108th United States Congress

108th United States Congress
107th ← → 109th
United States Capitol (2004)
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005
Members	100 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority	Republican
Senate President	Dick Cheney (R)
House Majority	Republican
House Speaker	Dennis Hastert (R)
Sessions
1st: January 7, 2003 – December 8, 2003 2nd: January 20, 2004 – December 9, 2004

The 108th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 2003 to January 3, 2005, during the third and fourth years of George W. Bush's presidency.

House members were elected in the 2002 general election on November 5, 2002. Senators were elected in three classes in the 1998 general election on November 3, 1998, 2000 general election on November 7, 2000, or 2002 general election on November 5, 2002. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-second Census of the United States in 2000.

Both chambers had a Republican majority, with the Republicans slightly increasing their edge in the House, and regaining firm control of the Senate, after party control had switched back and forth during the 107th Congress due to various factors. With President Bush, this gave the Republicans an overall federal government trifecta.

Major events[]

• February 1, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry
• March 20, 2003: 2003 invasion of Iraq began
• April 14, 2003: Human Genome Project was completed
• July 14, 2003: CIA leak scandal began
• May 17, 2004: Same-sex marriage began in Massachusetts
• July 22, 2004: 9/11 Commission issued an initial report of its findings
• September 13, 2004: expiration of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
• November 2, 2004:
  • 2004 United States presidential election: George W. Bush defeated Senator John Kerry.
  • United States Senate elections, 2004 & United States House of Representatives elections, 2004: Republicans increased their majorities in both houses.

Major legislation[]

Enacted[]

George W. Bush signing the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, surrounded by members of Congress

• March 11, 2003: Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003, Pub.L. 108–10 (text) (pdf)
• April 30, 2003: PROTECT (Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today) Act, including Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act, Pub.L. 108–21 (text) (pdf)
• May 28, 2003: Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, Pub.L. 108–27 (text) (pdf)
• September 4, 2003: Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003, Pub.L. 108–79 (text) (pdf)
• October 28, 2003: Check 21 Act, Pub.L. 108–100 (text) (pdf)
• November 5, 2003: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, Pub.L. 108–105 (text) (pdf)
• November 25, 2003: Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, Pub.L. 108–173 (text) (pdf)
• December 4, 2003: Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, Pub.L. 108–159 (text) (pdf)
• December 12, 2003:Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act, Pub.L. 108–175 (text) (pdf)
• December 16, 2003: CAN-SPAM Act, Pub.L. 108–187 (text) (pdf)
• March 25, 2004: Unborn Victims of Violence Act (Laci and Conner's Law), Pub.L. 108–212 (text) (pdf)
• June 30, 2004: Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act, Pub.L. 108–264 (text) (pdf)
• July 7, 2004: GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004, Pub.L. 108–271 (text) (pdf)
• July 21, 2004: Project BioShield Act of 2004, Pub.L. 108–276 (text) (pdf)
• October 16, 2004: Global Anti-Semitism Review Act, Pub.L. 108–332 (text) (pdf)
• October 18, 2004: North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, Pub.L. 108–333 (text) (pdf)
• October 20, 2004: Belarus Democracy Act of 2004, Pub.L. 108–347 (text) (pdf)
• December 17, 2004: Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, Pub.L. 108–458 (text) (pdf)

Proposed, but not enacted[]

• H.R. 2239: Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003

Party summary[]

Senate[]

Party standings in the 108th Congress

  48 Democratic Senators

  1 Independent Senator, caucusing with Democrats

  51 Republican Senators

U.S. Senate in the Senate Chamber (2003)

The party summary for the Senate remained the same during the entire 108th Congress.

House of Representatives[]

Due to resignations and special elections, Republicans lost a net of two seats to the Democrats. All seats were filled though special elections. (See Changes in membership, below.)

Leadership[]

Senate[]

Senate President

Dick Cheney (R)

Senate President pro tempore

Ted Stevens (R)

• President: Dick Cheney (R)
• President pro tempore: Ted Stevens (R)
• President pro tempore emeritus: Robert Byrd (D)

Majority (Republican) leadership[]

• Majority Leader: Bill Frist
• Majority Whip: Mitch McConnell
• Republican Conference Chairman: Rick Santorum
• Republican Conference Secretary: Kay Bailey Hutchison
• Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: George Allen
• Policy Committee Chairman: Jon Kyl
• Chief Deputy Whip: Bob Bennett

Minority (Democratic) leadership[]

• Minority Leader: Tom Daschle
• Minority Whip: Harry Reid
• Policy Committee Chairman: Byron Dorgan
• Democratic Conference Secretary: Barbara Mikulski
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Jon Corzine
• Steering and Outreach Committee Chair: Hillary Clinton
• Chief Deputy Whip: John Breaux

House of Representatives[]

Speaker of the House

Dennis Hastert (R)

• Speaker: Dennis Hastert (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership[]

• Majority Leader: Tom DeLay
• Majority Whip: Roy Blunt
• Chief Deputy Whip: Eric Cantor
• Republican Conference Chairman: Deborah Pryce
• Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Jack Kingston
• Republican Conference Secretary: John T. Doolittle
• Policy Committee Chairman: Christopher Cox
• Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Tom Reynolds
• House Rules Committee Chairman: David Dreier

Minority (Democratic) leadership[]

• Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi
• Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer
• Senior Chief Deputy Minority Whip: John Lewis
• Democratic Caucus Chairman: Bob Menendez
• Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman: Jim Clyburn
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Bob Matsui
• Chief Deputy Minority Whips: Joe Crowley, Baron Hill, Ron Kind, Ed Pastor, Max Sandlin, Jan Schakowsky, & Maxine Waters

Members[]

Senate[]

The Senators are preceded by the class, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 2004; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 2006; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 2008.

