Oregon House of Representatives

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component of state legislature legislative body state lower house

The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Oregon’s bicameral state legislature, responsible for introducing and voting on state laws and representing citizens from legislative districts across the state.

Aliases (2)

Oregon House ×1
Oregon House of Representatives chamber ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of state legislature → legislative body → state lower house →
appliesToJurisdiction	Oregon →
authority	Oregon Constitution →
building	Oregon State Capitol →
canIntroduce	bills → memorials → resolutions →
chamberOf	Oregon Legislative Assembly →
coLegislativeBody	Oregon State Senate →
country	United States of America →
electoralDistrictType	single-member districts →
foundationPlace	Oregon →
governmentBranch	legislative branch of Oregon →
hasCommitteeSystem	yes →
hasLowerHouse	Oregon House of Representatives →
hasRules	House Rules of the Oregon House of Representatives →
hasSpeaker	Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives →
hasUpperHouse	Oregon State Senate →
hasWebsite	https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/house →
houseStyle	partisan →
isPartOf	government of Oregon →
jurisdiction	State of Oregon →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legislativeType	lower house →
legislatureType	bicameral →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Salem, Oregon →
logoUsedBy	Oregon House of Representatives →
meetsIn	Oregon State Capitol →
meetsInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
numberOfDistricts	60 →
numberOfMembers	60 →
partOf	Oregon Legislative Assembly →
presidingOfficerTitle	Speaker →
responsibility	introducing state legislation → overseeing state agencies through legislation → participating in the impeachment process under state law → passing the state budget → representing citizens in legislative districts → voting on state laws →
selectionMethod	direct election →
sessionLocation	House chamber, Oregon State Capitol →
shortName	Oregon House →
state	Oregon →
termLength	2 years →
votingSystem	first-past-the-post →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Oregon State Senate →	coequalChamber
Oregon Constitution →	establishesBody
Oregon Legislative Assembly →	hasComponent
Oregon House of Representatives →	hasLowerHouse
Oregon State Capitol ("Oregon House of Representatives chamber") →	hasPart
Oregon Legislative Assembly →	house2
Oregon Beach Bill →	introducedIn
Oregon State Senate →	isBicameralPartnerOf
Oregon House of Representatives →	logoUsedBy
Government of Oregon →	lowerHouse
Oregon State Senate →	sharesLegislativePowerWith
Oregon House of Representatives ("Oregon House") →	shortName
Oregon Legislative Assembly →	subdivision