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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Wyoming at-large congressional district hasLegislativeBody United States House of Representatives
second impeachment of Donald Trump legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Tydings–McDuffie Act legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Office of Legislative Affairs of the Treasury Department worksWith United States House of Representatives
Randy Feenstra legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Duncan Hunter memberOf United States House of Representatives
Georgia's 4th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Georgia's 4th congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
Horace Maynard representedIn United States House of Representatives
Jonathan Jennings memberOf United States House of Representatives
Ellen Tauscher legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Rare Diseases Act of 2002 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
District of Columbia at-large congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Robert Charles Winthrop memberOf United States House of Representatives
Pennsylvania congressional delegation legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Gideon Tomlinson (as Governor of Connecticut) legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Gideon Tomlinson
Chaka Fattah legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Jared Huffman memberOf United States House of Representatives
William F. Walsh memberOf United States House of Representatives
Roscoe Conkling legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
John W. Wydler memberOf United States House of Representatives
California's 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
New York's 12th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Daniel Akaka legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
David Bonior legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Samuel N. Friedel memberOf United States House of Representatives
Dan Meuser legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Max Baucus legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Dick Durbin memberOf United States House of Representatives
John Conyers memberOf United States House of Representatives
Charles Dick memberOf United States House of Representatives
Judd Gregg memberOf United States House of Representatives
Judd Gregg legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence memberOf United States House of Representatives
John J. Crittenden memberOf United States House of Representatives
Fernando Wood memberOf United States House of Representatives
Arkansas's 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Longworth memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Nicholas Longworth III
North Carolina's 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Georgia's 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Brian Fitzpatrick legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
William L. Clay Sr. memberOf United States House of Representatives
James E. Clyburn memberOf United States House of Representatives
John Brown memberOf United States House of Representatives
Jo Bonner legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Samuel F. Hersey legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Kansas's 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
House Committee on Agriculture legislativeBody United States House of Representatives