United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is a part of the United States (U.S.) Congress. Congress is the legislature of the U. S. government and makes federal laws. The other part of Congress is the U. S. Senate. There are maximum 435 members in the United States House of Representatives. These members are called U. S. Representatives or just representatives. All representatives are elected every two years.

United States House of Representatives
118th United States Congress
Seal of the House
Flag of the United States House of Representatives
Type
Type	Lower house of the United States Congress
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)
Leadership
Speaker	Mike Johnson (R)) since October 25, 2023
Majority Leader	Steve Scalise (R) since January 3, 2023
Minority Leader	Hakeem Jeffries (D) since January 3, 2023
Majority Whip	Tom Emmer (R) since January 3, 2023
Minority Whip	Katherine Clark (D) since January 3, 2022
Structure
Seats	435 voting members 5 non-voting members 217 for a majority
Political groups	Majority (217)   Republican (217) Minority (213)   Democratic (213)
Length of term	2 years
Elections
Voting system	Plurality voting in 46 states[lower-alpha 1] Varies in 4 states Alaska & Maine: Instant-runoff voting Georgia & Louisiana:[lower-alpha 2] Two-round system
Last election	November 8, 2022
Next election	November 5, 2024
Redistricting	State legislatures or redistricting commissions, varies by state
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber United States Capitol Washington, D.C. United States of America
Website
www.house.gov
Rules
Rules of the House of Representatives

The number of representatives from each state depends on the number of people in that state, the population, but there is at least one U. S. representative from each of the 50 states. Every 10 years, the United States Census Bureau counts the population of the United States. States gain or lose Representatives based on the count. The House of Representatives is in one of the two wings in the U.S. 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.

According to the U.S. Constitution, all bills about raising revenue, which includes taxes, must start in the House of Representatives. Also, only the House of Representatives has the power to impeach certain officials, such as the president or federal judges. According to the U.S. Constitution, the House of Representatives can expel, or impeach, one of its representatives by a vote of at least two-thirds of its members.

Notes

1. Alaska (for its primary elections only), California, and Washington additionally utilize a nonpartisan blanket primary, and Mississippi uses the two-round system, for their respective primary elections.
2. Louisiana uses a Louisiana primary.

Other websites

• Official website
  • Clerk of the House of Representatives
  • Chief Administrative Office of the House
  • Office of the majority leader
  • Office of the speaker of the House
  • Official list of current members
  • Rules of the House
• Legislative information and archives for US House and Senate, via Congress.gov
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present
• A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
• Complete Downloadable List of U.S. Representative Contact Information, via AggData LLC]
• Information about U.S. Congressional Bills and Resolutions Archived 2020-01-02 at the Wayback Machine

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