President of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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The President of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the presiding officer and highest-ranking official of Puerto Rico’s lower legislative chamber, responsible for leading its sessions, setting its agenda, and overseeing its legislative processes.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
legislative leadership position
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political office → presiding officer → public office → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Puerto Rico
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| country |
Puerto Rico
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| electedBy |
members of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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| equivalentTo |
Speaker of the House in other legislative systems
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| governmentBranch |
legislative branch
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| hasJurisdictionOver |
internal proceedings of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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| hasPower |
to appoint members to certain House committees, subject to rules
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to call the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico to order → to rule on points of order → to schedule legislative business → |
| highestRankIn |
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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| inception |
20th century
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| languageOfOffice |
English
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Spanish → |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of Puerto Rico
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rules of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico → |
| legislativeChamber |
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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| locatedIn |
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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| memberOf |
leadership of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
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| officeContestedIn |
internal election of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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| officeHolderOf |
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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| officeType |
speaker of a lower house
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| partOf |
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico → |
| positionHeldIn |
Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
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| precededBy |
presiding officers of earlier insular legislative bodies of Puerto Rico
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| presidesOver |
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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| residence |
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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| responsibleFor |
administering the operations of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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enforcing the rules of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico → leading legislative sessions of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico → maintaining order during House sessions → overseeing legislative processes in the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico → recognizing members to speak during debate → referring bills to committees → representing the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico in official functions → setting the legislative agenda of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico → |
| seat |
Capitol of Puerto Rico
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| subordinateTo |
constitutional framework of Puerto Rico
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| termType |
concurrent with the term of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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| worksWith |
Governor of Puerto Rico
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President of the Senate of Puerto Rico → Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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President of the Senate of Puerto Rico
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counterpart |