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The '''Architect of the Capitol''' is the [[Federal government of the United States|federal]] [[Government agency|agency]] responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the [[United States Capitol Complex]]. It is an agency of the [[Federal government of the United States#Legislative branch|legislative branch of the federal government]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aoc.gov/doing-business-aoc/overview|title=Overview of Doing Business with AOC|access-date=April 4, 2014}}</ref> and is accountable to the [[United States Congress]] and the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]].<ref name="autogenerated1" /> Both the agency and the head of the agency are called "Architect of the Capitol". The head of the agency is appointed by a vote of a congressional commission for a ten-year term.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tully-McManus |first=Katherine |date=December 14, 2023 |title=Congress claws back hiring and firing power for the Capitol building’s top manager |url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/12/14/congress/control-of-the-capitol-architect-ndaa-00131625 |work=Politico}}</ref><ref>H.R. 2670 (118th Congress, PL118-31), SEC. 5702 of the Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act of 2024, FY24NDAA.</ref> Prior to 2024, the [[president of the United States]] appointed the Architect upon confirmation vote by the [[United States Senate]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=2 U.S. Code § 1801 - Appointment |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/2/1801 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=LII / Legal Information Institute |language=en}}</ref> and was accountable to the president.<ref name=":0" /> |
The '''Architect of the Capitol''' is the [[Federal government of the United States|federal]] [[Government agency|agency]] responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the [[United States Capitol Complex]]. It is an agency of the [[Federal government of the United States#Legislative branch|legislative branch of the federal government]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aoc.gov/doing-business-aoc/overview|title=Overview of Doing Business with AOC|access-date=April 4, 2014}}</ref> and is accountable to the [[United States Congress]] and the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]].<ref name="autogenerated1" /> Both the agency and the head of the agency are called "Architect of the Capitol". The head of the agency is appointed by a vote of a congressional commission for a ten-year term.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tully-McManus |first=Katherine |date=December 14, 2023 |title=Congress claws back hiring and firing power for the Capitol building’s top manager |url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/12/14/congress/control-of-the-capitol-architect-ndaa-00131625 |work=Politico}}</ref><ref>H.R. 2670 (118th Congress, PL118-31), SEC. 5702 of the Architect of the Capitol Appointment Act of 2024, FY24NDAA.</ref> Prior to 2024, the [[president of the United States]] appointed the Architect upon confirmation vote by the [[United States Senate]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=2 U.S. Code § 1801 - Appointment |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/2/1801 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=LII / Legal Information Institute |language=en}}</ref> and was accountable to the president.<ref name=":0" /> |
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[[President Trump]] nominated [[Brett Blanton]] as Architect of the Capitol on December 9, 2019. On December 19, 2019, the [[United States Senate]] confirmed his nomination by [[voice vote]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/1324|title=PN1324 - Nomination of J. Brett Blanton for Congress of the United States, 116th Congress (2019-2020)|date=2019-12-19 |website=www.congress.gov |access-date=2019-12-20}}</ref> He was sworn in on January 16, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aoc.gov/news/12th-architect-capitol-sworn|title=12th Architect of the Capitol Sworn In|website=AOC.gov|access-date=January 31, 2020}}</ref> Blanton replaced acting Architect of the Capitol Thomas J. Carroll, who replaced former acting Architect of the Capitol [[Christine A. Merdon]]. Prior to that, [[Stephen T. Ayers]] served as acting Architect of the Capitol from February 2007, and was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on May 12, 2010, becoming the 11th Architect of the Capitol.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aoc.gov/aoc/press-room/Stephen-Ayers-confirmed-by-Senate.cfm|title=Stephen T. Ayers Confirmed by United States Senate to Serve as 11th Architect of the Capitol|access-date=August 5, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315130836/http://www.aoc.gov/aoc/press-room/Stephen-Ayers-confirmed-by-Senate.cfm|archive-date=March 15, 2012}}</ref> He retired on November 23, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aoc.gov/architect-of-the-capitol/stephen-t-ayers-faia-ccm-leed-ap|title=Stephen T. Ayers|website=AOC.gov|access-date=February 8, 2019|archive-date=May 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511132755/https://aoc.gov/architect-of-the-capitol/stephen-t-ayers-faia-ccm-leed-ap|url-status=dead}}</ref> On November 1, 2022 [[Politico]] reported that the OIG had investigated and concluded that Blanton and his family had misused government resources.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/11-1-2022/watchdogs-architect-report/ |title=An internal watchdog report found that the Architect of the Capitol misused government vehicles and passed himself off as a law enforcement officer.| last=Wu | first=Nicholas| last2=Tully-McManus|first2=Katherine |website=Politico.com}}</ref> The OIG report confirms this report.<ref>[https://www.oversight.gov/sites/default/files/oig-reports/AOC/2021-0011-INVI-P-Oversight-Post-Final_0.pdf J. Brett Blanton, Architect of the Capitol, Abused His Authority, Misused Government Property and Wasted Taxpayer Money, Among Other Substantiated Violations]</ref> |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |