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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Elijah Cummings memberOf United States House of Representatives
Indiana at-large congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Mike Doyle (politician) legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Missouri's 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
2014 United States House of Representatives elections legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Byron M. Cutcheon memberOf United States House of Representatives
Mark Neumann legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
New York's 2nd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Elbridge G. Spaulding legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Illinois’s 12th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Illinois's 12th congressional district
Richard Williams memberOf United States House of Representatives
Melvin Clark George legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
James Albertus Tawney legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Ackerman memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Gary L. Ackerman
Louisiana's 5th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Jennings Randolph legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Gramm–Latta Budget legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
An Act to amend the Judicial System of the United States legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Judiciary Act of 1869
Tennessee's 7th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
1938 United States House of Representatives elections legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Public Law 111-147 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Uncle Joe legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
J. Percy Priest legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Philip memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Philip M. Landrum
Landrum memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Philip M. Landrum
Mark Walker legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Francis J. Myers (as U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania) legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Francis J. Myers
Richard S. Aldrich legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Thad Cochran legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
James Tallmadge Jr. legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Virginia Foxx legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Richard Burr memberOf United States House of Representatives
James T. Broyhill legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Stephen L. Neal legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Zebulon Weaver legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Georgia's 9th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Trey memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Trey Gowdy
Bob Inglis legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Rules Committee legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Lane Evans legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Ohio's 8th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Charles H. Martin memberOf United States House of Representatives
Massachusetts 10th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Massachusetts's 10th congressional district
John legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: John Boehner