The House of Representatives is made up of 435 elected members, divided among the 50 states in proportion to their total population. In addition, there are 6 non-voting members, representing the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and four other territories of the United States.One virtue of the committe system is that it premits members of the congress and their staffs to amass a considerable degree of expertise in various legislative fields. If the full committee votes to approve the bill, it is reported to the floor of the House or Senate, and the majority party leadership decides when to place the bill on the calendar for consideration. During this year the speaker of the house is PELOSI, Nancy Jan 06,2009 current. The floor leader is Majority leader is Eric Cantor. The house bills are schdule are first published: June 12, 2014 time 1:55 pm and last Updated: June 8, 2014 9:30am.