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2 U.S.C. § 272

Legislative Counsel

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The Legislative Counsel shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, without reference to political affiliations and solely on the ground of fitness to perform the duties of the office.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1976–1976 · leading case: Constitutionality of Bill Creating an Off. of Cong. Legal Couns. (OLC 1976).
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Constitutionality of Bill Creating an Off. of Cong. Legal Couns. (OLC 1976). “Significantly, the legislative counsel appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate and by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively ( 2 U.S.C. § 272 (1970)), are officers of the house to which they have been appointed and not officers of Congress at…”
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