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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General George Mathews memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: George Mathews
John Miller memberOf United States House of Representatives
CA-15 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
F. Edward Hébert legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Dante Bruno Fascell memberOf United States House of Representatives
Dante legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Dante Fascell
Fascell memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Dante Fascell
Florida's 10th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
50th United States Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Billion-Dollar Congress legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Thomas Brackett Reed memberOf United States House of Representatives
McCaul legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Michael McCaul
Pickle legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Jake Pickle
Florida's 19th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
James Jarrell memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: James Jarrell Pickle
Max Sandlin legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Chet Edwards memberOf United States House of Representatives
Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Apportionment Act of 1911 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
NY-06 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Grace Meng since January 3, 2013 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Grace Meng
George McDuffie memberOf United States House of Representatives
Kevin Patrick Brady legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Republican Study Committee legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Zenas Scudder memberOf United States House of Representatives
Mike Synar legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Robert G. Simmons memberOf United States House of Representatives
99-514 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Elizabeth memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher
Richard W. Thompson legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Richard Alsop Wise memberOf United States House of Representatives
Louis Fitzhenry legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Asa Biggs memberOf United States House of Representatives
Morrill Tariff chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
House of Representatives debates legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Michael Guest legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Michael Guest memberOf United States House of Representatives
John representedIn United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: John H. Reagan
Congressional districts of Georgia legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
North Carolina's 2nd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Austin Scott legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
South Dakota at-large congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Tennessee's 3rd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Marshall Clement Sanford Jr. memberOf United States House of Representatives
Arthur Ravenel Jr. memberOf United States House of Representatives
Henry E. Brown Jr. legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
David Wilmot legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Wilmot, David legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: David Wilmot
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter memberOf United States House of Representatives