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.

Embargo Act of 1807 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Emergency Banking Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Emergency Relief Act of 1933 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Employment Act of 1946 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

ESA → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: Endangered Species Act

Enforcement Acts → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Ethics Reform Act of 1989 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Evarts Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Fair Deal → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1961 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1966 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

False Claims Amendments Act of 1986 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Farm Credit Act of 1933 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Federal Reserve Act of 1913 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1977 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Federal Works Agency → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1954 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1980 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

First Enforcement Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

First Step Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Food Stamp Act of 1959 (pilot authorization) → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Fordney–McCumber Tariff → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Frank Wolf (portion before redistricting) → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: Frank Wolf

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Funding Act of 1790 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Gerald Ford administration → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Glass–Owen Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Gold Reserve Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Gramm–Rudman–Hollings Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Guam Elective Governor Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

HERA → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Helms–Burton Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Hepburn Act regulation of railroads → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: Hepburn Act

Herbert Hoover administration → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 (enacted early 1963 within its term) → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963

Highway Beautification Act of 1965 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Highway Safety Act of 1970 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