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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Joseph Desha legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Thomas Metcalfe legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Assistant Majority Leader legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Timothy Bloodworth memberOf United States House of Representatives
Ernie Fletcher memberOf United States House of Representatives
Mickey Edwards legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Peter H. Dominick memberOf United States House of Representatives
Erastus Root legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
House Committee on Education and the Workforce legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Wayne Gilchrest legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Steven Horsford memberOf United States House of Representatives
Steven Horsford legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Oren Harris memberOf United States House of Representatives
Illinois’s 16th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Illinois's 16th congressional district
Kentucky's 9th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
James W. Symington legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Kentucky's 8th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Ohio's 7th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Rob Portman memberOf United States House of Representatives
1992 United States House of Representatives elections legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
House Report No. 95-1828 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
John A. Whitaker memberOf United States House of Representatives
Silvio O. Conte legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Ohio's 11th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Ignatius Donnelly memberOf United States House of Representatives
107-252 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Melvin H. Evans memberOf United States House of Representatives
George S. Long memberOf United States House of Representatives
Morrill memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Justin Smith Morrill
Edmunds–Tucker Act legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Kenneth A. Roberts legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Water Quality Act of 1987 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
David Cicilline memberOf United States House of Representatives
Edward J. Robeson Jr. memberOf United States House of Representatives
Edward J. Robeson Jr. legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Public Law 103-82 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Ben F. Jensen legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Donald legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Donald W. Riegle Jr.
Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
James J. Blanchard legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Max Rose legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Thomas Massie memberOf United States House of Representatives
Steven Schiff legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Article I: Abuse of Power legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Article II: Obstruction of Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives