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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Subcommittee on Oversight legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Thomas Charles Fuller memberOf United States House of Representatives
South Carolina's 6th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
South Carolina's 6th congressional district currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Edward H. Funston legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
1980 State of the Union Address houseAddressed United States House of Representatives
American Civil War–era congressional debates legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Thomas Corwin as United States senator from Ohio legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
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Allen G. Thurman as United States senator from Ohio representedIn United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Allen G. Thurman
California's 20th congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
California's 20th congressional district chamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943 chamberOfIntroduction United States House of Representatives
Public Law 115-97 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
H.R.1 (115th Congress) legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
H.R.3364 chamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
H.R.3364 sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives
FSA chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
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US lowerHouse United States House of Representatives
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US lowerHouse United States House of Representatives
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US lowerHouse United States House of Representatives
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US lowerHouse United States House of Representatives
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US lowerHouse United States House of Representatives
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6th congressional district of Florida representedIn United States House of Representatives
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Preston Brooks legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Tennessee's 2nd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
California's 22nd congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
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IA-02 hasElectionsFor United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Public Law 115-44 chamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
Herbert H. Bateman legislative body United States House of Representatives
Chuck Grassley memberOf United States House of Representatives
Abram Stevens Hewitt memberOf United States House of Representatives
California's 23rd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
United States (during MLB season) lowerHouse United States House of Representatives
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Public Law 105-304 legislativeChamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
MMA chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
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Reuben H. Walworth legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Homer P. Snyder employer United States House of Representatives
Edgar Howard legislative body United States House of Representatives
William Hathaway legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Francis Burton Harrison legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Davy Crockett memberOf United States House of Representatives
H.R. 1776 chamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
H.R. 1776 introducedIn United States House of Representatives
William A. Burwell employer United States House of Representatives
William A. Burwell memberOf United States House of Representatives