Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives

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nonpartisan office official position religious office

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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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives canonical	2
Office of the Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives	2
Chaplain of the United States Senate	1
House Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives	1
Office of the Chaplain of the House of Representatives	1

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.

NED1 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]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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
instanceOf	nonpartisan office ⓘ official position ⓘ religious office ⓘ
activity	advises House leadership on religious and ceremonial matters ⓘ 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 ⓘ 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 Senate ⓘ linked to: Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives Senate Chaplain ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
hasOffice	Office of the Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ linked to: Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives
hasTitle	House Chaplain ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://chaplain.house.gov/ ⓘ
inception	1789 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalBasis	House rules and longstanding congressional practice ⓘ
locatedIn	United States Capitol ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
nonpartisan	true ⓘ
officeType	appointed officer of the House ⓘ
partOf	United States Congress ⓘ 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 ⓘ House staff ⓘ Members of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ linked to: United States House of Representatives

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clerk of the United States House of Representatives → worksWith → Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ

Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives → hasOffice → Office of the Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