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MORNING-HOUR DEBATE - The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 12:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business. 10:01 AM
The number of voting representatives in the House is fixed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states. Currently, there are five delegates representing the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The number of representatives with full voting rights is 435, a number set by Public Law 62-5 on August 8, 1911, and in effect since 1913. The number of representatives per state is proportionate to population. Article 1, Section 2 of the Constitution provides for both the minimum and maximum sizes for the House of Representatives. Currently ...
The Find Your Representative feature provides Congressional District information for the current Congress, and the Representative currently serving that Congressional District for the duration of the current Congress, which ends on January 2, 2025.
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View Representatives by State. Elected by their peers, certain representatives hold positions that combine institutional, administrative and partisan roles. Elected by the whole of the House of Representatives, the Speaker acts as leader of the House and combines several institutional and administrative roles.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES ... OF RESIDENCE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS • NOVEMBER 13, 2024 Compiled by KEVIN F. McCUMBER, Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives https://clerk.house.gov ... (213); vacancies (2) FL01, NJ09; total 435. The number preceding the name is the Member's district. ALABAMA 1 Jerry L. Carl
Leadership. The majority party members and the minority party members meet separately to select their leaders. Third parties rarely have had enough members to elect their own leadership, and independents will generally join one of the larger party organizations to receive committee assignments.
Calendar for November 2024. NOTE: A new Congress begins at noon January 3 of each odd-numbered year following a general election, unless it designates a different day by law. A Congress lasts for two years, with each year constituting a separate session.
The House’s committees consider bills and issues and oversee agencies, programs, and activities within their jurisdictions.