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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Legislation passed by the House in 2023 and later signed into law requires DTE and other Michigan utilities to generate 100% of their energy from clean energy sources by 2040. Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 15 Nov. 2025 Thousands of documents released by the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday offer a new glimpse into what Epstein’s relationships with business executives, reporters, academics and political players looked like over a decade. Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025 The other Republicans were Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Nancy Mace of South Carolina and Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who has been leading the push alongside Democrat Ro Khanna of California to bring the legislation to the House floor. Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025 Many of the details are consistent with the findings in the House Ethics Committee Report. Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the House

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“The House.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20House. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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