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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
https://mikejohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2820 Jan 20, 2026 "LONDON, UK — In honor of America’s 250th anniversary this year, Speaker Johnson accepted an invitation from Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the U.K. House of Commons, to be the first American Speaker of the House to Address the U.K. Parliament. During his address, Speaker Johnson emphasized the enduring and special relationship between the U.S. and the U.K and urged leaders in both nations to recommit to the core principles that have defined both since their founding....“It is an objective and obvious truth that a strong America is good for the entire world, and a strong UK is as well. At the same time, it's also obvious that we have to take care of our own houses, so to speak, before we take care of the neighborhood. And let's be honest, among friends here, in both of our nations, there is a need today to fortify our houses against internal challenges as well. In the west, if we make an honest assessment, we must acknowledge that our long-term prosperity and security are currently being undermined by, let's call it a crisis of self-doubt. It's been developing now for years.... But this year in particular, we remember just how far we really have come, how our nations have evolved and grown and strengthened in so many ways, together. America's founders embarked on what was a radical experiment of course, a government of by and for the people, ruled by laws and based on the self-evident truth that all men are created equal and free. That experiment transformed 13 disparate, distant colonies from the world's largest empire, into what became the world's freest and most successful self-government in human history. " Speaker of the House
"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
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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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jre_mUi580k Jan 20, 2026 House Speaker Mike Johnson became the first in his position to address the United Kingdom's Parliament. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more details. Speaker Johnson Delivers Address to U.K. Parliament | CBS News
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