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§285c Law Revision Counsel

Title 2 › CHAPTER 9A — OFFICE OF LAW REVISION COUNSEL › § 285c

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Law Revision Counsel is in charge of running the Office. The Speaker picks the Counsel based only on ability, not political party, and the Counsel serves as long as the Speaker wants.

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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

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102