A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers is seeking to give Congress the power to appoint or remove an architect of the Capitol, rather than leaving it in the hands of the president.
The proposal comes in the wake of President Joe Biden’s removal in February of former Capitol Architect J. Brett Blanton, who was dogged for months by allegations of unethical behavior and misuse of his government-issued vehicle.
Senate Rules Committee Chair Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and ranking member Deb Fischer, R-Neb., along with House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., and ranking member Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., announced Wednesday they introduced a bill that would establish a congressional commission for the appointment or removal of an architect of the Capitol.
