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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Public Law 116-127 legislativeBody United States Congress
H.R. 6201 legislativeBody United States Congress
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H.R. 133 legislativeBody United States Congress
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Employer's Liability Act of 1908 enactedBy United States Congress
Sawtooth Wilderness (partial historical association; now in Sawtooth National Forest) establishedBy United States Congress
subject surface form: Sawtooth Wilderness
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Tariff of 1824 legislativeBody United States Congress
Warehouse Act of 1916 legislativeBody United States Congress
Jones Act (Puerto Rico) of 1917 legislativeBody United States Congress
Dante Bruno Fascell legislativeBody United States Congress
Dante partOf United States Congress
subject surface form: Dante Fascell
Federal Elections Bill legislativeBody United States Congress
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Federal Credit Union Act enactedBy United States Congress
International Banking Act of 1978 legislativeBody United States Congress
Right to Financial Privacy Act enactedBy United States Congress
Washington Wilderness Act of 1984 legislativeBody United States Congress
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Apportionment Act of 1911 legislativeBody United States Congress