2 U.S.C. § 271 | Establishment

There shall be in the Senate an office to be known as the Office of the Legislative Counsel, and to be under the direction of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate.

Feb. 24, 1919, ch. 18 40 Stat. 1141 June 2, 1924, ch. 234 43 Stat. 353(, title XIII, § 1303(a), (d), ; , title XI, § 1101, .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 531 of Pub. L. 91–510 section 281 of this title section 281 of this title section 282 of this titleAs originally enacted, section provided for creation of an office of the legislative counsel to be under the direction of two legislative counsels. In view of nonapplicability of section to Speaker, employee, etc., of the House of Representatives pursuant to , set out as a note under , section has been revised to limit applicability to Senate and creation therein of Office of Legislative Counsel. See for provisions establishing Office of the Legislative Counsel for the House of Representatives and for provisions vesting management, etc., in the Legislative Counsel.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title of 2025 Amendment

Pub. L. 118–263, § 1Jan. 4, 2025138 Stat. 2978

section 282a of this title“This Act [amending ] may be cited as the ‘House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act’.”

, , , provided that:

Appropriations

Act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 204 60 Stat. 837

“There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the work of the Office of the Legislative Counsel the following sums:

“(1)

June 30, 1947 For the fiscal year ending , $150,000;

“(2)

June 30, 1948 For the fiscal year ending , $200,000;

“(3)

June 30, 1949 For the fiscal year ending , $250,000;

“(4)

June 30, 1950 For the fiscal year ending , $250,000; and

“(5)

For each fiscal year thereafter such sums as may be necessary to carry on the work of the Office.”

, , provided:

Aug. 2, 1946Aug. 2, 1946Aug. 2, 1946section 4301 of this title[Section 204 of act , set out above, was made effective , by section 245 of act , set out as a note under .]