How Are Pages Chosen? - The Page Program is administered through the Office of the Clerk, but Pages are selected through the majority and minority leadership. Because of the limited number of Page positions, not all Members can sponsor Pages at the same time. Therefore, if the Member you have chosen is ineligible to sponsor you, you must ask another Member to sponsor you. All communication regarding the Page program must be made through the sponsoring Member.

What Is the Page Board? - In 1982 the Speaker’s Commission on Pages recommended that “responsibility for the administration of the Page program be centralized in a Page Board, established by statute. . .” The statute reads, “until otherwise provided by law, there is hereby established a board to be known as the House of Representatives Page Board to ensure that the Page program is conducted in a manner that is consistent with the efficient functioning of the House and welfare for the Pages.” The statute was adopted by the 97th Congress. The first members of the House Page Board were appointed in November 1982. The Board consists of two members of the majority party selected by the Speaker, one member from the minority party selected by the Minority Leader, the Clerk of the House, and the House Sergeant at Arms.

What Is the First Step to Becoming a Page? - Since all Pages must be sponsored by a Member of Congress, the first step is to ask a Member of Congress for sponsorship. That Member will then contact the proper hiring authority to start the application process. The application process may differ according to individual Member requirements and member party procedures. All communication regarding the Page Program must be made through the sponsoring Member.