117th United States Congress
The 117th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. It convened in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2021, during the final weeks of Donald Trump's presidency, and will end on January 3, 2023.
117th United States Congress | |
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116th ← → 118th | |
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January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |
Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 6 non-voting delegates |
Senate Majority | Republican (until January 20, 2021) Democratic (from January 20, 2021) |
Senate President | Mike Pence (R)[lower-alpha 1] (until January 20, 2021) Kamala Harris (D) (from January 20, 2021) |
House Majority | Democratic |
House Speaker | Nancy Pelosi (D) |
Sessions | |
1st: January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2022 2nd: January 3, 2022 – present |
The 2020 elections decided control of both chambers. In the House of Representatives, the Democratic Party retained their majority, albeit reduced from the 116th Congress. It is similar in size to the majority held by the Republican Party during the 83rd Congress (1953–1955).
In the Senate, Republicans held the majority at the start. However, on January 20, 2021, three new Democratic senators (Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Alex Padilla of California) were sworn in, resulting in 50 seats held by Republicans, 48 seats held by Democrats, and two held by independents who caucus with the Democrats. Effectively, this created a 50–50 split, which had not occurred since the 107th Congress in 2001. This was only the third time in U.S. history that the Senate has been evenly split, the first being in the 47th Congress (1881–1883).[1]
The new senators were sworn into office by Vice President Kamala Harris just hours after her inauguration. With Harris now serving as the tie breaker in her constitutional role as President of the Senate, Democrats gained control of the Senate, and thereby full control of Congress for the first time since the 111th Congress ended in 2011. Additionally, with the inauguration of Joe Biden as president that same day, Democrats assumed control of the executive branch as well, attaining an overall federal government trifecta, also for the first time since the 111th Congress.
Major events
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- January 3, 2021: 117th Congress officially begins, with Democrats controlling the House, and Republicans in charge of the Senate.
- January 5, 2021: Runoff elections were held in Georgia for the regular and special Senate elections, with Democrats winning both.
- January 6, 2021: A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, halting the joint session to count and certify the electoral college vote. By nightfall, the mob had been cleared and the vote counting resumed, with the certification being made official around 3 a.m. on January 7.
- January 13, 2021: Second impeachment of Donald Trump: House impeached President Trump for inciting the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
- January 20, 2021: Joe Biden became President of the United States.
- January 20, 2021: With Vice President Kamala Harris's inauguration, alongside the seating of three new Democratic senators (Ossoff, Warnock, Padilla - the two Georgia runoff winners and Harris's appointed replacement), Democrats take control of the Senate with a 50–50 split and Harris as the tiebreaker in her role as Senate President.
- January 25, 2021: House Democrats formally send an article of impeachment against former president Donald Trump to the Senate.
- February 3, 2021: Senate organizing resolution passed, allowing Democrats to control committees and freshman senators to take committee appointments.
- February 4, 2021: House voted 230–199 on H.Res. 72, removing Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia's 14th congressional district from the House committees on Education and Labor and the Budget.
- February 9–13, 2021: Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump.
- April 2, 2021: April 2021 United States Capitol car attack
- April 13, 2021: Officer Billy Evans lies in state in the U.S. Capitol.
- April 22, 2021: House voted 216–208 on H.R. 51 to make Washington, D.C. the nation’s 51st state.
- April 28, 2021: Joe Biden addressed a joint session.
- May 12, 2021: House Republicans vote to oust Liz Cheney as conference chair for criticizing Donald Trump and opposing his attempts to reject the results of the 2020 election.[2]
- May 14, 2021: Elise Stefanik is elected House Republican Conference chair.
- June 17, 2021: Juneteenth becomes the first newly created federal holiday since 1983.[3]
- November 17, 2021: House voted 223–207 on H.Res. 789 to censure Representative Paul Gosar of Arizona's 4th congressional district and remove him from the House committees on Oversight and Natural Resources for posting an anime video of him killing fellow Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Biden.
- March 1, 2022: Joe Biden delivered the 2022 State of the Union Address.
