Chamber of Representatives

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The Chamber of Representatives is the lower house of Belgium’s federal parliament, responsible for national lawmaking, government oversight, and budget approval.

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Label Occurrences
Chamber of Representatives canonical 1
Chambre des représentants 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lower house of parliament
adopts federal laws
approves federal budget
canAmend government bills
canBeDissolvedBy King of the Belgians NERFINISHED
canInitiate private members’ bills
constitutionalMonarch King of the Belgians NERFINISHED
constitutionalStatus federal institution
country Belgium
electoralDistrictBasis multi-member constituencies
elects President of the Chamber of Representatives NERFINISHED
establishedBy Belgian Constitution NERFINISHED
hasCommittee Committee on Finance and Budget NERFINISHED
Committee on Foreign Relations NERFINISHED
Committee on Justice NERFINISHED
hasPlenaryHall Hemicycle of the Chamber of Representatives NERFINISHED
hasPower vote of confidence in the federal government
vote of no confidence in the federal government
hasQuorumRequirement yes
hasRole budget approval
government oversight
national lawmaking
language Dutch
French
German
legislativePower federal level
legislativeProcedureIncludes three readings in committee and plenary
locatedIn Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Brussels-Capital Region
meetsIn Palace of the Nation NERFINISHED
minimumAgeOfCandidates 18 years
minimumAgeOfVoters 18 years
numberOfMembers 150
officialNameDutch Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers NERFINISHED
officialNameFrench Chambre des représentants NERFINISHED
officialNameGerman Kammer der Volksvertreter NERFINISHED
oversees Federal Government of Belgium NERFINISHED
partOf Federal Parliament of Belgium NERFINISHED
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Chamber of Representatives
primaryBudgetaryAuthority yes
publishes Parliamentary proceedings
sharesLegislativePowerWith Senate of Belgium NERFINISHED
supervises federal budget execution
termLength 5 years
votingSystem proportional representation
website https://www.dekamer.be

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Belgian federal politics legislativeChamber Chamber of Representatives
Chamber of Representatives of Belgium nativeName Chamber of Representatives
this entity surface form: Chambre des représentants