United States Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Senators and representatives are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a governor's appointment. Congress }} has 535 voting members: 100 senators and 435 representatives. The U.S. vice president has a vote in the Senate only when senators are evenly divided. The House of Representatives has six non-voting members.The sitting of a Congress is for a two-year term, at present, beginning every other January. Elections are held every even-numbered year on Election Day. The members of the House of Representatives are elected for the two-year term of a Congress. The Reapportionment Act of 1929 established that there be 435 representatives, and the Uniform Congressional Redistricting Act requires that they be elected from single-member constituencies or ''districts''. It is also required that the congressional districts be apportioned among states by population every ten years using the U.S. census results, provided that each state has at least one congressional representative. Each senator is elected at-large in their state for a six-year term, with terms staggered, so every two years approximately one-third of the Senate is up for election. Each state, regardless of population or size, has two senators, so currently, there are 100 senators for the 50 states.
Article One of the U.S. Constitution requires that members of Congress must be at least 25 years old (House) or at least 30 years old (Senate), have been a citizen of the U.S. for seven (House) or nine (Senate) years, and be an inhabitant of the state which they represent. Members in both chambers may stand for an unlimited number of times.
The Congress was created by the U.S. Constitution and first met in 1789, replacing the Congress of the Confederation in its legislative function. Although not legally mandated, in practice since the 19th century, Congress members are typically affiliated with one of the two major parties, the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, and only rarely with a third party or independents affiliated with no party. In the case of the latter, the lack of affiliation with a political party does not mean that such members are unable to caucus with members of the political parties. Members can also switch parties at any time, although this is quite uncommon. Provided by Wikipedia
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261by Nelson, Saul, 1901-
Published 1940[Washington] : [publisher not identified], 1940.1 online resource (xxv, 419 pages) : illustrations.“...United States. Congress. House. Temporary National Economic Committee...”
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262Published 1991Washington : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1991.1 online resource (iv, 676 pages) : illustrations, maps.“...United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Indian Affairs...”
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263Published 1941[Washington] : [publisher not identified], 1941.1 online resource (x, 177 pages) : illustration.“...United States. Congress. House. Temporary National Economic Committee...”
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264by Blair, John M. (John Malcolm), 1914-
Published 1941[Washington] : [publisher not identified], 1941.1 online resource (ix, 54 pages) : illustrations.“...United States. Congress. House. Temporary National Economic Committee...”
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265Published 1950[Washington] : [United States Government Printing Office], [1950]1 online resource (2 volumes)“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs...”
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266Published 1955Washington : United States, Government Printing Office, 1955.1 online resource (iii, 502 pages) : folded map.“...United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs...”
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267Published 1976[Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1976]1 online resource (3 p.)“...United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs...”
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268Published 1950Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1950.ix, 550 p. ; 24 cm.Also issued in microfiche.“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs...”
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269Published 1984Washington : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1984.1 online resource (iv, 1444 pages) : illustrations, maps, forms.“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources...”
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270by Blaisdell, Donald C. (Donald Christy), 1899-1988
Published 1941[Washington] : [publisher not identified], 1941.1 online resource (ix, 222 pages)“...United States. Congress. House. Temporary National Economic Committee...”
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271Published 1950Washington : United States Government Printing Office, 1950-1951.1 online resource (4 volumes) : illustrations, portrait.“...United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities...”
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272by Dimock, Marshall Edward, 1903-1991
Published 1940Washington : United States G.P.O., 1940.1 online resource (ix, 144 pages) : illustrations.“...United States. Congress. House. Temporary National Economic Committee...”
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273by Bertrand, Daniel, 1901-
Published 1941[Washington] : [publisher not identified], 1941.1 online resource (xii, 92 pages)“...United States. Congress. House. Temporary National Economic Committee...”
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274by Perlman, Jacob, 1898-
Published 1940Washington : [publisher not identified], 1940.1 online resource (xv, 94 pages)“...United States. Congress. House. Temporary National Economic Committee...”
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275by Kaidanovsky, Samuel P.
Published 1941[Washington] : [publisher not identified], 1941.1 online resource (xii, 433 pages) : illustrations.“...United States. Congress. House. Temporary National Economic Committee...”
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276Published 1985Washington : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1985.1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations, maps, forms.“...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources...”
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277by Meyers, Albert L. (Albert Leonard)
Published 1940[Washington] : [publisher not identified], 1940.1 online resource (vii, 48 pages)“...United States. Congress. House. Temporary National Economic Committee...”
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278by Gesell, Gerhard Alden, 1910-1993
Published 1940[Washington] : [publisher not identified], 1940.1 online resource (vii, 466 pages) : illustrations.“...United States. Congress. House. Temporary National Economic Committee...”
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279by Pearce, Charles Albert
Published 1941[Washington] : [publisher not identified], 1941.1 online resource (xiv, 501 pages) : illustrations.“...United States. Congress. House. Temporary National Economic Committee...”
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280by Stone, Peter A. (Peter Anthony), 1892-
Published 1940[Washington] : [publisher not identified], 1940.1 online resource (xxi, 223 pages) : illustrations.“...United States. Congress. House. Temporary National Economic Committee...”
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