Office of the Delegate of the District of Columbia
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The Office of the Delegate of the District of Columbia is the congressional office representing Washington, D.C. in the U.S. House of Representatives through a non-voting delegate.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | congressional office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| chamber | House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electorate | registered voters in the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| federalLevel | federal ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | D.C. Delegate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConstituencyLabel | District of Columbia at-large NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConstituencyType | federal district ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalBasis | Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the U.S. Constitution (federal district clause) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElectionCycle | two-year term aligned with U.S. House elections ⓘ |
| hasElectoralDistrict | District of Columbia at-large congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
advocate for federal legislation benefiting the District of Columbia
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represent D.C. interests in congressional committees ⓘ serve as liaison between D.C. government and Congress ⓘ |
| hasHouseRole | non-voting member of Congress ⓘ |
| hasLimitation | no final vote on passage of legislation on the House floor ⓘ |
| hasMemberLabel | Delegate ⓘ |
| hasOfficeholderType | non-voting U.S. House delegate ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationStatus | non-state territorial-style representation ⓘ |
| hasRepresentativeTitle | Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| hasRight |
introduce legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives
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serve on House committees ⓘ |
| hasScope |
local matters of concern to District of Columbia residents
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national legislation affecting the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| hasVotingStatus | non-voting delegate ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
District of Columbia at-large councilmember
NERFINISHED
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District of Columbia shadow delegation ⓘ |
| isModeledAfter | non-voting territorial delegate positions in the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| isPartOfRepresentationSystem | United States congressional representation system ⓘ |
| isRelatedToIssue |
D.C. statehood debate
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District of Columbia voting rights in Congress ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHoldersAre | elected by voters of the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| officeHoldersMust | meet constitutional requirements for House membership except state residency ⓘ |
| officeType | single-member congressional delegation ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Congress ⓘ |
| represents |
District of Columbia
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsInBody | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsPopulation | residents of the District of Columbia ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Office of the Delegate of Guam to the U.S. House of Representatives
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Office of the Delegate of the District of Columbia
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