United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. It is conventional to consider the House as the "lower house", and the Senate as the "upper house", although the U.S. Constitution, while making the functions of the two houses different in various ways, does not use such language. Each state is represented in the House in accordance with the size of its population, with the proviso that each state is entitled to at least one Representative member. The total number of Representatives is fixed by law at 435, who each serve two-year terms. The presiding officer of the House is known as the Speaker.

References

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• "The Speaker of the House House Officer, Party Leader, and Representative"