Congress of Colombia

Congress of the Republic of Colombia
9th Congress of Colombia
Seals of the Senate (left) and the Chamber of Representatives (right)
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate Chamber of Representatives
Leadership
President of the Senate	Iván Name (Green Alliance) since 20 July 2023 (2023-07-20)
President of the Chamber	Andrés Calle (L) since 20 July 2023 (2023-07-20)
Structure
Seats	296 consisting of: 108 Senators 188 Representatives
Senate political groups	Government (49)   Historic Pact (20)   Liberal (13)   Green Alliance (8)   Commons (5)[a]   ASI (4)   AICO (1)   MAIS (1) Independents (30)   Conservative (15)   Party of the U (10)   MIRA (3)   CJL (1)   Oxygen Green Party (1) Opposition (24)   CD (13)   Radical Change (11) Vacant (2)   Liberal (1)   LIGA (1)
Chamber of Representatives political groups	Government (103)   Liberal (33)   Historic Pact (31)   Civil Conflict Victims (16)   PVA (14)   Commons (5)[b]   Colombia Renaciente (1)   MAIS (1)[c]   Afro-Colombians (2) Independents (49)   Conservative (28)   Party of the U (15)   Dignity (1)   Juntos por Caldas (1)   LIGA (1)   MIRA (1)   New Liberalism (1)   Oxygen Green Party (1) Opposition (35)   CR (18)   CD (15)   LIGA (2) Not elected   Raizal (1)
Length of term	Four years
Elections
Senate voting system	Direct election
Chamber of Representatives voting system	Direct election
Last Senate election	13 March 2022
Last Chamber of Representatives election	13 March 2022
Meeting place
Capitolio Nacional, Bogotá
Website
www.senado.gov.co www.camara.gov.co

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The Congress of the Republic of Colombia (Spanish: Congreso de la República de Colombia) is the name given to Colombia's bicameral national legislature.

The Congress of Colombia consists of the 108-seat Senate, and the 188-seat Chamber of Representatives, Members of both houses are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms.

The composition, organization and powers of Congress and the legislative procedure are established by the fourth title of the Colombian Constitution. According to article 114 of the Constitution, the Congress amends the constitution, makes the law and exercises political control over the government and the public administration. In addition, the Constitution and the law grant other powers to Congress, including certain judicial powers and electing senior judges and other senior public officials.^[1]

Both houses of Congress meet at the neoclassical Capitolio Nacional ("National Capitol") building in central Bogotá, the construction of which began in 1847 and was not concluded until 1926. Each house has its own election procedure and individual powers distinguishing them from the other, which are further discussed in the article for each individual house.

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