= United States House of Representatives = The '''United States House of Representatives''' is the lower body of the U.S. federal legislature. <> ---- == Composition == Per the '''Apportionment Act''' (1911) and the '''Reapportionment Act''' (1929), the house has 435 voting representatives. There are also 5 non-voting delegates from Washington, D.C., Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. Additionally, there is an elected resident commissioner of Puerto Rico, who functions as a representative in all matters ''except'' votes on the floor. (For example, they can be a voting member of committees.) ---- == History == ---- CategoryRicottone