- March 21–24, 2022: Hearings are held on the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
- March 24, 2022: Nebraska Representative Jeff Fortenberry is convicted by a jury in the Central District of California of one count of scheming to falsify material facts and two counts of lying to federal investigators relating to an illegal donation made to his campaign in 2016 by Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire Gilbert Chagoury. He faces up to 15 years in prison.[4]
- March 29, 2022: Don Young, representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district since 1973 and dean of the House of Representatives, lies in state in the U.S. Capitol, having died on March 18.[5]
- April 6, 2022: House voted 220–203 on H.Res. 1037 to hold former President Donald Trump officials Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino Jr. in criminal contempt of Congress for their refusal to comply with the House Select Committee investigation on the January 6 attack.
- April 7, 2022: The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court.
Major legislation
Enacted

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- March 11, 2021: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pub.L. 117–2 (text) (PDF), H.R. 1319
- March 31, 2021: PPP Extension Act, Pub.L. 117–6 (text) (PDF), H.R. 1799
- May 20, 2021: COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, S. 937
- June 17, 2021: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, Pub.L. 117–17 (text) (PDF), S. 475
- August 5, 2021: To award the Congressional Gold Medal to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. H.R. 1085
- October 27, 2021: Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform (RENACER) Act, S. 1064
- November 15, 2021: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, H.R. 3684
- December 22, 2021: Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act, S. 3377
- December 23, 2021: Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, H.R. 6256
- December 27, 2021: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, S. 1605
- March 15, 2022: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (including Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act), H.R. 2471
- March 29, 2022: Emmett Till Antilynching Act, H.R. 55
- April 6, 2022: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022, H.R. 3076
Proposed (but not enacted)
- House bills
- H.R. 1: For the People Act of 2021 (bill failed during Senate vote on June 22, 2021)[6]
- H.R. 3: Elijah Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2021
- H.R. 4: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 (bill failed during Senate vote on November 3, 2021)[7]
- H.R. 5: Equality Act of 2021 (passed House ; awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 6: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (passed House ; awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 7: Paycheck Fairness Act of 2021 (passed House ; awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 8: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 (passed House ; awaiting Senate vote to reduce gun violence in several US cities and the U.S. Virgin Islands[8] [9])
- H.R. 40: Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
- H.R. 51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act of 2021 (passed House ; awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2021
- H.R. 97: Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021
- H.R. 127: Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act of 2021
- H.R. 256: Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (passed House; awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 276: To establish a national commission to investigate the attack on the United States Capitol and Congress on January 6, 2021 (bill failed during Senate vote on May 28, 2021)[10]
- H.R. 603: Raise the Wage Act of 2021
- H.R. 804: FAMILY Act of 2021
- H.R. 842: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 (passed House ; awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 963: FAIR Act of 2022
- H.R. 1065: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2021 (passed House ; awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 1177: U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021
- H.R. 1195: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (passed House ; awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 1280: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 (passed House ; awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 1333: NO BAN Act (passed House ; awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 1446: Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 (passed House ; awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 1522: Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act of 2021
- H.R. 1603: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 (passed House ; awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 1693: Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act of 2021 (passed House ; awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 1916: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- H.R. 1976: To establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program.
- H.R. 1996: SAFE Banking Act of 2021 (incorporated into the America COMPETES Act of 2022)
- H.R. 2116: CROWN Act of 2022 (passed House ; awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 3617: MORE Act of 2021 (passed House ; awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 3967: Honoring Our PACT Act (passed House ; awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 3985: Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs (ALLIES) Act of 2021 (passed House ; awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 4521: America COMPETES Act of 2022 (awaiting President signature)
- H.R. 5376: Build Back Better Act (awaiting Senate vote)
- H.R. 7409: TRUST for Puerto Rico Act of 2022
- Senate bills
- S. 27: See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2021
- S. 53: Raise the Wage Act of 2021
- S. 623: Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 (passed Senate ; awaiting House vote)
- S. 754: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- S. 1302: Social Security Fairness Act of 2021
- S. 1260: U.S. Innovation and Competition Act
- S. 2747: Freedom to Vote Act (bill failed during Senate vote on January 19, 2022)[11]
- S. 3522: Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 (awaiting President signature)
- S. 3538: EARN IT Act
Major resolutions
Adopted
- H.Res. 21: Calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments of the Cabinet to activate section 4 of the 25th Amendment to declare President Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting president.
