U.S. Representative

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elected position federal government position legislative office public office

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.

Aliases (12)

Statements (47)

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 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	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 →

Referenced by (54)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alben W. Barkley ("United States Representative") → Alben W. Barkley ("United States Representative") → Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ("United States representative") → Asbury Francis Lever ("United States representative") → Bernie Sanders ("United States representative") → Bill Nelson ("United States representative") → Bob Dole ("United States representative") → Carl Hayden ("United States representative") → Charles Curtis ("United States Representative from Kansas") → Don Fuqua ("United States representative") → Eugene McCarthy ("United States representative") → Frank Wolf ("United States representative") → George Sutherland ("United States Representative") → Gerry Connolly ("United States representative") → Guy T. Helvering ("United States Representative") → Henry Jarvis Raymond ("United States Representative from New York") → James A. Garfield ("U.S. Representative from Ohio") → Jim Wright ("United States representative") → John E. Sununu ("United States Representative") → John Edward Fogarty ("United States Representative") → John Garamendi ("United States representative") → John Quincy Adams ("United States Representative") → Lance Gooden ("United States representative") → Lee H. Hamilton ("United States representative") → Liz Cheney ("United States Representative") → Louise Slaughter ("United States representative") → Mark Meadows ("United States representative") → Mick Mulvaney ("United States Representative") → Monica De La Cruz ("United States representative") → Nathaniel Macon ("United States Representative") → Rahm Emanuel ("United States Representative") → Richard Armey ("United States representative") → Richard Mentor Johnson ("United States representative") → Robert Byrd ("United States Representative") → Sam Rayburn → William Flynt Nichols ("U.S. Representative from Alabama") → William P. Frye ("United States Representative") →	positionHeld
Frank Wolf ("U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia") → Texas's 13th congressional district →	officeContested
Ethics Reform Act of 1989 ("Members of the U.S. House of Representatives") →	affectsOffice
Section 1 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution ("United States Representative") →	appliesToOffice
House Office of the Legislative Counsel ("Members of the United States House of Representatives") →	client
JEC ("Members of the United States House of Representatives") →	composition
Constitution of Puerto Rico ("Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico (as recognized role in U.S. Congress context)") →	createsOffice
Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution ("Members of the United States House of Representatives") →	governsOffice
Sununu family ("United States Representative") →	hasHeldOfficeType
Adams family ("United States Representative") →	hasNotableOfficeHeldByMembers
New Jersey's 12th congressional district →	hasRepresentativeTitle
Lowell Weicker ("U.S. Representative from Connecticut") →	hasRole
United States congressional districts in California ("United States Representative") →	officeElected
Texas's 22nd congressional district →	officeTitleForRepresentative
William Hunt (politician) ("United States representative") →	position held
Members of Congress Reading Room ("U.S. representatives") →	primaryUsers
Roosevelt family →	producedOfficeholder