United States House of Representatives
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The United States House of Representatives is a part of the United States government. It forms part of Congress, which makes up the legislative branch and makes the laws. There are 435 members in the United States House of Representatives. These members are called U. S. Representatives or just representatives.
The number of representatives from each state depends on the number of people in that state, but here is at least one U. S. representative from each of the 50 states. The House of Representatives is in one of the two wings in the U.S. Capitol building. The other wing is for the Senate. Sometimes the House of Representatives is informally called the House. The chairman/chairperson in the U.S. House of Representatives is called the Speaker of the House.
According to the U.S. Constitution, all bills about raising revenue must start in the House of Representatives. Also, the House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach certain officials, such as the president or federal judges. According to the U.S. Constitution, the House of Representatives can expel one of its representaives by a vote of at least two-thirds of its members.