Alabama[] 2. Jeff Sessions (R) 3. Richard Shelby (R) Alaska[] 2. Ted Stevens (R) 3. Lisa Murkowski (R) Arizona[] 1. Jon Kyl (R) 3. John McCain (R) Arkansas[] 2. Mark Pryor (D) 3. Blanche Lincoln (D) California[] 1. Dianne Feinstein (D) 3. Barbara Boxer (D) Colorado[] 2. Wayne Allard (R) 3. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R) Connecticut[] 1. Joe Lieberman (D) 3. Chris Dodd (D) Delaware[] 1. Tom Carper (D) 2. Joe Biden (D) Florida[] 1. Bill Nelson (D) 3. Bob Graham (D) Georgia[] 2. Saxby Chambliss (R) 3. Zell Miller (D) Hawaii[] 1. Daniel Akaka (D) 3. Daniel Inouye (D) Idaho[] 2. Larry Craig (R) 3. Mike Crapo (R) Illinois[] 2. Dick Durbin (D) 3. Peter Fitzgerald (R) Indiana[] 1. Richard Lugar (R) 3. Evan Bayh (D) Iowa[] 2. Tom Harkin (D) 3. Chuck Grassley (R) Kansas[] 2. Pat Roberts (R) 3. Sam Brownback (R) Kentucky[] 2. Mitch McConnell (R) 3. Jim Bunning (R) Louisiana[] 2. Mary Landrieu (D) 3. John Breaux (D) Maine[] 1. Olympia Snowe (R) 2. Susan Collins (R) Maryland[] 1. Paul Sarbanes (D) 3. Barbara Mikulski (D) Massachusetts[] 1. Ted Kennedy (D) 2. John Kerry (D) Michigan[] 1. Debbie Stabenow (D) 2. Carl Levin (D) Minnesota[] 1. Mark Dayton (DFL)[1] 2. Norm Coleman (R) Mississippi[] 1. Trent Lott (R) 2. Thad Cochran (R) Missouri[] 1. James Talent (R) 3. Kit Bond (R)

Montana[] 1. Conrad Burns (R) 2. Max Baucus (D) Nebraska[] 1. Ben Nelson (D) 2. Chuck Hagel (R) Nevada[] 1. John Ensign (R) 3. Harry Reid (D) New Hampshire[] 2. John E. Sununu (R) 3. Judd Gregg (R) New Jersey[] 1. Jon Corzine (D) 2. Frank Lautenberg (D) New Mexico[] 1. Jeff Bingaman (D) 2. Pete Domenici (R) New York[] 1. Hillary Clinton (D) 3. Chuck Schumer (D) North Carolina[] 2. Elizabeth Dole (R) 3. John Edwards (D) North Dakota[] 1. Kent Conrad (D) 3. Byron Dorgan (D) Ohio[] 1. Mike DeWine (R) 3. George Voinovich (R) Oklahoma[] 2. Jim Inhofe (R) 3. Don Nickles (R) Oregon[] 2. Gordon H. Smith (R) 3. Ron Wyden (D) Pennsylvania[] 1. Rick Santorum (R) 3. Arlen Specter (R) Rhode Island[] 1. Lincoln Chafee (R) 2. Jack Reed (D) South Carolina[] 2. Lindsey Graham (R) 3. Ernest Hollings (D) South Dakota[] 2. Tim Johnson (D) 3. Tom Daschle (D) Tennessee[] 1. Bill Frist (R) 2. Lamar Alexander (R) Texas[] 1. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) 2. John Cornyn (R) Utah[] 1. Orrin Hatch (R) 3. Bob Bennett (R) Vermont[] 1. Jim Jeffords (I) 3. Patrick Leahy (D) Virginia[] 1. George Allen (R) 2. John Warner (R) Washington[] 1. Maria Cantwell (D) 3. Patty Murray (D) West Virginia[] 1. Robert Byrd (D) 2. Jay Rockefeller (D) Wisconsin[] 1. Herb Kohl (D) 3. Russ Feingold (D) Wyoming[] 1. Craig L. Thomas (R) 2. Mike Enzi (R)

Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 108th Congress in January 2003   2 Democrats   1 Democrat and 1 Republican   2 Republicans    1 Independent and 1 Democrat Senate majority leadership Republican leader Bill Frist Republican whip Mitch McConnell Senate minority leadership Democratic leader Tom Daschle Democratic whip Harry Reid Representatives party membership by state at the opening of the 108th Congress. The gold coloring of Vermont indicates Rep. Bernie Sanders, an Independent.

House of Representatives[]

The Members of the House of Representatives are preceded by the district number.

