---
kind: "unit"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
key: "ch9/schII/ptI"
level: "part"
label: "Part I"
heading: "Purpose, Policy, and Function"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/ch9-schII-ptI"
sections_count: 3
---

# Part I — Purpose, Policy, and Function

Title 2 — The Congress › Chapter 9 — Office of Legislative Counsel › Subchapter II — House of Representatives

## Sections

- [§281. Establishment](/usc/2/281.md)
- [§281a. Purpose and policy](/usc/2/281a.md)
- [§281b. Functions](/usc/2/281b.md)