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
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.

Uniform Code of Military Justice → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Union Pacific Railway Act of 1862 → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807 → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Veterans’ Judicial Review Act → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 → enactedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Glass–Steagall Act → enactedIn → United States Congress ⓘ

Emoluments Clause → enforcedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

United States–Native American treaties → enforcedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution → enforcementPowerGrantedTo → United States Congress ⓘ

Embassy of Egypt in Washington, D.C. → engagesWith → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Congress

Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 → enhancedOversightBy → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congress

5th congressional district of Florida → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

AEC → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Acid Rain Program → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Air Force Distinguished Service Medal → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Air Force ROTC → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

BRB → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Benefits Review Board → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congress of the United States

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

CA9 → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

CAAF → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Citation Star → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Congressional Space Medal of Honor → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Crater Lake National Park → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Cumberland Island National Seashore → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

D.V.I. → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Dahlonega Mint → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Distinguished Flying Cross → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

District Court of Guam → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Congress

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Fourth federal judicial circuit → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Gateway National Recreation Area → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Gauley River National Recreation Area → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Gettysburg National Military Park → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Glacier National Park → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Great Basin National Park → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

HUBZone Program → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

House Office of the Legislative Counsel → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Indian Health Service → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Kean-Hamilton Commission → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (partial) → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

subject surface form: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

Legion of Merit → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Legislature of the Virgin Islands → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Maine District of Massachusetts → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ

Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park → establishedBy → United States Congress ⓘ