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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
https://history.house.gov/People Mar 6, 2025 "The U.S. House of Representatives is the only branch of federal government elected directly by the citizens of the United States since its founding in 1789. Use searchable profiles and historic lists to discover more about the more than 11,000 individuals elected to the House—as well as information on the officials who have served the institution." United States House of Representatives
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://bioguide.congress.gov Mar 6, 2025 "Since 1859, the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress has been the primary source for biographical information on Members of the United States Congress and Continental Congresses." United States House of Representatives
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://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
"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
House of Representatives Video Links
House of Representatives Video Links
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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