Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic

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The Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic is the country’s popularly elected legislative body that, together with the Senate, forms the bicameral National Congress and is responsible for initiating and approving national laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of parliament
abbreviation Chamber of Deputies
surface form: Cámara de Diputados
buildingType parliament building
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Dominican Republic
constitutionalFunction lawmaking
political control of the government
representation of the people
country Dominican Republic
electoralBody citizens of the Dominican Republic
electoralConstituencies National District constituencies
overseas constituencies
provincial constituencies
electoralCycle held concurrently with presidential and municipal elections (in most cycles)
formsBicameralLegislatureWith Senate of the Dominican Republic
hasHouseType popularly elected chamber
hasLegislativePeriodLength 4 years
hasLegislatureType bicameral (as part of National Congress)
jurisdiction national legislation of the Dominican Republic
languageOfProceedings Spanish
legislativeChamber lower house
locatedIn Distrito Nacional
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
surface form: Santo Domingo
locatedInCountry Dominican Republic
meetsIn Palacio del Congreso Nacional
meetsInCity Santo Domingo de Guzmán
nativeName Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cámara de Diputados de la República Dominicana
numberOfMembers 190
oversightMechanisms interpellations of ministers
investigative commissions
partOf National Congress of the Dominican Republic
power approval of taxes and public expenditures
legislative initiative
reElection immediate re-election allowed
responsibility approving national laws
budget approval
initiating legislation
oversight of the executive branch
ratification of international treaties (jointly with the Senate, as constitutionally required)
roleInImpeachment brings accusations in impeachment proceedings
sessionType extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
sharesLegislativePowerWith Senate of the Dominican Republic
termLength 4 years
typeOfParliament national parliament lower chamber
votingSystem party-list proportional representation
proportional representation
website https://www.camaradediputados.gob.do/

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Dominican Republic lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic
National Congress of the Dominican Republic hasComponent Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic
National Congress of the Dominican Republic lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic
Senate of the Dominican Republic coLegislativeWith Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic
Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic nativeName Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cámara de Diputados de la República Dominicana