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House of Representatives is a name used for legislative bodies in many countries. Often, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often called a "senate". In other countries, the House of Representatives is the sole chamber of a unicameral legislature. The functioning of a house of representatives can vary greatly from country to country, and depends on whether a country has a parliamentary or a presidential system. Members of a house of representatives are typically apportioned according to population rather than geography.
"The House of Representatives" is the name of the lower house of the legislature in the following countries:
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RT @tompeyer: Curt Schilling should not be in the Senate. Idiots like him are what the House Of Representatives is for.
BrianReed (BrianReed) Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:04:29 -0000
RT @tompeyer: Curt Schilling should not be in the Senate. Idiots like him are what the House Of Representatives is for.
Dick Morris on the House of Representatives: "The People's Republic of Pelosi." Good one. http://tinyurl.com/mp55s6
JeffersonFrog (Barbara ) Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:23:38 -0000
Dick Morris on the House of Representatives: "The People's Republic of Pelosi." Good one. http://tinyurl.com/mp55s6
US House of Representatives passes bill re: http://bit.ly/PHONE-BAN on airplanes ... Visit http://bit.ly/TravelPonce
TravelPonce (TravelPonce) Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:02:52 -0000
US House of Representatives passes bill re: http://bit.ly/PHONE-BAN on airplanes ... Visit http://bit.ly/TravelPonce
House of Representatives hard at work solving the country's problems! http://tiny.cc/3c1Dc
FireMannyActa (Jerry Sparks) Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:53:31 -0000
House of Representatives hard at work solving the country's problems! http://tiny.cc/3c1Dc
Arrested ex-Rep regains freedom | Vanguard: DUTSE â A former member of the House of Representatives who represented Birn http://url4.eu/MSl8
whogotarrested (WHO GOT ARRESTED?) Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:50:03 -0000
Arrested ex-Rep regains freedom | Vanguard: DUTSE – A former member of the House of Representatives who represented Birn http://url4.eu/MSl8
http://bit.ly/19ew0X RT @funnyfols The Connecticut House of Representatives http://bit.ly/3zX146: RT @funnyfols The C..
loanclassroom (Matt Isleib) Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:25:09 -0000
http://bit.ly/19ew0X RT @funnyfols The Connecticut House of Representatives http://bit.ly/3zX146: RT @funnyfols The C..
United States House of Representatives - Information on the lower body of the federal legislature: about the legislative process, this week's House calendar, committee schedules, roll call vote records, and links to House committees and individual members of Congress.
Meta Description: [ The United States House of Representatives, 109th Congress, 2nd Session: Information on the United States House of Representatives. ]
C-SPAN: U.S. House Schedules - Provides daily schedule of proceedings with links to Committee agendas and C-SPAN multimedia programs.
Committee on Agriculture - Oversees legislation involving farms and farming, forestry, nutrition, rural development, rural electrification and watersheds, and school nutrition programs. Members, history, glossary, facts, news, hearing schedule and transcripts.
Committee on Appropriations - Writes the legislation that allocates federal funds to agencies, departments, and organizations. Provides a list of members, current legislation, fact sheets and general information, hearing and markup schedules and news releases.
Committee on Armed Services - Considers legislation involving the Department of Defense, including the Army, Navy and Air Force, naval petroleum and oil shale reserves, national security aspects of merchant marine and other related matters. Contains hearings schedule and transcripts, information about bills and reports, and news.
Committee on Education and the Workforce - Considers measures relating to education, vocational rehabilitation, food programs for children in schools, labor standards, workers' compensation, and work incentive programs. Information on members and jurisdiction, hearing and markup schedule, hot topics, history of the Committee and news.
Meta Description: [ The U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Education and the Workforce handles issues relating to education and labor generally ]
Committee on Energy and Commerce - Writes legislation about interstate and foreign commerce, energy generation and conservation, travel and tourism, and consumer protection. Members, hearing schedule, contacts and news.
Committee on Financial Services - Considers measures on banks and banking, economic stabilization, insurance, international finance, and securities. Membership, schedule, bills and summaries, hearings transcripts and testimony, and press releases.
Committee on Government Reform - Has jurisdiction over matters relating to government management and accounting, Federal civil service, municipal affairs of the Disctrict of Columbia, postal service and National archives. Obtain information on members, rules, legislation, hearings, reports, and news.
