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| new_session      = {{Start date|2020|1|11}}
| new_session      = {{Start date|2020|1|11}}
| leader1_type      = [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker]]
| leader1_type      = [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker]]
| leader1          = [[Valerie]]
| leader1          = [[Cabin]]
| party1            = ([[Federalist Party|F]])
| party1            = ([[Federalist Party|F]])
| election1        = January 13, 2020
| election1        = February 7, 2020


| leader2_type      = [[Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives|Majority Leader]]
| leader2_type      = [[Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives|Majority Leader]]
| leader2          = [[Cabin Fever]]
| leader2          = [[John Boehner]]
| party2            = ([[Federalist Party|F]])
| party2            = ([[Federalist Party|F]])
| election2        = Appointed by Federalist-Populist Caucus (1/14/20), Reappointed by Federalist Caucus (1/21/20)
| election2        = Appointed by Federalist-Populist Caucus (2/9/2020)


| leader3_type      = [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|Minority Leader]]
| leader3_type      = [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|Minority Leader]]
| leader3          = [[Johnathan Darby]]
| leader3          = [[James Order]]
| party3            = ([[Labor Party|L]])
| party3            = ([[American Liberal Party|AL]])
| election3        = Appointed by Labor Caucus (1/14/20)
| election3        = Appointed by American Liberal and People's Socialist Caucus (1/14/2020)


|members = 19 voting members<br/>10 needed for control
|members = 19 voting members<br/>10 needed for control
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|structure1_res=275px
|structure1_res=275px
| political_groups1 = '''Majority Caucus''' (10)<br/>
| political_groups1 = '''Majority Caucus''' (10)<br/>
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|darkred|border=darkgray}} [[Federalist Party|Federalist]] (10)}}
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|darkred|border=darkgray}} [[Federalist Party|Federalist]] (11)}}
'''Minority Caucus''' (4)<br/>
'''Minority Caucus''' (5)<br/>
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} [[Labor Party|Labor]] (4)}}<br/>
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} [[American Liberal Party/People's Socialist Party|American Liberal]] (5)}}<br/>
'''Popular Caucus''' (3)<br/>
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|orange|border=darkgray}} [[Popular Party]] (3)}}
'''No Caucus''' (1)<br/>
'''No Caucus''' (1)<br/>
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|gray|border=darkgray}} [[Independent]] (1)}}
*{{nowrap|{{Color box|gray|border=darkgray}} [[Independent]] (3)}}


| last_election1    = [[United States House of Representatives elections, November 2019|November 2019]]
| last_election1    = [[United States House of Representatives elections, January 2020|January 2020]]
| next_election1    = [[United States House of Representatives elections, March 2020|March 2020]]
| next_election1    = [[United States House of Representatives elections, March 2020|March 2020]]
}}
}}

Revision as of 05:51, 10 February 2020

United States House of Representatives
Type
Type
Lower house
History
New session started
January 11, 2020 (2020-01-11)
Leadership
Cabin, (F)
Since February 7, 2020
John Boehner, (F)
Since Appointed by Federalist-Populist Caucus (2/9/2020)
James Order, (AL)
Since Appointed by American Liberal and People's Socialist Caucus (1/14/2020)
Structure
Seats 19 voting members
10 needed for control
Political groups

Majority Caucus (10)

Minority Caucus (5)

No Caucus (1)

Elections
Last election
January 2020
Next election
March 2020

The United States House of Representatives is the lower house of the United States Congress, the United States Senate being the upper house.

The House is composed of representatives from each state as allocated according to the states' populations. The House is currently composed of 19 members.

The presiding officer is the Speaker of the House, who is elected by the members thereof. The floor leaders are selected by their respective party caucuses.