- H.Res. 24 (Second impeachment of Donald Trump): Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
- S.Res. 5: A resolution honoring the memory of Officer Brian David Sicknick of the United States Capitol Police for his selfless acts of heroism on the grounds of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.
- H.Res. 72 (Removal of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments): Removing a certain Member from certain standing committees of the House of Representatives
- H.Res. 134: Condemning the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
- H.Res. 789: Censuring Representative Paul Gosar.
Proposed
- H.Res. 14: Censuring and condemning President Donald J. Trump for attempting to overturn the results of the November 2020 presidential election in the State of Georgia
- H.J.Res. 17: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
- H.Res. 25: Directing the Committee on Ethics to investigate, and issue a report on, whether any and all actions taken by Members of the 117th Congress who sought to overturn the 2020 Presidential election violated their oath of office to uphold the Constitution or the Rules of the House of Representatives, and should face sanction, including removal from the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 332: Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal.
Party summary
- Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section below.
Senate
Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic | Independent (caucusing with Democrats) |
Republican | |||
End of previous Congress | 46 | 2 | 52 | 100 | 0 |
Begin (January 3, 2021)[lower-alpha 2] | 46 | 2 | 51 | 99 | 1 |
January 18, 2021[lower-alpha 3] | 45 | 98 | 2 | ||
January 20, 2021[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] | 48 | 2 | 50 | 100 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 50.0% | 50.0% |
House of Representatives
Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic | Independent | Republican | Libertarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
End of previous Congress | 233 | 1 | 195 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 430 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Begin (January 3, 2021)[lower-alpha 7][lower-alpha 8] | 222 | 0 | 211 | 0 | 433 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January 15, 2021[lower-alpha 9] | 221 | 432 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February 7, 2021[lower-alpha 10] | 210 | 431 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February 11, 2021[lower-alpha 8] | 211 | 432 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 10, 2021[lower-alpha 11] | 220 | 431 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 16, 2021[lower-alpha 12] | 219 | 430 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 6, 2021[lower-alpha 13] | 218 | 429 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 14, 2021[lower-alpha 14] | 212 | 430 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May 11, 2021[lower-alpha 15] | 219 | 431 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May 16, 2021[lower-alpha 16] | 211 | 430 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
June 14, 2021[lower-alpha 17] | 220 | 431 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July 30, 2021[lower-alpha 18] | 212 | 432 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 4, 2021[lower-alpha 19][lower-alpha 20] | 221 | 213 | 434 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January 1, 2022[lower-alpha 21] | 212 | 433 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January 18, 2022[lower-alpha 22] | 222 | 434 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February 17, 2022[lower-alpha 23] | 211 | 433 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 18, 2022[lower-alpha 24] | 210 | 432 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2022[lower-alpha 25][lower-alpha 26] | 221 | 209 | 430 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Latest voting share | 51.4% | 0.0% | 48.6% | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-voting members | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 27] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Leadership
Note: Democrats refer to themselves as a "Caucus"; Republicans refer to themselves as a "Conference".
