Coming to terms! by Henry Robinson, Library of Congress LC-USZ62-62674
The United States Congress consists of two separate legislative bodies: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Jointly these two separate legislative bodies are referred to as “Congress”. In some documents and usage, these two separate bodies are referred to as “the two Houses of Congress” or “both houses of Congress”. When referring to both bodies, we prefer to use “chamber” rather than “house”, thus, “two chambers of Congress” or “both chambers of Congress”. Also see “ A Note About Usage: ‘Congress’
At the national level there is only one legislative body formally known as the “House” and that is the U.S. House of Representatives. Currently the House has 435 members, and its members are called “Representative” (Rep.) or, colloquially, “Congressman” or “Congresswoman”. Currently, there are 100 members of the U.S. Senate, and each member is called “Senator”. For the major differences between the House and the Senate, see CongressByTheNumbers.com .
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