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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Economic Cooperation Administration foundedBy United States Congress
United States Senate partOf United States Congress
Public Works Administration foundedBy United States Congress
Public Works Administration legislatedBy United States Congress
Securities and Exchange Commission oversightBy United States Congress
National Labor Relations Act governingBody United States Congress
Social Security Board foundedBy United States Congress
executive branch of the United States checkedBy United States Congress
NMTI establishedBy United States Congress
In God We Trust adoptingBody United States Congress
United States courts of appeals establishedBy United States Congress
this entity surface form: Congress of the United States
Necessary and Proper Clause appliesTo United States Congress
Necessary and Proper Clause grantsPowerTo United States Congress
Full Faith and Credit Clause grantsPowerTo United States Congress
Free Exercise Clause languageAppliesTo United States Congress
this entity surface form: Congress
Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico subordinateTo United States Congress
Office of National Drug Control Policy foundedBy United States Congress
United States Atomic Energy Commission foundedBy United States Congress
Annual Threat Assessment presentedTo United States Congress
LOC foundedBy United States Congress
subject surface form: Library of Congress
LOC namedAfter United States Congress
subject surface form: Library of Congress
U.S. federal agencies accountableTo United States Congress
National Institutes of Health oversightBy United States Congress
United States Department of Justice foundedBy United States Congress
Watergate scandal involves United States Congress
Congressional Record publishedFor United States Congress
Congressional Gold Medal awardedBy United States Congress
Vice President of the United States alsoPartOf United States Congress
this entity surface form: legislative branch of the United States
Hundred Days branchInvolved United States Congress
subject surface form: Hundred Days (FDR)
Federal Housing Administration foundedBy United States Congress
Fair Labor Standards Act enactedBy United States Congress
Glass–Steagall Act enactedIn United States Congress
Aid to Dependent Children legislatedBy United States Congress
United States Department of Labor formedBy United States Congress
U.S. Securities Act of 1933 enactedBy United States Congress
Jefferson Memorial commissionedBy United States Congress
Capitol Hill isSeatOf United States Congress
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine advises United States Congress
this entity surface form: U.S. Congress
NASA foundedBy United States Congress
United States House of Representatives partOf United States Congress
United States Space Force establishedBy United States Congress