress, Oct. 8, 1974, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 93–554.

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2 U.S.C. § 285a

Title 2The Congress

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Apr 6, 2026

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