Congress of the Union

Congress of the Union

Congreso de la Unión
Congress of the Union ; Congreso de la Unión
LXIV Legislature
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate; Chamber of Deputies
History
Founded	September 28, 1821
Leadership
President of the; Senate	Mónica Fernández Balboa, (MORENA) ; since September 1, 2019
President of the; Chamber of Deputies	Laura Rojas Hernández, (PAN) ; since September 5, 2019
Structure
Seats	628; (500 Deputies); (128 Senators)
Senate political groups	Government (70) MORENA (65); PT (5); Opposition (58) PAN (24); PRI (15); MC (7); PVEM (6); PRD (5); Independent (1);
Chamber of Deputies political groups	Government (314) MORENA (286); PT (28); Opposition (186) PAN (78); PRI (47); MC (28); PRD (20); PVEM (11); Independent (2);
Authority	Title III, Chapter II of the; Political Constitution of; the United Mexican States
Salary	$500,000 pesos (Senator); $150,139 pesos (Deputy)
Elections
Senate last election	July 1, 2018
Chamber of Deputies last election	July 1, 2018
Motto
	La Patria Es Primero (The Country Is First)
Meeting place
	Senate Palace; Palacio del Senado; Mexico City
	Legislative Palace of San Lazaro; Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro; Mexico City
Website
	Senate Website; Chamber of Deputies Website
Constitution
	Mexican Constitution of 1917

The Congress of the Union (Spanish: Congreso de la Unión), formally known as the General Congress of the United Mexican States (Congreso General de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos), is the legislature of the federal government of Mexico consisting of two chambers: the Senate of the Republic and the Chamber of Deputies. Its 628 members (128 senators and 500 deputies) meet in Mexico City.

References

↑ "Manual de Percepciones de los Senadores..." (PDF). Senado de la República. p. 5. Retrieved 19 August 2011.^{[dead link]}
↑ "2 Mil 312 Millones Para Sueldos de Senadores y Diputados en 2010". El Siglo de Torreón. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
↑ "Poder Legislativo" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
↑ "Consejeros del InfoDF ganan más que Ebrard". La Razón. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

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[1] "Manual de Percepciones de los Senadores..." (PDF). Senado de la República. p. 5. Retrieved 19 August 2011.^{[dead link]}

[2] "2 Mil 312 Millones Para Sueldos de Senadores y Diputados en 2010". El Siglo de Torreón. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.

[3] "Poder Legislativo" (PDF). Cámara de Diputados. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.

[4] "Consejeros del InfoDF ganan más que Ebrard". La Razón. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

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