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.

Public Law 61-475 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Public Law 73-10 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Public Law 74-292 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Public Law 77-671 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Public Law 79-304 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Public Law 80-242 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Public Law 80-49 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Public Law 81-110 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Public Law 84-627 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Public Law 84-851 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

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

Public Law 86-449 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Public Welfare Amendments of 1962 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Reconstruction Acts of 1867 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1953 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Residence Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Revenue Act of 1934 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Revenue Act of 1935 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Roosevelt administration → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Second Hoover Commission → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Securities Act Amendments of 1964 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Social Security Act amendments → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Social Security Amendments of 1939 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Social Security Amendments of 1950 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Social Security Amendments of 1972 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Subcommittee on National Intelligence Enterprise → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Taft–Hartley Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Tariff Act of 1790 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Tenure of Office Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Texas congressional delegation → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Texas's 16th congressional district → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Texas's 35th congressional district → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Title IV – Coal → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Title VI – Nuclear Matters → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Title VII – Vehicles and Fuels → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Title VIII Community Living Assistance Services and Supports → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Title VIII – Registration and Voting Statistics → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Title X – Community Relations Service → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Title X – Department of Energy Management → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Title X – Miscellaneous → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Transportation Security Improvement Act → legislativeBody → United States Congress ⓘ