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The Cherokee and Choctaw Native American tribes have treaty rights to send delegates to Congress. The right to a non-voting delegate to Congress was promised to the Cherokee by the Treaty of Hopewell in 1785 (affirmed in 1835's Treaty of New Echota) and to the Choctaw under the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830, "whenever Congress shall ...
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of March 5, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Mitt Romney, U.S. senator from Utah (2019–2025), 2012 nominee for president, chair of the Republican Governors Association (2005–2006), governor of Massachusetts (2003–2007) [91] (did not vote for Trump in general election) [92] [93]
A bill to avert a partial government shutdown that was backed by President-elect Trump failed to pass the House of Representatives on Thursday night, pushing Congress closer to a government shutdown.
This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 117th United States Congress, which runs from January 3, 2021, through January 3, 2023, ordered by seniority. [1]
Third-party and independent members of the United States Congress are generally rare. Although the Republican and Democratic parties have dominated U.S. politics in a two-party system since 1856, some independents and members of other political parties have also been elected to the House of Representatives or Senate, or changed their party affiliation during their term.
And the process can break down at any point — from big-picture issues, like conservative members being wary of voting for a budget that will result in a $50 trillion national debt by the mid ...
Republicans have cited illness, taking care of family members, and an inability to be productive in Washington among other reasons for proxy voting. Republicans have cited illness, taking care of ...