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[[File:Seal of the United States House of Representatives.svg|thumb|Seal of the United States House of Representatives]]
The '''United States [[House of Representatives]]''' is a part of the [[United States]] (U. S.) [[United States Congress|Congress]]. Congress is the [[legislature]] of the U. S. [[government]] and makes federal [[law]]s. The other part of Congress is the [[United States Senate|U. S. Senate]]. There are maximum 435 members in the United States House of Representatives. These members are called '''U. S. Representatives''' or just '''[[representative]]s'''.
The number of representatives from each state depends on the number of people in that state, but there is at least one U. S. representative from each of the 50 states. The House of Representatives is in one of the two wings in the U.S. [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] building. The other wing is for the Senate. Sometimes the House of Representatives is informally called '''the House'''. The [[chairman]]/chairperson in the U.S. House of Representatives is called the [[Speaker of the House]]. The current Speaker is [[John Boehner]].
According to the U.S. [[Constitution]], all [[bill]]s about raising revenue, which includes [[tax]]es, must start in the House of Representatives. Also, the House of Representatives has the sole power to [[impeachment|impeach]] certain officials, such as the [[president]] or federal [[judge]]s. According to the U.S. [[Constitution]], the House of Representatives can expel one of its representatives by a [[vote]] of at least two-thirds of its members.
[[File:113USHouseStructure.svg|thumb|300px|Party shares of seats]]
Early in 2014 the House has 232 [[Republicans]], 199 [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] and 4 vacant seats.
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[[File:Seal of the United States House of Representatives.svg|thumb|Seal of the United States House of Representatives]]
The '''United States [[House of Representatives]]''' is a part of the [[United States]] (U. S.) [[United States Congress|Congress]]. Congress is the [[legislature]] of the U. S. [[government]] and makes federal [[law]]s. The other part of Congress is the [[United States Senate|U. S. Senate]]. There are maximum 435 members in the United States House of Representatives. These members are called '''U. S. Representatives''' or just '''[[representative]]s'''.
The number of representatives from each state depends on the number of people in that state, but there is at least one U. S. representative from each of the 50 states. The House of Representatives is in one of the two wings in the U.S. [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] building. The other wing is for the Senate. Sometimes the House of Representatives is informally called '''the House'''. The [[chairman]]/chairperson in the U.S. House of Representatives is called the [[Speaker of the House]]. The current Speaker is [[John Boehner]].
According to the U.S. [[Constitution]], all [[bill]]s about raising revenue, which includes [[tax]]es, must start in the House of Representatives. Also, the House of Representatives has the sole power to [[impeachment|impeach]] certain officials, such as the [[president]] or federal [[judge]]s. According to the U.S. [[Constitution]], the House of Representatives can expel one of its representatives by a [[vote]] of at least two-thirds of its members.
[[File:113USHouseStructure.svg|thumb|300px|Party shares of seats]]
Early in 2014 the House has 232 [[Republicans]], 199 [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] and 4 vacant seats.
{{USCongress}}
{{United States topics}}
[[Category:United States House of Representatives| ]]
{{Link GA|de}}
{{Link GA|zh}}