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2 U.S.C. § 272 — Legislative Counsel

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This law describes how the Senate's Legislative Counsel is chosen. The President pro tempore of the Senate appoints the person. The choice must be based only on fitness for the job, not political party.

The President pro tempore of the Senate appoints the Legislative Counsel. The appointment cannot be based on the person's political party or affiliation. Instead, the choice must be made solely because the person is fit and qualified to perform the duties of the office.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

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.

Source credit: (Feb. 24, 1919, ch. 18, title XIII, § 1303(a), (d), 40 Stat. 1141; June 2, 1924, ch. 234, title XI, § 1101, 43 Stat. 353; Sept. 20, 1941, ch. 412, title VI, § 602, 55 Stat. 726.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1919Enacted · Act of Feb. 24, 1919, ch. 18 · 40 Stat. 1141
  • 1924Amended · Act of June 2, 1924, ch. 234 · 43 Stat. 353
  • 1941Amended · Act of Sept. 20, 1941, ch. 412 · 55 Stat. 726

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 18 on 1919-02-24.

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