United States House of Representatives

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The United States House of Representatives is the popularly elected legislative chamber of the U.S. Congress whose members represent districts apportioned by population and serve two-year terms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of the United States Congress
lower house of bicameral legislature
apportionmentBasis population
buildingSection House wing of the United States Capitol
citizenshipRequirement at least 7 years a U.S. citizen
constitutionalArticle Article I of the United States Constitution
country United States of America
createdOn 1789
electionCycle every 2 years
electionSystem single-member districts
establishedBy United States Constitution
exclusivePower impeach federal officials
originate revenue bills
governingRules Rules of the House of Representatives
hasChamber House chamber
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasMajorityLeader House Majority Leader
hasMajorityWhip House Majority Whip
hasMajorParties Democratic Party
Republican Party
hasMinorityLeader House Minority Leader
hasMinorityWhip House Minority Whip
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.house.gov
hasSpeaker Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
hasUpperHouse United States Senate
languageUsed English
lastsFor one Congress per 2-year term
legislativeBodyFor United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
meetsIn United States Capitol
minimumAgeOfMembers 25 years
nickname United States House of Representatives self-linksurface differs
surface form: the House
nonVotingDelegatesCount 6
numberOfMembers 435
partOf United States Congress
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
surface form: Speaker of the House
primaryFunction lawmaking
power of the purse
representation of the people
residencyRequirement inhabitant of the state represented
supervises Chief Administrative Officer of the House
House Office of the Clerk
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
surface form: House Sergeant at Arms
termLength 2 years
typeOfLegislature partisan legislature
votingMembersCount 435
votingMethod electronic voting system
recorded roll call vote
voice vote
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Josiah Quincy III memberOf United States House of Representatives
Chellie Pingree memberOf United States House of Representatives
Virginia's 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
New Jersey's 9th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
New Jersey's 9th congressional district currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 chamber United States House of Representatives
Morris Hillquit ranForOffice United States House of Representatives
John Rhodes legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Education Amendments of 1972 sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives
House press galleries partOf United States House of Representatives
Freedom Caucus legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
South Carolina's 5th congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
John Spratt legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Charles Francis Adams Sr. legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Gerrit Smith legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
John Adams (New York politician) legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
John Adams (New York politician) officeContested United States House of Representatives
Second United States Congress legislativeTermOf United States House of Representatives
Second United States Congress hasPart United States House of Representatives
Daniel Hoan officeContested United States House of Representatives
Mick employer United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Mick Mulvaney
Bank Act of 1791 debatedIn United States House of Representatives
William Schley electedToBody United States House of Representatives
Ralph Norman legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
North Carolina's 11th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Madison Cawthorn memberOf United States House of Representatives
Columbus Delano officeContested United States House of Representatives
Joshua R. Giddings member of United States House of Representatives
Ed Koch servedIn United States House of Representatives
Edward Gurney legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Bob Barr memberOf United States House of Representatives
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee memberOf United States House of Representatives
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives
George Herbert Allen memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: George Allen
LXXXIV legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: LXXXIV United States Congress
Subcommittee on Roads legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Subcommittee on Beach Erosion legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Subcommittee on Watershed Development legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Windham, New Hampshire federalRepresentation United States House of Representatives
Subcommittee on Flood Control legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Rainey legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Henry T. Rainey
Georgia’s 2nd congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Georgia's 2nd congressional district
Heath Shuler memberOf United States House of Representatives
Alabama's 10th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Alabama's 10th congressional district apportionmentEntity United States House of Representatives
Shirley Chisholm memberOf United States House of Representatives
Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives partOf United States House of Representatives
Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives jurisdiction United States House of Representatives
Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives appointedBy United States House of Representatives