House of Representatives (Floria)

House of Representatives (Floria) House of Representatives Chambre des députés (ALX)
2nd Florian Congress under President Hutchinson
Seal of the Florian Government.
Type
Type	Lower house of the Confederate States Congress
Term limits	12 AN years (3 terms)
History
Founded	1693 AN
Leadership
Speaker	Oliver Hunt, UPR since 1738
Majority leader	Stanley Brown, UPR since 1738 AN
Minority leader	Lauren Mills, Social Democratic Party of Floria since 1738 AN
Structure
Seats	100 voting members 51 for a majority
Political groups	Majority (63): United Party of the Republic (63)
Political groups	Minority (37): Social Democratic Party of Floria (37)
Elections
Voting system	Plurality voting in 12 states.
Last election	1738
Next election	1750
Meeting place

The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Confederate States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together, they compose the national bicameral legislature of Floria. The House is charged with the passage of federal legislation, known as bills; those that the Senate also passes are sent to the president for signature or veto. The House's exclusive powers include initiating all revenue bills, impeaching federal officers, and electing the president if no candidate receives a majority of votes in the Electoral College.

Members of the House serve a fixed term of 12 years, with each seat up for election before the start of the next Congress. Special byelections also occur when a seat is vacated early. The House is composed of representatives who sit in single-member congressional districts allocated to each state based on population as measured by the Florian census, with each district having at least a single representative, provided that that state is entitled to them. Since its inception in 1693, all representatives have been directly elected.

As of the most recent census, the largest delegation was Kingsland, with 21 representatives. The Temple Islands have only one representative.

The House meets in the centre of the Capitol. The rules of the House generally address a two-party system, with a majority party in government, and a minority party in opposition. The presiding officer is the speaker of the House, who is elected by the members thereof. Other floor leaders are chosen by the Social Democratic Caucus or the United Republican Conference, depending on whichever party has the most voting members.