House of Representatives of the United States

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The House of Representatives of the United States is the lower chamber of the U.S. Congress, composed of elected officials apportioned by population who initiate revenue bills and play a central role in federal lawmaking and oversight.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of the United States Congress
lower house of a bicameral legislature
apportionmentBasis population
apportionmentDataSource United States Census
citizenshipRequirement at least 7 years a U.S. citizen
constitutionalAmendmentAffectingElections Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
constitutionalAmendmentAffectingPay Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
constitutionalAmendmentAffectingStructure Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
constitutionalBasis Article I of the United States Constitution
country United States of America
currentPresidingOfficer Mike Johnson
currentPresidingOfficerParty Republican Party
currentPresidingOfficerSince October 2023
exclusivePower impeachment of federal officials
initiation of revenue bills
firstCongressStartYear 1789
hasChaplainTitle Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
hasClerkTitle Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasMajorityLeaderTitle House Majority Leader
hasMajorityWhipTitle House Majority Whip
hasMinorityLeaderTitle House Minority Leader
hasMinorityWhipTitle House Minority Whip
hasNonVotingMembers 6
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.house.gov/
hasParliamentarianTitle Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives
hasSergeantAtArmsTitle Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives
hasUpperHouse United States Senate
impeachmentVoteRequirement simple majority of members present
legislativeBodyFor federal government of the United States
legislativeSessionName Congress
lengthOfCongress 2 years
meetingCity Washington, D.C.
meetingPlace United States Capitol
minimumAgeOfMember 25 years
notableCommittee House Committee on Appropriations
House Committee on Armed Services
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
House Committee on Ways and Means
House Committee on the Judiciary
numberOfCongressPerTerm 1
numberOfMembers 435
partOf United States Congress
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
primaryFunction federal lawmaking
legislative oversight of the executive branch
representation of the population in Congress
quorumRequirement majority of members
reapportionmentInterval 10 years
residencyRequirement must reside in the represented state
sharesPowerWithSenate control of federal taxation and spending
declaration of war
enactment of federal statutes
regulation of interstate and foreign commerce
termLength 2 years
vetoOverrideRequirement two-thirds majority of members present
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Article I, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution vestsPowerIn House of Representatives of the United States
HoR refersTo House of Representatives of the United States
Assistant Minister for Defence memberOf House of Representatives or Senate
linked to: House of Representatives of the United States
Alexander Hamilton’s Report on Manufactures presentedTo House of Representatives of the United States
North Carolina's 8th congressional district chamber House of Representatives of the United States
Reed Rules legislativeBody House of Representatives of the United States Congress
linked to: House of Representatives of the United States
Richard Alsop Wise memberOf House of Representatives of the United States Congress
linked to: House of Representatives of the United States
James White legislativeBody House of Representatives of the United States