Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73not60
§140 Employees; Fitness
Title 2 › Chapter 5— LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › § 140
Summary
People who work at the Library of Congress under the Librarian must be hired only because they are suited for the specific duties of the job.
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Title 2, §140
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All persons employed in and about said Library of Congress under the Librarian shall be appointed solely with reference to their fitness for their particular duties.
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Codification Act June 29, 1922, § 1, cited as a credit to this section, which transferred duties of the Superintendent of the Library Building and Grounds to the Architect of the Capitol and the Librarian of Congress and provided for appointment of employees, was amended generally by Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 1208(a), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 375, and no longer relates to this subject matter.
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2 U.S.C. § 140
Title 2 — The Congress
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Apr 3, 2026
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