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111th United States Congress
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The One Hundred Eleventh United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It began during the last few weeks of the George W. Bush administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of the Barack Obama administration. The Congress will last from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011, and it began its first session on January 6, 2009. The apportionment of seats in this House is based on the 2000 U.S.

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The One Hundred Eleventh United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It began during the last few weeks of the George W. Bush administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of the Barack Obama administration. The Congress will last from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011, and it began its first session on January 6, 2009. The apportionment of seats in this House is based on the 2000 U.S. Census. In the November 4, 2008 elections, the Democratic Party increased its majorities in both chambers. A new delegate seat was created for the Northern Mariana Islands.
Major events
Major legislation
Enacted
- January 29, 2009: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, ,
- February 4, 2009: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, ,
- February 11, 2009: DTV Delay Act, ,
- February 17, 2009: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, ,
Pending or failed
- (in alphabetical order)
- See also: , via senate.gov
Vetoed
Major resolutions
Select committees
Hearings
- Throughout January to March 2009, the Senate is holding hearings on the nominations for Barack Obama's cabinet.
Party summary
- Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.
Senate
Note: One seat is being disputed and is listed as vacant. The two independent senators both caucus with the Democrats.
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Party | Total |
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| End of previous Congress | 235 | 0 | 198 | 433 | 2
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| | Begin | 256 | 0 | 178 | 434 | 1
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| January 26, 2009 | 255 | 433 | 2
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| February 24, 2009 | 254 | 432 | 3
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| Latest voting share | 58.8% | 0.0% | 41.2% |
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| Non-voting members | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0
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Leadership
| Contents: Senate: | Majority (Democratic) leadership • Minority (Republican) leadership | | House of Representatives: | Majority (Democratic) leadership • Minority (Republican) leadership |
Senate
Majority (Democratic) leadership
Minority (Republican) leadership
House of Representatives
Majority (Democratic) leadership
Minority (Republican) leadership
Members
- Skip to House of Representatives, below
Senate
- Tom Carper (D)
- Joe Biden (D), until January 15, 2009
House of Representatives
, for maps of congressional districts.
(4-3 Republican)
Alaska
(1 Republican)
(5-3 Democratic)
(3-1 Democratic)
(33-19 Democratic, 1 vacancy)
(5-2 Democratic)
(5 Democrats)
(1 Republican)
(15-10 Republican)
(7-6 Republican)
(2 Democrats)
(1-1 Split)
- . Walter Minnick (D)
- . Michael K. Simpson (R)
(11-7 Democratic, 1 vacancy)
Indiana
(5-4 Democratic)
(3-2 Democratic)
(3-1 Republican)
(4-2 Republican)
(6-1 Republican)
(2 Democrats)
(7-1 Democratic)
(10 Democrats)
(8-7 Democratic)
(5-3 Democratic)
(3-1 Democratic)
(5-4 Republican)
(1 Republican)
(3 Republicans)
Nevada
(2-1 Democratic)
New Hampshire
(2 Democrats)
(8-5 Democratic)
New Mexico
(3 Democrats)
(25-3 Democratic, 1 vacancy)
(8-5 Democratic)
(1 Democrat)
(10-8 Democratic)
(4-1 Republican)
(4-1 Democratic)
(12-7 Democratic)
. Bob Brady (D)
. Chaka Fattah (D)
. Kathy Dahlkemper (D)
. Jason Altmire (D)
. Glenn Thompson (R)
. Jim Gerlach (R)
. Joe Sestak (D)
. Patrick Murphy (D)
. Bill Shuster (R)
. Chris Carney (D)
. Paul E. Kanjorski (D)
. John Murtha (D)
. Allyson Schwartz (D)
. Michael F. Doyle (D)
. Charlie Dent (R)
. Joseph R. Pitts (R)
. Tim Holden (D)
. Tim Murphy (R)
. Todd Platts (R)
(2 Democrats)
. Patrick J. Kennedy (D)
. James Langevin (D)
(4-2 Republican)
. Henry E. Brown, Jr. (R)
. Joe Wilson (R)
. Gresham Barrett (R)
. Bob Inglis (R)
. John Spratt (D)
. Jim Clyburn (D)
(1 Democrat)
. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D)
(5-4 Democratic)
. Phil Roe (R)
. John Duncan (R)
. Zach Wamp (R)
. Lincoln Davis (D)
