As per the Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws. The House is one of Congress’s two chambers (the other is the U.S. Senate), and part of the federal government’s legislative branch. The number of voting representatives in the House is fixed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states. Elected to a two-year term, each representative serves the people of a specific congressional district by introducing bills and serving on committees, among other duties.
The United States House of Representatives is the lower house of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper house. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The House’s composition was established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The House of Representatives is the lower chamber in the United States Congress. It has 435 directly elected members. Elections are every two years where the entire House is up for re-election. As a result, members serve two year terms which are renewable indefinitely.
Membership
In the House of Representatives there are 435 directly elected members who represent Congressional Districts in the different states. Each state has a set number of Representatives which is proportional to its population. This number is revised every 10 years to account for changes in population
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