the House
noun
: the larger part of the U.S. Congress or of the Parliament of Australia or New Zealand : the House of Representatives
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On Thursday, Green previewed his articles of impeachment on the House floor.
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Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Today, the House voted to rescind the waiver that let California issue its zero-emission rule for passenger cars, along with two more that allow California to set rules for heavy trucks.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 1 May 2025
Stefanik went through a confirmation hearing, but her nomination was pulled in March because her vote to advance Trump’s agenda remains crucial to Republicans in the House.
—Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.’s nonvoting delegate in the House, and Democratic Congress members from districts in Virginia and Maryland near D.C. expressed their concern in a letter to congressional leaders over reports that D.C.’s FMAP could be reduced.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2025
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Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Today, the House voted to rescind the waiver that let California issue its zero-emission rule for passenger cars, along with two more that allow California to set rules for heavy trucks.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 1 May 2025
Stefanik went through a confirmation hearing, but her nomination was pulled in March because her vote to advance Trump’s agenda remains crucial to Republicans in the House.
—Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.’s nonvoting delegate in the House, and Democratic Congress members from districts in Virginia and Maryland near D.C. expressed their concern in a letter to congressional leaders over reports that D.C.’s FMAP could be reduced.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2025
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“The House.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20House. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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