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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Massachusetts 15th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Speaker Martin speakerOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Joseph W. Martin Jr.
O'Neill House Office Building usedBy United States House of Representatives
O'Neill House Office Building governmentBodyServed United States House of Representatives
Arizona's 7th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Social Security Amendments of 1967 passedBy United States House of Representatives
Jack Kemp memberOf United States House of Representatives
Massachusetts 14th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Massachusetts 14th congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
TX-4 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Timothy Fuller memberOf United States House of Representatives
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 chamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
116-92 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Tom McClintock legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
California congressional delegation lowerHouseComponent United States House of Representatives
North Dakota’s at-large congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Washington's 2nd congressional district partOf United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
James T. Walsh legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Markwayne Mullin memberOf United States House of Representatives
Lloyd Bentsen employer United States House of Representatives
Maryland's 3rd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
9/11 Commission Act of 2007 introducedIn United States House of Representatives
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
U.S. Secretary of State Christian A. Herter legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Christian A. Herter
Newlands Resolution chamber United States House of Representatives
John McLean servedIn United States House of Representatives
Elizabeth T. Rucker Byrns associatedWith United States House of Representatives
New Jersey's 7th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Joint Committee on Atomic Energy house United States House of Representatives
St. John Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Brien McMahon
Ratcliffe representedIn United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: John Ratcliffe
Brock Adams (as U.S. Senator from Washington, 1987) legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Brock Adams
Abraham Baldwin memberOf United States House of Representatives
Donald M. Payne Jr. legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Robert P. Griffin memberOf United States House of Representatives
Anson Burlingame memberOf United States House of Representatives
LLFPA introducedIn United States House of Representatives
117th United States Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Minnesota's 8th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 introducedIn United States House of Representatives
Public Law 111-2 legislativeChamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
Samuel R. Thurston memberOf United States House of Representatives
Jonathan Russell legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Jake Ellzey legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
TX-06 chamber United States House of Representatives
Joe Barton legislative body United States House of Representatives
Joe Barton member of United States House of Representatives
60th United States Congress hasChamber United States House of Representatives
60th United States Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives