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.

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.

Statuary Hall → associatedWith → United States Congress ⓘ

Taxation Without Representation → associatedWith → United States Congress ⓘ

United States Mission to the United Nations → associatedWith → United States Congress ⓘ

West Front → associatedWith → United States Congress ⓘ

"Day of Infamy" speech → audience → United States Congress ⓘ

National Defense Strategy of the United States → audience → 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

Nuclear Posture Review → audience → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Congress

Congressional Silver Medal → authority → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States legislative branch

Subtitle D – Miscellaneous Excise Taxes → authority → United States Congress ⓘ

Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure → authority → United States Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: Title 18 of the United States Code

Title 48 of the United States Code → authority → United States Congress ⓘ

Guam Legislature → authorityDerivedFrom → United States Congress ⓘ

Seal of the District Court of Guam → authorityDerivedFrom → United States Congress ⓘ

Cape Cod National Seashore → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Capital Magnet Fund → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Congress

Central Valley Project → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Federal Reserve Note → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

First Bank of the United States → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Fleet Admiral (United States Navy) → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Flight 93 National Memorial → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Harmar's Campaign, 1790 → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Keweenaw National Historical Park → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Korean War Veterans Memorial → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C. → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Nuclear Posture Review → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Silver Star Medal → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Troubled Asset Relief Program → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Truman reconstruction of the White House (1948–1952) → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

U.S. Marine Security Guards → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Congress

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of North Dakota → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

United States military commission → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Congress

World War II Memorial → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

gold dollar → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

transcontinental telegraph → authorizedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Congressional Gold Medal → awardedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

United States awards and decorations → awardedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

House Majority Leader → belongsToOrganization → United States Congress ⓘ

House Majority Whip → belongsToOrganization → United States Congress ⓘ

Office of Inspector General → benefits → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congress

No Religious Test Clause → bindingOn → United States Congress ⓘ

Article I, Section 3 of the United States Constitution → branch → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: legislative branch of the United States government

Hundred Days → branchInvolved → United States Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: Hundred Days (FDR)

Representative Don Fuqua Wydler (commonly referred to as Wydler in the act’s title) → branchOfGovernment → United States Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: Don Fuqua Wydler

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 → branchOfGovernment → United States Congress ⓘ