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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Arthur Middleton (grandson, U.S. Representative) memberOf United States House of Representatives
Manasseh Cutler memberOf United States House of Representatives
Utah's 2nd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Tim Scott memberOf United States House of Representatives
Will Hurd memberOf United States House of Representatives
Theodore Sedgwick legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
67th United States Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Public Law 112-81 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Michigan's 8th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Steve Symms legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
American Dream Restoration Act proposal legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Connecticut's 5th congressional district legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Illinois 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Illinois's 1st congressional district
Connecticut's 3rd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
CT-04 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Jim Matheson legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
69th United States Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Rush memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Rush Holt Jr.
Bob Menendez legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Jeff Van Drew legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Chris Smith legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Donald Payne Jr. legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Idaho's 2nd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Jeff Van Drew – Republican Party legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Jeff Van Drew
Andy Kim – Democratic Party legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Andy Kim
Chris Smith – Republican Party legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Chris Smith
Bonnie Watson Coleman – Democratic Party memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Bonnie Watson Coleman
Walter Forward legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Frank J. Mrvan legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Dionisio Chávez legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Dennis Chávez
Steny Hoyer legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
New Jersey at-large congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Clement Vallandigham memberOf United States House of Representatives
California's 29th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Charles B. Sedgwick legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Mark L. De Motte memberOf United States House of Representatives
Grenville Dodge memberOf United States House of Representatives
Eppa Hunton memberOf United States House of Representatives
South Carolina's 2nd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Public Law 88-272 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Revenue and Expenditure Control Act of 1968 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Naval Act of 1938 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Jim Baird legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
John Davis Lodge memberOf United States House of Representatives
Wilbur Mills legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
New York's 7th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Herbert Parsons legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Gulian Crommelin Verplanck memberOf United States House of Representatives
Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives