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 United States House of Representatives, and an upper body, the United States Senate. It meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators and U.S. 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, as President of the Senate, has a vote in the Senate only when casting a tie-breaking vote. The House of Representatives has six non-voting members.

Congress convenes for a two-year term, commencing 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 for the House and at least 30 years old for the U.S. Senate, be a citizen of the U.S. for seven years for the House and nine years for the Senate, 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. 361
    Published 2006
    Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2006.
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    Published 1996
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  3. 363
    Published 1867
    Washington : G.P.O., 1867.
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    “...United States. Congress. Joint Special Committee to Inquire into the Condition of the Indian Tribes...”
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  4. 364
    Published 1979
    Washington : U.S. G.P.O., 1979.
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    Published 1992
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  6. 366
    Published 1875
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    Published 1996
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  8. 368
    Published 1946
    Honolulu, T.H. : Citizens' Statehood Committee of Hawaii, [1946]
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  9. 369
    Published 2000
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  10. 370
    Published 1869
    Washington : [U.S. Government Printing Office], 1869.
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  11. 371
    Published 1975
    Washington : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1975.
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  12. 372
    Published 1972
    Washington : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1972-1973.
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  13. 373
    Published 1954
    Washington : United States Government Printing Office, 1954.
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    “...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile...”
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  14. 374
    Published 1977
    Washington : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1977.
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  15. 375
    Published 1971
    Washington : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971.
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  16. 376
    Published 1882
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  17. 377
    Published 1971
    Washington : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971.
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  18. 378
    Published 1947
    Washington : United States Government Printing Office, 1947-1948.
    1 online resource (2 volumes (iii, 591 pages)) : tables (folded)
    “...United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Lands. Subcommittee on Indian Affairs...”
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  19. 379
    Published 1955
    Washington : United States Government Printing Office, 1955.
    1 online resource (iv, 479 pages) : charts
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  20. 380
    Published 1838
    [Washington, D.C.] : [publisher not identified], [1838]
    1 online resource (4 pages)
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