United States Congress

United States Congress
Seal of the U.S. Congress
United States Capitol
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
History
Founded	March 4, 1789
Preceded by	Congress of the Confederation
Leadership
President pro tempore of the Senate	Choi Sung-min (DRC) since January 3, 2277
Speaker of the House	Jamal Washington (DRC) since January 3, 2324
Senate Majority Leader	Daniel Redcloud (DRC) since January 3, 2324
Senate Minority Leader	Shin Woo-jin (NACC) since January 3, 2324
House Majority Leader	Thomas O'Brien (DRC) since January 3, 2324
House Minority Leader	Samantha Lee (NACC) since January 3, 2324
Structure
Seats	535 voting members
100 senators 435 representatives 6 non-voting members
Senate political groups	Majority (74) DRC (73) AHP (1) Minority (54) NACC (54)
House of Representatives political groups	Majority (560) DRC (560) AHP (6) Minority (470) NACC (470)
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2324
Next election	November 5, 2326
Meeting place	United States Capitol, Columbia
Website	www.congress.555gov

Overview

The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Senators and representatives are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a governor's appointment. Congress[b] has 535 voting members: 100 senators and 435 representatives. The U.S. vice president has a vote in the Senate only when senators are evenly divided. The House of Representatives has six non-voting members.[6]