Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73
§285c Law Revision Counsel
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 9A— - OFFICE OF LAW REVISION COUNSEL › § 285c
Summary
Speaker appoints the Law Revision Counsel to run the office; the person must be chosen only for ability, not party, and can be removed at any time.
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Title 2, §285c
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The management, supervision, and administration of the Office are vested in the Law Revision Counsel, who shall be appointed by the Speaker 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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Editorial Notes
Codification Section is based on section 205(d) 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. § 285c
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73