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
surface form: United States federal government
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
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
serve on House committees
hasScope local matters of concern to District of Columbia residents
national legislation affecting the District of Columbia
hasVotingStatus non-voting delegate
isDistinctFrom District of Columbia at-large councilmember NERFINISHED
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
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
Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
representsInBody United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
representsPopulation residents of the District of Columbia

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Office of the Delegate of Guam to the U.S. House of Representatives isDistinctFrom Office of the Delegate of the District of Columbia