United States Congress

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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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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

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BRB establishedBy United States Congress
USDOI foundedBy United States Congress
subject surface form: United States Department of the Interior
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act enactedBy United States Congress
Marine Hospital Service foundedBy United States Congress
Public Health Service Act enactedBy United States Congress
District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer reportsTo United States Congress
this entity surface form: Congress of the United States
FTTA enactedBy United States Congress
subject surface form: Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986
Representative Wydler legislativeBody United States Congress
subject surface form: John W. Wydler
Representative Wydler employer United States Congress
subject surface form: John W. Wydler
Rocky Mountain National Park establishedBy United States Congress
Great Basin National Park establishedBy United States Congress
Military Justice Act of 2016 legislativeBody United States Congress
Maine District of Massachusetts establishedBy United States Congress
Glacier National Park establishedBy United States Congress
Carl Hayden partOf United States Congress
Public Law 80-242 legislativeBody United States Congress
National Road legislatedBy United States Congress
NSS audience United States Congress
subject surface form: National Security Strategy of the United States
this entity surface form: U.S. Congress
NSS submittedTo United States Congress
subject surface form: National Security Strategy of the United States
National Recording Preservation Board foundedBy United States Congress
Asbury Francis Lever partOf United States Congress
Thomas H. Kean appointedBy United States Congress
Title 48 of the United States Code usedBy United States Congress
Title 48 of the United States Code authority United States Congress
Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917 legislativeBody United States Congress
Office of the Inspector General reportsTo United States Congress
subject surface form: Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 enactedBy United States Congress
BSA enactedBy United States Congress
subject surface form: Bank Secrecy Act
Richard Armey affiliation United States Congress
Tenure of Office Act legislativeBody United States Congress
Tenure of Office Act overriddenBy United States Congress
Trail of Tears legislatedBy United States Congress
First Transcontinental Railroad legislatedBy United States Congress
Independence Avenue namedBy United States Congress
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 legislativeBody United States Congress
Northwest Ordinance laterAffirmedBy United States Congress
this entity surface form: United States Congress under the Constitution
APA enactedBy United States Congress
subject surface form: Administrative Procedure Act
Emergency Quota Act of 1921 enactedBy United States Congress