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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John Lewis employer United States House of Representatives
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Andrew Johnson impeachedBy United States House of Representatives
William P. Frye memberOf United States House of Representatives
Mick Mulvaney memberOf United States House of Representatives
First United States Congress meetsIn United States House of Representatives
First United States Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
House Majority Leader partOf United States House of Representatives
House Majority Leader legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Mark Meadows officeContested United States House of Representatives
Mark Meadows employer United States House of Representatives
House Majority Whip legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
84th United States Congress hasPart United States House of Representatives
House Committee on Public Works legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Henry T. Rainey legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
House Minority Whip partOf United States House of Representatives
Department of Veterans Affairs Act chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Mike Pence memberOf United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Charles A. Halleck memberOf United States House of Representatives
Chief Administrative Officer of the House partOf United States House of Representatives
Chief Administrative Officer of the House jurisdiction United States House of Representatives
Chief Administrative Officer of the House reportsTo United States House of Representatives
Chief Administrative Officer of the House governingBody United States House of Representatives
William C. Redfield officeContested United States House of Representatives
William C. Redfield legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
William B. Bankhead wasMemberOf United States House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives elections in New York legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
U.S. Congress (indirectly through SEC oversight) hasChamber United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: U.S. Congress
National Park Service Organic Act legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
JEC hasChamberRepresentation United States House of Representatives
House Committee on the Judiciary partOf United States House of Representatives
House Committee on the Judiciary chamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: House of Representatives
House Office of the Legislative Counsel legislativeBodyServed United States House of Representatives
House Office of the Legislative Counsel partOf United States House of Representatives
House Office of the Legislative Counsel reportsTo United States House of Representatives
OLRC partOf United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Public Law 79-585 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
77th United States Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Illinois's 5th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Illinois's 5th congressional district chamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: House of Representatives
Powell memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
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Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act introducedIn United States House of Representatives
Chief of the United States Capitol Police associatedWith United States House of Representatives
U.S. War Powers Resolution vetoOverride United States House of Representatives