23 Facts About United States House

United States House is charged with the passage of federal legislation, known as bills; those of which that are passed by the Senate are sent to the president for consideration.

The United States House 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.

One example of a provision repeatedly supported by the United States House but blocked by the Senate was the Wilmot Proviso, which sought to ban slavery in the land gained during the Mexican–American War.

Gingrich attempted to pass a major legislative program, the Contract with America and made major reforms of the United States House, notably reducing the tenure of committee chairs to three two-year terms.

However, after Republicans held control in the 1996 election, Clinton and the Gingrich-led United States House agreed on the first balanced federal budget in decades, along with a substantial tax cut.

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United States House entitled to more than one representative are divided into single-member districts.

Therefore, Article I, Section 5, which permits each United States House to be the judge of the qualifications of its own members does not permit either United States House to establish additional qualifications.

Disqualification: under the Fourteenth Amendment, a federal or state officer who takes the requisite oath to support the Constitution, but later engages in rebellion or aids the enemies of the United States, is disqualified from becoming a representative.

United States House has the power to formally censure or reprimand its members; censure or reprimand of a member requires only a simple majority, and does not remove that member from office.

The United States House has the exclusive power to initiate bills for raising revenue, to impeach officials, and to choose the president if a presidential candidate fails to get a majority of the Electoral College votes.

United States House members are eligible for a Member's Representational Allowance to support them in their official and representational duties to their district.

The current majority whip in the United States House of Representatives is Jim Clyburn, who is a member of the Democratic Party.

United States House is served by several officials who are not members.

Sittings of the United States House are generally open to the public; visitors must obtain a United States House Gallery pass from a congressional office.

Procedure of the United States House depends not only on the rules, but on a variety of customs, precedents, and traditions.

In many cases, the United States House waives some of its stricter rules by unanimous consent.

United States House rules prevent a member from making a point of order that a quorum is not present unless a question is being voted on.

United States House uses committees and their subcommittees for a variety of purposes, including the review of bills and the oversight of the executive branch.

However, when party control in the United States House is closely divided, extra seats on committees are sometimes allocated to the majority party.

Largest committee of the United States House is the Committee of the Whole, which, as its name suggests, consists of all members of the United States House.

The United States House appoints members to serve on joint committees, which include members of the Senate and United States House.

Under the Twelfth Amendment, the United States House has the power to elect the president if no presidential candidate receives a majority of votes in the Electoral College.

The Twelfth Amendment requires the United States House to choose from the three candidates with the highest numbers of electoral votes.