▁city ▁and ▁state ▁of ▁Berlin ▁( pre viously ▁of ▁West ▁Berlin ), ▁the ▁Ab geordnet en haus ▁is ▁known ▁in ▁English ▁as ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁In ▁T anz ania , ▁the ▁semi - aut onom ous ▁islands ▁of ▁Z anz ib ar ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁legisl ative ▁body , ▁the ▁Z anz ib ar ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁Def unct ▁H ouses ▁of ▁Representatives ▁From ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁in ▁C is le ith ania , ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁mon archy , ▁the ▁lower ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Council ▁( Re ich s rat ) ▁parliament , ▁the ▁Ab geordnet en haus ▁was ▁generally ▁known ▁in ▁English ▁as ▁" H ouse ▁of ▁Representatives ". ▁Since ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁the ▁lower ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁Land tag ▁assembly ▁of ▁Pr uss ia ▁was ▁called ▁Ab geordnet en haus , ▁as ▁distinct ▁from ▁the ▁upper ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁vot ers ▁approved ▁a ▁un ic amer al ▁legisl ature ▁dissol ving ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁and ▁grant ing ▁its ▁powers ▁to ▁the ▁Senate . ▁ ▁The ▁Ken yan ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁was ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁en larg ed ▁single ▁chamber ▁parliament , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁Senate ▁was ▁re - est ab lished ▁as ▁an ▁upper