Alabama[] 1. Jo Bonner (R) 2. Terry Everett (R) 3. Mike Rogers (R) 4. Robert Aderholt (R) 5. Robert E. Cramer (D) 6. Spencer Bachus (R) 7. Artur Davis (D) Alaska[] At-large. Don Young (R) Arizona[] 1. Rick Renzi (R) 2. Trent Franks (R) 3. John Shadegg (R) 4. Ed Pastor (D) 5. J.D. Hayworth (R) 6. Jeff Flake (R) 7. Raúl Grijalva (D) 8. Jim Kolbe (R) Arkansas[] 1. Marion Berry (D) 2. Vic Snyder (D) 3. John Boozman (R) 4. Mike Ross (D) California[] 1. Mike Thompson (D) 2. Wally Herger (R) 3. Doug Ose (R) 4. John Doolittle (R) 5. Robert Matsui (D), until January 1, 2005, vacant thereafter 6. Lynn Woolsey (D) 7. George Miller (D) 8. Nancy Pelosi (D) 9. Barbara Lee (D) 10. Ellen Tauscher (D) 11. Richard Pombo (R) 12. Tom Lantos (D) 13. Pete Stark (D) 14. Anna Eshoo (D) 15. Mike Honda (D) 16. Zoe Lofgren (D) 17. Sam Farr (D) 18. Dennis Cardoza (D) 19. George Radanovich (R) 20. Cal Dooley (D) 21. Devin Nunes (R) 22. Bill Thomas (R) 23. Lois Capps (D) 24. Elton Gallegly (R) 25. Howard McKeon (R) 26. David Dreier (R) 27. Brad Sherman (D) 28. Howard Berman (D) 29. Adam Schiff (D) 30. Henry Waxman (D) 31. Xavier Becerra (D) 32. Hilda Solis (D) 33. Diane Watson (D) 34. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) 35. Maxine Waters (D) 36. Jane Harman (D) 37. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) 38. Grace Napolitano (D) 39. Linda Sánchez (D) 40. Edward R. Royce (R) 41. Jerry Lewis (R) 42. Gary Miller (R) 43. Joe Baca (D) 44. Ken Calvert (R) 45. Mary Bono (R) 46. Dana Rohrabacher (R) 47. Loretta Sanchez (D) 48. Christopher Cox (R) 49. Darrell Issa (R) 50. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R) 51. Bob Filner (D) 52. Duncan Hunter (R) 53. Susan Davis (D) Colorado[] 1. Diana DeGette (D) 2. Mark Udall (D) 3. Scott McInnis (R) 4. Marilyn Musgrave (R) 5. Joel Hefley (R) 6. Tom Tancredo (R) 7. Bob Beauprez (R) Connecticut[] 1. John Larson (D) 2. Rob Simmons (R) 3. Rosa DeLauro (D) 4. Chris Shays (R) 5. Nancy Johnson (R) Delaware[] At-large. Mike Castle (R) Florida[] 1. Jeff Miller (R) 2. Allen Boyd (D) 3. Corrine Brown (D) 4. Ander Crenshaw (R) 5. Ginny Brown-Waite (R) 6. Cliff Stearns (R) 7. John Mica (R) 8. Ric Keller (R) 9. Michael Bilirakis (R) 10. Bill Young (R) 11. Jim Davis (D) 12. Adam Putnam (R) 13. Katherine Harris (R) 14. Porter Goss (R), until September 24, 2004, vacant thereafter 15. Dave Weldon (R) 16. Mark Foley (R) 17. Kendrick Meek (D) 18. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) 19. Robert Wexler (D) 20. Peter Deutsch (D) 21. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) 22. Clay Shaw (R) 23. Alcee Hastings (D) 24. Tom Feeney (R) 25. Mario Diaz-Balart (R) Georgia[] 1. Jack Kingston (R) 2. Sanford Bishop (D) 3. Jim Marshall (D) 4. Denise Majette (D) 5. John Lewis (D) 6. Johnny Isakson (R) 7. John Linder (R) 8. Mac Collins (R) 9. Charlie Norwood (R) 10. Nathan Deal (R) 11. Phil Gingrey (R) 12. Max Burns (R) 13. David Scott (D) Hawaii[] 1. Neil Abercrombie (D) 2. Ed Case (D), from January 4, 2003 Idaho[] 1. Butch Otter (R) 2. Mike Simpson (R) Illinois[] 1. Bobby Rush (D) 2. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D) 3. William Lipinski (D) 4. Luis Gutiérrez (D) 5. Rahm Emanuel (D) 6. Henry Hyde (R) 7. Danny K. Davis (D) 8. Philip Crane (R) 9. Janice Schakowsky (D) 10. Mark Kirk (R) 11. Jerry Weller (R) 12. Jerry Costello (D) 13. Judy Biggert (R) 14. Dennis Hastert (R) 15. Timothy V. Johnson (R) 16. Donald Manzullo (R) 17. Lane Evans (D) 18. Ray LaHood (R) 19. John Shimkus (R) Indiana[] 1. Pete Visclosky (D) 2. Chris Chocola (R) 3. Mark Souder (R) 4. Steve Buyer (R) 5. Dan Burton (R) 6. Mike Pence (R) 7. Julia Carson (D) 8. John Hostettler (R) 9. Baron Hill (D) Iowa[] 1. Jim Nussle (R) 2. Jim Leach (R) 3. Leonard Boswell (D) 4. Tom Latham (R) 5. Steve King (R) Kansas[] 1. Jerry Moran (R) 2. Jim Ryun (R) 3. Dennis Moore (D) 4. Todd Tiahrt (R) Kentucky[] 1. Ed Whitfield (R) 2. Ron Lewis (R) 3. Anne Northup (R) 4. Ken Lucas (D) 5. Hal Rogers (R) 6. Ernie Fletcher (R), until December 9, 2003 Ben Chandler (D), from February 7, 2004 Louisiana[] 1. David Vitter (R) 2. William J. Jefferson (D) 3. W.J. Billy Tauzin (R) 4. Jim McCrery (R) 5. Rodney Alexander (D, then R) 6. Richard H. Baker (R) 7. Christopher John (D) Maine[] 1. Tom Allen (D) 2. Mike Michaud (D) Maryland[] 1. Wayne Gilchrest (R) 2. Dutch Ruppersberger (D) 3. Ben Cardin (D) 4. Albert Wynn (D) 5. Steny Hoyer (D) 6. Roscoe Bartlett (R) 7. Elijah Cummings (D) 8. Chris Van Hollen (D) Massachusetts[] 1. John Olver (D) 2. Richard Neal (D) 3. Jim McGovern (D) 4. Barney Frank (D) 5. Marty Meehan (D) 6. John Tierney (D) 7. Ed Markey (D) 8. Mike Capuano (D) 9. Stephen Lynch (D) 10. Bill Delahunt (D) Michigan[] 1. Bart Stupak (D) 2. Peter Hoekstra (R) 3. Vern Ehlers (R) 4. David Lee Camp (R) 5. Dale Kildee (D) 6. Fred Upton (R) 7. Nick Smith (R) 8. Mike Rogers (R) 9. Joe Knollenberg (R) 10. Candice Miller (R) 11. Thaddeus McCotter (R) 12. Sander Levin (D) 13. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D) 14. John Conyers (D) 15. John Dingell (D) Minnesota[] 1. Gil Gutknecht (R) 2. John Kline (R) 3. Jim Ramstad (R) 4. Betty McCollum (DFL) 5. Martin Olav Sabo (DFL) 6. Mark Kennedy (R) 7. Collin Peterson (DFL) 8. James Oberstar (DFL) Mississippi[] 1. Roger Wicker (R) 2. Bennie Thompson (D) 3. Chip Pickering (R) 4. Gene Taylor (D)

