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.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial → legislatedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

New Frontier → legislativeArena → United States Congress ⓘ

113th United States Congress → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

61st United States Congress → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

84-851 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

86th United States Congress → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

96th United States Congress → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

98th United States Congress → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Act of Congress → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Agricultural Act of 1949 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Alaska Statehood Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Alien and Sedition Acts → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

American Indian Religious Freedom Act Amendments of 1994 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (as president) → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Bank Merger Act of 1960 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Benghazi attack congressional hearings → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Bland–Allison Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Civil Rights Act of 1866 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Civil Rights Act of 1875 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Civil Rights Act of 1960 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Civil Works Administration → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Congress

Coinage Act of 1792 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Coinage Act of 1834 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Coinage Act of 1835 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Compromise of 1850 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Corporate Transparency Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Cuban Democracy Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Customs Courts Act of 1980 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act of 2019 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Department of Education Organization Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Department of Transportation Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Department of Veterans Affairs Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

District of Columbia Organic Act of 1878 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Representative Don Fuqua → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: Don Fuqua

Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Electoral Commission of 1877 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