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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Nathaniel Moran hasRole U.S. Representative
David Skaggs positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Michael McCaul positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Jake Pickle position held U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Ralph J. Rivers positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Phil Gramm positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Ben Chandler positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Don Beyer positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Keith Self positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Van Taylor positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
John Hall (politician) electedAs U.S. Representative
Bo Callaway positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Pete Sessions positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Sheila Jackson Lee position held U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Chip Roy position held U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Beto O'Rourke positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Nick Lampson position held U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Romano L. Mazzoli positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Michael Cloud position held U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Blake Farenthold positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Ralph Julian Rivers positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Jonathan Dayton positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative from New Jersey
Eddie Bernice Johnson positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Martin Frost positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Alexander Mebane positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Jasmine Crockett positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Augustus F. Hawkins positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
William Scranton positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
William B. Allison positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Frizzell Gray positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: U.S. Representative from Maryland
Milton J. Durham positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Colin Allred positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
John Joseph Moakley positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Tom Price positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Roy Blunt positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Simon M. Hamlin positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Hakeem Jeffries positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Pete Olson position held U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
2012 United States House of Representatives elections elects U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: U.S. Representatives
Marc Veasey positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Marc Veasey hasRole U.S. Representative
Sylvia Garcia position held U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Christopher Rankin positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Robert Toombs positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Brian Babin positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Wilmot Proviso proposerOccupation U.S. Representative
Jeb Hensarling positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Barkley political family positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Alben W. Barkley
this entity surface form: United States Representative
William Roth positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative