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2 U.S.C. § 5571

Office of General Counsel of House; administrative provisions

United States · Title 2 — THE CONGRESS · Status: effective

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2 U.S.C. § 5571, Office of General Counsel of House; administrative provisions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/423768
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The General Counsel of the House of Representatives and any other counsel in the Office of the General Counsel of the House of Representatives, including any counsel specially retained by the Office of General Counsel, shall be entitled, for the purpose of performing the counsel’s functions, to enter an appearance in any proceeding before any court of the United States or of any State or political subdivision thereof without compliance with any requirements for admission to practice before such court, except that the authorization conferred by this subsection shall not apply with respect to the admission of any such person to practice before the United States Supreme Court. The Attorney General shall notify the General Counsel of the House of Representatives as required by section 530D of title 28. In this section, the term “General Counsel of the House of Representatives” means— The provisions of this section shall become effective beginning with September 29, 1999.

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