Chamber of Representatives
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The Chamber of Representatives is the lower house of Colombia’s bicameral Congress, responsible for initiating legislation, overseeing the executive, and representing citizens by electoral districts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chamber of Representatives of Colombia | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
house of the Congress of Colombia
ⓘ
lower house of legislature ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Cámara de Representantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budgetaryRole | participates in approval of the national budget ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| electionFrequency | every 4 years ⓘ |
| electoralDistrictBasis |
Capital District of Bogotá
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
special constituencies ⓘ territorial departments of Colombia ⓘ |
| electoralDistrictType | multi-member districts ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| establishedBy | 1991 Constitution of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of Colombia ⓘ |
| hasCommittees |
special committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Spanish ⓘ |
| legislativeStructure | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | national legislature ⓘ |
| location | Bogotá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Capitolio Nacional NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberTitle | Representative to the Chamber ⓘ |
| nativeName | Cámara de Representantes de Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 172 ⓘ |
| oversightFunction | political control over the national government ⓘ |
| partOf | Congress of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| power |
amend laws
ⓘ
approve laws ⓘ initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of Colombia ⓘ introduce bills ⓘ request reports from the executive branch ⓘ summon ministers and high officials for questioning ⓘ |
| predecessor | Chamber of Representatives under the 1886 Constitution of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
initiates legislation
ⓘ
oversees the executive branch of Colombia ⓘ represents citizens by electoral districts ⓘ |
| sessionType | plenary sessions ⓘ |
| sisterHouse | Senate of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialConstituencyType |
Afro-Colombian communities
ⓘ
Colombians living abroad ⓘ Indigenous communities ⓘ Raizal community of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | citizens of Colombia aged 18 or older ⓘ |
| votingSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| votingSystemDetail | open list ⓘ |
| website | https://www.camara.gov.co/ ⓘ |
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