One of the two major halves of the legislative branch of the United States government. It is made up of 435 voting members. Each state has a number of members proportional to its percentage of the national population, with a minimum of one. The District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and American Samoa are also represented in the House by non-voting Members.
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