ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Current members of the United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is a group of people who are elected to help make laws for the country. These people are called representatives or congressmen.

There are currently 435 members in the United States House of Representatives. Each member is elected by people who live in a specific area called a district. This means that there are 435 districts in the United States, and each one has its own representative.

Representatives choose to run for office every two years. This means that they have to campaign, meet with people in their district, and ask for their vote. Once elected, the representatives go to Washington, D.C. where they work together to create and vote on new laws.

All members of the House of Representatives have the same job, but each one can have different ideas and beliefs about what laws should be made. They take turns speaking and sharing their opinions before taking a vote. When a majority of representatives vote in favor of a law, it passes and can go to the Senate and then to the President for final approval.

So, in summary, the current members of the United States House of Representatives are people who were elected to represent their district, work together with other representatives to make laws, and have different ideas about what laws should be made.