U.S. Representative

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A U.S. Representative is an elected member of the United States House of Representatives who serves in the federal legislature, representing a specific congressional district and participating in the creation of national laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf elected position
federal government position
legislative office
public office
bodySize 435 voting members (apportioned among the states)
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of the United States federal government
canBeRemovedBy expulsion by the House of Representatives
canIntroduce bills in the House of Representatives
canServeOn House committees
canVoteOn federal legislation
chamber lower house of the United States Congress
citizenshipRequirement at least 7 years as a U.S. citizen
collectiveBody United States Congress
constitutionalBasis Article I of the United States Constitution
country United States of America
electedBy voters of a congressional district
electionCycle every 2 years
electionMethod popular vote
eligibleForReelection unlimited number of terms
hasPower to initiate revenue bills
to vote on articles of impeachment
jurisdiction United States federal government
mayBelongTo political party
mayBeNonVoting delegate from a U.S. territory or the District of Columbia
mayHoldTitle Congressman
Congresswoman
Member of Congress
minimumAgeRequirement 25 years
oathOfOfficeTo Constitution of the United States
participatesIn electoral vote counts in joint sessions of Congress
federal lawmaking
partOf United States House of Representatives
primaryWorkCity Washington, D.C.
represents congressional district
residencyRequirement must be an inhabitant of the state they represent at time of election
responsibility assisting constituents with federal agencies
conducting oversight of the executive branch
debating federal policy
drafting federal legislation
representing constituents of a congressional district
serving on House committees and subcommittees
voting on federal laws
salaryDeterminedBy federal law
subjectTo House ethics rules
symbolicStyle The Honorable
termLength 2 years
workLocation United States Capitol

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Roosevelt family producedOfficeholder U.S. Representative
Constitution of Puerto Rico createsOffice Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico (as recognized role in U.S. Congress context)
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Alben W. Barkley positionHeld United States Representative
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Rahm Emanuel positionHeld United States Representative
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John E. Sununu positionHeld United States Representative
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Charles Curtis positionHeld United States Representative from Kansas
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Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution governsOffice Members of the United States House of Representatives
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Guy T. Helvering positionHeld United States Representative
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James A. Garfield positionHeld U.S. Representative from Ohio
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William P. Frye positionHeld United States Representative
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Mick Mulvaney positionHeld United States Representative
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Mark Meadows positionHeld United States representative
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JEC composition Members of the United States House of Representatives
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House Office of the Legislative Counsel client Members of the United States House of Representatives
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Alben W. Barkley positionHeld United States Representative
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George Sutherland positionHeld United States Representative
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Henry Jarvis Raymond positionHeld United States Representative from New York
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Eugene McCarthy positionHeld United States representative
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Bill Nelson positionHeld United States representative
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William Flynt Nichols positionHeld U.S. Representative from Alabama
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Bernie Sanders positionHeld United States representative
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Sununu family hasHeldOfficeType United States Representative
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Sam Rayburn positionHeld U.S. Representative
Carl Hayden positionHeld United States representative
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Asbury Francis Lever positionHeld United States representative
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Richard Armey positionHeld United States representative
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Nathaniel Macon positionHeld United States Representative
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Bob Dole positionHeld United States representative
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Louise Slaughter positionHeld United States representative
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Lee H. Hamilton positionHeld United States representative
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Monica De La Cruz positionHeld United States representative
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Section 1 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution appliesToOffice United States Representative
subject linked to: Section 1
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Lowell Weicker hasRole U.S. Representative from Connecticut
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Frank Wolf positionHeld United States representative
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Frank Wolf officeContested U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia
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Richard Mentor Johnson positionHeld United States representative
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United States congressional districts in California officeElected United States Representative
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Gerry Connolly positionHeld United States representative
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Robert Byrd positionHeld United States Representative
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Lance Gooden positionHeld United States representative
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Jim Wright positionHeld United States representative
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Adams family hasNotableOfficeHeldByMembers United States Representative
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John Quincy Adams positionHeld United States Representative
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Don Fuqua positionHeld United States representative
subject linked to: Representative Don Fuqua
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John Edward Fogarty positionHeld United States Representative
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez positionHeld United States representative
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Ethics Reform Act of 1989 affectsOffice Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
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