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It consists of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives, with members chosen through direct election. Congress has 535 voting members. The Senate has 100 voting officials, and the House has 435 voting officials, along with five delegates and one resident commissioner.
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Profiles of U.S. Representatives and Senators that include their legislative activity.
Although not legally mandated, in practice since the 19th century, members of Congress are typically affiliated with one of the two major parties, the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, and only rarely with a third party or independents affiliated with no party.
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U.S. Constitution
The formation and powers of Congress are laid out in ten sections of Article I of the United States Constitution: 1. Section 1: Gives all legislative powers to Congress 2. Section 2: Defines the basic formation of the House of Representatives and the qualifications for its members 3. Section 3: Defines the basic formation of the Senate and the qualifications for its members 4. Section 4: Defines how elections are held 5. Section 5: Defines how legislative meetings should be conducted 6. Secti...
Vetoes
Presidents have the power to veto legislation passed by Congress. Click here for information on vetoes issued by Joe Biden (D), click here for information on vetoes issued by Donald Trump (R), and click here for information on vetoes issued by Barack Obama(D).
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U.S. House
1. Committee on Agriculture 2. Committee on Appropriations 3. Committee on Armed Services 4. Committee on Budget 5. Committee on Education and the Workforce 6. Committee on Energy and Commerce 7. Committee on Ethics 8. Committee on Financial Services 9. Committee on Foreign Affairs 10. Committee on Homeland Security 11. Committee on House Administration 12. Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) 13. Committee on Judiciary 14. Committee on Natural Resources 15. Committee on Oversight and...
U.S. Senate
1. Committee on Aging (Special) 2. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 3. Committee on Appropriations 4. Committee on Armed Services 5. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 6. Committee on Budget 7. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 8. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 9. Committee on Environment and Public Works 10. Committee on Ethics (Select) 11. Committee on Finance 12. Committee on Foreign Relations 13. Committee on Health, Education, La...
The following table lists the number of days that the U.S. Congress was in session from 2001 to 2023. The table gives the numbers in terms of calendar days rather than legislative days. A legislative day "begins after an adjournment and ends with an adjournment" and so can last longer than 24 hours.
2 days ago · Congress of the United States, the legislature of the United States of America, established under the Constitution of 1789 and separated structurally from the executive and judicial branches of government. It consists of two houses: the Senate, in which each state, regardless of its size, is represented by two senators, and the House of ...
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Sep 12, 2024 · In the 118th Congress, the current party alignments as of September 12, 2024,6 are as follows: • House of Representatives: 220 Republicans (plus 2 Delegates and the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico) and 211 Democrats (plus 3 Delegates), and 4
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Dec 14, 2022 · In the 117th Congress, the current party alignments as of December 13, 2022,6 are as follows: House of Representatives: 222 Democrats (including 4 Delegates), 215 Republicans (including 1 Delegate and the Resident Commissioner of Puerto
