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https://www.senate.gov/history/partydiv.htm Note: Statistics listed below reflect party division immediately following the election, unless otherwise noted. The actual number of senators representing a particular party often changes during a Congress, due to the death or resignation of a senator, or as a consequence of a member changing parties.
https://www.house.gov/the-house-explained Apr 22, 2024 "We the People of the United States…As per the Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws. The House is one of Congress’s two chambers (the other is the U.S. Senate), and part of the federal government’s legislative branch. The number of voting representatives in the House is fixed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states." Representatives | Leadership | Committees | Commissions | A Representative's Schedule | Rules | House History | Branches of Government | The Legislative Process | Officers and Organizations | Open Government | History of the House | Legislative Branch Partners | House.gov
Speakers of the House (1789 to present) Office of the Historian and the Clerk of the House's Office of Art and Archives
Speakers of the House (1789 to present) Office of the Historian and the Clerk of the House's Office of Art and Archives
https://history.house.gov/People/Office/Speakers Oct 30, 2023 "Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution states: The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers...The Speaker is simultaneously the House’s presiding officer, party leader, and the institution’s administrative head, among other duties...The Speaker of the House is by law second in line to succeed the President, after the Vice President, and 25th Amendment makes the Speaker a part of the process announcing presidential disability." History, Art & Archives United States House of Represenatives
https://www.usa.gov/impeachment Feb 2, 2024 "Impeachment is the process of bringing charges against a government official for wrongdoing. A trial may be held, and the official may be removed from office. The impeachment process The Constitution gives Congress the power to impeach federal officials. An official can be impeached for treason, bribery, and “other high crimes and misdemeanors.” USA.gov
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/historic-gavel-hammers-home-achievements-nancy-pelosi-and-united-states-180968414 Mar 7, 2018 The congresswoman donates to the Smithsonian artifacts tied to her first day as Speaker of the House in 2007 SmithsonianMag.com
https://maint.loc.gov/law/help/birthright-citizenship/global.php Dec 30, 2020 "Based on a comprehensive survey of citizenship and nationality laws of the countries of the world, this report presents information on the laws of those countries that allow acquisition of citizenship based on the fact of one’s birth in the territory of the country (jus soli, or birthright citizenship). In theory, the jus soli rule of citizenship stands in sharp contrast to the jus sanguinis rule, which grants citizenship only if one or both parents hold citizenship. In reality, the line between these approaches frequently blurs, as the various parent-based conditions for birthright citizenship listed in the table below illustrate." Law Library of Congress
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R47639 Jan 23, 2025 "The Presidential Medal of Freedom is considered the U.S. government's highest civilian honor. Awarded by the President, it is often presented to individuals to recognize a lifetime of significant achievements in the arts, public service, science, or other fields.... There is no formal procedure for nominating and selecting recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The President has wide latitude under Executive Order 11515 (March 13, 1970) to award the medal to "any person recommended to the President for award of the Medal or any person selected by the President upon his own initiative." Selections often reflect the President's political and personal interests." Congress.gov
"Nancy Pelosi's lacquered maple gavel, along with the suit she wore on her first day as Speaker, a prepared speech she delivered to the members of Congress, and a copy of the vote tally that got her elected to the position, today join the collections of the National Museum of American History." NMAH
Legislative Youtube Links
Legislative Youtube Links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hltv8-nzcUc Jan 29, 2018 How did the legislative branch of the U.S. government come to be? How does Congress work? And how does a bill get passed? HISTORY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpwsNRdlHp8 May 5, 2020 NBC's Kristen Dahlgren breaks down the three branches of government, including the bicameral structure of Congress and the similarities and differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate. NBC News Learn
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