USA House

Extracted Attributes

• Term Length

  2 years

• Constituency

  Single-member districts based on population

• Headquarters

  U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

• Founding Date

  1789-03-04

• Presiding Officer

  Speaker of the House

• Voting Membership

  435 representatives

• Non-voting Membership

  6 (5 delegates and 1 resident commissioner)

Timeline

• The United States House of Representatives is established and holds its first meeting under the U.S. Constitution. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1789-03-04

• The Apportionment Act of 1911 is passed, setting the number of voting representatives at 435. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1911-08-08

• The Reapportionment Act of 1929 permanently caps the size of the House at 435 members. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1929-06-18

• The House membership is temporarily increased to 437 following the admission of Alaska and Hawaii to the Union. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1959-01-03

• The number of voting representatives reverts to 435. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1963-01-03

• The USA House at Davos hosts the All-In Podcast and Donald Trump for discussions on energy and geopolitics. (Source: Document a726177a-d9a3-4899-bcf6-2302ca1430af)

  2024-01-01

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of the U.S. Constitution in enumerated matters to pass or defeat federal legislation, known as bills. Those that are also passed by the Senate are sent to the president for signature or veto. The House's exclusive powers include initiating all revenue bills, impeaching federal officers, and electing the president if no candidate receives a majority of votes in the Electoral College. Members of the House serve a fixed term of two years, with each seat up for election before the start of the next Congress. Special elections may occur in the case of a vacancy. The House's composition was established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The House is composed of representatives who, pursuant to the Uniform Congressional District Act, sit in single member congressional districts allocated to each state on the basis of population as measured by the United States census, provided that each state gets at least one representative. Since its inception in 1789, all representatives have been directly elected. Although suffrage was initially limited, it gradually widened, particularly after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment and the civil rights movement. Since 1913, the number of voting representatives has been at 435 pursuant to the Apportionment Act of 1911. The Reapportionment Act of 1929 capped the size of the House at 435. The number was temporarily increased from 1959 until 1963 to 437 following the admissions of Alaska and Hawaii to the Union. Five non-voting delegates represent the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. A non-voting resident commissioner, serving a four-year term, represents the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. As of the 2020 census, the largest delegation was California, with 52 representatives. Six states have only one representative apiece: Alaska, Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming. The House meets in the south wing of the United States Capitol. The rules of the House generally address a two-party system, with a majority party in government, and a minority party in opposition. The presiding officer is the speaker of the House, who is elected by the members thereof. Other floor leaders are chosen by the Democratic Caucus or the Republican Conference, depending on whichever party has the most voting members.

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• United States House of Representatives

  The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of the U.S. Constitution in enumerated matters to pass or defeat federal legislation, known as bills "Bill (United States Congress)"). Those that are also passed by the Senate are sent to the president for signature or veto. The House's exclusive powers include initiating all revenue bills, impeaching federal officers, and electing the president if no candidate receives a majority of votes in the Electoral College. [...] Members of the House serve a fixed term of two years, with each seat up for election before the start of the next Congress. Special elections may occur in the case of a vacancy. The House's composition was established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The House is composed of representatives who, pursuant to the Uniform Congressional District Act, sit in single member congressional districts allocated to each state on the basis of population as measured by the United States census, provided that each state gets at least one representative. Since its inception in 1789, all representatives have been directly elected. Although suffrage was initially limited, it gradually widened, particularly after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment and the civil rights movement. [...] The House is commonly referred to as the lower house and the Senate the upper house, although the United States Constitution does not use that terminology. Both houses' approval is necessary for the passage of legislation. The Virginia Plan drew the support of delegates from several large states, including Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, and called for representation based on population. The smaller states favored the New Jersey Plan, which called for a unicameral Congress with equal representation for the states.

• U.S. House of Representatives

  U.S. House of Representatives State and local governments Branches of government Elected officials Federal laws and regulations Indian tribes and resources for Native Americans Federal, state, territory, county, and municipal courts U.S. House of Representatives The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate make up the two chambers of Congress. The House has 435 members, the number representing each state is determined by population. Website U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives committees U.S. House of Representatives leadership Officers and organizations of the U.S. House of Representatives Contact Contact the U.S. House of Representatives Contact your Representative Phone number [...] U.S. House of Representatives | USAGov Skip to main content Image 1 An official website of the United States government Here's how you know Here's how you know Image 2 Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Image 3 Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( ) or means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Home Close Search Image 4: Search The U.S. and its government A-Z index of U.S. government departments and agencies U.S. House of Representatives _Image 5: USAGov Logo_ EspañolMenu Search Image 6: Search [...] Phone number 1-202-224-3121 TTY 1-202-225-1904 Main address U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 SHARE THIS PAGE: Image 8: FacebookImage 9: X Twitter USAGovImage 10: Email Top ### Government information All topics and services Directory of U.S. government agencies and departments Branches of government ### About us About USAGov Privacy and security policies Accessibility policy Report a website issue Website usage data ### For federal agencies Partner with us Read our blog ### For media USAGov Outreach Feature articles USAGov is the official guide to government information and services An official website of the U.S. General Services Administration GSA accessibility support GSA privacy policy FOIA requests

• White House - Wikipedia

  The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW "Northwest (Washington, D.C.)") in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from Philadelphia. The White House is also a metonym for the Executive Office of the President.

• Representatives and Senators in Congress

  2023-2024 · 2021-2022 · 2019-2020 · 2017-2018 · 2015-2016 · 2013-2014 The United States Congress has two chambers, one called the Senate and the other called the House of Representatives (or “House” for short) which share the responsibilities of the legislative process to create federal statutory law. They occupy opposite ends of the Capitol Building. ## About the Senate The United States’s 50 states each elect two senators for staggered six-year terms. A senator represents between 0.6 and 39 million people, depending on their state’s population. The day-to-day activities of the Senate are controlled largely by the political party holding the most seats, called the “majority party.” Here is a count of senators by party: ### Senators by Party [...] ### Tenure of Senators The table below shows a breakdown of how many years the senators have been serving in office. ### Age and Sex of Senators 48% of senators are men over the age of 60, while only 7% of senators are women 60 years old or younger. ## About the House of Representatives The United States is also divided into 435 congressional districts with a population of about 780,000 each. Each district elects a representative to the House of Representatives for a two-year term. As in the Senate, the day-to-day activities of the House are controlled by the “majority party.” Here is a count of representatives by party: ### Representatives by Party | | | | --- | R | Republicans | 218 | | D | Democrats | 213 | | Vacancies | 4 | | Total Seats | 435 | [...] The 435 congressional districts do not include the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.’s four other island territories — American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands — which each send a non-voting delegate to the House. Puerto Rico’s delegate is called the Resident Commissioner. ### Tenure of Representatives The table below shows a breakdown of how many years the representatives have been serving in office. ### Age and Sex of Representatives 32% of representatives are men over the age of 60, while only 18% of representatives are women 60 years old or younger. ## [error message]

• Members of the U.S. Congress

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