House of Representatives

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The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress. Combined with the Senate they form the bicameral legislature of the United States, as laid out within the constitution.
The House composition was established by Article One of the United States Constitution. It is comprised of representatives who sit in single member congressional districts, allocated to each state on the basis of population as measured by the United States Census. Each district has one representatives, provided that each state is entitled to at least one. Since 1789, all representatives have been directly elected, with universal suffrage being introduced with the 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution. 
There are currently thirty members of the House. 
The duties and responsibilities of the House include passing federal legislation, initiating revenue bills, impeaching federal officers, and electing the president on the condition there is no majority candidate from the Electoral College. 
They meet in the south wing of the United States Capitol building, with a Speaker presiding over the House, once elected to do so by its members.
==Membership and Qualifications==
===Apportionments===
The membership of the House of Representatives is apportioned among the states by population, as determined by the census conducted federally every ten years. Each state is entitled to at least one representative, regardless of the size of it's population. 
The federal ruling on the size of the House guarantees one for each state, and more depending on the size of the population of the state, but not more than one for every thirty thousand non-representative citizens. 
===Districting===
Since 1967 states have been divided into single member districts. Commonly, states withdraw their boundaries following their own internal censuses, however this is not always the case. 
Wesberry vs Sanders was a landmark Supreme Court case which ensured that districts are roughly the same size in terms of population, but the exact layout and boundaries of the district are still up to the State itself. Federal Courts have also repeatadly allowed states to engage in gerrymandering, so long as it is not being done to further discrimination, or violating the Wesberry vs Sanders rule of equal populations. 
===Qualifications===
Article 1, Section 2 of the United States Constitution establishes the three basic requirements needed to be selected as a representative. 
* Twenty five years of age 
* U.S citizen, non stop, for the last seven years 
* An inhabitant of the state they represent. 
The article serves as the maximum requirements for Representatives. Congress could loosen the requirements via regular legislation, but it could not tighten them. Similarly, State Governments could not put up internal requirements that limit or barrier the entry into running to become a Representative.
==Current Composition==
===Democratic Caucus===
Name 	State 	Party
Alice Buxton 	Pacific 	Socialist Unity Party
Archi 	Freedonia	National Progressives Party
Bandit 	Freedonia	Democratic Party
Carlos Marighella 	Northeast	Socialist Unity Party
Chase Beckham 	Pacific 	Socialist Unity Party
David Ramirez 	Freedonia	Green Party
Ethan Price 	Northeast	Green Party
Frankie de Jeong 	Northeast	Democratic Party
Fateema el-Farman 	Pacific 	Socialist Unity Party
Gretchen Whitmer 	Midwest 	Democratic Party
Madison Rios 	Northeast	Green Party
Manu Rios 	Frontier 	Socialist Unity Party
Phạm Mai Trinh 	Northeast	Socialist Unity Party
Patrick IV 	Freedonia	Green Party
Adlai Stevenson II	Freedonia	Green Party
Dasione 	Freedonia	Green Party
Yan Tiamzon 	Pacific 	Socialist Unity Party
===Republican Caucus===
Name 	State 	Party
Donald Bin Demo 	Midwest 	National Progressive Party
Andrew Hill 	Freedonia	Republican Party
Catman 	Freedonia	Republican Party
Eric Mays 	Midwest 	Republican Party
Fitzgerald Grant 	Freedonia	Republican Party
Ulysses S. Grant 	Midwest 	Republican Party
Jacob Strickland 	Pacific 	National Progressive Party
Napoleon Bonaparte	Pacific 	Republican Party
Patrick Neil 	Freedonia	Republican Party
Paul Ryan 	Northeast	Republican Party
===Independent Members===
Name 	State 	Caucusing
John Whitman	Pacific 	N/A
Numa Wells 	Northeast	N/A
Rasmus 	Northeast	N/A
== Current House Leadership and Committees ==
House Leadership
Position 	Incumbent 	Party 	Since
Speaker of the House 	Donald Bin Demo 	National Progressives Party	2048
House Majority Leader	Ethan Price 	Green Party 	2048
House Majority Whip 	Adlai Stevenson II	Green Party 	2048
House Minority Leader	Paul Ryan 	Republican Party 	2048
House Minority Whip 	Ulysses S. Grant 	Republican Party 	2048
Dean of the House 	Chase Beckham 	Socialist Unity Party 	2048
House Ethics Committee
Position 	Incumbent 	Party
Chair 	Ethan Price 	Green Party
Ranking Member	Ulysses S. Grant 	Republican Party
Member 	Carlos Marighella	Socialist Unity Party
Member 	Fitzgerald Grant 	Republican Party
Member 	Paul Ryan 	Republican Party
House Judiciary Committee
Position 	Incumbent 	Party
Chair 	Chase Beckham 	Socialist Unity Party
Ranking Member	Patrick Neil 	Republican Party
Member 	Frenkie de Jong 	Democratic Party
Member 	Paul Ryan 	Republican Party
Member 	Fitzgerald Grant	Republican Party
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