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English: Non-official seal of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of the United States Congress. The official seal depicts the House side of the Capitol building, but is not used as a visual symbol. See also the Seal of the United States Senate.
The House is composed of representatives who, pursuant to the Uniform Congressional District Act, sit in single member congressional districts allocated to each state on the basis of population as measured by the United States census, with each district having at least a single representative, provided that that state is entitled to them. [5]
Originally the crypt had an open ceiling into the rotunda. Visitors can still see the holes in the stone circle that marked the rim of the open space in the rotunda floor. Underneath the floor of the crypt lies a tomb that was the intended burial place for George Washington but after a lengthy battle with his estate and the commonwealth of ...
List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives; Congress Term Portrait Name Party District [d] 1st: April 1, 1789 – March 4, 1791 Frederick Muhlenberg: Pro-Administration: Pennsylvania at-large: 2nd: October 24, 1791 – March 4, 1793 Jonathan Trumbull Jr. Connecticut at-large: 3rd: December 2, 1793 [e] – March 4, 1795 ...
In the House, Rule XVII, clause 9, governs secret sessions, including the types of business to be considered behind closed doors. A motion to resolve into a secret session may only be made in the House, not in the Committee of the Whole. A Member who offers such a motion announces the possession of confidential information, and moves that the ...
The Origination Clause, sometimes called the Revenue Clause, [1] [2] is Article I, Section 7, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution.The clause says that all bills for raising revenue must start in the U.S. House of Representatives, but the U.S. Senate may propose or concur with amendments, as in the case of other bills.
The House may under certain rules remove the bill or measure from committee (see discharge petition) if the committee fails to report the measure to the House Rules Committee or to the full House and a negative report to the full House does not terminate the bill. The phrase that a "bill has been killed in committee" is not completely accurate ...
George W. Bush delivered his annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on January 28, 2003, in the House chamber.. The United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the lower chamber of the United States Congress, along with the United States Senate, commonly known as the upper chamber, are the two parts of the legislative branch of the federal government of ...