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H.R.2843 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.

Since 1990 the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate after a House and Senate committee refers a qualified candidate. The AOC serves in that position for ten years or until leaving office.

The bill addresses the inability of the bicameral committee to send a candidate to the president since the last AOC, Alan Hantman retired in 2007.

Under this bill the AOC would be appointed jointly by the Speaker, the President Pro-temp of the Senate, Majority and Minority Leaders of the House and Senate, the chair and ranking Member of the House Administration Committee and Senate and the chair and ranking Members of the House and Senate appropriations committees without the president’s approval.

The AOC would be appointed for ten years and could be reappointed.

Sponsor:  Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-20^th)

Vote:  On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

Cost to the taxpayers: “CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 2843 would not have a significant impact on the federal budget.”

Earmark Certification:   In response to the requirements of clause 9 of rule XXI, the Committee reports that H.R. 2843 does not include any congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of rule XXI.

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