The House of Representatives Page Program is a great way for young people to
learn about the legislative process. It is an exciting, invaluable experience
that a student will always remember. Many current Members of Congress began
their careers as pages on the House floor.
To qualify as a House page, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Be a high school junior;
- Be at least sixteen years of age; and
- Have a minimum GPA
of 3.0.
Although pages are sponsored by a Member of Congress, they are not employed
by any particular Member's office. Instead, pages work as a team on the House
floor assisting all 435 Members.
If a page serves during the academic school year, they attend the House of
Representatives Page School. There they may continue their eleventh grade
studies while at the same time learn about House operations. Pages live in the
Page Residence Hall and are supervised by a full-time staff. Pages are paid
employees and their room and board fees are deducted from their monthly
paycheck.
As there are only 72 page positions available, obtaining nominations for the
Congressional Page Program is a competitive process. Additionally, nominations
are based on the Representativeâ€TMs seniority in the House of Representatives.
Since Congressman Altmire is a New Member in the 110th Congress, he must wait
for his turn to nominate a page for the upcoming year. We still encourage high
school students that meet the requirements to apply through our office. If
Congressman Altmire is given the opportunity to nominate a page for the fall
term, our office will inform each applicant and send him or her an official
nomination packet.
If you are interested in participating in the House Page Program, please
fill out the application below and send it to
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
. All
applications for the Fall 2007 Program are due by June 1, 2007.
The application form is available in either PDF or Word format.
If you would like more information on the House of Representatives Page
Program or if you have any questions, please contact my office .
|