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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Morgan Luttrell memberOf United States House of Representatives
62nd United States Congress hasPart United States House of Representatives
62nd United States Congress lowerHouse United States House of Representatives
Nathaniel Moran legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
California's 15th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Indiana's 9th congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
64th United States Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Dante Fascell memberOf United States House of Representatives
David Skaggs legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
United States presidential election of 1824 decidingBody United States House of Representatives
Thanks of Congress conferredBy United States House of Representatives
51st United States Congress legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
House Journal isAssociatedWith United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Michael McCaul legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Texas mid-decade redistricting 2003 affectedBody United States House of Representatives
TX-10 chamber United States House of Representatives
TX-10 isRepresentedIn United States House of Representatives
Illinois's 13th congressional district lowerHouse United States House of Representatives
Al Green legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
United States federal electoral districts chamber United States House of Representatives
New York's 6th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
John Sherman memberOf United States House of Representatives
impeachment trial of Samuel Chase participant United States House of Representatives
Illinois's 15th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Ralph J. Rivers servedIn United States House of Representatives
TX-12 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
GRH Act legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
Simpson–Mazzoli Act legislativeChamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Hughes Amendment chamber United States House of Representatives
Abner J. Mikva member of United States House of Representatives
Kevin Brady legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Union of the American states lowerHouse United States House of Representatives
Nathan Appleton memberOf United States House of Representatives
2022 United States House of Representatives elections forChamber United States House of Representatives
John Boyle legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Kentucky's 1st congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
Public Law 99-514 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Don Beyer employer United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Lizzie Fletcher memberOf United States House of Representatives
Bill Archer memberOf United States House of Representatives
TX-07 representedIn United States House of Representatives
Joseph Abbott memberOf United States House of Representatives
90th United States Congress hasPart United States House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives, New Jersey's 8th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: New Jersey's 8th congressional district
Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 chamber United States House of Representatives
CA-13 partOf United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick member of United States House of Representatives
Debbie Wasserman Schultz member of United States House of Representatives
State of New Columbia hasRepresentationIn United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: United States House of Representatives (proposed)