Senate
until January 20, 2021
from January 20, 2021
until January 20, 2021
from January 20, 2021
Presiding
- President of the Senate: Mike Pence (R), until January 20, 2021
- Kamala Harris (D), from January 20, 2021
- President pro tempore: Chuck Grassley (R), until January 20, 2021
- Patrick Leahy (D), since January 20, 2021
- President pro tempore emeritus: Patrick Leahy (D), until January 20, 2021
- Chuck Grassley (R), since January 20, 2021
Democratic leadership
(minority until January 20, 2021, majority thereafter)
- Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021: Chuck Schumer[36]
- Senate Majority Whip since January 20, 2021: Dick Durbin[36]
- Senate Assistant Democratic Leader: Patty Murray[36]
- Chair of the Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee: Debbie Stabenow[36]
- Vice Chairs of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Mark Warner and Elizabeth Warren[36]
- Chair of the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee: Amy Klobuchar[36]
- Chair of Senate Democratic Outreach: Bernie Sanders[36]
- Vice Chairs of the Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee: Cory Booker and Joe Manchin[36]
- Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Tammy Baldwin[36]
- Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Gary Peters
- Vice Chair of Senate Democratic Outreach: Catherine Cortez Masto[36]
Republican leadership
(majority until January 20, 2021, minority thereafter)
- Senate Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell[37][38]
- Senate Minority Whip: John Thune[37]
- Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: John Barrasso[37]
- Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee: Roy Blunt[37]
- Chair of the Senate Republican Steering Committee: Mike Lee[39]
- Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: Joni Ernst[37]
- Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee: Rick Scott[37]
House of Representatives

Presiding
- Speaker: Nancy Pelosi (D)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
- House Majority Leader: Steny Hoyer[40]
- House Majority Whip: Jim Clyburn[40]
- Assistant Speaker of the House: Katherine Clark[40]
- Chair of the House Democratic Caucus: Hakeem Jeffries[40]
- Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus: Pete Aguilar[41]
- Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Sean Patrick Maloney[42]
- Co-Chairs of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee: Matt Cartwright, Debbie Dingell, Ted Lieu, and Joe Neguse[43]
- House Democratic Junior Caucus Leadership Representative: Colin Allred[40]
- House Democratic Freshman Class Leadership Representative: Mondaire Jones[44]
- Co-Chairs of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee: Cheri Bustos, Barbara Lee, and Eric Swalwell[44]
- House Democratic Senior Chief Deputy Whips: G. K. Butterfield and Jan Schakowsky[45]
- House Democratic Chief Deputy Whips: Henry Cuellar, Sheila Jackson Lee, Dan Kildee, Stephanie Murphy, Jimmy Panetta, Terri Sewell, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Peter Welch[45]
Minority (Republican) leadership
- House Minority Leader and Chair of the House Republican Steering Committee: Kevin McCarthy[46]
- House Minority Whip: Steve Scalise[46]
- Chair of the House Republican Conference: Elise Stefanik (since May 14, 2021)[2]
- Liz Cheney (until May 12, 2021)[46]
- Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference: Mike Johnson[46]
- Secretary of the House Republican Conference: Rich Hudson[46]
- Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee: Gary Palmer[46]
- Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee: Tom Emmer[46]
Members
Senate
The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All class 1 senators are in the middle of their term (2019–2025), having been elected in 2018 and facing re-election in 2024. Class 2 senators are at the beginning of their term (2021–2027), having been elected in 2020 and facing re-election in 2026. Class 3 senators are at the end of their term (2017–2023), having been elected in 2016 and facing re-election in 2022.
House of Representatives
All 435 seats were filled by election in November 2020.
Changes in membership
Senate
State (class) |
Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[lower-alpha 31] |
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Georgia (2) |
Vacant | David Perdue's (R) term expired January 3, 2021, before a runoff election could be held. Successor elected January 5, 2021.[lower-alpha 2] |
Jon Ossoff (D) |
January 20, 2021 |
California (3) |
Kamala Harris (D) |
Incumbent resigned on January 18, 2021, to become U.S. Vice President. Successor appointed January 20, 2021, to complete the term that will end January 3, 2023.[49] |
Alex Padilla (D) |
January 20, 2021 |
Georgia (3) |
Kelly Loeffler (R) |
Interim appointee lost election to finish the term. Successor elected January 5, 2021, for the remainder of the term that will end January 3, 2023. |
Raphael Warnock (D) |
January 20, 2021 |
House of Representatives