Missouri[] 1. Lacy Clay (D) 2. Todd Akin (R) 3. Dick Gephardt (D) 4. Ike Skelton (D) 5. Karen McCarthy (D) 6. Sam Graves (R) 7. Roy Blunt (R) 8. Jo Ann Emerson (R) 9. Kenny Hulshof (R) Montana[] At-large. Denny Rehberg (R) Nebraska[] 1. Doug Bereuter (R), until August 31, 2004, vacant thereafter 2. Lee Terry (R) 3. Tom Osborne (R) Nevada[] 1. Shelley Berkley (D) 2. Jim Gibbons (R) 3. Jon Porter (R) New Hampshire[] 1. Jeb Bradley (R) 2. Charlie Bass (R) New Jersey[] 1. Rob Andrews (D) 2. Frank LoBiondo (R) 3. H. James Saxton (R) 4. Chris Smith (R) 5. Scott Garrett (R) 6. Frank Pallone (D) 7. Mike Ferguson (R) 8. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D) 9. Steve Rothman (D) 10. Donald M. Payne (D) 11. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) 12. Rush D. Holt, Jr. (D) 13. Bob Menendez (D) New Mexico[] 1. Heather Wilson (R) 2. Steve Pearce (R) 3. Tom Udall (D) New York[] 1. Tim Bishop (D) 2. Steve Israel (D) 3. Peter T. King (R) 4. Carolyn McCarthy (D) 5. Gary Ackerman (D) 6. Gregory Meeks (D) 7. Joe Crowley (D) 8. Jerry Nadler (D) 9. Anthony Weiner (D) 10. Edolphus Towns (D) 11. Major Owens (D) 12. Nydia Velázquez (D) 13. Vito Fossella (R) 14. Carolyn Maloney (D) 15. Charles Rangel (D) 16. José E. Serrano (D) 17. Eliot Engel (D) 18. Nita Lowey (D) 19. Sue W. Kelly (R) 20. John E. Sweeney (R) 21. Michael R. McNulty (D) 22. Maurice Hinchey (D) 23. John M. McHugh (R) 24. Sherwood Boehlert (R) 25. James T. Walsh (R) 26. Thomas M. Reynolds (R) 27. Jack Quinn (R) 28. Louise Slaughter (D) 29. Amo Houghton (R) North Carolina[] 1. Frank Ballance (D), resigned June 9, 2004 G. K. Butterfield (D), from July 20, 2004 2. Bob Etheridge (D) 3. Walter B. Jones Jr. (R) 4. David Price (D) 5. Richard Burr (R) 6. Howard Coble (R) 7. Mike McIntyre (D) 8. Robin Hayes (R) 9. Sue Myrick (R) 10. Cass Ballenger (R) 11. Charles H. Taylor (R) 12. Mel Watt (D) 13. Brad Miller (D) North Dakota[] At-large. Earl Pomeroy (D) Ohio[] 1. Steve Chabot (R) 2. Rob Portman (R) 3. Mike Turner (R) 4. Mike Oxley (R) 5. Paul Gillmor (R) 6. Ted Strickland (D) 7. Dave Hobson (R) 8. John Boehner (R) 9. Marcy Kaptur (D) 10. Dennis Kucinich (D) 11. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D) 12. Pat Tiberi (R) 13. Sherrod Brown (D) 14. Steve LaTourette (R) 15. Deborah Pryce (R) 16. Ralph Regula (R) 17. Tim Ryan (D) 18. Bob Ney (R) Oklahoma[] 1. John Sullivan (R) 2. Brad Carson (D) 3. Frank Lucas (R) 4. Tom Cole (R) 5. Ernest Istook (R) Oregon[] 1. David Wu (D) 2. Greg Walden (R) 3. Earl Blumenauer (D) 4. Peter DeFazio (D) 5. Darlene Hooley (D) Pennsylvania[] 1. Bob Brady (D) 2. Chaka Fattah (D) 3. Phil English (R) 4. Melissa Hart (R) 5. John E. Peterson (R) 6. Jim Gerlach (R) 7. Curt Weldon (R) 8. James C. Greenwood (R) 9. Bill Shuster (R) 10. Don Sherwood (R) 11. Paul Kanjorski (D) 12. John Murtha (D) 13. Joseph M. Hoeffel (D) 14. Michael F. Doyle (D) 15. Patrick Toomey (R) 16. Joseph R. Pitts (R) 17. Tim Holden (D) 18. Tim Murphy (R) 19. Todd Russell Platts (R) Rhode Island[] 1. Patrick J. Kennedy (D) 2. James Langevin (D) South Carolina[] 1. Henry E. Brown, Jr. (R) 2. Joe Wilson (R) 3. Gresham Barrett (R) 4. Jim DeMint (R) 5. John Spratt (D) 6. Jim Clyburn (D) South Dakota[] At-large. Bill Janklow (R), until January 20, 2004 Stephanie Herseth (D), from June 1, 2004 Tennessee[] 1. William L. Jenkins (R) 2. John Duncan (R) 3. Zach Wamp (R) 4. Lincoln Davis (D) 5. Jim Cooper (D) 6. Bart Gordon (D) 7. Marsha Blackburn (R) 8. John S. Tanner (D) 9. Harold Ford, Jr. (D) Texas[] 1. Max Sandlin (D) 2. Jim Turner (D) 3. Sam Johnson (R) 4. Ralph Hall (D, then R) 5. Jeb Hensarling (R) 6. Joe Barton (R) 7. John Culberson (R) 8. Kevin Brady (R) 9. Nick Lampson (D) 10. Lloyd Doggett (D) 11. Chet Edwards (D) 12. Kay Granger (R) 13. Mac Thornberry (R) 14. Ron Paul (R) 15. Rubén Hinojosa (D) 16. Silvestre Reyes (D) 17. Charles Stenholm (D) 18. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D) 19. Larry Combest (R), until May 31, 2003 Randy Neugebauer (R), from Jun 5, 2003 20. Charlie Gonzalez (D) 21. Lamar Smith (R) 22. Tom DeLay (R) 23. Henry Bonilla (R) 24. Martin Frost (D) 25. Chris Bell (D) 26. Michael C. Burgess (R) 27. Solomon P. Ortiz (D) 28. Ciro Rodriguez (D) 29. Gene Green (D) 30. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) 31. John Carter (R) 32. Pete Sessions (R) Utah[] 1. Rob Bishop (R) 2. Jim Matheson (D) 3. Chris Cannon (R) Vermont[] At-large. Bernie Sanders (I) Virginia[] 1. Jo Ann Davis (R) 2. Ed Schrock (R) 3. Bobby Scott (D) 4. Randy Forbes (R) 5. Virgil Goode (R) 6. Bob Goodlatte (R) 7. Eric Cantor (R) 8. Jim Moran (D) 9. Rick Boucher (D) 10. Frank Wolf (R) 11. Tom Davis (R) Washington[] 1. Jay Inslee (D) 2. Rick Larsen (D) 3. Brian Baird (D) 4. Doc Hastings (R) 5. George Nethercutt (R) 6. Norman D. Dicks (D) 7. Jim McDermott (D) 8. Jennifer Dunn (R) 9. Adam Smith (D) West Virginia[] 1. Alan Mollohan (D) 2. Shelley Moore Capito (R) 3. Nick Rahall (D) Wisconsin[] 1. Paul Ryan (R) 2. Tammy Baldwin (D) 3. Ron Kind (D) 4. Jerry Kleczka (D) 5. Jim Sensenbrenner (R) 6. Tom Petri (R) 7. Dave Obey (D) 8. Mark Green (R) Wyoming[] At-large. Barbara Cubin (R) Non-voting members[] American Samoa. Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (D) District of Columbia. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) Guam. Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D) Puerto Rico. Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (Resident Commissioner) (D/PPD) Virgin Islands. Donna Christian-Christensen (D)

