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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Humphrey–Hawkins Act legislativeChamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
New York's 31st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Public Law 95-523 legislativeChamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
New York's 32nd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
House Budget Committee legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
House Budget Committee reportsTo United States House of Representatives
Title II – Congressional Budget Office appliesTo United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Keith Self memberOf United States House of Representatives
Federalist No. 52 topic United States House of Representatives
Van Taylor memberOf United States House of Representatives
John James Beckley employer United States House of Representatives
119th United States Congress hasPart United States House of Representatives
Public Law 93-344 introducedIn United States House of Representatives
Kentucky's 6th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Kentucky's 6th congressional district electsTo United States House of Representatives
Kentucky's 6th congressional district governingBody United States House of Representatives
John Culberson legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
John Hall (politician) memberOf United States House of Representatives
John Hall (musician) officeContested United States House of Representatives
Bo Callaway memberOf United States House of Representatives
Tertium Quids faction of the Democratic-Republican Party legislativeFocus United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Pete Sessions legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
John Stanly legislative body United States House of Representatives
40th United States Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
40th United States Congress chamber United States House of Representatives
Naturalization Act of 1870 chamber United States House of Representatives
Funding Act of 1870 chamber United States House of Representatives
Mickey Leland legislative body United States House of Representatives
Act of June 28, 1864 passedBy United States House of Representatives
Tim Griffin legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Public Law 104-193 introducedIn United States House of Representatives
NFA legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: National Firearms Act
New York's 23rd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Chip Roy jurisdiction of office United States House of Representatives
North Carolina's 7th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
George S. Houston memberOf United States House of Representatives
North Carolina's 9th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Hollis federalRepresentation United States House of Representatives
TX-16 representedIn United States House of Representatives
TX-16 currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Randy Weber legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Greg Laughlin legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
TX-14 chamber United States House of Representatives
TX-14 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
TX-14 electsTo United States House of Representatives
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Nick Lampson member of United States House of Representatives
North Carolina's 4th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
North Carolina's 4th congressional district currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Howard W. Smith memberOf United States House of Representatives