Meet the Clerk
Lorraine C. Miller, 35th Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, is the third woman and first African-American to serve as an Officer of the House.
Learn more about Ms. Miller and the Clerk's role in the legislative process.
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For Teachers
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Welcome to the U.S. House of Representatives
The U.S. House of Representatives plays an important role in the United States government. Learn more about its Members, responsibilities, and history through these lessons and activities.
What is Congress?
Delegates and Resident Commissioners
Delegates and Resident Commissioners have roles similar to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Learn what makes their jobs different.
How Laws are Made
How a Bill Becomes Law
The U.S. House of Representative's most important job is creating, debating, and voting on bills to make laws for the United States. Learn the steps a bill takes to become a law.
Art & History
Women in Congress
Women have come a long way in Congress since Jeanette Rankin, the first woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, was elected in 1916. Learn how they've progressed.
Around the Capitol
Day in the Life of a Page
Did you know there are high school juniors working as Pages in the U.S. House of Representatives? Learn more about their job.