House of Representatives chamber

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The House of Representatives chamber is the main meeting hall where members of the U.S. House convene to debate and vote on federal legislation.

All labels observed (5)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative chamber ⓘ
meeting hall ⓘ
accessRestrictedTo authorized staff ⓘ
members of Congress ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
floor second floor of the House wing of the Capitol ⓘ
function conducting House floor proceedings ⓘ
debate of federal legislation ⓘ
delivering speeches by Representatives ⓘ
hosting joint meetings of Congress ⓘ
hosting joint sessions of Congress ⓘ
hosting presidential State of the Union addresses ⓘ
recording roll-call votes ⓘ
voting on federal legislation ⓘ
governingBody United States House of Representatives ⓘ
hasArea Speaker’s lobby ⓘ
Speaker’s rostrum ⓘ
diplomatic gallery ⓘ
members’ desks ⓘ
press gallery ⓘ
public gallery ⓘ
well of the House ⓘ
hasFeature United States flag display ⓘ
carpeted floor ⓘ
chandeliers ⓘ
clerk’s desk ⓘ
electronic sound system ⓘ
electronic vote display boards ⓘ
electronic voting system ⓘ
In God We Trust ⓘ
surface form: inscription "In God We Trust"

mace of the House ⓘ
marble columns ⓘ
hasSeatingFor Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ
surface form: Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico

non-voting delegates ⓘ
voting members of the House of Representatives ⓘ
hasSecurity United States Capitol Police ⓘ
locatedIn United States Capitol ⓘ
surface form: Capitol Building

Capitol Hill ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
partOf United States Capitol ⓘ
presidingOfficer Speaker of the House of Representatives ⓘ
surface form: Speaker of the House
usedBy United States House of Representatives ⓘ
usedFor addresses by foreign dignitaries to Congress ⓘ
counting of Electoral College votes in joint session ⓘ
formal votes on declarations of war ⓘ
impeachment proceedings in the House ⓘ
swearing-in of House members ⓘ
votes on constitutional amendments ⓘ
votes on federal budget legislation ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Congress Hall → lowerChamber → House of Representatives chamber ⓘ
Parliament House, Canberra → contains → House of Representatives chamber ⓘ
National Diet Building → hasPart → House of Representatives chamber ⓘ
House Majority Leader → meetsIn → House of Representatives chamber ⓘ
this entity surface form: House Chamber
National Statuary Hall → originalFunction → House of Representatives chamber ⓘ
this entity surface form: chamber of the United States House of Representatives
National Statuary Hall → near → House of Representatives chamber ⓘ
Benjamin Henry Latrobe → notableWork → House of Representatives chamber ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Capitol House of Representatives chamber (early design)
Old Parliament House, Canberra → contains → House of Representatives chamber ⓘ
OPH → hasChamber → House of Representatives chamber ⓘ
subject surface form: Old Parliament House, Canberra
Thomas U. Walter → notableWork → House of Representatives chamber ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Representatives wing of the United States Capitol