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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Airline Deregulation Act enactedBy United States Congress
Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 legislativeBody United States Congress
Air Force ROTC establishedBy United States Congress
Bureau of Justice Statistics foundedBy United States Congress
Bureau of Justice Statistics dataUsedBy United States Congress
this entity surface form: Congress
Public Law 88-38 hasLegislativeBranch United States Congress
National Battlefields overseenBy United States Congress
this entity surface form: U.S. Congress (designation authority)
Western District of Oklahoma createdBy United States Congress
District of Colorado createdBy United States Congress
subject surface form: United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Troubled Asset Relief Program authorizedBy United States Congress
Coinage Act of 1835 jurisdiction United States Congress
Coinage Act of 1835 legislativeBody United States Congress
Organic Act of 1916 legislativeBody United States Congress
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope fundingAgency United States Congress
Admiral of the Navy associatedPerson United States Congress
CRA enactedBy United States Congress
subject surface form: Community Reinvestment Act
Title II – Renewable Energy enactedBy 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 XII – Electricity enactedBy United States Congress
Assumption Act implementation hasParticipant United States Congress
Nunn–Cohen Amendment introducedIn United States Congress
Nunn–Cohen Amendment oversightBy United States Congress
National League of Cities worksWith United States Congress
this entity surface form: U.S. Congress
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 legislativeBody United States Congress
First Step Act legislativeBody United States Congress
Magnuson Act of 1943 legislativeBody United States Congress
Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 requiresReportingTo United States Congress
this entity surface form: Congress
Kevin McCarthy memberOf United States Congress
Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 legislativeBody United States Congress