Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)

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The Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) is the federal lower house of Mexico’s Congress, responsible for initiating revenue legislation, approving the budget, and overseeing the executive branch through its elected representatives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf house of the Congress of the Union
lower house of legislature
budgetaryAuthority federal budget of Mexico
buildingStyle modernist architecture
canBeDissolvedBy no authority (cannot be dissolved before end of term)
constitutionalArticle Title Three, Chapter II of the Mexican Constitution
constitutionalBasis Political Constitution of the United Mexican States
country Mexico
electoralSystemDetail 200 deputies elected by proportional representation from regional party lists
300 deputies elected by plurality in single-member districts
elects its own presiding officers (Mesa Directiva)
establishedBy Constitution of Mexico
hasChamber San Lázaro Legislative Palace
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasJurisdictionOver federal matters of Mexico
hasLegislativeSessions LXVI Legislature (and successive numbered legislatures)
historicalPrecursor Chamber of Deputies of the First Mexican Republic
languageOfWork Spanish
legislativeBodyOf Mexico
legislativeTermLength 3 years
legislatureType bicameral legislature lower chamber
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mexico City
meetsFrequency two ordinary periods per year
meetsIn Legislative Palace of San Lázaro
memberOf Inter-Parliamentary Union
numberOfMembers 500
numberOfProportionalRepresentationSeats 200
numberOfSingleMemberDistrictSeats 300
officialName Cámara de Diputados
linked to: Chamber of Deputies

Cámara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Unión
oversees Executive branch of the federal government of Mexico
partOf Congress of the Union
power appoint auditors of the Superior Auditor of the Federation
exclusive power to approve the Federal Expenditure Budget
initiate impeachment proceedings against certain public officials
review and approve public accounts
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Chamber of Deputies
primaryFunction approve the federal budget
initiate revenue legislation
oversee the executive branch
seat Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro
sessionType extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
supervises Superior Auditor of the Federation
termLength 3 years
upperHouse Senate of the Republic (Mexico)
votingSystem mixed-member proportional representation
website https://www.diputados.gob.mx/

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Government of Mexico lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
Mexican Congress hasPart Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Mexican Congress house Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Congress of the Union hasChamber Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
subject linked to: Senate of the Republic
Congress of the Union hasPart Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Congress of the Union lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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San Lázaro Legislative Palace operator Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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President of the Chamber of Deputies represents Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Senate of the Republic of Mexico coLegislativeWith Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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San Lázaro serves Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) historicalPrecursor Chamber of Deputies of the First Mexican Republic
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Senate of the Second Mexican Empire hasLowerHouse Chamber of Deputies of the Second Mexican Empire
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Organic Law of the Congress of the Union appliesTo Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Organic Law of the Congress of the Union regulates committees of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City contains Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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San Lázaro neighborhood hosts Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Legislative Palace of Donceles usedBy Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Legislative Palace of Donceles governmentalBodyHoused Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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San Lázaro metro station near Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Avenida Congreso de la Unión, San Lázaro, Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City hasNearbyPublicInstitution Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Second Mexican Empire legislature Imperial Mexican Chamber of Deputies
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Constitution of 1843 of Mexico createdChamber Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Superior Auditor of the Federation partOf Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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Superior Auditor of the Federation reportsTo Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
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LXVI Legislature of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies precededBy LXV Legislature of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies
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Senate of the First Mexican Republic sharesLawmakingAuthorityWith Chamber of Deputies of the First Mexican Republic
subject linked to: Senate
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Senate of the First Mexican Republic otherChamber Chamber of Deputies of the First Mexican Republic
subject linked to: Senate
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