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The Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives is the House officer responsibile for most administrative functions of the House of Representatives, including human resources, information resources, payroll, finance, procurement, and other business services.
The Chief Administrative Officer is an employee of the United States House of Representatives. Along with the other House officers, the Chief Administrative Officer is elected every 2 years when the House organizes for a new Congress. The majority and minority caucuses nominate candidates for the House officer positions after the election of the Speaker. The full House adopts a resolution to elect the officers, who will begin serving the Membership after they have taken the oath of office. The office of the CAO was first created during the 104th Congress. The current CAO is Jay Eagan.
| United States Congress — (House of Representatives, Senate) |
| Members |
House: Current, Former, Districts (by area) | Senate: Current (by seniority, by age), Former (expelled/censured), Classes |
| Leaders |
House: Speaker, Party leaders, Party whips, Dem. caucus, Rep. conference, Dean | Senate: President pro tempore (list), Party leaders, Assistant party leaders, Dem. Caucus (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Rep. Conference (Chair, Vice-Chair, Policy comm. chair), Dean |
| Groups |
African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Caucuses, Committees, Demographics, Senate Women |
| Agencies, Employees & Offices |
Architect of the Capitol, Capitol guide service (board), Capitol police (board), Chiefs of Staff, GAO, Government Printing Office, Law Revision Counsel, Librarian of Congress, Poet laureate | House: Chaplain, Chief Administrative Officer, Clerk, Doorkeeper, Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations, Historian, Page (board), Parliamentarian, Postmaster, Reading clerk, Recording Studio, Sergeant at Arms | Senate: Chaplain, Curator, Historian, Librarian, Page, Parliamentarian, Secretary, Sergeant at Arms |
| Politics & Procedure |
Act of Congress (list), Caucuses, Committees, Hearings, Joint session, Oversight, Partisan mix of delegations, Rider | House: Committees, History, Jefferson's Manual, Procedures | Senate: Committees, Filibuster, History, Traditions, VPs' tie-breaking votes |
| Buildings |
Capitol Complex, Capitol, Botanic Garden | Office buildings– House: Cannon, Ford, Longworth, O'Neill, Rayburn, Senate: Dirksen, Hart, Russell |
| Research |
Biographical directory, Congressional Quarterly, Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, The Hill, Roll Call, THOMAS |
| Misc |
Mace of the House, Power of enforcement, Scandals, Softball League |
