U.S. Representative

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A U.S. Representative is an elected member of the United States House of Representatives who serves in the federal legislature, representing a specific congressional district and participating in the creation of national laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf elected position
federal government position
legislative office
public office
bodySize 435 voting members (apportioned among the states)
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of the United States federal government
canBeRemovedBy expulsion by the House of Representatives
canIntroduce bills in the House of Representatives
canServeOn House committees
canVoteOn federal legislation
chamber lower house of the United States Congress
citizenshipRequirement at least 7 years as a U.S. citizen
collectiveBody United States Congress
constitutionalBasis Article I of the United States Constitution
country United States of America
electedBy voters of a congressional district
electionCycle every 2 years
electionMethod popular vote
eligibleForReelection unlimited number of terms
hasPower to initiate revenue bills
to vote on articles of impeachment
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
mayBelongTo political party
mayBeNonVoting delegate from a U.S. territory or the District of Columbia
mayHoldTitle Congressman
Congresswoman
Member of Congress
minimumAgeRequirement 25 years
oathOfOfficeTo United States Constitution
surface form: Constitution of the United States
participatesIn electoral vote counts in joint sessions of Congress
federal lawmaking
partOf United States House of Representatives
primaryWorkCity Washington, D.C.
represents congressional district
residencyRequirement must be an inhabitant of the state they represent at time of election
responsibility assisting constituents with federal agencies
conducting oversight of the executive branch
debating federal policy
drafting federal legislation
representing constituents of a congressional district
serving on House committees and subcommittees
voting on federal laws
salaryDeterminedBy federal law
subjectTo House ethics rules
symbolicStyle The Honorable
termLength 2 years
workLocation United States Capitol

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Roosevelt family producedOfficeholder U.S. Representative
Constitution of Puerto Rico createsOffice U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico (as recognized role in U.S. Congress context)
Alben W. Barkley positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Rahm Emanuel positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
John E. Sununu positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Indian Charley positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Charles Curtis
this entity surface form: United States Representative from Kansas
Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution governsOffice U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: Members of the United States House of Representatives
Guy T. Helvering positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
James A. Garfield positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: U.S. Representative from Ohio
William P. Frye positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Mick Mulvaney positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Mark Meadows positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
JEC composition U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: Members of the United States House of Representatives
House Office of the Legislative Counsel client U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: Members of the United States House of Representatives
Mount Kenton Cemetery positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Alben W. Barkley
this entity surface form: United States Representative
George Sutherland positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Henry Jarvis Raymond positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative from New York
Eugene McCarthy positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Bill Nelson positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
William Flynt Nichols positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: U.S. Representative from Alabama
Bernie Sanders positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Sununu family hasHeldOfficeType U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Sam Rayburn positionHeld U.S. Representative
Carl Hayden positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Asbury Francis Lever positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Richard Armey positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Nathaniel Macon positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Bob Dole positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Louise Slaughter positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Lee H. Hamilton positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Monica De La Cruz positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Section 1 appliesToOffice U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Section 1 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Lowell Weicker hasRole U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: U.S. Representative from Connecticut
Frank Wolf (portion before redistricting) positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Frank Wolf
this entity surface form: United States representative
Frank Wolf (portion before redistricting) officeContested U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Frank Wolf
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia
Richard Mentor Johnson positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
United States congressional districts in California officeElected U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Gerry Connolly positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Robert Byrd positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Lance Gooden positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Jim Wright positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Adams family hasNotableOfficeHeldByMembers U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Adams family positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: John Quincy Adams
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Representative Don Fuqua positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Don Fuqua
this entity surface form: United States representative
John Edward Fogarty positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Ethics Reform Act of 1989 affectsOffice U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives