
Floor of the House of Representatives in 2016
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the United States Congress (a bicameral legislature). It is frequently referred to as the House. The other house is the United States Senate.
The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the United States Constitution. The major power of the House is to pass federal legislation that affects the entire country although its bills must also be passed by the Senate and further agreed to by the President of the United States before becoming law (unless both the House and Senate re-pass the legislation with a two-thirds majority in each chamber). The House has several exclusive powers: the power to initiate revenue bills, to impeach officials, and to elect the U.S. President in case there is no majority in the Electoral College.
Each U.S. state is represented in the House in proportion to its population but is entitled to at least one representative. The most populous state, California, currently has 53 representatives. The total number of voting representatives is fixed by law at 435. Each representative serves for a two-year term. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, who presides over the chamber, is elected by the members of the House, and is therefore traditionally the leader of the House Democratic Caucus or the House Republican Conference, whichever party has more voting members.
The House meets in the South Wing of the United States Capitol in Washington D.C.
Representatives in House of Cards[]
- Abrams (Democrat/unknown constituency, 2013)
- Robert Birch (Democrat/MI-09/Speaker of the House, 2013-15/House Minority Leader, 2015-present)
- Donald Blythe (Democrat/NH/served 1993-2015)
- Elaine Brooks (Unknown party/constituency, 2014)
- Wes Buchwalter (Democrat/CA/unknown constituency, 2014)
- Brett Cole (Republican/Speaker of the House, 2017-present)
- Ted Havemeyer (Democrat/CA/served at least 2014)
- Steny Hoyer (Democrat/MD-05/1981-present)
- Celia Jones (Democrat/TX-30/served 2016-present)
- Doris Jones (Democrat/TX-30/served 1980-2016)
- Tabitha Lonnergan (Democrat/unknown constituency, 2013)
- Kevin McCarthy (Republican/CA-22/2017-2023)
- Madeline McCarthy (Republican/Speaker of the House, 2016-2017)
- Nancy Pelosi (Democrat/CA-11/Speaker of the House 2007-2011/ served 1987-Present)
- Corey Phillips (Unknown party/constituency, 2013)
- David Rasmussen (Democrat/RI/House Majority Leader, 2013-2017)
- Peter Russo (Democrat/PA-01/served until death in 2013)
- Alex Romero (Independent/AZ-07/served at least 2017)
- Jacqueline Sharp (Democrat/CA-05/served 2009-present/House Majority Whip, 2014-15/Deputy House Minority Whip, 2015-present)
- Frank Underwood (Democrat/SC-05/served 1991-2013/House Majority Whip, 2005-13)
- Unknown House Speaker (Republican/Speaker of the House, 2015-2016)
- Howard Webb (Democrat/unknown constituency, 2014)
- Terry Womack (Democrat/MO-05/House Majority Whip, 2013-14/House Minority Whip, 2015-present)
- Vanderburgh (Democrat/unknown constituency, 2013)
Mentioned-only[]
Several names of Congressmen are seen during a close-up of a strategy board in "Chapter 17."
- R. Walker (Democrat/NY-04/served at least 2014)
- L. Fisher (Republican/PA-03/served at least 2014)
- J. Lewis (Democrat/NY-21/served at least 2014)
- G. Solomon (Democrat/NC-12/served at least 2014)
- C. Rodriguez (Democrat/FL-11/served at least 2014)
- B. Brooks II (Democrat/CA-39/served at least 2014)
- K. Shamburg (Democrat/TX-15/served at least 2014)
- E. Torres (Democrat/MN-02/served at least 2014)
- J. Disori (Democrat/NJ-01/served at least 2014)
- P. Lennon (Republican/MS-04/served at least 2014)
- L. Colon (Democrat/WI-04/served at least 2014)
- A. MacDonald (Republican/TN-03/served at least 2014)
- S. Matthews (Democrat/CA-48/served at least 2014)
- O. Wight (Democrat/UT-02/served at least 2014)
- A. Thompson (Democrat/NY-24/served at least 2014)
- T. McComas (Democrat/MD-03/served at least 2014)
- B. Furnas (Democrat/NY-10/served at least 2014)
- J. Stewart (Democrat/LA-02/served at least 2014)
- T. Clark (Democrat/GA-04/served at least 2014)
- B. Johnson (Democrat/NY-15/served at least 2014)
- K. Roman (Democrat/MD-04/served at least 2014)
- E. Tess (Republican/NJ-05/served at least 2014)
- C. Plantholt (Democrat/CA-15/served at least 2014)
- C. Beattie (Democrat/IA-02/served at least 2014)
- M. Catania (Democrat/IN-01/served at least 2014)
- J. Bartelle (Democrat/NY-28/served at least 2014)
- K. Nagy (Democrat/NM-03/served at least 2014)
- B. Stampley (Democrat/LA-04/served at least 2014)
- J. Conway (Democrat/FL-05/served at least 2014)
- S. Warsaw (Democrat/IL-06/served at least 2014)
- K. Goerschler (Democrat/CT-05/served at least 2014)
- J. Huro (Democrat/CT-04/served at least 2014)
Credited Only[]
- Lee Franklin (Unknown party/VT-01/served at least 2013)
- Carlson Greer (Unknown party/unknown constituency/served at least 2015)
- Rebecca Huntley (Unknown party/unknown constituency/served at least 2015)
- Anthony Lucaiko (Unknown party/unknown constituency/served at least 2013)
- Mr. Walters (Republican/unknown constituency/served at least 2016)
- Mr Wilkins (Unknown party/unknown constituency/served at least 2015)
Trivia[]
- In a spoof for the 2013 White House Corespondent's Dinner, three real-world members of congress are either shown or mentioned, insinuating that they may exist in House of Cards as well. These being Steny Hoyer (D/MD-5); Kevin McCarthy (R/CA-20) and Nancy Pelosi (D/CA-11).