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Publication Date: December 2006
Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
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Research Area: Government
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Each major party in the House has a leadership hierarchy. This fact sheet summarizes the election, duties, and responsibilities of the Speaker of the House, the majority and minority leaders, and the whips and whip system.