Chamber of Deputies

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf house of the Congress of the Union
lower house of legislature
abbreviation Cámara de Diputados
linked to: Chamber of Deputies
budgetaryPower exclusive authority to approve the federal budget
buildingLocation eastern Mexico City
constitutionalBasis Political Constitution of the United Mexican States
country Mexico
currentLegislatureTermLength 3 years
electoralDistricts 300 federal electoral districts
electoralSystemComponent multi-member regional lists
relative majority districts
electorate Mexican citizens over 18 years of age
establishedInCurrentForm 1917
governingRules Reglamento de la Cámara de Diputados
hasChamber San Lázaro Legislative Palace
hasPower approve federal taxes
impeach certain public officials
review public accounts
jurisdiction United Mexican States
linked to: Mexico
languageOfWork Spanish
legislativeBodyFor federal government of Mexico
legislatureType bicameral legislature lower house
mainFunction approve federal budget
exercise oversight of the executive branch
initiate revenue laws
participate in federal lawmaking
meetsIn Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro
minimumAgeOfDeputies 21 years
nativeLanguage es
nativeName Cámara de Diputados
linked to: Chamber of Deputies
numberOfMembers 500
officialWebsite https://www.diputados.gob.mx
partOf Congress of the Union
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Chamber of Deputies
reelectionRule deputies may be reelected for up to four consecutive terms
regionForPRSeats five multi-state electoral circumscriptions
relatedChamber Senate of the Republic of Mexico
represents population of Mexico
revenuePower exclusive authority to initiate revenue bills
seat Mexico City
sessionType extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
termLength 3 years
totalProportionalRepresentationSeats 200
totalSingleMemberDistrictSeats 300
upperHouse Senate of the Republic of Mexico
votingSystem mixed-member majoritarian representation
proportional representation
single-member plurality

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Mexico lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies
Mexico City hostsInstitution Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico abbreviation Cámara de Diputados
subject linked to: Chamber of Deputies
linked to: Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico nativeName Cámara de Diputados
subject linked to: Chamber of Deputies
linked to: Chamber of Deputies
Mexican Constitution of 1824 lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies
First Mexican Republic legislativeChamber Chamber of Deputies
San Lázaro Legislative Palace legislativeBody Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Union
linked to: Chamber of Deputies
President of the Chamber of Deputies legislativeBody Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Union
linked to: Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) officialName Cámara de Diputados
linked to: Chamber of Deputies
Constitution of 1824 lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies