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

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.

United States Customs Court → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ
United States Department of War → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ
District of Colorado → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ
subject surface form: United States District Court for the District of Colorado
District of New Mexico → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ
subject surface form: United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
Eastern District of Oklahoma → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ
subject surface form: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma
United States Secretary of Labor → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ
T.C. → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ
subject surface form: United States Tax Court
United States bankruptcy courts → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ
United States district courts → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Western District of Oklahoma → createdBy → United States Congress ⓘ
U.S. Federal Statistical System → dataUser → United States Congress ⓘ
this entity surface form: Congress
BEA → dataUsers → United States Congress ⓘ
subject surface form: Bureau of Economic Analysis
this entity surface form: U.S. Congress
Congressional Silver Medal → decisionMaker → United States Congress ⓘ
The Star-Spangled Banner → declaredNationalAnthemBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Mormon Trail → designatedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
National Heritage Areas → designatedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
subject surface form: National Heritage Area
National Highway System → designatedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
National Trails System units → designatedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Oregon Trail → designatedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Pacific Crest Trail → designatedBy → United States Congress ⓘ