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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 Rep-
resentatives 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 re-
ferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be sub-
sequently 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 Representa-
tives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the ma-
jority and minority leaders of the House of Representa-
tives 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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Architect of the Capitol 
Appointment Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF SERVICE OF ARCHI-
TECT OF THE CAPITOL. 
(a) APPOINTMENT.—The Architect of the Capitol 
shall be appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Sen-
ate, the majority and minority leaders of the House of 
Representatives and Senate, the chair and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on House Administration 
of the House of Representatives, the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration of the Senate, and the chairs and ranking minority 
members of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate. 
(b) TERM OF SERVICE.—The Architect of the Capitol 
shall be appointed for a term of 10 years, and may be 
reappointed for additional terms. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 319 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
1801) is repealed. 
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to appointments made on or after the date of the 
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 Archi-
tect 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. 
DECEMBER 10, 2009 
Reported from the Committee on House Administration 
DECEMBER 10, 2009 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure dis-
charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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