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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Still, the bill would probably need to go through the House — and the two chambers so far have disagreed on a separate issue regarding central banking digital currency.
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Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Currently, each member of Congress may issue 15 earmark requests to the House Committee on Appropriations each fiscal year.
—Heather McCambly, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
Then, on June 2, 1780, the Duke of Richmond stood in the House of Lords and introduced a motion calling for universal male suffrage, without property or class restrictions.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
The report did not disclose the amount of income Andrew earned, an omission Margaret Hodge, a Labour member of the House of Lords and former head of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee, told The Associated Press was concerning.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
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Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Currently, each member of Congress may issue 15 earmark requests to the House Committee on Appropriations each fiscal year.
—Heather McCambly, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
Then, on June 2, 1780, the Duke of Richmond stood in the House of Lords and introduced a motion calling for universal male suffrage, without property or class restrictions.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
The report did not disclose the amount of income Andrew earned, an omission Margaret Hodge, a Labour member of the House of Lords and former head of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee, told The Associated Press was concerning.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
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