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senate, congress, or House of Represenitives
The two houses of the legislative branch, Congress, are the House of Representatives and the Senate. The two houses of the legislative branch, Parliment, are the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
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The House of Commons is similar to the US's Congress. There are 142 women in the house of commons, which is 22 percent of the house. There are 26 minority members, and the average age of members is 50 years.
Racial Composition of the 112th Congress (including Delegates in the House)U.S. HouseU.S. SenateWhite36196Black440Hispanic252Asian72American Indian10SOURCE: Congress.org
The number of Republicans and Democrats in the House changes every 2 years. The current House of Representatives, of the 112th United States Congress, now seats 242 Republicans and 193 Democrats.
For the 112th Congress (2011-2012), the Speaker of the US House is John Boehner, a Republican representative from Ohio.
Congress gets a new number each time the House of Representatives starts a new term, therefore every two years we have a new congress. For example, the House that began its term in 2009 was the 111th congress. in 2011, the 112th congress will meet, and in 2013 the 113th congress will begin.
John Boehner is the most likely candidate for House Speaker of the 112th Congress.
The Congressman representing Texas District 14, which includes Galveston, in the 112th Congress (2011-2013) is Ron Paul.
There will be 197 democrats and 242 republicans.
The leader of the US House of Representative is called the Speaker of the House. As of the 112th Congress (running from 3 Jan 2011 to 3 Jan 2013), the Speaker of the House is John Boehner, a Republican from Ohio's 8th District.
House Democrats have elected Nancy Pelosi as Minority Leader and Steny Hoyer as Minority Whip for the 112th Congress (2011-2012, give or take a few days).
As of the 112th Congress (2011-2013), the Democrats hold a 51 to 47 advantage in the Senate, with two Independents.
Minority Leader of the 112th US House of Representatives.
For the United States? No one yet, although it will likely be John Boehner.