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§288a Senate Joint Leadership Group
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 9D— - OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL › § 288a
Summary
The Office must report directly to a Joint Leadership Group including the President pro tempore (or his deputy), the majority and minority leaders, and the chairs and minority members of the Judiciary and contingent-fund committees. The Secretary of the Senate helps them.
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Title 2, §288a
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(a)The Office shall be directly accountable to the Joint Leadership Group in the performance of the duties of the Office.
(b)For purposes of this chapter, the Joint Leadership Group shall consist of the following Members:
(1)The President pro tempore (or if he so designates, the Deputy President pro tempore) of the Senate.
(2)The majority and minority leaders of the Senate.
(3)The Chairman and ranking minority Member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
(4)The Chairman and ranking minority Member of the committee of the Senate which has jurisdiction over the contingent fund of the Senate.
(c)The Joint Leadership Group shall be assisted in the performance of its duties by the Secretary of the Senate.
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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this title”, meaning title VII of Pub. L. 95–521, which enacted this chapter, section 5504 of this title, and section 1364 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and amended section 3210, 3216, and 3219 of Title 39, Postal Service. For complete classification of title VII to the Code, see Tables.
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Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 3, 1979, see section 717 of Pub. L. 95–521, set out as a note under section 288 of this title.
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2 U.S.C. § 288a
Title 2 — The Congress
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73