Office of the Law Revision Counsel
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The Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives
prepares and publishes the United States Code
, which is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. The Office was created in 1974 when the provisions of Title II, sec. 205, of H. Res. 988, 93rd United States Congress
, were enacted by Public Law 93-554, 88 Stat. 1777.
The counsel is appointed by the Speaker of the House
and must
In other words, the counsel takes the Act of Congress
that generally cover more than one subject, and makes the revisions indicated to each title of the United States Code
.
The current counsel, Ralph V. Seep, was appointed by Speaker John Boehner
, effective June 2, 2011.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
prepares and publishes the United States Code
United States Code
The Code of Laws of the United States of America is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal laws of the United States...
, which is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. The Office was created in 1974 when the provisions of Title II, sec. 205, of H. Res. 988, 93rd United States Congress
93rd United States Congress
The Ninety-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1975, during the end of Richard...
, were enacted by Public Law 93-554, 88 Stat. 1777.
The counsel is appointed by the Speaker of the House
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives...
and must
prepare, and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary one title at a time, a complete compilation, restatement, and revision of the general and permanent laws of the United States which conforms to the understood policy, intent, and purpose of the Congress in the original enactments, with such amendments and corrections as will remove ambiguities, contradictions, and other imperfections both of substance and of form, separately stated, with a view to the enactment of each title as positive lawPositive lawPositive law is the term generally used to describe man-made laws which bestow specific privileges upon, or remove them from, an individual or group...
."
In other words, the counsel takes the Act of Congress
Act of Congress
An Act of Congress is a statute enacted by government with a legislature named "Congress," such as the United States Congress or the Congress of the Philippines....
that generally cover more than one subject, and makes the revisions indicated to each title of the United States Code
United States Code
The Code of Laws of the United States of America is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal laws of the United States...
.
The current counsel, Ralph V. Seep, was appointed by Speaker John Boehner
John Boehner
John Andrew Boehner is the 61st and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he is the U.S. Representative from , serving since 1991...
, effective June 2, 2011.