House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act became law 120 days after introduction, with one cosponsor, a Democrat
IntroducedSep 6, 2024
ReportedSep 11, 2024
Passed one chamberDec 16, 2024
Passed bothDec 19, 2024
LawJan 4, 2025
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 65 words.
House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act This act authorizes the designation of more than one attorney in the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives as Deputy Legislative Counsel. (Previously, the law authorized only one deputy.) A Deputy Legislative Counsel must perform the functions of the Legislative Counsel during the Legislative Counsel's disability or absence (including a vacancy in the office).
Context
- Committees
- House Committee on House Administration
- Policy area
- Congress: 28 of 922 bills became law, 113th–118th (3%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 70 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 441 words
- Subjects
- Congressional officers and employeesHouse of RepresentativesLawyers and legal services
- Latest action
- Jan 4, 2025: Became Public Law No: 118-263.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]