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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Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives jurisdiction United States House of Representatives
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives appointedBy United States House of Representatives
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives confirmedBy United States House of Representatives
Joint Economic Committee of Congress legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Atomic Energy Act of 1946 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Rahm Emanuel memberOf United States House of Representatives
1949 State of the Union Address houseAddressed United States House of Representatives
Madam Speaker usedIn United States House of Representatives
Civil Rights Act of 1957 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
National Emergencies Act sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives
73rd United States Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Statuary Hall usedBy United States House of Representatives
Gerald Ford administration legislatureLowerHouse United States House of Representatives
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. memberOf United States House of Representatives
Social Security Amendments of 1950 chamber United States House of Representatives
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Representative Don Fuqua Wydler (commonly referred to as Wydler in the act’s title) chamber United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Don Fuqua Wydler
IRTPA introducedInChamber United States House of Representatives
Homeland Security Act of 2002 introducedIn United States House of Representatives
impeachment of Andrew Johnson legislativeBodyInitiating United States House of Representatives
75th United States Congress hasChamber United States House of Representatives
75th United States Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Public Law 103-308 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Texas's 15th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Texas's 15th congressional district currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
New York's 26th congressional district partOf United States House of Representatives
New York's 26th congressional district hasChamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: House of Representatives
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
John E. Sununu legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Texas congressional districts legislativeBodyRepresented United States House of Representatives
New York's 28th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Indian Charley servedIn United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Charles Curtis
Virginia's 10th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Virginia's 10th congressional district chamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Rules of the House of Representatives appliesTo United States House of Representatives
Rules of the House of Representatives adoptedBy United States House of Representatives
Federal Reserve Act of 1913 introducedInChamber United States House of Representatives
99th United States Congress hasPart United States House of Representatives
99th United States Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
David Meriwether memberOf United States House of Representatives
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Bill Clinton impeachedBy United States House of Representatives
Article I of the United States Constitution creates United States House of Representatives
Article I of the United States Constitution dividesCongressInto United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: House of Representatives
Article I of the United States Constitution assignsImpeachmentPowerTo United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: House of Representatives
Espionage Act of 1917 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Title 2 of the United States Code appliesTo United States House of Representatives