United States Congress

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bicameral legislature federal institution legislative branch

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislative branch of the federal government of the United States, responsible for making national laws, approving budgets, and overseeing the executive branch.

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All labels observed (29)

Label	Occurrences
United States Congress canonical	3,206
U.S. Congress	140
Congress of the United States	54
Congress	37
United States federal legislature	4
United States legislative branch	4
Congresses of the United States	3
Legislative Branch of the United States	3
United States Congress (oversight)	3
United States Congresses	2
Congress of the United States as the federal legislature	1
Legislative Branch of the United States government	1
Legislative branch of the United States	1
Members of Congress	1
U.S. Congress (designation authority)	1
U.S. Congress members	1
United States Congress (fictional depiction)	1
United States Congress (for creation and structure of the district)	1
United States Congress (for oversight and reporting)	1
United States Congress (over veto)	1
United States Congress (party leadership structures)	1
United States Congress committee system	1
United States Congress delegations	1
United States Congress on Social Security matters	1
United States Congress under the Constitution	1
UnitedStatesCongress	1
legislative branch of the United States	1
legislative branch of the United States government	1
the Congress of the United States	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bicameral legislature ⓘ federal institution ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ
canBeCalledInto	special session ⓘ
convenes	once each year ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	United States Constitution ⓘ surface form: Article I of the United States Constitution
dateEstablished	1789 ⓘ
employs	Congressional staff ⓘ
establishedBy	United States Constitution ⓘ
governedBy	rules of the House of Representatives ⓘ rules of the Senate ⓘ
hasComponent	United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ
hasLeader	United States House leadership ⓘ surface form: House Majority Leader House Minority Leader ⓘ President of the United States Senate ⓘ President of the United States Senate ⓘ surface form: President pro tempore of the United States Senate Senate Majority Leader ⓘ Senate Minority Leader ⓘ Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
hasLibrary	Library of Congress ⓘ
hasNumberOfHouses	2 ⓘ
hasPoliceForce	United States Capitol Police ⓘ
hasPower	admit new states ⓘ approve federal budget ⓘ approve treaties ⓘ coin money ⓘ confirm presidential appointments ⓘ declare war ⓘ establish federal courts below the Supreme Court ⓘ establish post offices ⓘ govern District of Columbia ⓘ impeach federal officials ⓘ levy taxes ⓘ make federal laws ⓘ provide and maintain a navy ⓘ raise and support armies ⓘ regulate foreign commerce ⓘ regulate interstate commerce ⓘ remove federal officials after impeachment trial ⓘ
hasTermLength	2 years for each Congress ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor	United States of America ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
meetsAt	United States Capitol ⓘ
oversees	executive branch of the United States ⓘ federal agencies ⓘ
partOf	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
publishes	Congressional Record ⓘ United States Statutes at Large ⓘ
replaced	Congress of the Confederation ⓘ
requires	two-thirds majority for constitutional amendments ⓘ two-thirds majority to override presidential veto ⓘ
sessionType	regular session ⓘ
supportedBy	Congressional Budget Office ⓘ Congressional Research Service ⓘ Government Accountability Office ⓘ
usesSystem	committee system ⓘ
votingSystem	simple majority for most legislation ⓘ

Referenced by (3,475)

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

National Medal of Science → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

United States of America → legislature → United States Congress ⓘ

Washington, D.C. → hostsInstitution → United States Congress ⓘ

National Science Foundation → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

NACA → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Medal of Technology and Innovation → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

New Deal → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Emergency Banking Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Tennessee Valley Authority → legislatedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

"Day of Infamy" speech → audience → United States Congress ⓘ

Truman Doctrine → announcedAt → United States Congress ⓘ

Fair Deal → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

National Security Act of 1947 → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Secretary of Commerce of the United States → officeCreatedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Residence Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Pierre Charles L’Enfant → commissionedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Library of Congress → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

NAS → advises → United States Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: National Academy of Sciences

this entity surface form: U.S. Congress

National Academies reports → commissionedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congress of the United States

Public Law 86-209 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

United States government → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

United States government → budgetAuthority → United States Congress ⓘ

The Star-Spangled Banner → declaredNationalAnthemBy → United States Congress ⓘ

United States Army → budgetAuthority → United States Congress ⓘ

National Military Establishment → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Office of Naval Research → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Medal for Merit → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Coinage Act of 1792 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Electoral College → voteCertificationBy → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congress of the United States

Electoral College → relatedTo → United States Congress ⓘ

Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution → proposedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution → proposedByBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Presidential Succession Act → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

District of Columbia Home Rule Act → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

United States Capitol → houses → United States Congress ⓘ

Federal Reserve Board of Governors → reportsTo → United States Congress ⓘ

Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Funding Act of 1790 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund → oversightBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Inaugural Address "Ask not what your country can do for you" → governmentBodyPresent → United States Congress ⓘ

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives → partOf → United States Congress ⓘ

United States Statutes at Large → governingBody → United States Congress ⓘ

United States Capitol Police → jurisdiction → United States Congress ⓘ

United States Capitol Police → governedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Commerce Clause → grantsPowerTo → United States Congress ⓘ

Thirteenth Amendment → grantsPowerTo → United States Congress ⓘ

Thirteenth Amendment → proposedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency → legislatedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

ERP → legislatedBy → United States Congress ⓘ