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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative leadership position
political office
presiding officer
public office
appliesToJurisdiction Puerto Rico
country Puerto Rico
electedBy members of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
equivalentTo Speaker of the House in other legislative systems
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasJurisdictionOver internal proceedings of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
hasPower to appoint members to certain House committees, subject to rules
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
inception 20th century
languageOfOffice English
Spanish
legalBasis Constitution of Puerto Rico
rules of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
legislativeChamber House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
locatedIn San Juan, Puerto Rico
memberOf leadership of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
officeContestedIn internal election of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
officeHolderOf House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
officeType speaker of a lower house
partOf House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
positionHeldIn Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
precededBy presiding officers of earlier insular legislative bodies of Puerto Rico
presidesOver House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
residence San Juan, Puerto Rico
responsibleFor administering the operations of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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
subordinateTo constitutional framework of Puerto Rico
termType concurrent with the term of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
worksWith Governor of Puerto Rico
President of the Senate of Puerto Rico
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
President of the Senate of Puerto Rico
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