HR 9487 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act

Introduced Sep 6, 2024 Originated House Sponsor Bryan Steil R-WI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 4, 2025 Became Public Law No: 118-263.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 6, 2024
  2. Passed HouseDec 16, 2024
  3. Passed SenateDec 19, 2024
  4. To the PresidentDec 27, 2024
  5. Became lawJan 4, 2025

Summary

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).

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 10, 2024.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleSep 10, 2024

Actions 19

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 4, 2025Became Public Law No: 118-263.
  2. Jan 4, 2025Signed by President.
  3. Dec 27, 2024Presented to President.
  4. Dec 20, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Dec 19, 2024Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7223)
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Dec 17, 2024Received in Senate
  3. Dec 16, 2024Engrossed in House
  4. Sep 16, 2024Reported in House
  5. Sep 6, 2024Introduced in House

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