U.S. House of Representatives
Congress's larger body
The U.S.
House of Representatives is one of two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate.
Its 435 members are apportioned among states by population and elected every two years.
The House has sole power to initiate revenue bills and impeach federal officials.
Often shortened to the House: The bill passed the House but stalled in the Senate.
- Speaker of the HouseLower chamber's presiding officer
- majority leaderParty chief in legislature
- Great CompromiseConstitutional convention's legislative branch agreement
- impeachmentCharging officials with misconduct
- Capitol HillCongressional district and synecdoche
Nancy Pelosi · floor vote · roll call · apportionment · committee hearing · census · midterm elections · freshman class · sworn in
U.S. House of RepresentativesSupreme Court
Nation's top tribunal
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U.S. House of Representativesstate legislature
Lawmaking body below Congress
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