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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives canonical	6
Clerk of the House	2
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (campaign finance disclosure functions)	2
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 ⓘ

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Instruction

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# Requirements
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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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- Do not get too wordy.
- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.

Input

Subject: Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (11)

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 ⓘ

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 → 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)

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

Secretary of the U.S. Senate (campaign finance disclosure functions) → cooperatesWith → Clerk of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ

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

Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives → someFunctionsTransferredTo → Clerk of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ

Inspector General of the United States House of Representatives → worksWith → Clerk of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clerk of the House

House Parliamentarian → isDistinctFrom → Clerk of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ

Secretary of the Continental Congress → replacedBy → Clerk of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