House majority leadership Republican leader Tom DeLay Republican whip Roy Blunt House majority leadership Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi Democratic whip Steny Hoyer

Changes in membership[]

Members who came and left during this Congress.

Senate[]

No changes occurred.

House of Representatives[]

Committees[]

Lists of committees and their party leaders, for members (House and Senate) of the committees and their assignments, go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link (1 link), in the directory after the pages of terms of service, you will see the committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and after the committee pages, you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory, on the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.

Senate[]

• Aging (Special) (Larry E. Craig, Chair; John Breaux, Vice Chair)
• Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Thad Cochran, Chair; Tom Harkin, Ranking Member)
  • Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization (Mike Crapo, Chair; Blanche Lincoln, Ranking Member)
  • Marketing, Inspection and Product Promotion (Jim Talent, Chair; Max Baucus, Ranking Member)
  • Production and Price Competitiveness (Elizabeth Dole, Chair; Kent Conrad, Ranking Member)
  • Research, Nutrition and General Legislation (Peter Fitzgerald, Chair; Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member)
• Appropriations (Ted Stevens, Chair; Robert C. Byrd, Ranking Member)
  • Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies (Robert F. Bennett, Chair; Herb Kohl, Ranking Member)
  • Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary (Judd Gregg, Chair; Ernest F. Hollings, Ranking Member)
  • Defense (Ted Stevens, Chair; Daniel K. Inouye, Ranking Member)
  • District of Columbia (Mike DeWine, Chair; Mary Landrieu, Ranking Member)
  • Energy and Water Development (Pete Domenici, Chair; Harry Reid, Ranking Member)
  • Foreign Operations (Mitch McConnell, Chair; Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member)
  • Homeland Security (Thad Cochran, Chair; Robert C. Byrd, Ranking Member)
  • (Conrad Burns, Chair; Byron Dorgan, Ranking Member)
  • (Arlen Specter, Chair; Tom Harkin, Ranking Member)
  • Legislative Branch (Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Chair; Richard J. Durbin, Ranking Member)
  • (Kay Bailey Hutchison, Chair; Dianne Feinstein, Ranking Member)
  • (Richard Shelby, Chair; Patty Murray, Ranking Member)
  • (Kit Bond, Chair; Barbara A. Mikulski, Ranking Member)
• Armed Services (John Warner, Chair; Carl Levin, Ranking Member)
  • Airland (Jeff Sessions, Chair; Joe Lieberman, Ranking Member)
  • Emerging Threats and Capabilities (Pat Roberts, Chair; Jack Reed, Ranking Member)
  • Personnel (Saxby Chambliss, Chair; Ben Nelson, Ranking Member)
  • Readiness and Management Support (John Ensign, Chair; Daniel Akaka, Ranking Member)
  • Seapower (Jim Talent, Chair; Edward M. Kennedy, Ranking Member)
  • Strategic Forces (Wayne Allard, Chair; Bill Nelson, Ranking Member)
• Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Richard Shelby, Chair; Paul Sarbanes, Ranking Member)
  • Economic Policy (Jim Bunning, Chair; Chuck Schumer, Ranking Member)
  • Financial Institutions (Robert F. Bennett, Chair; Tim Johnson, Ranking Member)
  • (Wayne Allard, Chair; Jack Reed, Ranking Member)
  • (Chuck Hagel, Chair; Evan Bayh, Ranking Member)
  • (Mike Enzi, Chair; Chris Dodd, Ranking Member)
• Budget (Don Nickles, Chair; Kent Conrad, Ranking Member)
• Commerce, Science and Transportation (John McCain, Chair; Ernest F. Hollings, Ranking Member)
  • (Trent Lott, Chair; Ernest F. Hollings, Ranking Member)
  • (Conrad Burns, Chair; Ernest F. Hollings, Ranking Member)
  • (Gordon Smith, Chair; Byron L. Dorgan, Ranking Member)
  • (Peter Fitzgerald, Chair; Ron Wyden, Ranking Member)
  • (Olympia J. Snowe, Chair; Ernest F. Hollings, Ranking Member)
  • (Sam Brownback, Chair; John Breaux, Ranking Member)
  • (Kay Bailey Hutchison, Chair; Daniel Inouye, Ranking Member)
• Energy and Natural Resources (Pete Domenici, Chair; Jeff Bingaman, Ranking Member)
  • Energy (Lamar Alexander, Chair; Bob Graham, Ranking Member)
  • National Parks (Craig Thomas, Chair; Daniel Akaka, Ranking Member)
  • Public Lands and Forests (Larry E. Craig, Chair; Ron Wyden, Ranking Member)
  • Water and Power (Lisa Murkowski, Chair; Byron Dorgan, Ranking Member)
• Environment and Public Works (Jim Inhofe, Chair; Jim Jeffords, Ranking Member)
  • (George Voinovich, Chair; Tom Carper, Ranking Member)
  • (Mike Crapo, Chair; Bob Graham, Ranking Member)
  • (Lincoln Chafee, Chair; Barbara Boxer, Ranking Member)
  • Transportation and Infrastructure (Kit Bond, Chair; Harry Reid, Ranking Member)
• Ethics (Select) (George V. Voinovich, Chair; Harry Reid, Vice Chair)
• Finance (Chuck Grassley, Chair; Max Baucus, Ranking Member)
  • Health Care (Jon Kyl, Chair; John D. Rockefeller IV, Ranking Member)
  • (Craig Thomas, Chair; Max Baucus, Ranking Member)
  • (Gordon H. Smith, Chair; Bob Graham, Ranking Member)
  • (Rick Santorum, Chair; John B. Breaux, Ranking Member)
  • Taxation and IRS Oversight (Don Nickles, Chair; Kent Conrad, Ranking Member)
• Foreign Relations (Richard Lugar, Chair; Joe Biden, Ranking Member)
  • African Affairs (Lamar Alexander, Chair; Russ Feingold, Ranking Member)
  • East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Sam Brownback, Chair; John Kerry, Ranking Member)
  • European Affairs (George Allen, Chair; Joe Biden, Ranking Member)
  • (Chuck Hagel, Chair; Paul Sarbanes, Ranking Member)
  • (John E. Sununu, Chair; Bill Nelson, Ranking Member)
  • (Lincoln Chafee, Chair; Barbara Boxer, Ranking Member)
  • Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotics Affairs (Norm Coleman, Chair; Chris Dodd, Vice Chair)
• Governmental Affairs (Susan M. Collins, Chair; Joe Lieberman, Ranking Member)
  • (George V. Voinovich, Chair; Richard Durbin, Ranking Member)
  • (Peter G. Fitzgerald, Chair; Daniel Akaka, Ranking Member)
  • (Norm Coleman, Chair; Carl Levin, Ranking Member)
• Indian Affairs (Select) (Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Chair; Daniel K. Inouye, Vice Chair)
• Intelligence (Select) (Pat Roberts, Chair; John D. Rockefeller IV, Vice Chair)
• Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Judd Gregg, Chair; Edward M. Kennedy, Ranking Member)
  • (Lamar Alexander, Chair; Chris Dodd, Ranking Member)
  • (Mike DeWine, Chair; Edward Kennedy, Ranking Member)
  • (Kit Bond, Chair; Barbara A. Mikulski, Ranking Member)
  • (Mike Enzi, Chair; Patty Murray, Ranking Member)
• Judiciary (Orrin G. Hatch, Chair; Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member)
  • Administrative Oversight and the Courts (Jeff Sessions, Chair; Chuck Schumer, Ranking Member)
  • Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights (Mike DeWine, Chair; Edward M. Kennedy, Ranking Member)
  • (John Cornyn, Chair; Russ Feingold, Ranking Member)
  • (Lindsey Graham, Chair; Joe Biden, Ranking Member)
  • Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship (Saxby Chambliss, Chair; Edward M. Kennedy, Ranking Member)
  • Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security (Jon Kyl, Chair; Dianne Feinstein, Ranking Member)
• Rules and Administration (Trent Lott, Chair; Chris Dodd, Ranking Member)
• Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Olympia J. Snowe, Chair; John Kerry, Ranking Member)
• Veterans' Affairs (Arlen Specter, Chair; Bob Graham, Ranking Member)

House of Representatives[]

