The Office of the Law Revision Council publishes the U.S. Code online.
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The Lawfare PodcastOct 8, 2026
Multiple primary sources confirm the Office of the Law Revision Counsel (OLRC) of the U.S. House prepares and publishes the U.S. Code, and operates the uscode.house.gov online version, which was current as of late October 2026 (before the 2026-10-08 posting date, the same arrangement applied).
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… Well, my object lesson, I have another ode to the legislative branch, and not to the legislative branch for those who may not be familiar. There is a little office in the House of Representatives called the Office of the Law Revision Council, which does a number of very important functional things, uh, but among other things, it maintains and publishes the U.S. Code online, which is a great service. Technically, I believe the statute only requires them to publish the U.S. Code periodically and in kind of annual supplements, which has been the long-standing practice, but they actually keep it kind of live version online, which …
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Supports. The Senate.gov guide states the U.S. Code is prepared by the Office of Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House and that the House OLRC provides the full official text online with searching and downloads.[1]
Supports. The FAQ on uscode.house.gov describes the online Code as produced by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, updated on an ongoing basis as public laws are enacted.[2]
Supports. GovInfo states the U.S. Code is published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House and links to USCode.House.gov as the search and browse service of that office.[3]
Supports. A law library guide describes the OLRC as preparing and publishing the U.S. Code and offering online access to current and historical editions.[4]
Context. The post says the OLRC is a little office in the House and that it publishes the Code online; the extraction matches this wording. The sources note the GPO also publishes the official print edition, which does not contradict the claim.[1][5]
Sources
5 sources: 5 primary
- 1How to Find the U.S. Codesenate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 2FAQ and Glossary - US Code - House.govuscode.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3United States Code - GovInfogovinfo.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Guides: Free and Low-Cost Online Legal Research : Statutes, Legislation, and Regulationslibguides.law.umich.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5LRAW Research Spring 2027: Updating Federal Statutesguides.law.sc.edu · primary source · cited for: context
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