1 Last year the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation designed to hold private contractors responsible for any illegal actions.

2 On June 19, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 405-1 in support of "all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties and the rule of law."

3 The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee has been working on a bill for weeks, and the Senate Banking Committee kicked off a similar effort on Thursday.

4 Because both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate are expected to stay in Democratic control, it would be difficult for a President McCain to push through his proposals.

5 The U.S. House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a measure that would punish China and other countries who allegedly undervalue their currencies.

6 Similarly, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, Sander Levin, said the United States should keep "all options" open to pressure China on its currency.

7 The U.S. House of Representatives adopted a similar motion on the sex slaves -- known euphemistically in Japan as "comfort women" -- in late July.

8 China's government is expressing anger with the U.S. House of Representatives.

9 On Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill aimed at preventing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.

10 Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives must be at least 25 years old, have been U.S. citizens for seven years, and be legal residents of the state they seek to represent in Congress.

11 Nixon was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives Republicans and entered into the political circles.

12 Following a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, the bid was referred to U.S. President George W. Bush.

13 The credit card "consumer bill of rights," as supporters describe it, must go to the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote before reaching the president.

14 The U.S. Congress is comprised of two chambers: the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.

15 The White House meeting is scheduled for a day after a U.S. House of Representatives committee is set to consider legislation aimed at curbing deceptive billing and interest rate practices.

16 McKinney represented a suburban district of Atlanta, Georgia, as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms -- five consecutively.

17 "One look at the jobs report should show the White House it's time to get serious about cutting spending and healing our ailing economy," said U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner.

18 Today he represents Georgia’s 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

19 When she became the first woman of color and first Asian-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1964, she championed the rights of immigrants, minorities, women and children.

20 Also falling short are climate change bills passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and now being discussed by the Senate.

21 The "buy American" provision barring the use of foreign steel and iron in the economic stimulus package approved by the U.S. House of Representatives is a stark reminder.