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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Debbie Wasserman Schultz part of United States Congress
Humphrey–Hawkins Act reportRecipient United States Congress
Federal Reserve to report monetary policy objectives to Congress hasAddressee United States Congress
subject surface form: Federal Reserve reports of monetary policy objectives to Congress
United States public land law administeredBy United States Congress
National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund establishedBy United States Congress
this entity surface form: U.S. Congress
National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund monitoredBy United States Congress
this entity surface form: U.S. Congress
Government of Oregon Territory establishedBy United States Congress
Voyageurs National Park establishedBy United States Congress
Title X – Impoundment Control legislativeBody United States Congress
Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 legislativeBody United States Congress
Keith Self memberOf United States Congress
Sand Creek Massacre investigatedBy United States Congress
this entity surface form: U.S. Congress
John M. Chivington investigatedBy United States Congress
Enclave Clause grantsPowerTo United States Congress
Camfield v. United States governmentalBodyInvolved United States Congress
this entity surface form: Congress of the United States
political question doctrine appliesToBranch United States Congress
this entity surface form: Congress
NNPA legislativeBody United States Congress
subject surface form: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978
Ambassador of Malta to the United States engagesWith United States Congress
this entity surface form: U.S. Congress
Washington Territory hadTerritorialDelegateTo United States Congress
John Culberson partOf United States Congress
Militia Bureau formedBy United States Congress
Title V – Child Protection legislativeBody United States Congress
Title VIII – Food Stamp Provisions enactedBy United States Congress
Title IX – Miscellaneous Provisions enactedBy United States Congress
Title 8, Title 21, Title 42 of the United States Code (various sections) governingBody United States Congress
subject surface form: Title 8 of the United States Code
Title 8, Title 21, Title 42 of the United States Code (various sections) governingBody United States Congress
subject surface form: Title 21 of the United States Code
Title 8, Title 21, Title 42 of the United States Code (various sections) governingBody United States Congress
subject surface form: Title 42 of the United States Code
Child Tax Credit legislativeBody United States Congress
In Praise of Public Life mainSubject United States Congress
John Stanly represented in United States Congress
Richmond National Battlefield Park establishedBy United States Congress
Naturalization Act of 1870 legislativeBody United States Congress
Funding Act of 1870 legislativeBody United States Congress
Act of June 28, 1864 legislativeBody United States Congress
Minnesota Territorial Legislature subordinateTo United States Congress