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    <item congress="118" measure-type="hr" measure-number="9487" measure-id="id118hr9487" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2024-09-06" update-date="2025-07-28">
        <title>House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id118hr9487v49" currentChamber="BOTH" update-date="2025-07-28">
            <action-date>2025-01-04</action-date>
            <action-desc>Public Law</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act </strong></p><p>This act authorizes the designation of more than one attorney in the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives as Deputy Legislative Counsel.&nbsp;(Previously, the law authorized only one deputy.)</p><p>A Deputy Legislative Counsel must perform the functions of the Legislative Counsel during the Legislative Counsel's disability or absence (including a vacancy in the office).</p>]]></summary-text>
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        <summary summary-id="id118hr9487v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2025-01-02">
            <action-date>2024-12-16</action-date>
            <action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act </strong></p><p>This bill authorizes the designation of more than one attorney in the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives as Deputy Legislative Counsel.&nbsp;(Current law authorizes only one deputy.)</p><p>A Deputy Legislative Counsel must perform the functions of the Legislative Counsel during the Legislative Counsel's disability or absence (including a vacancy).</p>]]></summary-text>
        </summary>
        <summary summary-id="id118hr9487v07" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2024-12-23">
            <action-date>2024-09-16</action-date>
            <action-desc>Reported to House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act </strong></p><p>This bill authorizes the designation of more than one attorney in the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives as Deputy Legislative Counsel.&nbsp;(Current law authorizes only one deputy.)</p><p>A Deputy Legislative Counsel must perform the functions of the Legislative Counsel during the Legislative Counsel's disability or absence (including a vacancy).</p>]]></summary-text>
        </summary>
        <summary summary-id="id118hr9487v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2024-12-20">
            <action-date>2024-09-06</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>House Office of Legislative Counsel Modernization Act </strong></p><p>This bill authorizes the designation of more than one attorney in the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives as Deputy Legislative Counsel.&nbsp;(Current law authorizes only one deputy.)</p><p>A Deputy Legislative Counsel must perform the functions of the Legislative Counsel during the Legislative Counsel's disability or absence (including a vacancy).</p>]]></summary-text>
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