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Senate salaries House of Representatives salaries. This chart shows historical information on the salaries that members of the United States Congress have been paid. [1] The Government Ethics Reform Act of 1989 provides for an automatic increase in salary each year as a cost of living adjustment that reflects the employment cost index. [2]
Members of the smaller chamber represent more citizens and usually serve for longer terms than members of the larger chamber, generally four years. In 41 states, the larger chamber is called the House of Representatives. Five states designate the larger chamber the assembly, three states call it the House of Delegates, and one has just one chamber.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. [1] [2] It is the largest full-time state legislature in the country.
The Colorado House of Representatives is the lower house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado.The House is composed of 65 members from an equal number of constituent districts, with each district having roughly 80 thousand people.
2024 State & Legislative Partisan Composition. As of August 2, 2024. National Conference of State Legislatures. [1] STATE Total Seats Total Senate Senate Dem. Senate Rep. Senate other Total House House Dem. House Rep. House other Leg. Control Gov. Party State Control Alabama 140 35 8 27 105 28 76 1v Rep Rep Rep Alaska 60 20 9 11 40 13 22 5 Rep ...
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of Massachusetts.It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth.
Representatives serve two-year terms. The qualifications to be a member of the House are found in the state Constitution : "Each Representative, at the time of his election, shall be a qualified voter of the State, and shall have resided in the district for which he is chosen for one year immediately preceding his election."
The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. [2]