Congress of Mexico

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Congress (formally: Congreso de la Unión or Congress of the Union) is the legislative branch of the Mexican government. Its structure and responsibilities are defined in Articles 50 to 79 of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.

The Mexican Congress is bicameral – that is, it is composed of two chambers. The upper chamber is the Senate (Cámara de Senadores or Senado). The lower house is the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados).

Term

It is conventional to refer to each Legislature by the roman numeral of its term. Thus, the current Congress (whose term lasts from 2003 to 2006) is known as the "LIX Legislature"; the previous Congress (whose term lasted from 2000 to 2003) was the "LVIII Legislature," and so forth.

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