• Agriculture (Bob Goodlatte, Chair; John Boehner, Vice Chair)
  • (Frank D. Lucas, Chair; Tom Osborne, Vice Chair)
  • Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry (Gil Gutknecht, Chair; Dennis Rehberg, Vice Chair)
  • General Farm Commodities and Risk Management (Jerry Moran, Chair; Nick Smith, Vice Chair)
  • Livestock and Horticulture (Robin Hayes, Chair; Doug Ose, Vice Chair)
  • Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs (William L. Jenkins, Chair; Terry Everett, Vice Chair)
• Appropriations (Bill Young, Chair; Dave Obey, Ranking Member)
  • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies (Henry Bonilla, Chair; Marcy Kaptur, Ranking Member)
  • (Frank R. Wolf, Chair; Jose E. Serrano, Ranking Member)
  • Defense (Jerry Lewis, Chair; John Murtha, Ranking Member)
  • (Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, Chair; Chaka Fattah, Ranking Member)
  • Energy and Water Development (David L. Hobson, Chair; Pete Visclosky, Ranking Member)
  • Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs (Jim Kolbe, Chair; Nita Lowey, Ranking Member)
  • Homeland Security (Hal Rogers, Chair; Martin Olav Sabo, Ranking Member)
  • (Charles H. Taylor, Chair; Norm Dicks, Ranking Member)
  • (Jack Kingston, Chair; Jim Moran, Ranking Member)
  • (Joe Knollenberg, Chair; Chet Edwards, Ranking Member)
  • (Ernest J. Istook, Jr., Chair; John Olver, Ranking Member)
  • (James T. Walsh, Chair; Alan Mollohan, Ranking Member)
• Armed Services (Duncan Hunter, Chair; Ike Skelton, Ranking Member)
  • Projection Forces (Roscoe G. Bartlett, Chair; Gene Taylor, Ranking Member)
  • Readiness (Joel Hefley, Chair; Solomon P. Ortiz, Ranking Member)
  • Strategic Forces (Terry Everett, Chair; Silvestre Reyes, Ranking Member)
  • Tactical Air and Land Forces (Curt Weldon, Chair; Neil Abercrombie, Ranking Member)
  • Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities (Jim Saxton, Chair; Marty Meehan, Ranking Member)
  • Total Force (John M. McHugh, Chair; Vic Snyder, Ranking Member)
• Budget (Jim Nussle, Chair; John M. Spratt, Jr., Ranking Member)
• Education and the Workforce (John Boehner, Chair; George Miller, Ranking Member)
  • Education Reform (Michael Castle, Chair; Lynn Woolsey, Ranking Member)
  • Employer-Employee Relations (Sam Johnson, Chair; Robert E. Andrews, Ranking Member)
  • Select Education (Peter Hoekstra, Chair; Ruben Hinojosa, Ranking Member)
  • Workforce Protections (Charlie Norwood, Chair; Major Owens, Ranking Member)
  • 21st Century Competitiveness (Buck McKeon, Chair; Dale Kildee, Ranking Member)
• Energy and Commerce (Billy Tauzin, Chair; Richard Burr, Vice Chair)
  • (Cliff Stearns, Chair; John B. Shadegg, Vice Chair)
  • (Joe Barton, Chair; John Shimkus, Vice Chair)
  • (Paul E. Gillmor, Chair; Vito Fossella, Vice Chair)
  • (Michael Bilirakis, Chair; Charlie Norwood, Vice Chair)
  • (James C. Greenwood, Chair; Greg Walden, Vice Chair)
  • (Fred Upton, Chair; Cliff Stearns, Vice Chair)
• Financial Services (Mike Oxley, Chair; Barney Frank, Ranking Member)
  • Capital Markets, Insurance and Government-Sponsored Enterprises (Richard H. Baker, Chair; Paul Kanjorski, Ranking Member)
  • Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology (Peter T. King, Chair; Carolyn Maloney, Ranking Member)
  • Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Spencer Bachus, Chair; Bernie Sanders, Ranking Member)
  • Housing and Community Opportunity (Bob Ney, Chair; Maxine Waters, Ranking Member)
  • Oversight and Investigations (Sue W. Kelly, Chair; Luis Guiterrez, Ranking Member)
• Government Reform (Thomas Davis, Chair; Henry Waxman, Ranking Member)
  • (Jo Ann Davis, Chair; Danny K. Davis, Ranking Member)
  • (Mark Souder, Chair; Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member)
  • (Doug Ose, Chair; John Tierney, Ranking Member)
  • (Todd R. Platts, Chair; Edolphus Towns, Ranking Member)
