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Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73

§1822 Leasing of space

Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES › § 1822

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Funds given to the Architect of the Capitol can be used to rent space in Washington, D.C., and nearby areas outside the Capitol Grounds for the Senate, the House, the United States Capitol Police, and the Architect of the Capitol, and to pay costs tied to those leases. Before leasing, the Architect must send written notice and get approval: Senate space needs approval from the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; House space needs approval from the House Appropriations Committee and the House Office Building Commission; other covered space needs approval from both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. This has applied since fiscal year 2004 and continues each year.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §1822

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(a)Funds appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol shall be available—
(1)for the leasing of space in areas within the District of Columbia and its environs beyond the boundaries of the United States Capitol Grounds to meet space requirements of the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, United States Capitol Police, and the Architect of the Capitol under such terms and conditions as the Committee or Commission referred to under subsection (b) may authorize; and
(2)to incur any necessary expense in connection with any leasing of space under paragraph (1).
(b)The Architect of the Capitol may lease space under subsection (a) upon submission of written notice of intent to lease such space to, and approved by—
(1)the Committees on Appropriations and Rules and Administration of the Senate for space to be leased for the Senate;
(2)the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the House Office Building Commission for space to be leased for the House of Representatives; and
(3)the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, for space to be leased for any other entity under subsection (a).
(c)This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004.

Amendments

2007—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110–161, § 1306(a)(1), substituted “Committees on Appropriations and Rules and Administration” for “Committee on Rules and Administration”. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 110–161, § 1306(a)(2), substituted “the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the House Office Building Commission” for “the House Office Building Commission”. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 110–161, § 1306(a)(3), substituted “, for space to be leased for any other entity under subsection (a).” for period at end.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2007 Amendment Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 1306(b), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2243, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 [Pub. L. 108–83].”

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

2 U.S.C. § 1822

Title 2 — The Congress

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73