Virginia congressional delegation

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congressional delegation

The Virginia congressional delegation is the group of elected U.S. Senators and Representatives who represent the state of Virginia in the United States Congress.

Aliases (1)

United States House of Representatives delegation from Virginia ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	congressional delegation →
appliesToTerritory	state of Virginia →
budgetAuthority	participation in U.S. federal budget process →
category	United States congressional delegations by state → Virginia politics →
chamber	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
composedOf	U.S. Representatives from Virginia → U.S. Senators from Virginia →
constitutionalBasis	Article I of the United States Constitution →
country	United States of America →
electoralSystem	single-member districts for House seats → statewide at-large elections for Senate seats →
electorate	voters of Virginia →
governingLaw	United States Constitution →
hasHouseSeats	11 →
hasPart	United States House of Representatives delegation from Virginia → United States Senate delegation from Virginia →
hasRole	drafting federal legislation → participating in congressional committees → providing constituent services → representing Virginia in Congress → voting on federal laws →
hasSenateSeats	2 →
hasVotingRights	full voting rights in respective chambers →
historicalPrecursor	delegation of Virginia to the Continental Congress →
houseRepresentationPrinciple	apportionment by population →
houseTermLength	2 years →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
language	English →
legislativeBody	United States Congress →
levelOfGovernment	federal →
location	Washington, D.C. →
lowerHouseMembers	11 →
meetsAt	United States Capitol →
oversightArea	federal programs affecting Virginia →
partOf	United States Congress membership →
redistrictingAuthority	Commonwealth of Virginia →
represents	Commonwealth of Virginia →
representsInterest	Virginia’s state-level concerns in federal legislation → residents of Virginia →
selectionMethod	popular vote in Virginia →
senateRepresentationPrinciple	equal representation of states →
senateTermLength	6 years →
stateRepresented	Virginia →
subdivisionOf	Congressional delegations by U.S. state →
totalVotingMembers	13 →
upperHouseMembers	2 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Virginia's 10th congressional district → Virginia's 11th congressional district → Virginia's 7th congressional district →	partOf
Virginia congressional delegation ("United States House of Representatives delegation from Virginia") →	hasPart
VA-11 →	isPartOf