§1801a — Title 2 The Congress | U.S. Code

Summary

The Architect of the Capitol must be chosen by a special congressional commission by a majority vote. The commission is made up of the Speaker of the House, the Senate majority leader, the House and Senate minority leaders, and the chair and ranking member from four committees: House Appropriations, Senate Appropriations, House Administration, and Senate Rules and Administration. The choice must be based only on the person’s ability to do the job, not on political party. The Architect serves a 10-year term and can be reappointed for more 10-year terms if the commission again votes by majority. The commission can also remove the Architect at any time by a majority vote. These rules apply to appointments made on or after December 22, 2023.

Title 2, §1801a

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(a)The Architect of the Capitol shall be appointed, without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office, upon a majority vote of a congressional commission (referred to in this section as the “commission”) consisting of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, and the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.

(b)The Architect of the Capitol shall be appointed for a term of 10 years and, upon a majority vote of the members of the commission, may be reappointed for additional 10-year terms.

(c)The Architect of the Capitol may be removed from office at any time upon a majority vote of the members of the commission.

(d)

(e)This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall apply with respect to appointments made on or after December 22, 2023.

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made by this section, referred to in subsec. (e), see Codification note below. Codification Section is comprised of section 5702 of Pub. L. 118–31. Subsec. (d)(1) of section 5702 of Pub. L. 118–31 repealed section 1801 of this title. Subsec. (d)(2) of section 5702 of Pub. L. 118–31 amended section 1811 of this title.

§1801a Appointment and term of service of Architect of the Capitol