U.S. representative bibliography (congressional memoirs)
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This is a bibliography of U.S. congressional
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s by former and current
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. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the
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, the
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which also includes the
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. The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the
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. The major power of the House is to pass
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that affects the entire
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, although its bills must also be passed by the Senate and further agreed to by the
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before becoming law (unless both the House and Senate re-pass the legislation with a two-thirds
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receives representation in the House in proportion to its
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but is entitled to at least one
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. The total number of voting representatives is fixed by law at 435.See
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of 1911, though Congress has the authority to change that number. The
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capped the size of the House at 435.
Each representative serves for a two-year term. The
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, traditionally the leader of the majority party, is the presiding officer of the chamber, elected by the members of the House.


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See also

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U.S. senator bibliography (congressional memoirs) This is a bibliography of U.S. congressional memoirs by former and current U.S. senators. The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives ...
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List of American political memoirs The following is a bibliography of non-presidential U.S. political memoirs. Many of them were written by the stated author and one or more ghostwriters. U.S. Supreme Court *''The Majesty of the Law : Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice'' (20 ...


Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:U.S. Congresssional Memoirs Books about American politicians * Political bibliographies