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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United States House delegation from Maine legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Jared Golden memberOf United States House of Representatives
John J. Eagan legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Kansas's 4th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Tom Lantos memberOf United States House of Representatives
William D. Ford memberOf United States House of Representatives
Isaac W. Scudder legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
VA-01 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
James Walsh legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: James Walsh (New York politician)
Henry St. George Tucker Sr. memberOf United States House of Representatives
Clark W. Thompson legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Georgia at-large congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Charles A. Russell memberOf United States House of Representatives
Charles A. Russell (Connecticut politician) legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Charles A. Russell
Preston King memberOf United States House of Representatives
New York's 15th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
NC-11 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Cawthorn legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Madison Cawthorn
Chuck Edwards legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
James G. O'Hara legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
New York's 18th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Robert Laurence Barr Jr. legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Georgia's 7th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Oregon’s 6th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
New Jersey's 8th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Jake LaTurner legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Virginia's 2nd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Arizona's 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Public Law 92-318 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Virginia's 3rd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Samuel Dexter legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Wisconsin's 5th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Parren J. Mitchell memberOf United States House of Representatives
Virginia's 4th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
New Jersey's 11th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
William Dickson (various politicians) legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: William Dickson (Tennessee politician)
Public Law 103-433 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Spratt memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: John M. Spratt Jr.
Charles Allen memberOf United States House of Representatives
Paul Findley legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Abijah Bigelow legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
John Alsop King legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Clair Engle legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
John Alfred Cuthbert memberOf United States House of Representatives
George Smathers (as U.S. Senator from Florida) legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: George Smathers
A. S. Herlong Jr. (as U.S. Representative from Florida) legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: A. S. Herlong Jr.
Louis Frey Jr. (as U.S. Representative from Florida) legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Louis Frey Jr.
Alfred Moore Waddell memberOf United States House of Representatives