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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Florida's 14th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Jan Schakowsky legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Illinois's 6th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Michigan's 4th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Public Law 107-279 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
JCP legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
New Jersey's 3rd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Henry Plummer Cheatham legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Illinois's 8th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Lincoln Díaz-Balart legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
William E. Miller memberOf United States House of Representatives
Walter Terry Colquitt memberOf United States House of Representatives
Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr. legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Albert Wynn legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Michael Joseph Mansfield memberOf United States House of Representatives
Otis Pike legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Ohio's 10th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
H.R. 3199 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
William P. Fessenden memberOf United States House of Representatives
Ohio's 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Dennison legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: William Dennison Stephens
California's 7th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
South Dakota's 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Eustis memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: William Eustis
Eustis memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: George Eustis Jr.
Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Egbert Benson memberOf United States House of Representatives
Governor Roswell P. Flower legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Roswell P. Flower
Don Edwards legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Donna Fern Edwards memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Donna F. Edwards
43rd United States Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Frank legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Jim Sensenbrenner
New York's 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Carter Bassett Harrison memberOf United States House of Representatives
Beryl Anthony Jr. memberOf United States House of Representatives
MO-04 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
reports of the U.S. Congress on Southern outrages legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Emanuel Cleaver memberOf United States House of Representatives
MO-5 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Raines memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Albert Raines
Thomas memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Thomas Hale Boggs Sr.
Louisiana's 2nd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Paul S. Trible Jr. memberOf United States House of Representatives
Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
George N. Seger legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Alexander Ramsey memberOf United States House of Representatives
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Indian Claims Commission Act legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Colgate Whitehead Darden Jr. legislativeBody United States House of Representatives