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. Members 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 vice president of the United States,as President of the Senate,has a vote in the Senate only when there is a tie. The House of Representatives has six non-voting members.
The speaker of the United States House of Representatives,commonly known as the speaker of the House or House speaker,is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The office was established in 1789 by Article I,Section II,of the U.S. Constitution. By custom and House rules,the speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House and is simultaneously its presiding officer,de facto leader of the body's majority party,and the institution's administrative head. Speakers also perform various other administrative and procedural functions. Given these several roles and responsibilities,the speaker usually does not personally preside over debates—that duty is instead delegated to members of the House from the majority party—nor regularly participate in floor debates.
William Sebastian Cohen is an American lawyer,author,and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican,Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (1979–1997),and as Secretary of Defense (1997–2001) under Democratic President Bill Clinton.
The posts of shadow United States senator and shadow United States representative are held by elected or appointed government officials from subnational polities of the United States that lack congressional vote. While these officials are not seated in either chamber of Congress,they seek recognition for their subnational polity,up to full statehood. This would enfranchise them with full voting rights on the floor of the U.S. House and Senate,alongside existing states. As of 2021,only the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico currently have authorized shadow delegations to Congress.
Cathy Anne McMorris Rodgers is an American politician who is the United States representative for Washington's 5th congressional district,which encompasses the eastern third of the state and includes Spokane,the state's second-largest city. A Republican,McMorris Rodgers previously served in the Washington House of Representatives. From 2013 to 2019,she chaired the House Republican Conference.
William James Pascrell Jr. was an American politician who was a U.S. representative from New Jersey from 1997 until his death in 2024. Pascrell was a member of the Democratic Party and a native of Paterson. Before his election to the House of Representatives,Pascrell served in the New Jersey General Assembly for four terms beginning in 1988 and was elected to two terms as mayor of Paterson.
Bill Clinton,the 42nd president of the United States,was impeached by the United States House of Representatives of the 105th United States Congress on December 19,1998. The House adopted two articles of impeachment against Clinton,with the specific charges against Clinton being lying under oath and obstruction of justice. Two other articles had been considered but were rejected by the House vote.
Censure is a formal,public,group condemnation of an individual,often a group member,whose actions run counter to the group's acceptable standards for individual behavior. In the United States,governmental censure is done when a body's members wish to publicly reprimand the president of the United States,a member of Congress,a judge or a cabinet member. It is a formal statement of disapproval. It relies on the target's sense of shame or their constituents' subsequent disapproval,without which it has little practical effect when done on members of Congress and no practical effect when done on the president.
The 2008 Washington State House elections took place on November 4,2008. Voters in all 49 of Washington's legislative districts voted for their representatives. Washington State Senate elections were also held on November 4.
The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress,with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together,they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The House is charged with the passage of federal legislation,known as bills;those that are also passed by the Senate are sent to the president for signature or veto. The House's exclusive powers include initiating all revenue bills,impeaching federal officers,and electing the president if no candidate receives a majority of votes in the Electoral College.
Alonzo T. Washington is an American politician,appointed to the Maryland Senate in 2023 to represent District 22,which covers Prince George's County. He previously represented the district in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2012 to 2023 after being appointed to the seat by Governor Martin O'Malley.
Jennifer Lynn Wexton is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the United States representative for Virginia's 10th congressional district since 2019. The district is anchored in the outer portion of Northern Virginia,and includes all of Fauquier County,Loudoun County,and Rappahannock County,parts of Fairfax County and Prince William County,and the independent cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.
William Richardson Timmons IV is an American politician,prosecutor,and Air Force veteran serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district since 2019. His district is in the heart of the Upstate and includes Greenville,Spartanburg,and most of their suburbs. A member of the Republican Party,Timmons served as a South Carolina state senator from 2016 to 2018.
Eric E. Robertson is an American law enforcement officer and politician from Washington. Robertson is a Republican member of Washington House of Representatives for District 31. Robertson took office on January 11,2021.
The impeachment inquiry against Bill Clinton,the 42nd president of the United States,was initiated by a vote of the United States House of Representatives on October 8,1998,roughly a month after the release of the Starr Report. The United States House of Representatives,led by Republican Speaker Newt Gingrich,voted to authorize a broad impeachment inquiry against President Clinton. The inquiry was conducted by the House Committee on the Judiciary.
The 1904 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8,1904.
The House Select Committee on Reconstruction was a select committee which existed the United States House of Representatives during the 40th and 41st Congresses with a focus related to the Reconstruction Acts. The 39th Congress had had a similar joint committee called the United States Congressional Joint Committee on Reconstruction.
Andrew Johnson became the first president of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives on February 24,1868 after he acted to dismiss Edwin Stanton as secretary of war in disregard for the Tenure of Office Act.
