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H. R. 9487 — An Act To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 to authorize the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives to designate more than one of the attorneys of the Office of the Legislative Counsel as a Deputy Legislative Counsel, and for other purposes.
December 21, 2024
Status:Enrolled Bill
Congress:118
Words:308
H. R. 9487, titled the “House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act,” amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970. It allows the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives to designate more than one attorney as a Deputy Legislative Counsel. If there...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to let more than one lawyer in a special office for Congress be the "helper" lawyer. If there are many helpers, a special note will say who does what, but it's not always easy for everyone to see this information.
H. R. 9487 — An Act To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 to authorize the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives to designate more than one of the attorneys of the Office of the Legislative Counsel as a Deputy Legislative Counsel, and for other purposes.
December 17, 2024
Status:Received in Senate
Congress:118
Words:339
H. R. 9487, titled the “House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act,” seeks to update the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 by allowing the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives to appoint more than one Deputy Legislative Counsel from its pool of...
Simple Explanation
The bill allows the House of Representatives' lawyer team to have more than one "helper-in-charge" to make things run better, but it needs clearer rules to avoid confusion on who does what job.
H. R. 9487 — An Act To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 to authorize the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives to designate more than one of the attorneys of the Office of the Legislative Counsel as a Deputy Legislative Counsel, and for other purposes.
December 16, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:375
H. R. 9487 aims to update the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 by allowing the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives to appoint multiple attorneys as Deputy Legislative Counsels. This change provides more flexibility in assigning roles within the Office of...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to let the people who help write laws in the House of Representatives choose more helpers to share their work, making things easier for everyone. The order these helpers use to decide who’s in charge is written down and given to some important leaders, but it might be a little tricky for others to find out who is in charge.
H. R. 9487 — To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 to authorize the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives to designate more than one of the attorneys of the Office of the Legislative Counsel as a Deputy Legislative Counsel, and for other purposes.
September 16, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:507
H.R. 9487, called the "House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act," proposes changes to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970. The bill allows the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives to designate more than one attorney as a Deputy Legislative...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9487 is like giving the House law-making helpers more backup by allowing more than one helper to have a special job title, so they can share the work better and not get confused about who does what.

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