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Union Calendar No. 216 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2843 

[Report No. 111–372, Part I] 

To provide for the joint appointment of the Architect of the Capitol by 

the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore 

of the Senate, the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate, and the chairs and ranking minority members 

of the committees of Congress with jurisdiction over the Office of the 

Architect of the Capitol, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 12, 2009 

Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. 

DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

LATHAM, and Mr. WAMP) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 

such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

DECEMBER 10, 2009 

Reported from the Committee on House Administration 

DECEMBER 10, 2009 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the 

Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 

to be printed 

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A BILL 

To provide for the joint appointment of the Architect of 

the Capitol by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate, and the chairs and ranking minority 

members of the committees of Congress with jurisdiction 

over the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, and 

for other purposes. 

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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Architect of the Capitol 

5 Appointment Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF SERVICE OF ARCHI7 TECT OF THE CAPITOL. 

8 (a) APPOINTMENT.—The Architect of the Capitol 

9 shall be appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House 

10 of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Sen11 ate, the majority and minority leaders of the House of 

12 Representatives and Senate, the chair and ranking minor13 ity member of the Committee on House Administration 

14 of the House of Representatives, the chair and ranking 

15 minority member of the Committee on Rules and Adminis16 tration of the Senate, and the chairs and ranking minority 

17 members of the Committees on Appropriations of the 

18 House of Representatives and Senate. 

19 (b) TERM OF SERVICE.—The Architect of the Capitol 

20 shall be appointed for a term of 10 years, and may be 

21 reappointed for additional terms. 

22 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 319 of the 

23 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 

24 1801) is repealed. 

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1 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 

2 respect to appointments made on or after the date of the 

3 enactment of this Act. 

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Union Calendar No. 216 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2843 

[Report No. 111–372, Part I] 

A BILL 

To provide for the joint appointment of the Archiother purposes. Office of the Architect of the Capitol, and for committees of Congress with jurisdiction over the the chairs and ranking minority members of the the House of Representatives and Senate, and the Senate, the majority and minority leaders of of Representatives, the President pro tempore of tect of the Capitol by the Speaker of the House 

DECEMBER 10, 2009 

Reported from the Committee on House Administration 

DECEMBER 10, 2009 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure disprinted House on the State of the Union and ordered to be charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 

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