The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico) is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The House is usually composed of 51 Representatives, representing forty constituent representative districts across the commonwealth, with one representative elected per district; an additional eleven Representatives are elected at-large. Whenever the minority party elects less than 9 representatives, the Constitution of Puerto Rico provides for the enlargement of the body through the recognition of "add-on" representatives, who become representatives "at-large".
The House has exclusive power to initiate impeachment proceedings and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of the total number of members of which it is composed, to bring an indictment. The Constitution also establishes that all bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House. The appointment of the Secretary of State shall in addition require the advice and consent of the House.
The House is counterparted by the Senate of Puerto Rico as its upper house.
The House of Representatives, along with its members and staff, are housed in the western half of the Capitol Building, the Ernesto Ramos Antonini House Annex Building, the Antonio R. Barceló Building, and the Luis A. Ferré Building.
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