[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6656 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6656

To provide for the joint appointment of the Architect of the Capitol by 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the 
   Senate, the 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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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2008

      Ms. Wasserman Schultz (for herself, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Brady of 
 Pennsylvania, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Latham, and Mr. Ehlers) 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

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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 majority leader of the 
   Senate, the 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 2008''.

SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF SERVICE OF ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.

    (a) Appointment.--The Architect of the Capitol shall be appointed 
jointly by 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 
chair 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 chair 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 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.
    (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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