Congress of the Union

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Congress_of_the_Union
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Federal_government_of_Mexico
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Constitution_of_Mexico
gptkbp:country gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:electionCycle every 3 years (Chamber of Deputies)
every 6 years (Senate)
gptkbp:established 1824
gptkbp:governingDocument gptkb:Political_Constitution_of_the_United_Mexican_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Congress of the Union
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:legislature bicameral
LXIV Legislature (as of 2021)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mexico_City
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:Chamber_of_Deputies
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Legislative_Palace_of_San_Lázaro
gptkb:Senate_of_the_Republic_building
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Congreso_de_la_Unión
gptkbp:numberOfFloors 2
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 628
128 (Senate)
500 (Chamber of Deputies)
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Congreso_de_la_Unión
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_Senate
gptkb:President_of_the_Chamber_of_Deputies
gptkbp:sessionEnd April 30
gptkbp:sessionStart September 1
gptkbp:specialSession June 1 to July 31
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_Mexico
gptkbp:termLength 3 years (Chamber of Deputies)
6 years (Senate)
gptkbp:upperHouse gptkb:Senate_of_the_Republic
gptkbp:votingSystem first-past-the-post
mixed-member proportional representation
party-list proportional representation
gptkbp:website https://www.congreso.gob.mx/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mexican
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3