. Jim Cooper (D)
. Bart Gordon (D)
. Marsha Blackburn (R)
. John S. Tanner (D)
. Steve Cohen (D)
(20-12 Republican)
. Louie Gohmert (R)
. Ted Poe (R)
. Sam Johnson (R)
. Ralph Hall (R)
. Jeb Hensarling (R)
. Joe Barton (R)
. John Culberson (R)
. Kevin Brady (R)
. Al Green (D)
. Michael McCaul (R)
. Mike Conaway (R)
. Kay Granger (R)
. Mac Thornberry (R)
. Ron Paul (R)
. Rubén Hinojosa (D)
. Silvestre Reyes (D)
. Chet Edwards (D)
. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D)
. Randy Neugebauer (R)
. Charlie Gonzalez (D)
. Lamar S. Smith (R)
. Pete Olson (R)
. Ciro Rodriguez (D)
. Kenny Marchant (R)
. Lloyd Doggett (D)
. Michael C. Burgess (R)
. Solomon P. Ortiz (D)
. Henry Cuellar (D)
. Gene Green (D)
. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)
. John Carter (R)
. Pete Sessions (R)
(2-1 Republican)
. Rob Bishop (R)
. Jim Matheson (D)
. Jason Chaffetz (R)
(1 Democrat)
. Peter Welch (D)
(6-5 Democratic)
. Rob Wittman (R)
. Glenn Nye (D)
. Robert C. Scott (D)
. Randy Forbes (R)
. Tom Perriello (D)
. Bob Goodlatte (R)
. Eric Cantor (R)
. Jim Moran (D)
. Rick Boucher (D)
. Frank Wolf (R)
. Gerry Connolly (D)
(6-3 Democratic)
. Jay Inslee (D)
. Rick Larsen (D)
. Brian Baird (D)
. Doc Hastings (R)
. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)
. Norm Dicks (D)
. Jim McDermott (D)
. Dave Reichert (R)
. Adam Smith (D)
(2-1 Democratic)
. Alan Mollohan (D)
. Shelley Moore Capito (R)
. Nick Rahall (D)
(5-3 Democratic)
. Paul Ryan (R)
. Tammy Baldwin (D)
. Ron Kind (D)
. Gwen Moore (D)
. Jim Sensenbrenner (R)
. Tom Petri (R)
. Dave Obey (D)
. Steve Kagen (D)
Wyoming
(1 Republican)
. Cynthia Lummis (R)
Non-voting members
. Eni Faleomavaega (D)
. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)
. Madeleine Bordallo (D)
. Gregorio C. Sablan (I)
. Pedro Pierluisi (D and PNP)
. Donna Christian-Christensen (D)
Changes in membership
Senate Four changes in membership are associated with the 2008 presidential election and appointments to the incoming Obama administration. One seat is disputed.
State (class) | Vacator | Reason for vacancy | Successor | Date of successor's taking seat
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Illinois (class 3) | (D) (as member of the 110th U.S. Congress) | Resigned November 16, 2008, after being elected President of the United States. Due to a credentials challenge, his successor—appointed on December 31, 2008, during the term of the 110th U.S. Congress—was not sworn in to fill his seat until 12 days after the initiation of the 111th U.S. Congress. | (D) | January 15, 2009 | Minnesota (class 2) | Election disputed | Neither the incumbent, Norm Coleman (R), nor the apparent winner, Al Franken (D), has yet been seated due to an election dispute. The seat has thus been vacant since January 3, 2009, the initiation of the 111th U.S. Congress. | TBD | TBD | Delaware (class 2) | (D) | Resigned January 15, 2009 to become Vice President. His appointed successor will fill the seat until a special election in November 2010. | (D) | January 16, 2009 | Colorado (class 3) | Ken Salazar (D) | Resigned January 20, 2009 to become Secretary of the Interior. His appointed successor will fill the seat until a special election in November 2010. | (D) | January 22, 2009
| | (class 1) (D) | Resigned January 21, 2009 to become Secretary of State. Her appointed successor will fill the seat until a special election in November 2010. | (D) | January 27, 2009
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House of Representatives
All three vacancies are associated with appointments to the incoming Obama administration. House vacancies are filled by special elections, called by the state governors.
Employees
Architect of the Capitol: TBD
Attending Physician of the United States Congress: TBD
Senate
Chaplain: Barry C. Black
Curator: TBD
Historian: TBD
Parliamentarian: Alan Frumin
Secretary: Nancy Erickson
Sergeant at Arms: Terrance W. Gainer
Secretary for the Majority: Lula J. Davis
Secretary for the Minority: David J. Schiappa
House of Representatives
Chaplain: Daniel P. Coughlin
Chief Administrative Officer: Daniel P. Beard
Clerk: Lorraine Miller
Historian: TBD
Parliamentarian: John V. Sullivan
Reading Clerks: Jaime Zapata, Susan Cole (Reading Clerk)
Sergeant at Arms: Wilson “Bill” Livingood
Inspector General: TBD
See also:
See also
Elections
Membership lists
List of freshman class members of the 111th United States Congress
List of current United States Senators by age and generation
External links
at the Library of Congress
, via U.S. House of Representatives
, via U.S. Senate
, Congressional Research Service, December 31, 2008
from inogolo.com
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