House of Representatives of Jordan

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The House of Representatives of Jordan is the elected lower chamber of the country’s bicameral National Assembly, responsible for legislating and overseeing the government.

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House of Representatives of Jordan canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of parliament
approves state budget
canBeDissolvedBy King of Jordan NERFINISHED
canInitiate constitutional amendments (with Senate and King)
chamberType lower chamber
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Jordan NERFINISHED
constitutionalStatus elected chamber
country Jordan
decisionMakingRule majority vote of members present
electionType general election
electoralBody Jordanian citizens
electoralDistrictSystem multi-member districts
establishedInYear 1947
hasCommitteeType permanent committees
temporary committees
hasNumberOfMembers 130
hasQuorumRequirement majority of members
hasReservedSeatsFor Bedouin tribes NERFINISHED
Christians
Circassians and Chechens NERFINISHED
women
hasRole amending legislation
approving legislation
proposing legislation
questioning the government
withdrawing confidence from the government
isBicameralPartnerWith Senate of Jordan NERFINISHED
jurisdiction national legislation of Jordan
languageUsed Arabic
legislativeFunction government oversight
lawmaking
meetsIn Amman NERFINISHED
meetsInBuilding Jordanian Parliament Building NERFINISHED
meetsInCity Amman NERFINISHED
oversightTool interpellation of ministers
investigative committees
parliamentary questions
partOf National Assembly of Jordan NERFINISHED
passes ordinary laws
provisional laws approval or rejection
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives NERFINISHED
region Middle East
relationshipToSenate both chambers must approve most legislation
sessionType extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
supervises Council of Ministers of Jordan NERFINISHED
termLength 4 years
votingSystem open list proportional representation

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Jordanian Parliament hasComponent House of Representatives of Jordan
Jordanian Parliament lowerHouse House of Representatives of Jordan
Government of Jordan lowerHouse House of Representatives of Jordan