Committee on House Administration - Considers measures relating to accounts of the House, assignment of offices for Members and committees, services to the House, and compensation, retirement and other benefits of Members, officers and employees. Information on jurisdiction, history, members, schedule, publications and news.
Meta Description: [ Web site for the Committee on House Administration, U.S. House of Representatives :: Welcome, Web site for the Committee on House Administration, U.S. House of Representatives :: Welcome ]
Committee on International Relations - Considers measures about the relations of the United States with foreign nations, protection of United States' citizens abroad, and United Nations organizations. Provides information about Members, new topics, hearings and markups, and news.
Committee on Resources - Considers legislation about fisheries and wildlife, public lands, Native Americans, irrigation and reclamation, Mineral lands and mining, and oceanography. Includes hot issues, members, publications, hearing schedule and press releases.
Meta Description: [ Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives ]
Committee on Rules - Determines the way legislation will be considered and the order of business. Members, publications, schedule, announcements, precedents, terms and definitions, parliamentary procedure, and a guide to how Congress works.
Committee on Science - Has jurisdiction over legislation involving scientific research, development and demonstration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and National Weather Service. Members, weekly schedule, documents, news, and information on the National Science Policy Study.
Committee on Small Business - Considers legislation involving assistance to and protection of small business. List of Members, schedule of hearings, special projects, newsletter and press releases.
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct - Has jurisdiction over all matters relating to the Code of Official Conduct and may investigate and recommend actions to establish or enforce the Code. Ethics manual, travel and foreign gift forms, advisory memoranda, financial disclosure, reports, and press releases.
Meta Description: [ government ethics ]
Committee on the Budget - Responsible for writing the overall budget plan for the year. List of Members, tutorial, analysis, news and schedule.
Meta Description: [ government web site - Budget Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. ]
Committee on the Judiciary - Has jurisdiction over measures relating to law, courts and judges, Constitutional amendments, immigration, patents and trademarks, interstate compacts, and apportionment of Representatives. Includes information on members, legislation, schedule, hearing testimony, and news.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - Writes legislation regarding aviation, railroads, navigable waterways, roads, and public works projects. Provides leadership and organizational information, schedule, hearing transcripts, and news releases.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs - Members, oversight plan, history, hearings schedule, news and veterans' information. Includes virtual tour of the Committee hearing room.
Committee on Ways and Means - Writes legislation concerning taxes, bonded debt, national social security programs, and tariffs. Provides member list, information on rules and jurisdiction, hearing and markup schedules, and Committee prints and publications.
House Democratic Leader - Official homepage for the Minority Leader. Leader's corner, issues and answers, special reports, and media center.
Meta Description: [ Leader Home page. ]
House Floor Schedules by Email - Daily and weekly subscription service provided by the Office of the Majority Whip.
House Policy Committee - serves as a formal council to meet regularly with the Executive, to facilitate the formulation and carrying out of national policy, and to improve relationships between the executive and legislative branches of government.
House Republican Conference - Provides support services to assist Members in the conduct of their work. Provides fact sheets, issue briefs, and talking points, legislative digest and daily briefing.
Meta Description: [ Get email updates with the latest news from your Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives delivered to your inbox. ]
Office of the Clerk - Find historical information about the House of Representatives and information about its Members and Committees. Contains information on the legislative process and activities and how to obtain copies of House documents, public disclosure reports and educational resources.
Meta Description: [ Obtain documents, public disclosure forms, historical data and Member and Committee information for the U.S. House of Representatives ]
Office of the House Majority Leader - The Official Homepage for the Republican Leader. News and information, House calendar and schedule, and radio addresses.
Office of the Majority Whip - Elected by Members of the Republican Party to promote party unity in voting. Includes featured issues and news, links to the current House floor action, calendar, notices of daily and weekly House schedules, Whip ticker and GOP talk radio topics.
Speaker of the House - Provides news, information on issues, and links to historical documents.
Meta Description: [ This web site is a public service of the Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert. It provides general information about related news, photos, legislative initiatives, background and issues. ]
U.S. Representative Search - Find your Representative
Meta Description: [ The Write Your Representative service is provided by the U.S. House of Representatives to enable the American public to identify, and in some cases contact, their Representative. ]
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