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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Observed surface forms (18)

Surface form	Occurrences
U.S. Congress	50
Congress of the United States	17
Congress	12
United States legislative branch	3
Congresses of the United States	2
Legislative Branch of the United States	2
United States federal legislature	2
Members of Congress	1
U.S. Congress (designation authority)	1
United States Congress (for oversight and reporting)	1
United States Congress (over veto)	1
United States Congress (oversight)	1
United States Congress delegations	1
United States Congress under the Constitution	1
United States Congresses	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 (1,264)

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

Foreign Service Institute → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Freddie Mac → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

GPO → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Government National Mortgage Association → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Government Printing Office → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Library of Congress → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

LOC → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: Library of Congress

Marine Hospital Service → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Millennium Challenge Corporation → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Mine Safety and Health Administration → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

NACA → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

NASA → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

NRPC → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Cancer Institute → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Credit Union Administration → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

The National Endowment for the Arts → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Humanities → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Eye Institute → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Film Preservation Board → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Film Preservation Foundation → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Congress

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Institute of General Medical Sciences → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Congress

National Institute of Justice → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Institute on Aging → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Congress

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Institute on Drug Abuse → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Nuclear Security Administration → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Park Service → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

NPS → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: National Park Service

National Recording Preservation Board → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Science Board → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Science Foundation → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Security Council of the United States → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Telecommunications and Information Administration → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Trust for Historic Preservation → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Congress

National Zoo → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Occupational Safety and Health Administration → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Office of Government Information Services → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Office of National Drug Control Policy → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Office of Naval Research → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Office of Price Administration → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

OCC → foundedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency