The Full Form of RLC is‍ Republican Leadership Council.

The Republican Leadership Council (RLC or RLC-PAC), was founded in 1993 as the Committee for Responsible Government. It was a United States political advocacy group and political action committee that promoted Republican candidates who choose a platform that the organization characterized as “fiscally conservative, socially inclusive.” Issues championed by the RLC include small government, lower taxes, balanced budgets, environmental conservation and school choice, often including school vouchers.

The organization was chaired by former Missouri Senator John Danforth and former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman and tended to be critical of what it considered to be the disproportionate role of conservative Christians in the Republican Party.

In 2011, the RLC was dissolved. However, a new Republican Leadership Council of California has been formed to support moderate Republican policies, starting in California.