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 Capital Markets legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Samuel Livermore memberOf United States House of Representatives
Francis Case memberOf United States House of Representatives
Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Thomas E. Watson; G. W. F. E. Kirby memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Thomas E. Watson
Oscar Stanton De Priest memberOf United States House of Representatives
L. D. M. Sweat memberOf United States House of Representatives
Patrick McHenry legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Thomas E. Watson memberOf United States House of Representatives
New Jersey's 2nd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
California's 25th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Vito Fossella legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Powell Amendment legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Ohio's 4th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Schoolcraft memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: James Schoolcraft Sherman
Sunny Jim memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: James S. Sherman
56th United States Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Senator George Smathers memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: George Smathers
52nd United States Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Sumter memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Thomas Sumter
Sumter memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Thomas De Lage Sumter
Massachusetts 6th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Massachusetts's 6th congressional district
55th United States Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
CA-30 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Joe Scarborough memberOf United States House of Representatives
Robert Aderholt legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Rogers Clark Ballard Morton legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Utah's 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
John Bidwell memberOf United States House of Representatives
Florida's 13th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Jeri Barr memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Bob Barr
Eva Clayton legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Christian Herter legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Calvary Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio, United States memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: James M. Ashley
Henry H. Bingham memberOf United States House of Representatives
Ashley Hinson legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
MS-2 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Francis Wilkinson Pickens legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
The Little Giant memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Carl Albert