US House of Representatives


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Noun1.US House of Representatives - the lower legislative house of the United States CongressUS House of Representatives - the lower legislative house of the United States Congress
Congress, U.S. Congress, United States Congress, US Congress - the legislature of the United States government
house - an official assembly having legislative powers; "a bicameral legislature has two houses"
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BAGHDAD (NIAN) - The US House of Representatives on Friday approved a measure to prevent President Donald Trump from launching a military strike against Iran without congressional approval.
Summary: Washington DC [US], Jun 5 (ANI): Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington D.C., became the first South Asian American woman to preside over the US House of Representatives.
The Amir met US Democrat Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district Brendan Boyle, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee for the 7th District of Pennsylvania, member of the US House of Representatives for the 7th district of Indiana Andre Carson, member of the US House of Representatives from Michigan's 5th district Dan Kildee, member of the US House of Representatives from New Jersey's 1st district Donald Norcross, member of the US House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district Jim Himes, member of House Committee on Energy and Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and the US Representative for California's 29th congressional district.
HH the Amir met with US Democrat Representative for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district Brendan Boyle, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee for the 7th District of Pennsylvania, member of the US House of Representatives for the 7th district of Indiana Andre Carson, member of the US House of Representatives from Michigan's 5th district Dan Kildee, member of the US House of Representatives from New Jersey's 1st district Donald Norcross, member of the US House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district Jim Himes, member of House Committee on Energy and Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and the US Representative for California's 29th congressional district.
Abu Dhabi: The United States is taking concrete steps to rein in Iran expansion, which poses an existential threat to the UAE and Saudi Arabia, US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Saudi Arabia's King Salman met with US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan in Riyadh.
30 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister today met the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) at the US Capitol.
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani underlined that the US House of Representatives' amendment to block Tehran's purchase of passenger planes is a material breach of the 2015 nuclear deal.
Speaker of the US House of Representatives Paul Ryan met with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Egyptian parliamentary speaker Ali Abdul Aal, and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry Thursday.
The law was introduced in the US House of Representatives by Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and was co-sponsored by 35 congressmen made up of 26 Democrats and nine Republicans.
Summary: The US House of Representatives has passed a measure to increase the country's debt ceiling, fending off the risk of a debt default.