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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Social Security Amendments of 1966 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
James Florio legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Nebraska's 3rd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Georgia's 14th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Pat Fallon legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
New York's 39th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
New York's 38th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Darlene Hooley legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Public Law 116-136 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
PPP and Health Care Enhancement Act chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
California's 4th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Kelly Armstrong memberOf United States House of Representatives
Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Chris Van Hollen memberOf United States House of Representatives
Public Law 116-94 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Public Law 116-139 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Missouri's 9th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Missouri's 12th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Champ Clark
William Henry Bissell memberOf United States House of Representatives
Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
James C. Corman legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
G. K. Butterfield legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Robert Kean legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
H.R. 1 (110th Congress) legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Snowe memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Olympia Snowe
John Baldacci legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Largent memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Steve Largent
Oklahoma's 1st congressional district legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Thomas Kean Jr. memberOf United States House of Representatives
Mississippi's 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Tom Malinowski legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
John memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: John Bacon
House Committee on Science and Technology legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Rick White legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Farrington memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Joseph Rider Farrington
Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn memberOf United States House of Representatives
Peter Goelet Gerry memberOf United States House of Representatives
William Kent memberOf United States House of Representatives
Public Law 116-127 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Nita Lowey legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
George W. Steele legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Enos T. Throop memberOf United States House of Representatives
CAA 2021 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
John Lodge memberOf United States House of Representatives