Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
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The Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives is a nonpartisan officer who offers daily prayers, provides pastoral care to members and staff, and coordinates religious and ceremonial observances for the House.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1313272 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives Context triple: [Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, worksWith, Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives]
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Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
The Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is a nonpartisan legislative officer responsible for maintaining official records, overseeing legislative documentation and proceedings, and supporting the administrative functioning of the House.
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B.
Secretary of the House of Bishops
The Secretary of the House of Bishops is the chief administrative officer responsible for recording, organizing, and managing the official business and proceedings of the House of Bishops in a bicameral church governance structure.
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Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
The Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives is the chief law enforcement and protocol officer of the U.S. House, responsible for maintaining order, security, and ceremonial functions.
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Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives
The Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives was a now-abolished officer responsible for maintaining order at the House chamber entrances, controlling access, and performing various ceremonial and administrative duties.
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E.
Undersecretary for Religious
The Undersecretary for Religious is a senior official in the Vatican’s Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life who assists in overseeing and coordinating matters related to religious orders and congregations within the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives Target entity description: The Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives is a nonpartisan officer who offers daily prayers, provides pastoral care to members and staff, and coordinates religious and ceremonial observances for the House.
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A.
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
The Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is a nonpartisan legislative officer responsible for maintaining official records, overseeing legislative documentation and proceedings, and supporting the administrative functioning of the House.
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B.
Secretary of the House of Bishops
The Secretary of the House of Bishops is the chief administrative officer responsible for recording, organizing, and managing the official business and proceedings of the House of Bishops in a bicameral church governance structure.
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C.
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
The Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives is the chief law enforcement and protocol officer of the U.S. House, responsible for maintaining order, security, and ceremonial functions.
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D.
Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives
The Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives was a now-abolished officer responsible for maintaining order at the House chamber entrances, controlling access, and performing various ceremonial and administrative duties.
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E.
Undersecretary for Religious
The Undersecretary for Religious is a senior official in the Vatican’s Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life who assists in overseeing and coordinating matters related to religious orders and congregations within the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
nonpartisan office
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official position ⓘ religious office ⓘ |
| activity |
advises House leadership on religious and ceremonial matters
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leads Bible studies and prayer meetings when requested ⓘ provides crisis and grief counseling ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole | offers invocations at joint meetings and joint sessions when requested ⓘ |
| compensation | salary paid from legislative branch appropriations ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| duty |
arrange guest chaplains to offer prayers
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conduct memorial services for deceased members ⓘ coordinate ceremonial observances for the House ⓘ coordinate religious observances for the House ⓘ offer daily prayers at the opening of House sessions ⓘ participate in official House ceremonies ⓘ provide counseling and spiritual support ⓘ provide pastoral care to House staff ⓘ provide pastoral care to members of the House ⓘ |
| employer | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| establishedBy | First United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart |
Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Chaplain of the United States Senate
Senate Chaplain ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| hasOffice |
Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
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surface form:
Office of the Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
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| hasTitle | House Chaplain ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://chaplain.house.gov/ ⓘ |
| inception | 1789 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | House rules and longstanding congressional practice ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States Capitol
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| nonpartisan | true ⓘ |
| officeType | appointed officer of the House ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Congress
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United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | varies by officeholder ⓘ |
| religiousRequirement | ordained clergy ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | spiritual welfare of House members and staff ⓘ |
| scopeOfCare | members of Congress, their families, and staff ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | elected by House majority vote upon nomination by the Speaker ⓘ |
| termLength | serves at the pleasure of the House ⓘ |
| workLocation | House side of the United States Capitol ⓘ |
| worksWith |
House officers
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House staff ⓘ United States House of Representatives ⓘ
surface form:
Members of the United States House of Representatives
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives Description of subject: The Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives is a nonpartisan officer who offers daily prayers, provides pastoral care to members and staff, and coordinates religious and ceremonial observances for the House.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
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Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
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Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
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Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
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this entity surface form:
Office of the Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
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hasCounterpart
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Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
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this entity surface form:
Chaplain of the United States Senate