# 118-hr-9487: House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act

118-hr-9487, House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI); status became_law (as of 2026-01-05).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-9487
- As of: 2026-01-05
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-9487
- Congress: 118
- Title: House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2024-09-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## Summary

**This law lets the House Legislative Counsel appoint and use multiple Deputy Legislative Counsels to carry out the office's legal drafting functions.** It provides that a Deputy Legislative Counsel will perform the Legislative Counsel's functions and requires the Legislative Counsel to file a notice with the Speaker and the Minority Leader specifying the order that determines which deputy acts when there are multiple deputies, updates statutory text to "Deputy Legislative Counsels", and sets the act's short title as the House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2024-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 118-hr-1096: 250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act
- 118-hr-7438: FIFA World Cup 2026 Commemorative Coin Act
- 118-hr-6513: COCOA Act of 2024
- 118-hr-9779: COCOA Act of 2024
- 118-hr-9489: Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act of 2024
- 118-hr-8231: James Earl Jones Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [118-hr-9487 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9487)

## Related
- [118-hr-1096: 250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-1096)
- [118-hr-7438: FIFA World Cup 2026 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-7438)
- [118-hr-6513: COCOA Act of 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-6513)
- [118-hr-9779: COCOA Act of 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-9779)
- [118-hr-9489: Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act of 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-9489)
- [118-hr-8231: James Earl Jones Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-8231)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-9487 (as of 2026-01-05).