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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William Darrah Kelley legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Henry Cuellar office contested United States House of Representatives
C‑SPAN coverageFocus United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: C-SPAN
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Illinois 2nd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Illinois's 2nd congressional district
Illinois 2nd congressional district createdFor United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Illinois's 2nd congressional district
Frizzell Gray employer United States House of Representatives
105th United States Congress hasPart United States House of Representatives
105th United States Congress chamber2 United States House of Representatives
Milton J. Durham memberOf United States House of Representatives
1950 United States elections chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Colin Allred memberOf United States House of Representatives
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 chamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
PACT Act chamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
House Committee on Energy and Commerce legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Newt Gingrich (as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives) legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Newt Gingrich
Illinois's 14th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
PBA Ban sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives
CAFA legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
Kansas's 3rd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Kansas's 3rd congressional district chamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
John legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: John Dennis Hastert
John memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: John McCain
Washington's 1st congressional district partOf United States House of Representatives
Washington's 1st congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Joseph Roswell Hawley legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Washington's 9th congressional district partOf United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Washington's 9th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
TX-35 representedIn United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Texas's 35th congressional district
TX-35 chamber United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Texas's 35th congressional district
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Tom Price legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Sherman Compromise establishedBody United States House of Representatives
Horry County, South Carolina federalRepresentation United States House of Representatives
George H. Pendleton representedIn United States House of Representatives
Mike Johnson legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Roy Blunt memberOf United States House of Representatives
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 debatedIn United States House of Representatives
John Sergeant servedIn United States House of Representatives
Henry Mower Rice wasMemberOf United States House of Representatives
Texas's 26th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. (periodically, during Joe Biden’s presidency) nonVotingRepresentativeIn United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Washington, D.C.
Clinton impeachment legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Simon M. Hamlin memberOf United States House of Representatives
Pete Olson legislative body United States House of Representatives
Maryland's 5th congressional district partOf United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Maryland's 5th congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
Maryland's 5th congressional district legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Maryland's 5th congressional district highestLevelOfRepresentation United States House of Representatives
2012 United States House of Representatives elections legislativeBody United States House of Representatives