National Congress of Argentina

The **Congress of the Argentine Nation** is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. It has two parts.  There is a 72-seat Senate and a 257-seat Chamber of Deputies.

The Congress is in charge of setting taxes and customs.  These must be the same across the country. It rules the Central Bank of Argentina, manages internal and external debt payment, and the value of national currency (currently the Argentine peso).

## Infobox (legislature)

- **name**: National Congress of Argentina
- **native name**: Congreso de la Nación Argentina
- **coa pic**: Congreso Nacional Buenos Aires.jpg
- **coa res**: 350px
- **logo pic**: LogoCongreso.svg
- **logo res**: 250px
- **house type**: Bicameral
- **houses**: Argentine Senate, Senate
Argentine Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Deputies
- **leader1 type**: Vice President of Argentina, President of the Senate &
Vice President
- **leader1**: Victoria Villarruel
- **party1**: La Libertad Avanza, LLA
- **election1**: 10 December 2023
- **leader2 type**: List of Provisional Presidents of the Argentine Senate, Provisional President of the Senate
- **leader2**: Bartolomé Abdala
- **party2**: La Libertad Avanza, LLA
- **election2**: 13 December 2023
- **leader3 type**: List of Presidents of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, President
 of the Chamber of Deputies
- **leader3**: Martín Menem
- **party3**: La Libertad Avanza, LLA
- **election3**: List of Presidents of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies, 10 December 2023
- **seats**: 329 members
*72 Senators
*257 Deputies
- **house1**: Argentine Senate, Senate
- **house2**: Argentine Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Deputies
- **structure1**: Argentine Senate 2025.svg
- **structure1 res**: 250px
- **structure2**: Cámara de Diputados de la Nación Argentina (2023-2025).svg
- **structure2 res**: 250px
- **political groups1**: **Government (6)**
* La Libertad Avanza, LLA (6)
**Allies (7)**
* Republican Proposal, PRO (7)
**Independents (25)**
* Radical Civic Union, UCR (13)
* We Do Federal Coalition (3)
* Front for the Renewal of Concord, Federal Innovation (3)
* For Santa Cruz (2)
* For Social Justice (1)
* Freedom, Work and Progress (1)
* Wake up Chubut (1)
* Neuquén People's Movement, Neuquén Movement (1)
**Opposition (34)**
* Union for the Homeland, UP (34)
- **political groups2**: **Government (40)**
* La Libertad Avanza, LLA (38)
* La Libertad Avanza, BsAs Libre (2)
**Allies (39)**
* Republican Proposal, PRO (37)
* Avanza Libertad, AL (1)
* Republican Proposal, LUM (1)
**Independent (74)**
* Radical Civic Union, UCR (34)
* Hacemos Federal Coalition, HCF (23)
* Federal Peronism, IF (9)
* Independencia (3)
* :es:Somos Energía para Renovar Santa Cruz, PSC (2)
* Production and Labour, PyT (2)
* :es:CREO (Tucumán), CREO (1)
**Opposition (104)**
* Union for the Homeland, UP (99)
* Workers' Left Front, FIT-U (5)
*
- **last election1**: 2023 Argentine general election, 22 October 2023
- **last election2**: 2023 Argentine general election, 22 October 2023
- **next election1**: 2025 Argentine legislative election, 19 October 2025
- **next election2**: 2025 Argentine legislative election, 19 October 2025
- **session room**: Argentine National Congress (Pedestrians digitally removed) (8081437098).jpg
- **session res**: 250px
- **meeting place**: Argentine National Congress Palace
Buenos Aires, Argentina