The House of Bureaucrats

The United States of Quentin House of Bureaucrats
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Composition
Members	110 Bureaucrats
Demonym	Bureaucrat of the USQ
History
The Constitution of the United States of Quentin Ratified:	January 31st, 1834
First Session Held:	February 7th, 1835
Leadership
[[image:{{{map}}}|225px|Meeting Place of the The United States of Quentin House of Bureaucrats]]
Location	Mechanicsburg
Type	Upper House
Head Bureaucrat	Pete Fischer
Majority Party Leader	Will Sampson
Minority Party Leader	Samuel Linbor
Bureaucratic Moderator	Jenna Wissman
Elections
Last Election	January 1st, 2016
Next Election	January 1st, 2022
Party Composition	62% Fundamentalist, 31% Mild RePublican, 7% Environmentalist
Requirements
Minimum Age	21 years
Election Requirement	Elected by Nationwide Majority
Website	Houseofbureaucrats.nwd.gov [1]

The House of Bureaucrats is one of the two Houses which make up The Congress of the USQ, a branch in the federal government of The United States of Quentin. The House is made up of Bureaucrats from each of the 10 states in the USQ, totaling 110 Bureaucrats. The House's powers include approving laws created by The House of Representatives and sending them to the President of the USQ, along with approving numerous decrees, appointments to certain government positions (Including the Cupboard and The Supreme Council), and other things. The House meets in a special chamber of The Capitol Building of the United States of Quentin, which is in Mechanicsburg.

Powers and Constitutional Responsibilities

The House of Bureaucrats' powers and responsibilities come directly from The Constitution of the United States of Quentin. One of the first responsibilities the Constitution gives them is the responsibility to analyze, debate, and vote on bills and possible resolutions passed by The House of Representatives. After the House debates the bill and discusses positives, negatives, and outlines the bill, along with analyzing it, they will vote on whether to pass the bill or not. The Constitution gives the House, if they so desire, the power to reject the bill and send it back to the House of Representatives with a minimum 75% vote against.

If the House chooses this route, they must also send back to the House of Representatives a list of explanations and possible changes. This requirement led to some sometimes humorous incidents in the past, most notably The Frauglin-Rau Incident in the early 1900's and The 1992 Knocking Bull Incident, and despite numerous attempts to amend the requirement, it has persisted. Alternatively, the House also has the ability to pass the bill with a majority vote (Today a passing vote would be at least 56-54). This sends the bill on to the President for their approval. If the President then rejects the bill, it is also the House of Bureaucrats' responsibility, as well as the House of Representatives', to meet in The Unity Chamber of the Capitol to decide whether they want to override the rejection. This needs an overall 75% of both Houses combined to pass.

There are also several smaller responsibilities of the House, and the first of these is approval of the appointment of several different government officials. This includes all Secretaries of the Cupboard after chosen by the President of the USQ, a Supreme Decider of the USQ after the President has chosen them, and the governor of most states.