### Question
What is the definition of Member of the House of Representatives?


### Answer
The definition of **Member of the House of Representatives** is as follows in *2 U.S.C. § 381*:

> an incumbent Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, or an individual who has been elected to such office but has not taken the oath of office

#### Citation:
  - *2 U.S.C. § 381*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-CONTESTED ELECTIONS**

