House Office of the Legislative Counsel

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legislative support office office of the United States House of Representatives

The House Office of the Legislative Counsel is a nonpartisan office of the U.S. House of Representatives that assists members in drafting, reviewing, and refining legislative language.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives	0	2
Legislative Counsel	0	1
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives	0	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative support office → office of the United States House of Representatives →
branchOfGovernment	legislative branch of the United States federal government →
characteristic	confidential services to clients → nonpartisan analysis and drafting → professional staff of attorneys →
client	House committees → House leadership offices → U.S. Representative → surface form: Members of the United States House of Representatives
country	United States of America → surface form: United States
distinctFrom	Senate Office of the Legislative Counsel →
employer	House Office of the Legislative Counsel self-linksurface differs → surface form: Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives
establishedBy	United States Congress →
governingLaw	2 U.S.C. provisions relating to the Office of the Legislative Counsel → Rules of the House of Representatives → surface form: Rules of the United States House of Representatives
headedBy	House Office of the Legislative Counsel self-linksurface differs → surface form: Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives
jurisdiction	matters within the legislative jurisdiction of the United States House of Representatives →
languageOfWork	English →
legislativeBodyServed	United States House of Representatives →
locatedIn	United States Capitol Complex → surface form: United States Capitol complex Washington, D.C. →
nonpartisan	true →
partOf	United States House of Representatives →
primaryFunction	assist in preparation of amendments → assist in preparation of bills and resolutions → assist in preparation of committee prints → assist in preparation of conference reports → draft legislative language → review legislative language → revise legislative language →
purpose	assist House in carrying out its legislative responsibilities → ensure conformity of bills with existing law → improve clarity and consistency of statutory language →
reportsTo	Speaker of the United States House of Representatives → United States House of Representatives →
scopeOfWork	federal legislation →
serviceType	legislative drafting service → statutory interpretation assistance → technical assistance on legislative structure →
worksOn	amendments to bills and resolutions → appropriations legislation → bills → concurrent resolutions → joint resolutions → reconciliation legislation → simple resolutions →
worksWith	House Office of the Clerk → Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives → surface form: House Office of the Law Revision Counsel House Parliamentarian →

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

OLRC → coordinatesWith → House Office of the Legislative Counsel →

this entity surface form: Office of the Legislative Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives

House Office of the Legislative Counsel → employer → House Office of the Legislative Counsel self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives

House Office of the Legislative Counsel → headedBy → House Office of the Legislative Counsel self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives

Chief Clerk of the Assembly → worksWith → House Office of the Legislative Counsel →

this entity surface form: Legislative Counsel

Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives → worksWith → House Office of the Legislative Counsel →