United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together,... Wikipedia

• Type:  Lower house of the United States Congress
• Term limits:  None
• New session started:  January 03, 2025
• Speaker:  Mike Johnson, (R), Since October 25, 2023
• Majority Leader:  Steve Scalise, (R), Since January 3, 2023
• Minority Leader:  Hakeem Jeffries, (D), Since January 3, 2023
• Majority Whip:  Tom Emmer, (R), Since January 3, 2023
• Minority Whip:  Katherine Clark, (D), Since January 3, 2023
• Seats:  435 voting members, 6 non-voting members, 218 for a majority
• Political groups:  Majority (218), Republican (217), Independent (1) Minority (212), Democratic (212) Vacant (5), Vacant (5)
• Length of term:  2 years
• Voting system:  Plurality voting in 46 states
• Last election:  November 5, 2024
• Next election:  November 3, 2026
• Redistricting:  State legislatures or redistricting commissions, varies by state
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo