The House of Representatives of Howland is the lower house of the bicameral National Assembly of Howland. The Senate of Howland is the upper house. The House consists of 54 members, called Representatives, elected to a three-year term, during which it cannot be dissolved. The present House is the 22nd to be convoked since Howland achieved independence in 1949. The 22nd House was elected on June 24, 2012, and sat for the first time during the 127th Ordinary Session of the National Assembly of Howland on August 5, 2012. The next scheduled elections for the House will take place on June 28, 2015, and the 23rd House will convoke at noon on August 5, 2015, during the 131st Ordinary Session.