It is commonly referred to as Capitol Hill and houses all U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate office buildings, the Library of Congress, and the symbol of democracy, the U.S. Capitol.

The United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., is a symbol of the American people and our government and the meeting place of the nation's legislature, the U.S. Congress.

The Capitol is where Congress meets to write the laws of our nation, and where presidents are inaugurated and deliver their annual State of the Union messages.