United States Congress

In 1868, this committee of representatives prosecuted President [[Andrew Johnson 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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  1. 341
    Published 1907
    Washington : Government Printing Office, 1907.
    1 online resource (77 pages)
    “...United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Affairs in Indian Territory...”
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  2. 342
    Published 1959
    Washington : United States Government Printing Office, 1959.
    1 online resource (v, 132 pages)
    “...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs...”
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  3. 343
    Published 1992
    Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1992.
    1 online resource (v, 172 p.) : ill.
    “...United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere...”
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  4. 344
    Published 1966
    Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1966.
    viii, 47 p. 23 cm.
    “...United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Intergovernmental Relations...”
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  5. 345
    Published 1877
    [Washington, D.C.] : House of Representatives, 1877.
    25 p.
    “...United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on the Centennial Celebration...”
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  6. 346
    by Scott, Robert Harold
    Published 1949
    San Francisco, Calif. : Robert Harold Scott, 1949.
    165 leaves ; 31 cm.
    “...United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the Federal Communications...”
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  7. 347
    by Kimmel, Lewis Henry, 1890-
    Published 1943
    Washington, The Brookings Institution, 1943.
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    “...United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Postwar Economic Policy and Planning...”
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  8. 348
    by Scott, Robert Harold
    Published 1949
    San Francisco, Calif. : Robert Harold Scott, 1949.
    1 online resource (165 leaves)
    “...United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the Federal Communications...”
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  9. 349
    Published 1983
    Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1983.
    28 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
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  10. 350
    Published 1848
    [Washington, DC?] : [Publisher not identified], [1848]
    1 online resource (41 pages)
    “...United States. Congress. House...”
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  11. 351
    Published 1975
    Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1975.
    1 online resource (v, 137 p.)
    “...United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International...”
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  12. 352
    Published 1994
    Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1994.
    1 online resource (iii, 102 p.)
    “...United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Western...”
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  13. 353
    Published 1888
    Washington, DC : [Publisher not identified], 1888.
    1 online resource (14 pages)
    “...United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Territories...”
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  14. 354
    Published 1995
    Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1995.
    1 online resource (iii, 60 p.)
    “...United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on the Western...”
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  15. 355
    Published 2006
    Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2006.
    1 online resource (iii, 48 p.)
    “...United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on the Western...”
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  16. 356
    Published 1875
    [Washington? : G.P.O.?, 1875?]
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    “...United States. Congress Senate...”
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  17. 357
    Published 2004
    Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2004.
    1 online resource (iv, 177 pages)
    “...United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on the Western...”
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  18. 358
    Published 1996
    Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1996.
    1 online resource (iii, 55 p.)
    “...United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on the Western...”
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  19. 359
    Published 2008
    Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 2008.
    1 online resource (iii, 86 p.) : ill.
    “...United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Western...”
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  20. 360
    Washington : U.S. G.P.O.
    “...United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee...”
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