PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Architect of the Capitol is chosen by a congressional commission by majority vote. The pick must ignore party and be based only on fitness for the job. The commission includes top House and Senate leaders and certain committee chairs and ranking minority members. The Architect serves a 10-year term, can be reappointed to more 10-year terms by the commission’s majority vote, and can be removed at any time by that majority. These rules apply to appointments made on or after December 22, 2023.

Title 2, §1801a

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(a)Appointment

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)Term of service

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)Removal

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

(d)Omitted

(e)Effective date

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

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

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Amendments

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 L. 118–31 repealed section 1801 of this title.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