Legislative Branch Agency Appointments: History, Processes, and Recent Actions (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Feb. 20, 2024 |
| Report Number |
R42072 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Ida A. Brudnick, Specialist on the Congress |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The leaders of the legislative branch agencies and entities—the Government Accountability
Office (GAO), the Library of Congress (LOC), the Congressional Research Service (CRS), the
Government Publishing Office (GPO, formerly Government Printing Office), the Office of the
Architect of the Capitol (AOC), the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP), the Congressional Budget Office
(CBO), and the Office of Compliance—are appointed in a variety of manners.
Four agencies are led by a person appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the
Senate; two are appointed by Congress; one is appointed by the Librarian of Congress; and one is
appointed by a board of directors.
Congress has periodically examined the procedures used to appoint these officers with the aim of
protecting the prerogatives of, and ensuring accountability to, Congress within the framework of
the advice and consent appointment process established in Article II, Section 2 of the
Constitution.
This report contains information on the legislative branch agency heads’ appointment processes,
length of tenures (if terms are set), reappointment or removal provisions (if any), salaries and
benefits, and most recent appointments.
This report also briefly addresses legislation considered, but not enacted, in the 115th Congress to
change the appointment process for the Register of Copyrights.
