The United States House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral United States Congress, the upper house being the United States Senate.
Overview[]
The composition and powers of the Senate and the House are established in Article One of the Constitution (which does not use the terms "upper" and "lower"). The fixed-term for House members is for the two-year term of a Congress, subject to reelection every two-years or intra-term vacancy. The House is composed of representatives who, pursuant to the Uniform Congressional District Act, sit in single member congressional districts allocated to each state on the basis of population as measured by the United States census, with each district having one representative, provided that each state is entitled to at least one representative. The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the United States Capitol, in Washington D.C., the national capital. The Senate convenes in the north wing of the same building.
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