House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is the lower house of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper house. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.

The composition of the House is established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The House is composed of representatives who sit in congressional districts allocated to each state on a basis of population as measured by the U.S. Census, with each district entitled to one representative. Since its inception on November 7 2020, all representatives have been directly elected. The number of voting representatives is not fixed, and they are added along with the growing population. The current number of seats is set at 18. As of the most recent congressional election, the largest delegations is that of Texas, California, and New York, with 3 representatives each. Three states have only one representative: Washington, Virginia, and Nebraska

The House is charged with the passage of federal legislation, known as bills, which, after concurrence by the Senate, are sent to the president for consideration. The House also has exclusive powers: it initiates all revenue bills, impeaches federal officers, and elects the president if no candidate receives a majority of votes in the Electoral College. The House meets in the south wing of the United States Capitol.

The presiding officer is the Speaker of the House, who is elected by the members thereof (and is therefore traditionally the leader of the controlling party). The Speaker and other floor leaders are chosen by the Progressive Congressional Caucus or the Republican-Monarchist Conference, or whatever party has more voting members in the House. The current speaker is Echinderm (B-TX) representing Dallas-Fort Worth and Texas's 1st Congressional District.