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.

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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.

U.S. National Historic Site → designatedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Grand Canyon National Park → designationBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Old Spanish Trail (trade route) → designationBy → United States Congress ⓘ
U.S. National Memorial → designationGrantedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Freedom of Information Act → doesNotApplyTo → United States Congress ⓘ
this entity surface form: Congress
Gerry Connolly → employer → United States Congress ⓘ
Henry T. Rainey → employer → United States Congress ⓘ
John Edward Fogarty → employer → United States Congress ⓘ
Representative Wydler → employer → United States Congress ⓘ
subject surface form: John W. Wydler
Wallace H. White Jr. → employer → United States Congress ⓘ
William Flynt Nichols → employer → United States Congress ⓘ
Admissions Clause → empowers → United States Congress ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment → empowers → United States Congress ⓘ
subject surface form: Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
’33 Act → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
subject surface form: '33 Act
’34 Act → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
subject surface form: '34 Act
1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
AMLA 2020 → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Act of Congress → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Administrative Procedure Act → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
APA → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
subject surface form: Administrative Procedure Act
Airline Deregulation Act → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Antiquities Act of 1906 → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Archaeological Resources Protection Act → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Atomic Energy Act of 1946 → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
BSA → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
subject surface form: Bank Secrecy Act
Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Civil Rights Act of 1871 → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Civil Rights Act of 1991 → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
CAA → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
subject surface form: Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Coinage Act of 1849 → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Communications Act of 1934 → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
Communications Satellite Act of 1962 → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
CRA → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
subject surface form: Community Reinvestment Act
CSA → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ
subject surface form: Controlled Substances Act
Department of Energy Organization Act → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