Architect of the Capitol

The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, and also the head of that agency. The Architect of the Capitol is a legislative branch body and is responsible to the United States Congress

The Capitol Complex includes the Capitol, the Capitol Visitor Center, the seven congressional office buildings (Cannon, Ford, Longworth, Rayburn for the House of Representatives, and Russell, Dirksen, and Hart for the Senate), the Library of Congress buildings, the United States Supreme Court building, the United States Botanic Garden, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, the Capitol Power Plant, the House and Senate page dormitories, and other facilities.

The Architect of the Capitol, along with the Senate and House sergeants-at-arms, sits on the Capitol Police Board, which has jurisdiction over the United States Capitol Police, and the United States Capitol Guide Board, which has jurisdiction over the United States Capitol Guide Service.

Until 1989 the position of Architect of the Capitol was filled by appointment from the President of the United States for an indefinite term. Legislation enacted in 1989 provides that the Architect is to be appointed for a term of ten years by the President, with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, from a list of three candidates recommended by a congressional commission. Upon confirmation by the Senate, the Architect becomes an official of the legislative branch as an officer and agent of Congress; he is eligible for reappointment after completion of his term.

The current acting Architect of the Capitol is Stephen T. Ayers.

List of Architects of the Capitol

This is a complete list of Architects of the Capitol:

External links

* [http://www.aoc.gov/ Architect of the Capitol]