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[lower-alpha 31] |
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New York 22 | Vacant | Anthony Brindisi's (D) term expired January 3, 2021, and the seat remained vacant due to the result of the 2020 election being disputed. On February 5, 2021, a judge declared a winner.[50] |
Claudia Tenney (R) |
February 11, 2021[51][18] |
Louisiana 5 | Vacant | Member-elect Luke Letlow (R) died from COVID-19 on December 29, 2020, before his term started. A special election was held on March 20, 2021.[16] |
Julia Letlow (R) |
April 14, 2021[52] |
Louisiana 2 | Cedric Richmond (D) |
Resigned January 15, 2021, to become Senior Advisor to the President and director of the Office of Public Liaison.[53][54] A special election was held on March 20, 2021, and a runoff was held on April 24.[53] |
Troy Carter (D) |
May 11, 2021 |
Texas 6 | Ron Wright (R) |
Died from COVID-19 on February 7, 2021.[20] A special election was held on May 1, 2021, with a runoff held on July 27.[55][56] |
Jake Ellzey (R) |
July 30, 2021[28] |
Ohio 11 | Marcia Fudge (D) |
Resigned March 10, 2021, to become U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.[57] A special election was held on November 2, 2021. |
Shontel Brown (D) |
November 4, 2021 |
New Mexico 1 | Deb Haaland (D) |
Resigned March 16, 2021, to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior.[58] A special election was held on June 1, 2021.[58] |
Melanie Stansbury (D) |
June 14, 2021 |
Florida 20 | Alcee Hastings (D) |
Died from pancreatic cancer on April 6, 2021. A special election was held on January 11, 2022.[59] |
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) |
January 18, 2022 |
Ohio 15 | Steve Stivers (R) |
Resigned May 16, 2021, to become the president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.[60] A special election was held on November 2, 2021. |
Mike Carey (R) |
November 4, 2021 |
California 22 | Devin Nunes (R) |
Resigned January 1, 2022, to become the CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group.[30] A special election will be held on June 7, 2022.[61] |
TBD | TBD |
Minnesota 1 | Jim Hagedorn (R) |
Died from kidney cancer on February 17, 2022. A special election will be held on August 9, 2022.[62] |
TBD | TBD |
Alaska at-large | Don Young (R) |
Died on March 18, 2022. A special election will be held on August 16, 2022.[63] |
TBD | TBD |
Nebraska 1 | Jeff Fortenberry (R) |
Resigned March 31, 2022, due to criminal conviction. A special election will be held June 28, 2022.[64] |
TBD | TBD |
Texas 34 | Filemon Vela Jr. (D) |
Resigned March 31, 2022, to join Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. A special election will be held June 14, 2022.[35] |
TBD | TBD |
Committees
Section contents: Senate, House, Joint
Senate
Prior to the passing of an organizing resolution on February 3, 2021, chairs of Senate committees remained the same as in the 116th Congress. Where the chair had retired (as in the Agriculture, Budget, and HELP committees), the chair was vacant.[65]
Committee | Chair | Ranking Member |
---|---|---|
Aging (Special) | Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) | Tim Scott (R-SC) |
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry | Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) | John Boozman (R-AR) |
Appropriations | Patrick Leahy (D-VT) | Richard Shelby (R-AL) |
Armed Services | Jack Reed (D-RI) | Jim Inhofe (R-OK) |
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | Sherrod Brown (D-OH) | Pat Toomey (R-PA) |
Budget | Bernie Sanders (I-VT) | Lindsey Graham (R-SC) |
Commerce, Science and Transportation | Maria Cantwell (D-WA) | Roger Wicker (R-MS) |
Energy and Natural Resources | Joe Manchin (D-WV) | John Barrasso (R-WY) |
Environment and Public Works | Tom Carper (D-DE) | Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) |
Ethics (Select) | Chris Coons (D-DE) | James Lankford (R-OK) |
Finance | Ron Wyden (D-OR) | Mike Crapo (R-ID) |
Foreign Relations | Bob Menendez (D-NJ) | Jim Risch (R-ID) |
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | Patty Murray (D-WA) | Richard Burr (R-NC) |
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Gary Peters (D-MI) | Rob Portman (R-OH) |
Indian Affairs (Permanent Select) | Brian Schatz (D-HI) | Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) |
Intelligence (Select) | Mark Warner (D-VA) | Marco Rubio (R-FL) |
International Narcotics Control (Permanent Caucus) | Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) | Chuck Grassley (R-IA) |
Judiciary | Dick Durbin (D-IL) | Chuck Grassley (R-IA) |
Rules and Administration | Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) | Roy Blunt (R-MO) |
Small Business and Entrepreneurship | Ben Cardin (D-MD) | Rand Paul (R-KY) |
Veterans' Affairs | Jon Tester (D-MT) | Jerry Moran (R-KS) |
House of Representatives
Committee | Chair | Ranking Member |
---|---|---|
Agriculture | David Scott (D-GA) | Glenn Thompson (R-PA) |
Appropriations | Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) | Kay Granger (R-TX) |