  • (Dan Burton, Chair; Diane Watson, Ranking Member)
  • (Christopher Shays, Chair; Dennis J. Kucinich, Ranking Member)
  • (Adam Putnam, Chair; William Lacy Clay, Ranking Member)
• House Administration (Bob Ney, Chair; John B. Larson, Ranking Member)
• International Relations (Henry J. Hyde, Chair; Tom Lantos, Ranking Member)
  • (Ed Royce, Chair; Donald Payne, Ranking Member)
  • Asia and the Pacific (Jim Leach, Chair; Eni Faleomavaega, Ranking Member)
  • (Doug Bereuter, Chair; Robert Wexler, Ranking Member)
  • (Elton Gallegly, Chair; Brad Sherman, Ranking Member)
  • (Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chair; Gary Ackerman, Ranking Member)
  • (Cass Ballenger, Chair; Robert Menendez, Ranking Member)
• Judiciary (Jim Sensenbrenner, Chair; John Conyers, Ranking Member)
  • Commercial and Administrative Law (Chris Cannon, Chair; Mel Watt, Ranking Member)
  • The Constitution (Steve Chabot, Chair; Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member)
  • Courts, The Internet and Intellectual Property (Lamar S. Smith, Chair; Howard Berman, Ranking Member)
  • Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security (Howard Coble, Chair; Bobby Scott, Ranking Member)
  • Immigration, Border Security and Claims (John Hostettler, Chair; Sheila Jackson Lee, Ranking Member)
• Resources (Richard Pombo, Chair; Jim Gibbons, Vice Chair)
  • (Barbara Cubin, Chair; Ron Kind, Ranking Member)
  • (Wayne T. Gilchrest, Chair; Frank Pallone, Jr., Ranking Member)
  • (Scott McInnis, Chair; Jay Inslee, Ranking Member)
  • (George P. Radanovich, Chair; Donna Christian-Christensen, Ranking Member)
  • (Ken Calvert, Chair; Grace Napolitano, Ranking Member)
• Rules (David Dreier, Chair; Porter Goss, Vice Chair)
  • (Deborah Pryce, Chair; Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Vice Chair)
  • (John Linder, Chair; Sue W. Myrick, Vice Chair)
• Science (Sherwood Boehlert, Chair; Ralph M. Hall, Ranking Member)
  • Energy (Judy Biggert, Chair; Nick Lampson, Ranking Member)
  • Environment, Technology and Standards (Vernon Ehlers, Chair; Mark Udall, Ranking Member)
  • Research (Nick Smith, Chair; Eddie Bernice Johnson, Ranking Member)
  • Space and Aeronautics (Dana Rohrabacher, Chair; Bart Gordon, Ranking Member)
• Small Business (Donald A. Manzullo, Chair; Nydia Velazquez, Ranking Member)
  • (Edward L. Schrock, Chair; Charles A. Gonzalez, Ranking Member)
  • (Sam Graves, Chair; Frank Ballance, Ranking Member)
  • (Patrick J. Toomey, Chair; Juanita Millender-McDonald, Ranking Member)
  • (W. Todd Akin, Chair; Tom Udall, Ranking Member)
• Standards of Official Conduct (Joel Hefley, Chair; Alan B. Mollohan, Ranking Member)
• Transportation and Infrastructure (Don Young, Chair; Jim Oberstar, Ranking Member)
  • (John Mica, Chair; Peter A. DeFazio, Ranking Member)
  • (Frank A. LoBiondo, Chair; Bob Filner, Ranking Member)
  • (Steve LaTourette, Chair; Eleanor Holmes Norton, Ranking Member)
  • (Tom Petri, Chair; Bill Lipinski, Ranking Member)
  • (Jack Quinn, Chair; Corrine Brown, Ranking Member)
  • (John J. Duncan, Jr., Chair; Jerry F. Costello, Ranking Member)
• Veterans' Affairs (Chris Smith, Chair; Lane Evans, Ranking Member)
  • (Henry E. Brown, Jr., Chair; Michael Michaud, Ranking Member)
  • Health (Rob Simmons, Chair; Ciro Rodriguez, Ranking Member)
  • Oversight and Investigations (Steve Buyer, Chair; Darlene Hooley, Ranking Member)
• Ways and Means (Bill Thomas, Chair; Charles Rangel, Ranking Member)
  • Health (Nancy Johnson, Chair; Pete Stark, Ranking Member)
  • Human Resources (Wally Herger, Chair; Ben Cardin, Ranking Member)
  • Oversight (Amo Houghton, Chair; Earl Pomeroy, Ranking Member)
  • Select Revenue Measures (Jim McCrery, Chair; Michael McNulty, Ranking Member)
  • Social Security (E. Clay Shaw, Jr., Chair; Bob Matsui, Ranking Member)
  • Trade (Phil Crane, Chair; Sander Levin, Ranking Member)
• Whole

