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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this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
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