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Parent topics
- U.S. Congress [r]: The legislature of the United States federal government, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate. [e]
- Lower house [r]: One of two chambers of a bicameral legislature. [e]
Leadership
- U.S. Speaker of the House [r]: Highest-ranking member of the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives; always from the majority party, currently John Boehner of Ohio. [e]}
- U.S. House Majority Leader [r]: Second-ranking member of the U.S. House of Representatives majority party, currently Eric Cantor, Republican of Virginia. [e]
- U.S. House Minority Leader [r]: Leader of the minority party in the U.S. House of Representatives, currently Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California. [e]
- U.S. House Majority Whip [r]: Third-ranking member of the majority leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, currently Kevin McCarthy, who leads the U.S. House Majority Whip Team. [e]
- U.S. House Minority Whip [r]: Second-ranking member of the Democratic leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, who heads the U.S. House Minority Whip Team; currently Rep. Steny Hoyer. [e]
Committees
While the format below, "House XXX Committee" is used for standardization here, formally or informally, some committees may be called "House Committee on XXX."
- House Agriculture Committee [r]: Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives with oversight over food and agriculture [e]
- House Appropriations Committee [r]: Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives responsible for writing legislation that authorizes government spending [e]
- House Armed Services Committee [r]: In the U.S. House of Representatives, the body concerned with legislation for, and oversight of, military forces [e]
- House Budget Committee [r]: Add brief definition or description
- House Education and Labor Committee [r]: U.S. House of Representatives organization responsible for civilian education, employer-employee relations, and pension programs [e]
- House Energy and Commerce Committee [r]: Add brief definition or description
- House Financial Services Committee [r]: U.S. House of Representatives committee responsible for the financial industry [e]
- House Foreign Affairs Committee [r]: The committee of the U.S. House of Representatives with jurisdiction over international relations of the United States [e]
- House Homeland Security Committee [r]: Add brief definition or description
- House Administration Committee [r]: Add brief definition or description
- House Judiciary Committee [r]: Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives with jurisdiction over the courts and many aspects of law enforcement [e]
- House Natural Resources Committee [r]: Add brief definition or description
- House Oversight and Government Reform Committee [r]: Add brief definition or description
- House Rules Committee [r]: Add brief definition or description
- House Science and Technology Committee [r]: Add brief definition or description
- House Small Business Committee [r]: Add brief definition or description
- House Standards of Official Conduct Committee [r]: Add brief definition or description
- House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee [r]: Add brief definition or description
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee [r]: Add brief definition or description
- House Ways and Means Committee [r]: Add brief definition or description
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence [r]: Add brief definition or description
- House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming [r]: Add brief definition or description
There are also joint Senate-House committees.
- Joint Economic Committee [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Joint Committee on Taxation [r]: Add brief definition or description