Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

In the United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the lower house of Congress, the House of Representatives. The current Speaker is Dennis Hastert, a Republican Congressman from Illinois, who has held office since January 6, 1999.

References

• C-SPAN. (2003). "Capitol Questions."
• The Cannon Centenary Conference: The Changing Nature of the Speakership. (2003). House Document 108-204.
• Congressional Quarterly's Guide to Congress, 5th ed. (2000). Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press.
• Speaker of the House of Representatives. (2005). Official Website.
• Wilson, Woodrow. (1885). Congressional Government. New York: Houghton Mifflin.