House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower chamber of the island’s bicameral legislature, responsible for proposing and voting on laws and representing Puerto Rican citizens by electoral districts and at-large members.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
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| Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 |
| House of Delegates of Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 |
| House of Representatives chamber of Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
chamber of parliament
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legislative body → lower house → |
| building | Puerto Rico Capitol → |
| compositionMethod |
elected at-large
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elected by electoral districts → |
| constitutionalFunction | enact laws for Puerto Rico → |
| constitutionalStatus | created under the Constitution of Puerto Rico → |
| country | Puerto Rico → |
| electoralCycle | coincides with Puerto Rico general elections → |
| electoralSystem | single-member districts and at-large seats → |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Puerto Rico → |
| establishedIn | 1952 → |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of Puerto Rico → |
| hasChamber |
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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Senate of Puerto Rico → |
| hasPower |
approve budget
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impeach public officials → introduce legislation → |
| jurisdiction |
Puerto Rico
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surface form:
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
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| languageUsed |
English
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Spanish → |
| leaderTitle |
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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surface form:
Speaker of the House
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| legislature | Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico → |
| locatedIn |
Puerto Rico
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San Juan → |
| meetsIn | Capitol of Puerto Rico → |
| meetsInCity | San Juan → |
| nativeLanguage | es → |
| nativeName |
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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surface form:
Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico
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| numberOfAtLargeSeats | 11 → |
| numberOfDistrictSeats | 40 → |
| numberOfMembers | 51 → |
| oversightFunction | oversees executive branch of Puerto Rico → |
| partOf | Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico → |
| precededBy |
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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surface form:
House of Delegates of Puerto Rico
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| presidingOfficerTitle |
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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surface form:
Speaker of the House
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| role |
proposes laws
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represents Puerto Rican citizens → votes on laws → |
| sessionType |
extraordinary sessions
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regular sessions → |
| termLength | 4 years → |
| typeOfLegislature | bicameral legislature lower chamber → |
| votingSystem |
at-large proportional representation
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first-past-the-post voting in districts → |
| website | https://www.camaraderepresentantes.org → |
Referenced by (20)
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House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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House of Delegates of Puerto Rico
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