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 Rogers memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Mike Rogers (Michigan politician)
Asbury memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Asbury Francis Lever
Indiana's 1st congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
William Pope Duval legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Martin F. Conway (U.S. politician) memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Martin F. Conway
Martin F. Conway (U.S. politician) memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Martin F. Conway
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas
Connecticut's 4th congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
68th United States Congress chamber United States House of Representatives
Bonnie Watson Coleman memberOf United States House of Representatives
Rush Holt Jr. memberOf United States House of Representatives
Rush Holt Jr. employer United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
NJ-12 representedIn United States House of Representatives
New Jersey congressional delegation lowerHouseMembers United States House of Representatives
Wade–Davis Bill passedChamber United States House of Representatives
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Chauncey Forward representedIn United States House of Representatives
Chauncey Forward legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Philemon Dickerson representedIn United States House of Representatives
Maryland's 4th congressional district partOf United States House of Representatives
Maryland's 4th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Neutrality Act of 1939 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Hatch Act of 1939 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Massachusetts 4th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Massachusetts's 4th congressional district
U.S. House of Representatives seat for Massachusetts partOf United States House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives seat for Massachusetts body United States House of Representatives
Revenue Act of 1964 legislativeChamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Carl Vinson legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Philip Jeremiah Schuyler legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Borough of Queens representedIn United States House of Representatives
Stop Online Piracy Act introducedInLegislature United States House of Representatives
Cummings memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Elijah Cummings
Charles Fenton Mercer memberOf United States House of Representatives
Public Law 110-403 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
William Hendricks legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Samuel Knox memberOf United States House of Representatives
Sean Eldridge ranForOffice United States House of Representatives
William W. Bibb representedIn United States House of Representatives
William Cooper memberOf United States House of Representatives
Florida's 2nd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
William Paulding Jr. legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
New York's 20th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Elise Stefanik legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Ohio's 9th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Staggers Rail Act chamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
1978 United States elections includedElectionFor United States House of Representatives
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives