Clerk of the United States House of Representatives

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legislative office nonpartisan position officer of the United States House of Representatives

The Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is a nonpartisan legislative officer responsible for maintaining official records, overseeing legislative documentation and proceedings, and supporting the administrative functioning of the House.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Clerk of the House	1
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (campaign finance disclosure functions)	1
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (for some former administrative functions)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative office ⓘ nonpartisan position ⓘ officer of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
appointedBy	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	legislative branch of the United States federal government ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	United States Constitution ⓘ
electedBy	members of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	House Office of the Clerk ⓘ surface form: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
nonpartisan	true ⓘ
partOf	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
positionIn	United States Congress ⓘ
reportsTo	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
responsibleFor	administering the oath of office to House members-elect until a Speaker is chosen ⓘ archiving House committee reports and documents ⓘ attesting to all official actions of the House ⓘ calling the roll of members ⓘ certifying House actions to state and federal authorities when required by law ⓘ certifying the passage of House legislation ⓘ distributing printed and electronic copies of bills and resolutions ⓘ keeping the Journal of the House ⓘ maintaining official records of the House ⓘ maintaining records of House committees ⓘ maintaining records of House membership ⓘ maintaining records of House officers ⓘ maintaining records related to House impeachment proceedings ⓘ managing the House document room ⓘ managing the House legislative resource center ⓘ managing the flow of legislative paperwork ⓘ overseeing the House’s legislative information systems ⓘ preparing the House Calendar ⓘ preparing the roll of members-elect at the beginning of a new Congress ⓘ preserving legislative documents ⓘ publishing the House Journal ⓘ publishing the House portion of the Congressional Record ⓘ recording votes of the House ⓘ supporting House floor operations ⓘ supporting the organization of the House at the start of each Congress ⓘ transmitting House messages to the United States Senate ⓘ transmitting enrolled bills to the President of the United States ⓘ
seat	United States Capitol ⓘ
termLength	serves at the pleasure of the House ⓘ
worksWith	Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ Chief Administrative Officer of the House ⓘ surface form: Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives ⓘ surface form: Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives → cooperatesWith → Clerk of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ

Chief Administrative Officer of the House → hasPredecessorOffice → Clerk of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (for some former administrative functions)

House Office of the Clerk → headedBy → Clerk of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ

House Office of the Clerk → officeHoldersTitle → Clerk of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clerk of the House

Federal Election Commission → predecessor → Clerk of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (campaign finance disclosure functions)

Chief Administrative Officer of the House → worksWith → Clerk of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