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.