2 USC § 285 - Establishment

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title: "2 USC § 285 - Establishment"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "285"
section_name: "Establishment"
chapter_number: 9
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF LAW REVISION COUNSEL"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–554, title I, ch. III, § 101, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777.)"
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# § 285. Establishment

There is established in the House of Representatives an office to be known as the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, referred to hereinafter in this chapter as the “Office”.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–554, title I, ch. III, § 101, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section is based on section 205(a) of House Resolution No. 988, Ninety-third Congress, , which was enacted into permanent law by .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

, ch. III, , , provided that the enactment of House Resolution No. 988, Ninety-third Congress, , into permanent law is effective on . This chapter is derived from enactment into permanent law of section 205 of House Resolution No. 988.