Congress of Deputies

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The Congress of Deputies is the main legislative chamber of Spain’s national parliament, responsible for initiating and passing laws and overseeing the government.

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Surface form Occurrences
Congress of Deputies of Spain 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of parliament
architecturalFeature bronze lions at the main entrance
neoclassical façade
buildingLocation Calle de Zorrilla, Madrid
canBeDissolvedBy King of Spain on proposal of the Prime Minister
canOverride Senate of Spain
surface form: Senate of Spain in most legislative matters
city Madrid
constitutionalBasis Spanish Constitution
surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
country Spain
electoralDistrict Spanish provinces
hasCommittee Budget Committee
Constitutional Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Justice Committee
hasUpperHouse Senate of Spain
hasWebsite https://www.congreso.es
historicalPrecursor Cortes of Cádiz
houseType lower house
inception 1810
jurisdiction national legislation of Spain
languageUsed Spanish
legislativePower can approve the state budget
can grant confidence to the government
can initiate constitutional amendments
can pass motions of censure
can withdraw confidence from the government
location Madrid
meetingPlace Palace of the Congress of Deputies
surface form: Palacio de las Cortes
memberTitle deputy
minimumVotingAge 18
numberOfMembers 350
officialName Congreso de los Diputados
Congreso de los Diputados
surface form: Cortes Generales – Congreso de los Diputados
partOf Cortes Generales
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Congress of Deputies
publishes Diario de Sesiones del Congreso de los Diputados
role initiates legislation
main legislative chamber of Spain
oversees the Government of Spain
passes laws
sessionType committee sessions
plenary sessions
supervises Spanish government
surface form: Council of Ministers of Spain
symbol coat of arms of the Congress of Deputies
termLength 4 years
votingSystem d’Hondt method
surface form: D’Hondt method

proportional representation

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King of Spain appointsOnProposalOf Congress of Deputies
Cortes Generales chamberLower Congress of Deputies
Senate of Spain hasLowerHouse Congress of Deputies
Cortes Generales hasPart Congress of Deputies
Kingdom of Spain lowerHouse Congress of Deputies
Spain lowerHouse Congress of Deputies
Spanish government lowerHouse Congress of Deputies
Vox parliamentaryRepresentation Congress of Deputies
this entity surface form: Congress of Deputies of Spain
Spanish government requiresConfidenceOf Congress of Deputies
Senate of Spain sharesLegislativePowerWith Congress of Deputies
Senate of Spain vetoCanBeOverriddenBy Congress of Deputies