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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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee ultimately released the card in September.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Collins has served in the House since 2023 for Georgia's 10th congressional district in central Georgia.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Slightly more than half of the House of Representatives, 76 out of 151, and almost two-thirds of the Senate, 23 out of 36, co-sponsored at least one bill to create a child tax credit.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
As a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Mfume says America must take a more measured approach overseas, relying on diplomacy instead of conflict.
—Ashley Paul, CBS News, 15 June 2026
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Collins has served in the House since 2023 for Georgia's 10th congressional district in central Georgia.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Slightly more than half of the House of Representatives, 76 out of 151, and almost two-thirds of the Senate, 23 out of 36, co-sponsored at least one bill to create a child tax credit.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
As a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Mfume says America must take a more measured approach overseas, relying on diplomacy instead of conflict.
—Ashley Paul, CBS News, 15 June 2026
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