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The House is the only part of the federal government in which a member must be elected by the people, and cannot be appointed to the position.  The [[Origination Clause]] of the [[Constitution]] prohibit any revenue-raising bill from becoming law unless it originated in the House.

The House is the only part of the federal government in which a member must be elected by the people, and cannot be appointed to the position.  The [[Origination Clause]] of the [[Constitution]] prohibit any revenue-raising bill from becoming law unless it originated in the House.

The House's presiding officer is a Representative from the party with the most members currently in the House, and is known as the [[Speaker of the House]]. The current Speaker of the House is [[Republican]] [[John Boehner]], who is from [[Ohio]]. The majority leader is [[Kevin McCarthy]] and the minority leader is [[Dem]] [[Nancy Pelosi]].

The House's presiding officer is a Representative from the party with the most members currently in the House, and is known as the [[Speaker of the House]]. The current Speaker of the House is [[Dem]] [[Nancy Pelosi]], who is from [[California]]. The majority leader is [[Steny Hoyer]] and the minority leader is [[Republican]] [[McCarthy]].

==Powers of the House==

==Powers of the House==