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  2. List of special elections to the United States House of ...

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    Below is a list of special elections to the United States House of Representatives. Such elections are called by state governors to fill vacancies that occur when a member of the House of Representatives dies or resigns before the biennial general election. Winners of these elections serve the remainder of the term and are usually candidates in ...

  3. 2025 United States House of Representatives elections

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    There are expected to be at least three special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2025 during the 119th United States Congress. Additional special elections may take place if any other vacancies occur.

  4. United States House of Representatives - Wikipedia

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    The House began work on April 1, 1789, when it achieved a quorum for the first time. During the first half of the 19th century, the House was frequently in conflict with the Senate over regionally divisive issues, including slavery. The North was much more populous than the South, and therefore dominated the House of Representatives. However ...

  5. Explainer-How Trump could bypass the Senate to install his ...

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    President-elect Donald Trump has said he might install his picks for top administration posts without first winning approval in the U.S. Senate. This would erode the power of Congress and remove a ...

  6. United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 December 2024. Bicameral legislature of the United States For the current Congress, see 118th United States Congress. For the building, see United States Capitol. This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being ...

  7. List of new members of the 119th United States Congress

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    U.S. House of Representatives [h] Indiana Senate Indiana House of Representatives: 1976 Indiana 6: Jefferson Shreve (R) No Open seat; replacing Greg Pence (R) Indianapolis City-County Council: 1965 Indiana 8: Mark Messmer (R) No Open seat; replacing Larry Bucshon (R) Majority Leader of the Indiana Senate Indiana House of Representatives: 1967 ...

  8. Procedures of the United States House of Representatives

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    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 ...

  9. United States Congress in relation to the president and ...

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    The House of Representatives has no formal role in either the ratification of treaties or the appointment of federal officials, other than filling vacancies in the office of vice-president; a vote in each House is required to confirm a president's nomination for vice-president if a vacancy happens. [11]