Iowa General Assembly

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The Iowa General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature of Iowa, responsible for creating state laws and overseeing public policy through its Senate and House of Representatives.

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instanceOf bicameral state legislature
state legislature of the United States
branch legislative branch of Iowa
canCall special sessions
canOverrideVetoWith supermajority vote
capital Des Moines, Iowa
surface form: Des Moines
compositionDeterminedBy population-based districts
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electoralSystemLowerHouse single-member districts
electoralSystemUpperHouse single-member districts
establishedBy Constitution of the State of Iowa
surface form: Constitution of Iowa
governedBy Constitution of the State of Iowa
surface form: Constitution of Iowa
hasComponent Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa Senate
hasNoTermLimits true
houseTypeLower lower house
houseTypeUpper upper house
jurisdiction Iowa
surface form: State of Iowa
language English
legislativeChamberLower Iowa House of Representatives
legislativeChamberUpper Iowa Senate
legislativeSubject statewide public policy
location Des Moines, Iowa
meetsIn Iowa State Capitol
meetsInCity Des Moines, Iowa
surface form: Des Moines
membersRepresent legislative districts in Iowa
nicknameLowerHouse Iowa House of Representatives
surface form: Iowa House
nicknameUpperHouse Iowa Senate
numberOfHouses 2
partOf government of Iowa
passes bills
power to confirm certain gubernatorial appointments
to override gubernatorial vetoes
redistrictingBody Iowa General Assembly self-link
responsibility enacting state laws
levying state taxes
overseeing public policy in Iowa
passing the state budget
proposing constitutional amendments to the Iowa Constitution
sessionType annual regular sessions
state Iowa
supervises Iowa state agencies through oversight
termLengthLowerHouse 2 years
termLengthUpperHouse 4 years
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://www.legis.iowa.gov/

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Governor of Iowa associatedWith Iowa General Assembly
Davis County, Iowa Territory governedBy Iowa General Assembly
this entity surface form: Iowa Territorial Legislature
Government of Iowa hasBranch Iowa General Assembly
this entity surface form: Legislative branch of Iowa
Government of Iowa legislativeBody Iowa General Assembly
Iowa legislativeBody Iowa General Assembly
Iowa House Districts 3 and 4 partOf Iowa General Assembly
subject surface form: Iowa House District 3
Iowa House Districts 3 and 4 partOf Iowa General Assembly
subject surface form: Iowa House District 4
Iowa House of Representatives partOf Iowa General Assembly
Iowa Senate partOf Iowa General Assembly
Iowa General Assembly redistrictingBody Iowa General Assembly self-link
Seal of Iowa usedBy Iowa General Assembly