Joint committees[]

• Economic (Sen. Robert F. Bennett, Chair; Rep. Jim Saxton, Vice Chair)
• Taxation (Rep. Bill Thomas, Chair; Sen. Chuck Grassley, Vice Chair)
• The Library (Sen. Ted Stevens, Chair; Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers, Vice Chair)
• Printing (Rep. Bob Ney, Chair; Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Vice Chair)

Caucuses[]

Employees[]

Legislative branch agency directors[]

• Architect of the Capitol: Alan M. Hantman
• Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold
• Comptroller General of the United States: David M. Walker
• Director of the Congressional Budget Office: , until February 5, 2003
  • Douglas Holtz-Eakin, from February 5, 2003
• Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington
• Public Printer of the United States: Bruce James

Senate[]

• Chaplain: Lloyd John Ogilvie (Presbyterian), until March 15, 2003
  • Barry C. Black (Seventh-day Adventist), from July 7, 2003
• Curator: Diane K. Skvarla
• Historian: Richard A. Baker
• Parliamentarian: Alan S. Frumin
• Secretary: Emily J. Reynolds
• Librarian:
• : David J. Schiappa
• : Martin P. Paone
• Sergeant at Arms: Alfonso E. Lenhardt, until March 17, 2003
  • William H. Pickle, from March 17, 2003

House of Representatives[]

Employees include:^[b]

• Chaplain: Daniel P. Coughlin (Roman Catholic)
• Chief Administrative Officer:
• Clerk: Jeff Trandahl
• :
• Parliamentarian: , until May 31, 2004
  • John V. Sullivan, from May 31, 2004
• Reading Clerks: Mary Kevin Niland (Democratic); Paul Hays (Republican)
• Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood

See also[]

Elections[]

• United States elections, 2002 (elections leading to this Congress)
  • United States Senate elections, 2002
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 2002
• United States elections, 2004 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
  • 2004 United States presidential election
  • United States Senate elections, 2004
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 2004

Membership lists[]

• List of freshman class members of the 108th United States Congress

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
• Congress.gov
• History, Art and Archives from the United States House of Representatives
• Statistics & Lists from the United States Senate
• United States 108th Congress Web Archive from the U.S. Library of Congress
• "Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 108th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
• "Videos of Senate Sessions for the 108th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
• House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 108th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org (PDF).
• "Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 108th Congress".
• Senate Session Calendar for the 108th Congress (PDF).
• Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 108th Congress.
• Official Congressional Directory for the 108th Congress.
• Official Congressional Directory for the 108th Congress (1st Revision) (PDF).
• Official Congressional Directory for the 108th Congress (2nd Revision) (PDF).