Armed Services | Adam Smith (D-WA) | Mike Rogers (R-AL) |
Budget | John Yarmuth (D-KY) | Jason Smith (R-MO) |
Climate Crisis (Select) | Kathy Castor (D-FL) | Garret Graves (R-LA) |
Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth (Select) | Jim Himes (D-CT) | Bryan Steil (R-WI) |
Education and Labor | Bobby Scott (D-VA) | Virginia Foxx (R-NC) |
Energy and Commerce | Frank Pallone (D-NJ) | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) |
Ethics | Ted Deutch (D-FL) | Jackie Walorski (R-IN) |
Financial Services | Maxine Waters (D-CA) | Patrick McHenry (R-NC) |
Foreign Affairs | Gregory Meeks (D-NY) | Mike McCaul (R-TX) |
Homeland Security | Bennie Thompson (D-MS) | John Katko (R-NY) |
House Administration | Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) | Rodney Davis (R-IL) |
Intelligence (Permanent Select) | Adam Schiff (D-CA) | Mike Turner (R-OH) |
Judiciary | Jerry Nadler (D-NY) | Jim Jordan (R-OH) |
Modernization of Congress (Select) | Derek Kilmer (D-WA) | William Timmons (R-SC) |
Natural Resources | Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) | Bruce Westerman (R-AR) |
Oversight and Reform | Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) | Jim Comer (R-KY) |
Rules | Jim McGovern (D-MA) | Tom Cole (R-OK) |
Science, Space and Technology | Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) | Frank Lucas (R-OK) |
Small Business | Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) | Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) |
Transportation and Infrastructure | Peter DeFazio (D-OR) | Sam Graves (R-MO) |
Veterans' Affairs | Mark Takano (D-CA) | Mike Bost (R-IL) |
Ways and Means | Richard Neal (D-MA) | Kevin Brady (R-TX) |
Joint
Committee | Chair | Vice Chair | Ranking Member | Vice Ranking Member |
---|---|---|---|---|
Economic | Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) | Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) | Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) |
Inaugural Ceremonies (Special) until January 20, 2021 |
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) | Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) | Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) | Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) |
Library | Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) | Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) | Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) | Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) |
Printing | Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) | Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) | Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) | Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) |
Taxation[lower-alpha 32] | Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) | Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) | Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) | Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) |
Officers and officials
Senate
- Chaplain: Barry Black (Seventh-day Adventist)
- Curator: Melinda Smith
- Historian: Betty Koed
- Librarian: Leona I. Faust
- Parliamentarian: Elizabeth MacDonough
- Secretary:
- Julie E. Adams until March 1, 2021
- Sonceria Berry from March 1, 2021
- Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper:
- Michael C. Stenger, until January 7, 2021
- Jennifer Hemingway, from January 7 to March 22, 2021 (acting)[66]
- Lt. Gen. Karen Gibson since March 22, 2021[67]
- Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper: Kelly Fado, since March 22, 2021
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: Margaret G. Kibben (Presbyterian)
- Chief Administrative Officer: Catherine Szpindor
- Clerk: Cheryl L. Johnson
- Historian: Matthew Wasniewski
- Parliamentarian: Jason Smith
- Reading Clerks: Joe Novotny (D) and Susan Cole (R)
- Sergeant at Arms:
- Paul D. Irving, until January 7, 2021
- Timothy P. Blodgett, January 12, 2021 – March 26, 2021 (acting)[68]
- William J. Walker, starting April 26, 2021
Legislative branch agency directors
- Architect of the Capitol: Brett Blanton
- Attending Physician: Brian P. Monahan
- Comptroller General of the United States: Gene Dodaro[69]
- Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Phillip Swagel[70]
- Librarian of Congress: Carla Diane Hayden[71]
- Director of the U.S. Government Publishing Office: Vacant[72]
- Counselor of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel: Ralph V. Seep[73]
- Counselor of the Office of House Legislative Counsel: Ernest Wade Ballou Jr.[74]
- Public Printer of the United States: Hugh N. Halpern
See also
- List of new members of the 117th United States Congress
- 2020 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
- 2021 United States elections (elections during this Congress)
- 2022 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
Notes
- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's term as President of the Senate ended at noon January 20, 2021, when Kamala Harris' term began.
- The Congress began with 51 Republicans, 48 Democrats (including 2 independents who caucus with the Democrats) and 1 vacancy in the Senate. Georgia's class 2 seat was vacant from the start until Democrat Jon Ossoff was seated January 20, 2021. Georgia's class 3 Republican interim appointee Kelly Loeffler served until Democrat Raphael Warnock was seated also on January 20.[12]
- In California: Kamala Harris (D) resigned January 18, 2021, to become U.S. Vice President.
Alex Padilla (D) was appointed to complete the unexpired term and began serving January 20.[13] - In Georgia: Kelly Loeffler (R) lost a special election to finish the term.
Jon Ossoff (D) and Raphael Warnock (D) began their service January 20, 2021.[14][15] - Kamala Harris (D) became U.S. Vice President January 20, 2021, with the tie-breaking vote.
- There was 1 Libertarian at the end of the previous Congress.
- In Louisiana's 5th district: member elect Luke Letlow (R) died December 29, 2020, before the term started.[16]
- In New York's 22nd district: the term began with the previous election disputed, Claudia Tenney was declared the winner[17] and was sworn in February 11, 2021.[18]
- In Louisiana's 2nd district: Cedric Richmond (D) resigned January 15, 2021, to serve in the Biden administration.[19]
- In Texas's 6th district: Ron Wright (R) died February 7, 2021.[20]
- In Ohio's 11th district: Marcia Fudge (D) resigned March 10, 2021, to serve in the Biden administration.[21]
- In New Mexico's 1st district: Deb Haaland (D) resigned March 16, 2021, to serve in the Biden administration.[22]
- In Florida's 20th district: Alcee Hastings (D) died April 6, 2021.[23]
- In Louisiana's 5th district: Julia Letlow (R) won a special election on March 20, 2021. She was sworn in on April 14.[24]
- In Louisiana's 2nd district: Troy Carter (D) won a special runoff election on April 24, 2021. He was sworn in on May 11.[25]
- In Ohio's 15th district: Steve Stivers (R) resigned May 16, 2021, to become the president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.[26]
- In New Mexico's 1st district: Melanie Stansbury (D) won a special election on June 1, 2021. She was sworn in on June 14.[27]
- In Texas's 6th district: Jake Ellzey (R) won a special runoff election on July 27, 2021. He was sworn in on July 30.[28]
- In Ohio's 11th district: Shontel Brown (D) won a special election on November 2, 2021. She was sworn in on November 4.[29]
- In Ohio's 15th district: Mike Carey (R) won a special election on November 2, 2021. He was sworn in on November 4.[29]
- In California's 22nd district: Devin Nunes (R) resigned January 1, 2022, to become the CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group.[30]
- In Florida's 20th district: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) won a special election on January 11, 2022. She was sworn in on January 18.[31]
- In Minnesota's 1st district: Jim Hagedorn (R) died February 17, 2022.[32]
- In Alaska's at-large district: Don Young (R) died March 18, 2022.[33]
- In Nebraska's 1st district: Jeff Fortenberry (R) resigned March 31, 2022, due to criminal conviction.[34]
- In Texas's 34th district: Filemon Vela Jr. (D) resigned March 31, 2022, to join Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.[35]
- Includes a New Progressive Party member who is also affiliated as a Republican.
- Caucuses with Democrats.
- The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.
- Miller-Meeks was provisionally seated with the rest of the 117th Congress, pending the challenge by her opponent Rita Hart.[47] Hart withdrew her challenge on March 31, 2021.[48]
- When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
- The Joint Taxation Committee leadership rotate the chair and vice chair and the ranking members between the House and Senate at the start of each session in the middle of the congressional term. The first session leadership is shown here.
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