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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Jerry Nadler legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Val Demings memberOf United States House of Representatives
Jason Crow memberOf United States House of Representatives
Suzanne Bonamici legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
OR-1 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Ron Wyden legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Les AuCoin legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Greg Walden legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Bill Shuster legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
New York's 29th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Lori Chavez-DeRemer legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Sam Graves legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Jonas Earll Jr. legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
George Winthrop Fairchild legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Gabe Amo legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
North Carolina's 8th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
1998 United States House of Representatives elections legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
2004 United States House of Representatives elections legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Leonard Covington memberOf United States House of Representatives
Howell Cobb memberOf United States House of Representatives
Won Pat legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Antonio Borja Won Pat
Missouri's 7th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Ohio's 5th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
North Carolina's 13th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Cliff Bentz legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
John H. Hinchcliffe memberOf United States House of Representatives
John A. McClernand memberOf United States House of Representatives
Charles A. Boutelle memberOf United States House of Representatives
Jim Davis (Florida politician) memberOf United States House of Representatives
Jim Davis (Florida politician) legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Sam Gibbons legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
OR-05 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives elections in Oregon legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Allard K. Lowenstein memberOf United States House of Representatives
Oakes Ames legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Maryland's 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Peter Welch memberOf United States House of Representatives
Representative William H. Clagett memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: William H. Clagett
Act of March 1, 1872 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
New York's 17th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Jeannette Rankin legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Idaho's 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
2024 United States House of Representatives elections legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
George W. Collins memberOf United States House of Representatives
William Chamberlain (politician) legislativeBody United States House of Representatives