Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-102
§285a Purpose and Policy
Title 2 › CHAPTER 9A — OFFICE OF LAW REVISION COUNSEL › § 285a
Summary
Create and update an official code of U.S. laws; stay neutral on policy matters for the House.
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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 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102