Recognizing the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Office.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 563 Recognizing the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Office. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Ad- ministration RESOLUTION Recognizing the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Office. Whereas the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives was established 100 years ago by sec- tion 1303 of the Act of February 24, 1919 (40 Stat. 1057, 1141; commonly known as the Revenue Act of 1918); Whereas the Office has grown from serving primarily the Committee on Ways and Means in 1919 to serving all Committees and Members of the House, drafting legisla- tion in all areas of Federal law; VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:22 Sep 19, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR563.IH HR563 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HRES 563 IH Whereas the Office provides the House with high-quality legal analysis and drafting services on a nonpartisan, impar- tial, and confidential basis; Whereas the Office is essential to the House in the achieve- ment of a clear, faithful, and coherent expression of legis- lative policies; and Whereas most attorneys in the Office spend a career in serv- ice of the House with many staying for decades and pro- viding a valuable source of continuity of institutional knowledge: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives ex- 1 presses sincere gratitude to— 2 (1) the Office of the Legislative Counsel for 3 100 years of service; and 4 (2) the attorneys and staff of the Office for 5 their faithful and exemplary public service. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:22 Sep 19, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR563.IH HR563 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS