H.R. 9487 · 118th Congress

House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act

Introduced on Sep 6, 2024 by Bryan Steil (R-WI-1). One cosponsor. Became Public Law 118-263.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-263
Introduced
Sep 6, 2024
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Congress
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

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.

Subjects

  • Congressional officers and employees
  • House of Representatives
  • Lawyers and legal services

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Bryan SteilR-WI-1Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Sep 6, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Sep 6, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Sep 6, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  4. Sep 11, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Sep 11, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  6. Sep 16, 2024Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 118-678.
  7. Sep 16, 2024 · HouseReported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 118-678.
  8. Sep 16, 2024 · HousePlaced on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 89.
  9. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseMr. Steil moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  10. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7153-7154)
  11. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9487.
  12. Dec 16, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7154)
  13. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7154)
  14. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. Dec 17, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice.
  16. Dec 19, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  17. Dec 19, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7223)
  18. Dec 20, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  19. Dec 27, 2024Presented to President.
  20. Dec 27, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  21. Jan 4, 2025Signed by President.
  22. Jan 4, 2025Signed by President.
  23. Jan 4, 2025Became Public Law No: 118-263.
  24. Jan 4, 2025Became Public Law No: 118-263.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.