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.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives	2
House Office of the Legislative Counsel canonical	1
Legislative Counsel	1
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives	1
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T187062 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: House Office of the Legislative Counsel
Context triple: [Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives, worksWith, House Office of the Legislative Counsel]

A. Office of Legislative Affairs
The Office of Legislative Affairs is the White House office responsible for managing the President’s relationship with Congress, including advancing the administration’s legislative agenda and coordinating congressional outreach.
B. Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives
The Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives is a nonpartisan office responsible for compiling, codifying, and publishing the general and permanent laws of the United States into the United States Code.
C. House Office of the Clerk
The House Office of the Clerk is an administrative office of the U.S. House of Representatives responsible for maintaining legislative records, overseeing the legislative process’s documentation, and providing support services to members.
D. Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
The Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs is the U.S. Department of Labor’s liaison office responsible for managing the department’s relationships and communications with Congress and other federal, state, and local government entities.
E. Office of Tax Legislative Counsel
The Office of Tax Legislative Counsel is a division within the U.S. Treasury that develops, reviews, and advises on federal tax legislation and related policy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: House Office of the Legislative Counsel
Target entity description: 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.

A. Office of Legislative Affairs
The Office of Legislative Affairs is the White House office responsible for managing the President’s relationship with Congress, including advancing the administration’s legislative agenda and coordinating congressional outreach.
B. Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives
The Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives is a nonpartisan office responsible for compiling, codifying, and publishing the general and permanent laws of the United States into the United States Code.
C. House Office of the Clerk
The House Office of the Clerk is an administrative office of the U.S. House of Representatives responsible for maintaining legislative records, overseeing the legislative process’s documentation, and providing support services to members.
D. Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs
The Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs is the U.S. Department of Labor’s liaison office responsible for managing the department’s relationships and communications with Congress and other federal, state, and local government entities.
E. Office of Tax Legislative Counsel
The Office of Tax Legislative Counsel is a division within the U.S. Treasury that develops, reviews, and advises on federal tax legislation and related policy.
F. None of above. chosen

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 ⓘ Members of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ linked to: U.S. Representative
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
distinctFrom	Senate Office of the Legislative Counsel ⓘ
employer	Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives ⓘ linked to: House Office of the Legislative Counsel
establishedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
governingLaw	2 U.S.C. provisions relating to the Office of the Legislative Counsel ⓘ Rules of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ linked to: Rules of the House of Representatives
headedBy	Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives ⓘ linked to: House Office of the Legislative Counsel
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 ⓘ linked to: 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 ⓘ House Office of the Law Revision Counsel ⓘ linked to: Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives House Parliamentarian ⓘ

How these facts were elicited