Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

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United States federal government office leadership position parliamentary office presiding officer

The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer and top political leader of the House, responsible for guiding legislation, managing House proceedings, and often serving as a key figure in national political leadership and presidential succession.

Aliases (5)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government office → leadership position → parliamentary office → presiding officer →
appointedBy	United States House of Representatives →
associatedWithBuilding	House Chamber of the United States Capitol →
branchOfGovernment	legislative branch of the United States →
canBeRemovedBy	majority vote of the House →
chamber	lower house of the United States Congress →
constitutionalBasis	Article I of the United States Constitution →
constitutionalCitation	Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 of the United States Constitution →
country	United States of America →
createdOn	1789 →
electedBy	members of the United States House of Representatives →
firstHolder	Frederick Muhlenberg →
followedInSuccessionBy	President pro tempore of the United States Senate →
legislativeBody	United States House of Representatives →
memberOf	United States House leadership →
officeLocation	United States Capitol → Washington, D.C. →
partOf	United States Congress →
politicalRole	leader of the House majority party in practice → national political figure → party strategist for House majority →
positionIn	House of Representatives →
power	can rule on points of order → can schedule or delay floor consideration of legislation → influences committee assignments →
precededInSuccessionBy	Vice President of the United States →
rankInPresidentialSuccession	second →
reappointment	may be reelected without term limits →
removalMechanism	motion to vacate the chair →
reportsTo	collective membership of the House →
residenceRequirement	must be a member of the House by practice →
responsibility	administers the oath of office to House members → appoints members to select and conference committees → maintains order in the House chamber → may administer the presidential oath of office in some circumstances → oversees administrative functions of the House → presides over sessions of the House → recognizes members to speak on the House floor → refers bills to committees → represents the House in its relations with the President → represents the House in its relations with the Senate → sets the House legislative agenda →
selectionMethod	election by House majority →
style	Madam Speaker → Mister Speaker →
symbol	mace of the United States House of Representatives →
termLength	two years →
termLinkedTo	term of a United States Congress →

Referenced by (53)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dennis Hastert → Dennis Hastert ("Speaker of the House Republican Conference") → Frederick Muhlenberg → Henry Clay → James K. Polk → Jim Wright → John Nance Garner → John Nance Garner → John W. McCormack → Joseph W. Martin Jr. → Nathaniel Macon → Sam Rayburn → William B. Bankhead →	positionHeld
Architect of the Capitol → Assistant Speaker of the House → Chief Administrative Officer of the House → House Majority Leader → House Majority Whip → House Office of the Legislative Counsel → Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives → Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives →	reportsTo
Chief Administrative Officer of the House → OLRC ("Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives") → Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives → Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives →	appointedBy
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives → House Minority Leader → House Republican Conference Chair → House Republican Policy Committee Chair →	worksWith
Madam Speaker → Mister Speaker →	appliesToOffice
Mister Speaker ("Speaker of the House") → United States House leadership →	relatedTo
John W. McCormack ("Speakers of the United States House of Representatives") →	category
Congressional Gold Medal ("Speaker of the House") →	conferredBy
Presidential Succession Act →	definesSuccessionPosition
President of the United States Senate →	differsFrom
Rules of the House of Representatives →	enforcedBy
Senate Majority Leader →	hasCounterpart
United States Congress →	hasLeader
United States House leadership ("Speaker of the House") →	hasRole
United States House of Representatives →	hasSpeaker
Winthrop family →	hasTitleHeldByMembers
Jim Wright ("Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1987–1989)") →	holdsPosition
Rules of the House of Representatives →	implementedBy
Kevin McCarthy →	officeContested
Joseph W. Byrns →	position held
United States House of Representatives ("Speaker of the House") →	presidingOfficerTitle
President of the Continental Congress →	replacedBy
Ettie R. Garner →	spouseOccupation
House Majority Leader →	subordinateTo
Assistant Speaker of the House →	supportsOffice
Mace of the United States House of Representatives →	usedBy