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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New York congressional delegation lowerHouse United States House of Representatives
Nathaniel Macon memberOf United States House of Representatives
Public Law 89-97 legislativeChamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
Public Law 89-97 sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives
Bob Dole memberOf United States House of Representatives
Texas's 2nd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Texas's 2nd congressional district hasChamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: House of Representatives
Kirsten Gillibrand memberOf United States House of Representatives
10th congressional district of New Jersey legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: New Jersey's 10th congressional district
Charles Schumer electedToOffice United States House of Representatives
Texas's 1st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
112th United States Congress hasChamber United States House of Representatives
New York's 25th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
New York's 25th congressional district chamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: House of Representatives
Benghazi attack congressional hearings legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Joseph W. Martin Jr. legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
John W. McCormack memberOf United States House of Representatives
John W. McCormack employer United States House of Representatives
California's 5th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
California's 5th congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
California's 5th congressional district chamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: House of Representatives
OPEN Government Act of 2007 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Texas's 4th congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
116th United States Congress hasPart United States House of Representatives
94th United States Congress hasPart United States House of Representatives
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives
Texas's 6th congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
Aldrich–Vreeland Act legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
63rd United States Congress hasChamber United States House of Representatives
Lee H. Hamilton memberOf United States House of Representatives
Texas's 8th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (as president) chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (as president) chamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
100th United States Congress hasPart United States House of Representatives
83rd United States Congress hasChamber United States House of Representatives
Texas's 9th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Texas's 9th congressional district currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Horace Greeley memberOf United States House of Representatives
Texas's 10th congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
Texas's 10th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
98th United States Congress hasPart United States House of Representatives
Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
Monica De La Cruz officeContested United States House of Representatives
Monica De La Cruz memberOf United States House of Representatives
Texas's 11th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Texas's 11th congressional district currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Texas's 12th congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
Texas's 12th congressional district electsToBody United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Texas's 13th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives