the House

noun

: the larger part of the U.S. Congress or of the Parliament of Australia or New Zealand : the House of Representatives

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Republicans on the House Ethics Committee voted Wednesday not to release the results of their investigation into him. —

Alexandra Banner, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024 Members of the House Ethics Committee did not reach an agreement on whether to publicly release a report about their investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz. —

Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024 Two Democrats introduce privileged resolutions to make the report public. Nov. 21, 2024 Johnson says said the House will take up the privileged resolution to force the release of the Gaetz report after Thanksgiving break. —

Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024 The South Carolina lawmaker's proposal came days after the first transgender woman, Delaware Representative-elect Sarah McBride, was elected to the House of Representatives. —

Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the House