Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Union

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The Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Union is the lower house of Mexico’s federal legislature, responsible for initiating revenue laws, approving the budget, and representing citizens through directly elected deputies.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government body
lower house of legislature
allowsImmediateReelection yes
budgetaryPower approves federal expenditures budget
canApprove public debt within constitutional limits
canImpeach public officials under Mexican law
canRatify some appointments and designations as provided by law
composition 200 deputies elected by proportional representation from regional lists
300 deputies elected by plurality in single-member districts
constitutionalBasis Political Constitution of the United Mexican States
country Mexico
electoralCycle elections held every three years
electoralSystemDetail proportional representation via plurinominal regional lists
single-member districts called uninominal districts
elects its own President of the Chamber
governmentBranch legislative branch of Mexico
hasCommitteeSystem special committees
standing committees
hasHouseType lower house
hasJurisdiction United Mexican States
linked to: Mexican Federation
hasNumberOfMembers 500
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.diputados.gob.mx
hasQuorumRequirement majority of its members
hasRole lower house of the Congress of the Union
hasSession extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
hasTermLength 3 years
hasUpperHouse Senate of the Republic (Mexico)
hasVotingSystem mixed-member proportional representation
isPartOf federal legislature of Mexico
isUnicameral no
languageOfWork Spanish
legislativeBodyFor federal government of Mexico
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mexico City
mainFunction approval of the federal budget
federal lawmaking
initiation of revenue laws
oversight of the federal executive
maximumConsecutiveTerms 4
meetsIn Legislative Palace of San Lázaro
nativeLabel Cámara de Diputados del Congreso de la Unión
oversees federal public administration through oversight mechanisms
partOf Congress of the Union
represents citizens of Mexico
revenuePower initiates bills on taxes and contributions
shortName Cámara de Diputados
totalPossibleConsecutiveYears 12
votingRequirementForOrdinaryLaws simple majority of members present

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Congress of the Union of Mexico hasPart Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Union
Cámara de Senadores coexistsWith Cámara de Diputados
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Board of Directors of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico legislativeChamberGoverned Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Manuel Topete memberOf Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Union
National Action Party representedIn Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Cámara de Representantes alsoKnownAs Cámara de Diputados (colloquial, but not official name)
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Morena representedIn Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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President of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico partOf Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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President of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico legislativeBody Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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President of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico appointedBy Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Auditoría Superior de la Federación reportsTo Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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ASF partOf Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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ASF reportsTo Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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ASF subordinateTo Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Law of Superior Auditing of the Federation enforcedBy Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Union
Contaduría Mayor de Hacienda subordinateTo Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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LXVI Legislature of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies legislativeBody Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Union nativeLabel Cámara de Diputados del Congreso de la Unión
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Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Union shortName Cámara de Diputados
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Ley Federal de Presupuesto y Responsabilidad Hacendaria autoridadVinculada Cámara de Diputados del Congreso de la Unión
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Ley de Ingresos de la Federación cámaraDeOrigenHabitual Cámara de Diputados
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Ley de Ingresos de la Federación sePresentaAnte Cámara de Diputados
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Ley para Regular las Instituciones de Tecnología Financiera órganoLegislativoAprobador Congreso de la Unión de México
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