Chamber of Deputies of Argentina
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The Chamber of Deputies of Argentina is the country’s directly elected lower house of the National Congress, responsible for initiating legislation, particularly on budget and taxation, and representing the population by proportional districts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Cámara de Diputados de la Nación | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
legislative body
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lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| abbreviation | HCDN ⓘ |
| budgetRole | debates and approves national budget ⓘ |
| buildingStyle | Neoclassical ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Argentina ⓘ |
| constitutionalFunction |
legislation
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political control of the executive ⓘ representation of the people ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| electoralBody | Argentine citizens ⓘ |
| electoralDistrictType | multi-member districts ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | closed list proportional representation ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1854 ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem |
special committees
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standing committees ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 257 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.hcdn.gob.ar/ ⓘ |
| hasPower |
approve or reject bills
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impeach public officials ⓘ initiate budget bills ⓘ initiate legislation ⓘ initiate taxation bills ⓘ oversee the executive branch ⓘ |
| includesRepresentativesFrom |
Argentine provinces
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Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| isBicameralPartnerWith | Senate of Argentina ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Argentina ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Spanish ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber | lower house ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Palace of the Argentine National Congress ⓘ |
| minimumAgeOfMembers | 25 years ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Chamber of Deputies of Argentina
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Cámara de Diputados de la Nación
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| oversightMechanism |
interpellation of ministers
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investigative commissions ⓘ |
| partOf | National Congress of Argentina ⓘ |
| passes | national laws ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ |
| renewalPattern | half of the seats renewed every 2 years ⓘ |
| represents | people of Argentina ⓘ |
| seatAllocationBasis | population of each province ⓘ |
| sessionType | plenary sessions ⓘ |
| taxationRole | debates and approves tax legislation ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| typeOfParliament | bicameral legislature component ⓘ |
| votingSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
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Chamber of Deputies of Argentina
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Cámara de Diputados de la Nación