Congress of the Union facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Congress of the Union Congreso de la Unión
LXIV Legislature
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate Chamber of Deputies
History
Founded	September 28, 1821 (1821-09-28)
Leadership
President of the Senate	Mónica Fernández Balboa, (MORENA) Since September 1, 2019 (2019-09-01)
President of the Chamber of Deputies	Laura Rojas Hernández, (PAN) Since September 5, 2019 (2019-09-05)
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 (2018-07-01)
Chamber of Deputies last election	July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)
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.

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  San Lázaro Building, the Chamber of Deputies, Congress of the Union

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In Spanish: Congreso de la Unión para niños