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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Mike Quigley employer United States House of Representatives
79-585 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Public Law 79-585
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution introducedIn United States House of Representatives
Warren G. Magnuson memberOf United States House of Representatives
Underwood Tariff Act chamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
Revenue Act of 1913 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Adamson Act chamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
A. Mitchell Palmer memberOf United States House of Representatives
House of Representatives office buildings serves United States House of Representatives
House Committee on Financial Services legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
House Committee on Financial Services chairpersonChamber United States House of Representatives
House Committee on Appropriations legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Charlie Wilson legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Willis C. Hawley legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Willis C. Hawley employer United States House of Representatives
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 introducedIn United States House of Representatives
Rod Blagojevich memberOf United States House of Representatives
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Barbara Boxer legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Alabama's 6th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
New York's 8th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Tom Daschle memberOf United States House of Representatives
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78th United States Congress speakerChamber United States House of Representatives
James S. Sherman memberOf United States House of Representatives
Iowa congressional delegation lowerHouse United States House of Representatives
William Gaston memberOf United States House of Representatives
California's 30th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Robert Luce employer United States House of Representatives
Public Law 93-148 vetoOverriddenBy United States House of Representatives
American democracy hasInstitution United States House of Representatives
Alabama's 4th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Joint Committee on Printing hasChamber United States House of Representatives
Joint Committee on Printing composedOfMembersFrom United States House of Representatives
Pelham Parkway area federalRepresentation United States House of Representatives
1951 State of the Union Address givenTo United States House of Representatives
Connie Mack III memberOf United States House of Representatives
John H. Bankhead memberOf United States House of Representatives
John Breaux (as U.S. senator from Louisiana) servedInCongress United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: John Breaux
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Jonathan Jackson representedIn United States House of Representatives
Robert Taft Jr. representedIn United States House of Representatives
Robert Taft Jr. legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
H.J.Res.114 chamber United States House of Representatives
H.J.Res.114 sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives
House Committee on International Relations legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
House Committee on Armed Services legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Joseph Wheeler memberOf United States House of Representatives