Chamber of Deputies
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The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of Argentina’s National Congress, composed of popularly elected representatives responsible for initiating legislation, especially on budgetary and tax matters.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Nation | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| abbreviation | HCDN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budgetInitiationRequirement | budget bills must originate in the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ |
| buildingStyle | neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| canOverrideSenate | in some legislative procedures subject to constitutional rules ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole | part of the federal legislative power of Argentina ⓘ |
| constitutionalSystem | presidential representative democratic republic ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| electionFrequency | every 2 years for half of the chamber ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| electorate | Argentine citizens ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Argentine Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasRole | lower chamber of the National Congress of Argentina ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Spanish ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
debates and approves laws
ⓘ
especially initiates budgetary legislation ⓘ especially initiates tax legislation ⓘ initiates legislation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| mainCommitteesInclude |
budget and finance committee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
taxation and economic affairs committees ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Chamber of Deputies chamber in the Palace of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsUnder | rules of procedure adopted by the chamber ⓘ |
| minimumSeatsPerDistrict | 5 ⓘ |
| nativeName | Cámara de Diputados de la Nación NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 257 ⓘ |
| oversightFunction | oversight of the national executive power ⓘ |
| partOf | National Congress of Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| power |
to approve or reject the national budget
ⓘ
to initiate impeachment proceedings against certain public officials ⓘ to levy national taxes through legislation ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer | elected from among its members ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ |
| publishes | Diario de Sesiones (session records) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renewalPattern | half of the seats renewed every 2 years ⓘ |
| represents |
electoral districts based on provinces and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
ⓘ
people of Argentina ⓘ |
| seat | Palace of the Argentine National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxInitiationRequirement | tax bills must originate in the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | bicameral legislature lower house ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Senate of the Argentine Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| website | https://www.hcdn.gob.ar/ ⓘ |
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