House Majority Leader

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The House Majority Leader is the second-highest-ranking member of the majority party in the U.S. House of Representatives, responsible for setting the legislative agenda and coordinating party strategy on the House floor.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal government position
leadership position
political office
belongsToOrganization United States Congress
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
category United States House of Representatives leadership positions
United States federal legislative positions
chamber House of Representatives
country United States of America
electedBy members of the majority party in the House
governmentLevel federal
hasCounterpart Senate Majority Leader
house lower house
influences floor debate scheduling
legislative agenda of the U.S. House of Representatives
timing of votes on legislation
jurisdiction United States federal legislature
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
location United States Capitol
meetsIn House Chamber
nominatedBy majority party caucus
officeType partisan leadership role
partOf United States House of Representatives
politicalAlignment majority party in the House
positionHeldIn majority party in the U.S. House of Representatives
precedenceOver House Majority Whip
rankInMajorityParty second-highest-ranking member
reportsTo Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
responsibility assisting the Speaker in floor management
coordinating party strategy on the House floor
coordinating with the Senate majority leadership on legislation
coordinating with the White House on legislative priorities
counting and securing votes for legislation
helping to formulate the majority party’s policy agenda in the House
managing the legislative calendar
representing the majority party’s position on the House floor
scheduling legislation for floor consideration
setting the House legislative agenda
working with committee chairs on legislative priorities
scopeOfAuthority House floor proceedings
seatType must be a sitting member of the U.S. House of Representatives
selectionMethod internal party election
subordinateTo Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
worksWith House Majority Whip
committee chairs
rank-and-file majority party members

Referenced by (15)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Charles A. Halleck
John W. McCormack ("Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives")
Kevin McCarthy ("Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives")
Richard Armey
Sam Rayburn
Tip O'Neill
William B. Bankhead
positionHeld
Assistant Speaker of the House ("Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives")
House Majority Whip
House Minority Leader
House Republican Policy Committee Chair ("House Majority Leader (when Republicans hold the majority)")
worksWith
United States House of Representatives
hasMajorityLeader
United States House leadership
hasRole
House Majority Whip
reportsTo
Majority Whip
supportsOffice

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