Name your U.S. representative.

What does this answer mean?

Your U.S. representative is the member of the House of Representatives elected by the people in your congressional district. The answer depends on where you live, so the official list doesn't give one name. You need to name the person who represents your district on the day of your interview.

The House has 435 voting members, a number Congress fixed by law in 1929. After each census, which takes place every 10 years, the seats are divided among the states by population, and every state gets at least one. A state with one seat has a single representative for the whole state. Larger states are split into districts, so neighbors in the same city can have different representatives.

Representatives serve two-year terms, so every seat is on the ballot every two years. Check the name again shortly before your interview, especially after an election.

Washington, D.C., and the five territories each send one nonvoting member to the House. Puerto Rico's is called the Resident Commissioner, and the others are Delegates. For the territories, USCIS also accepts the answer that the territory has no voting representative.