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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Texas's 7th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Texas's 7th congressional district currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Burwell memberOf United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: William A. Burwell
Home Rule Act of 1973 legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Glass–Owen Act introducedInChamber United States House of Representatives
Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978 chamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
Bertrand H. Snell represented in United States House of Representatives
California's 13th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Section 1 setsTermEndDateFor United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Section 1 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution
this entity surface form: Representatives in the United States House of Representatives
Texas's 3rd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Virginia congressional delegation chamber United States House of Representatives
John Randolph of Roanoke memberOf United States House of Representatives
Texas's 17th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Richard Dobbs Spaight memberOf United States House of Representatives
PRWORA sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives
41st United States Congress hasPart United States House of Representatives
Texas's 18th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Texas's 18th congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
Texas's 18th congressional district currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Texas's 21st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Albert Gallatin legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Texas's 14th congressional district partOf United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Texas's 14th congressional district partOf United States House of Representatives
Texas's 14th congressional district legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Texas's 16th congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
Texas's 23rd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Smith Act chamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
Texas's 25th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Texas's 27th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
VRA chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
89th United States Congress hasChamber United States House of Representatives
Texas's 29th congressional district governmentBody United States House of Representatives
Texas's 29th congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
Frank Wolf (portion before redistricting) electedTo United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Frank Wolf
VA-11 chamber United States House of Representatives
Texas's 30th congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
Texas's 38th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Texas's 38th congressional district currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Origination Clause grantsPowerTo United States House of Representatives
Henry Clay memberOf United States House of Representatives
Richard Mentor Johnson memberOf United States House of Representatives
Texas's 22nd congressional district representedIn United States House of Representatives
Texas's 24th congressional district governmentBody United States House of Representatives
Texas's 24th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Kweisi Mfume employer United States House of Representatives
Texas's 28th congressional district chamber United States House of Representatives
Texas's 28th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Texas's 31st congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives