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.

Music Modernization Act → branchOfGovernment → United States Congress ⓘ

81-171 → branchOfGovernment → United States Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: Public Law 81-171

United States Code → branchOfGovernment → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Legislative Branch of the United States

Historic Sites Act of 1935 → branchOfGovernmentInvolved → United States Congress ⓘ

United States Army → budgetAuthority → United States Congress ⓘ

United States government → budgetAuthority → United States Congress ⓘ

U.S. National Monument → canBeDesignatedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Second Bank of the United States → charterGrantedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

executive branch of the United States → checkedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy → collaboratesWith → United States Congress ⓘ

Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure → collaboratesWith → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congress of the United States

Government Printing Office → collaboratesWith → United States Congress ⓘ

NAPA → collaboratesWith → United States Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: National Academy of Public Administration

this entity surface form: U.S. Congress

U.S. Representative → collectiveBody → United States Congress ⓘ

Public Law 107-306 → commissionReportDeliveredTo → United States Congress ⓘ

9/11 Commission Report → commissionedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Freedom Triumphant in War and Peace → commissionedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Jefferson Memorial → commissionedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

National Academies reports → commissionedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congress of the United States

Pierre Charles L’Enfant → commissionedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Report on Manufactures → commissionedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Report on Public Credit → commissionedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Seated statue of Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial) → commissionedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Ulysses S. Grant Memorial → commissionedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way → commissionedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

ACS Office of Public Affairs → communicationWith → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Congress

NASA Headquarters → coordinatesWith → United States Congress ⓘ

VA Central Office → coordinatesWith → United States Congress ⓘ

National Journal → coverageArea → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Congress

CAVC → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

California's 5th congressional district → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Canyonlands National Park → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

District Court of the Virgin Islands → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Earned Income Tax Credit → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Inspector General of the Intelligence Community → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Congress

NMTC Program → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Congress

National Military Establishment → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Office of Science and Technology Policy → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Office of the Attorney General → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Office of the United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Rock Creek Park → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Superfund trust fund → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Texas's 20th congressional district → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Texas's 2nd congressional district → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Texas's 6th congressional district → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

United States Court of Federal Claims → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congress of the United States