As with voting members, delegates are elected every two years, except the resident commissioner of Puerto Rico, who is elected every four years.

Puerto Rico gained representation in Congress by way of its Resident Commissioner in 1900. The Philippines was also represented by two Resident Commissioners ...

The United States Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Learn more about the powers of the Legislative Branch of the federal ...

Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives (called either delegates or resident commissioner, in the case of Puerto Rico) are ...

Nonvoting representatives, representing American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and Washington, DC, ... Empowerment Justification... · Normative Challenges to...

Summary of H.R.5526 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Territorial Representation in the Senate Act.

Beginning in 1790, after each census, Congress enacted a law that specified the changes in the actual number of Representatives. The law also designated the ...

More than 4 million Americans live in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and Washington, D.C. Yet none of ...

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and ...

A Member of Congress is a U.S. Representative, who serves in the House of Representatives, or a U.S. Senator, who serves in the Senate.