Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives

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The Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the territory’s bicameral legislature, composed of elected members who create and pass local laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of a bicameral legislature
legislative body
lower house
appliesToTerritory all islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
canImpeach certain territorial officials
coequalChamberWith Northern Mariana Islands Senate
composition elected representatives
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
surface form: Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands
country Northern Mariana Islands
electoralDistrictType single-member districts
establishedBy Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
surface form: Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands
governmentBranch legislative branch
governmentFormContext territorial government of the United States
hasHouseType lower house
hasLeaderTitle Floor Leader
Speaker
Vice Speaker
hasNumberOfMembers 20
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.cnmileg.gov.mp/
headOfGovernmentBody Speaker of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
isLowerChamberOf Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature
jurisdiction Northern Mariana Islands
surface form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
languageOfWork Carolinian
Chamorro
English
legalSystemContext United States territorial law
legislativeChamberOf Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature
surface form: Northern Mariana Islands Legislature
legislativeProcessRole debates bills
introduces bills
participates in budget approval
passes local laws
locatedIn Northern Mariana Islands
Saipan
United States of America
surface form: United States
meetsIn Saipan
oversightFunction oversight of the executive branch of the Northern Mariana Islands
partOf Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature
sessionType regular sessions
special sessions
subordinateTo Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
surface form: Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands
termLength 2 years
votingSystem first-past-the-post voting

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Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature hasComponent Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
Government of the Northern Mariana Islands lowerHouse Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives