House of Representatives

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The House of Representatives is the main elected chamber of the Dutch parliament, responsible for initiating and scrutinizing legislation and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of parliament
legislative body
lower house
budgetaryRole approves the national budget
can amend the national budget
canBeDissolvedBy monarch of the Netherlands
constitutionalFunction represents the people of the Netherlands
constitutionalStatus constitutionally established body
country Netherlands
dissolutionOnAdviceOf Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
electoralRight elected by Dutch citizens with suffrage
electoralSystemFeature open list
single nationwide constituency
elects Speaker of the House of Representatives
its own presidium
establishedBy Constitution of the Netherlands
governmentOversightRole can initiate motions of no confidence
oversees the government
questions ministers
hasCommitteeSystem standing committees
temporary committees
hasDutchName House of Representatives of the Netherlands
surface form: Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal
hasPower right of amendment
right of initiative
right of interpellation
right to conduct parliamentary inquiries
right to submit motions
languageOfWork Dutch
legislativeRole amends legislation
initiates legislation
scrutinizes legislation
locatedIn Netherlands
South Holland
The Hague
meetsFrequency almost continuously throughout the year
meetsIn Binnenhof
meetsInChamber Plenary Hall of the House of Representatives
memberTitle Member of Parliament
Tweede Kamerlid
numberOfMembers 150
partOf States General of the Netherlands
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
surface form: President of the House of Representatives
relationshipToGovernment can force resignation of cabinet through motion of no confidence
shortName House of Representatives of the Netherlands
surface form: Tweede Kamer
supervises Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
termLength 4 years
upperHouse Dutch Senate
surface form: Senate of the Netherlands
votingSystem party-list proportional representation
website https://www.tweedekamer.nl

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Rutte IV cabinet chamberSupportedBy House of Representatives
this entity surface form: House of Representatives presidium
Rutte I cabinet hasMinorityIn House of Representatives
New Zealand legislativeBody House of Representatives
Netherlands lowerHouse House of Representatives