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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Brady Bill legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Pedro Pierluisi legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
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Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole memberOfPoliticalBody United States House of Representatives
HCERA legislativeChamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Public Law 111-152 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
1984 State of the Union Address legislativeBodyAddressed United States House of Representatives
Victor Wickersham legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Victor Wickersham officeContested United States House of Representatives
John H. Ray legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
John J. Sparkman memberOf United States House of Representatives
Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG hasParty United States House of Representatives
Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG involvesInstitution United States House of Representatives
Candler associatedWithPolitics United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
James C. Healey legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Dan Burton legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Harold L. Volkmer legislative body United States House of Representatives
Thomas Lanier Clingman memberOf United States House of Representatives
Public Law 107-110 sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives
Clarence J. Brown legislative body United States House of Representatives
Samuel Dexter (as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) representedIn United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Samuel Dexter
John Cotton Smith (as Governor of Connecticut) servedIn United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: John Cotton Smith
Revenue Act of 1971 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Alexander Keith Marshall memberOf United States House of Representatives
New Mexico's 1st congressional district chamber United States House of Representatives
Jim McDermott legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
House Committee on Ethics partOf United States House of Representatives
Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee partOf United States House of Representatives
Wisconsin's 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Path to Prosperity budget proposals legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Charles Goodell memberOf United States House of Representatives
111-148 legislativeChamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 passedChamber United States House of Representatives
Army Appropriations Act of 1901 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district locatedIn United States House of Representatives
Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Hepburn Act hasChamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
William Peters Hepburn legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
John J. Rooney legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Public Law 81-439 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Virgil Goode memberOf United States House of Representatives
Sam Brownback memberOf United States House of Representatives
Georgia's 11th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Second Enforcement Act chamber United States House of Representatives
PAEA chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act
National Film Preservation Act of 2005 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives