113th United States Congress

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113th United States Congress
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United States Capitol (2013)
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
Members100 senators
435 representatives
6 non-voting delegates
Senate MajorityDemocratic
Senate PresidentJoe Biden (D)
House MajorityRepublican
House SpeakerJohn Boehner (R)
Sessions
1st: January 3, 2013 – December 26, 2013
2nd: January 3, 2014 – December 16, 2014

The 113th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2015, during the fifth and sixth years of Barack Obama's presidency. It was composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives based on the results of the 2012 Senate elections and the 2012 House elections. The seats in the House were apportioned based on the 2010 United States Census. It first met in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2013, and it ended on January 3, 2015. Senators elected to regular terms in 2008 were in the last two years of those terms during this Congress.

The Senate had a Democratic majority, while the House had a Republican majority. This was the last time Democrats held control of the Senate until the 117th Congress in 2021. As of 2021, this was also the most recent time that Senate Democrats, who had a 55-45 majority for most of the 113th Congress, held more than 50 U.S. Senate seats. As of 2021, this is the most recent Congress in which Democrats held any seats in Alaska, Arkansas, or South Dakota, the last in which Democrats held Senate seats in Iowa or North Carolina, and the last in which Democrats held a House seat in West Virginia.

Major events[]

A government shutdown notice posted on October 1, 2013, with the Statue of Liberty in the far background[1]
Main articles: 2013 in the United States, 2014 in the United States, and 2015 in the United States
  • January 4, 2013: Joint session to count the Electoral College votes for the 2012 presidential election.[2]
  • January 20–21, 2013: Second inauguration of President Barack Obama.[3] The term began January 20, but because that was a Sunday, the Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies scheduled the inauguration ceremony for the next day.[3]
  • February 1, 2013: Senator Mo Cowan began his term after being appointed by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. Serving alongside Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, this marked the first time that two African Americans served concurrently in the Senate.[4]
  • February 12, 2013: Joint session to hear the 2013 State of the Union Address.
  • March 6–7, 2013: Senator Rand Paul led a filibuster of the nomination of John O. Brennan for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency with a 12-hour, 52-minute speech.
  • June 5, 2013: The first media reports of Edward Snowden's surveillance disclosures surfaced in the media.[5]
  • June 25, 2013: The Supreme Court struck down section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in Shelby County v. Holder, ending the need for some counties and states to receive "preclearance" from the Justice Department before changing election laws.
  • June 26, 2013: The Supreme Court struck down section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act in United States v. Windsor, forcing the federal government to acknowledge same-sex marriages granted under the laws of states.
  • July 16, 2013: The Senate reached a deal to allow some presidential nominations to come to a vote, avoiding the "Nuclear option" for filibuster reform.[6]
  • September 24–25, 2013: Senator Ted Cruz delivered a 21-hour, 19-minute speech, one of the longest in Senate history, in opposition to the Affordable Care Act. Cruz's speech was not a filibuster, as it delayed no vote.[7]
  • October 1–17, 2013: The United States federal government was shut down as most routine operations were curtailed after Congress failed to enact legislation appropriating funds for fiscal year 2014, or a continuing resolution for the interim authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2014.
  • October 3, 2013: The shooting of Miriam Carey occurs.
  • November 21, 2013: In a 52–48 vote, the Senate ended the use of the filibuster on all executive branch nominees, as well as on most judicial nominees. The filibuster remained in place for Supreme Court nominees and for legislation.[8]
  • November 4, 2014: United States elections, 2014, including United States Senate elections, 2014 and United States House of Representatives elections, 2014.

Major legislation[]

Enacted[]

Main article: Acts of the 113th United States Congress

Proposed[]

Main article: List of bills in the 113th United States Congress

Appropriations bills[]

Fiscal year 2014[]

Fiscal year 2014 runs from October 1, 2013, to September 30, 2014.[9]

  • Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 2216) - proposed
  • Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 2217) - proposed
  • Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 2609) - proposed

Fiscal year 2015[]

Main article: 2015 United States federal appropriations

Fiscal year 2015 runs from October 1, 2014, to September 20, 2015.[9]

  • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 4800) - considered in the House on June 11, 2014.[10] The bill would appropriate $20.9 billion.[11]
  • Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 4660) - passed the House on May 30, 2014.[12] The total amount of money appropriated in the bill was $51.2 billion, approximately $400 million less than fiscal year 2014.[13]
  • Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 - considered in the House on June 18, 2014. The bill would provide funding of approximately $491 billion.[14]
  • Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 4923; 113th Congress) (H.R. 4923) - The bill would appropriate $34 billion to the United States Department of Energy, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and related agencies.[15]
  • Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 4487) - passed in the House on May 1, 2014.[16] The bill would appropriate $3.3 billion to the legislative branch for FY 2015.[17]
  • Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 4486) - passed the House on April 30, 2014.[18] The total amount appropriated by the introduced version of the bill is $71.5 billion.[17]
  • Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 4745 or "THUD") - passed the House on June 10, 2014.[19] The bill would appropriate $17 billion to the Department of Transportation and $40.3 billion to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.[20]

Party summary[]

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.

Senate[]

Final Senate Membership
     53 Democrats
     45 Republicans

     2 Independents, caucusing with Democrats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Independent
(caucusing with
Democrats) 		Republican
End of previous Congress 51 2 47 100 0
Begin 53 2 45 100 0
June 3, 2013 52 99 1
June 6, 2013 46 100 0
October 31, 2013 53 45
February 6, 2014 52 99 1
February 9, 2014 53 100 0
Final voting share 55% 45%
Beginning of the next Congress 44 2 54 100 0

House of Representatives[]

Final House Membership
     201 Democrats
     234 Republicans
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous Congress 191 240 431 4
Begin 200 233 433 2
January 22, 2013 232 432 3
April 9, 2013 201 433 2
May 7, 2013 233 434 1
June 4, 2013 234 435 0
July 15, 2013 200 434 1
August 2, 2013 233 433 2
September 26, 2013 232 432 3
October 18, 2013 231 431 4
November 16, 2013 232 432 3
December 10, 2013 201 433 2
December 17, 2013 233 434 1
January 6, 2014 200 433 2
January 27, 2014 232 432 3
February 18, 2014 199 431 4
March 11, 2014 233 432 3
June 24, 2014 234 433 2
August 18, 2014 233 432 3
November 4, 2014 201 234 435 0
Final voting share 46.2% 53.8%
Non-voting members 6 0 6 0
Beginning of the next Congress 188 247 435 0

Leadership[]

Section contents: Senate: Majority (D), Minority (R) • House: Majority (R), Minority (D)

Senate[]

Senate President
Joe Biden
Joe Biden (D)
Senate President pro tempore
Patrick Leahy
Patrick Leahy (D)
  • President: Joe Biden (D)
  • President pro tempore: Patrick Leahy (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership[]

  • Majority Leader and Caucus Chairman: Harry Reid
  • Assistant Majority Leader (Majority Whip): Dick Durbin
  • Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman and Policy Committee Chairman: Chuck Schumer
  • Democratic Caucus Secretary: Patty Murray
  • Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman: Michael Bennet
  • Policy Committee Vice Chairman: Debbie Stabenow
  • Steering and Outreach Committee Chairman: Mark Begich
  • Steering and Outreach Committee Vice Chairman: Jeanne Shaheen
  • Chief Deputy Whip: Barbara Boxer

Minority (Republican) leadership[]

  • Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell
  • Assistant Minority Leader (Minority Whip): John Cornyn
  • Republican Conference Chairman: John Thune
  • Republican Conference Vice Chairman: Roy Blunt
  • Senatorial Committee Chair: Jerry Moran
  • Policy Committee Chairman: John Barrasso
  • Deputy Whips: Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Mike Crapo, Saxby Chambliss, Rob Portman, David Vitter, Roger Wicker

House of Representatives[]

Speaker of the House
John Boehner
John Boehner (R)
  • Speaker: John Boehner (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership[]

  • Majority Leader: Eric Cantor, until August 1, 2014
    • Kevin McCarthy, from August 1, 2014
  • Majority Whip: Kevin McCarthy, until August 1, 2014
    • Steve Scalise, from August 1, 2014
  • Majority Chief Deputy Whip: Peter Roskam, until August 1, 2014
    • Patrick McHenry, from August 1, 2014
  • Republican Conference Chairwoman: Cathy McMorris Rodgers
  • Republican Conference Vice-Chairwoman: Lynn Jenkins
  • Republican Conference Secretary: Virginia Foxx
  • Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Greg Walden
  • Policy Committee Chairman: James Lankford
  • Campaign Committee Deputy Chairman: Lynn Westmoreland

Minority (Democratic) leadership[]

  • Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi
  • Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer
  • Assistant Democratic Leader: Jim Clyburn
  • Democratic Caucus Chairman: Xavier Becerra
  • Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairman: Joseph Crowley
  • Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Steve Israel
  • Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs: Rosa DeLauro (Steering) and Rob Andrews (Policy, until February 18, 2014); George Miller (Policy, from March 24, 2014)
  • Organization, Study, and Review Chairman: Mike Capuano
  • Senior Chief Deputy Minority Whip: John Lewis
  • Chief Deputy Minority Whips: Terri Sewell, Keith Ellison, Jim Matheson, Ben R. Luján, Jan Schakowsky, Diana DeGette, G. K. Butterfield, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Peter Welch

Members[]

Senate[]

Senators are listed by state, and the numbers refer to their Senate classes, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2014; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2016; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 2018.

House of Representatives[]

For maps of congressional districts, see List of United States congressional districts.

Changes in membership[]

Senate[]

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate
State
(class) 		Vacator Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[b]
Massachusetts
(2) 		John Kerry
(D) 		Resigned February 1, 2013, to become U.S. Secretary of State.[22][23]
Successor was appointed February 1, 2013, to continue the term. 		Mo Cowan
(D) 		February 1, 2013
New Jersey
(2) 		Frank Lautenberg
(D) 		Died June 3, 2013.
Successor was appointed June 6, 2013, to continue the term. 		Jeffrey Chiesa (R) June 10, 2013
Massachusetts
(2) 		Mo Cowan
(D) 		Appointment expired July 16, 2013, following a special election.[24]
Successor was elected June 25, 2013, to finish the term. 		Ed Markey (D) July 16, 2013
New Jersey
(2) 		Jeffrey Chiesa
(R) 		Appointment expired October 31, 2013, following a special election.[25][26]
Successor was elected October 16, 2013, to finish the term. 		Cory Booker (D) October 31, 2013[26]
Montana
(2) 		Max Baucus
(D) 		Resigned February 6, 2014, to become U.S. Ambassador to China.
Successor was appointed February 9, 2014, to finish the term. 		John Walsh (D) February 11, 2014

House of Representatives[]

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
District Vacator Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[b]
Illinois 2 Vacant Jesse Jackson Jr. (D) resigned November 21, 2012, near the end of the previous Congress for health reasons.[27]
A special election was held April 9, 2013. 		Robin Kelly (D) April 11, 2013[28]
South Carolina 1 Vacant Tim Scott (R) resigned January 2, 2013, near the end of the previous Congress, when appointed to the Senate.[29]
A special election was held May 7, 2013. 		Mark Sanford (R) May 15, 2013[30]
Missouri 8 Jo Ann Emerson
(R) 		Resigned January 22, 2013, to become president and CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.[31]
A special election was held June 4, 2013. 		Jason Smith (R)[32] June 5, 2013[33]
Massachusetts 5 Ed Markey
(D) 		Resigned July 16, 2013, having been elected to the United States Senate in a special election.
A special election was held December 10, 2013. 		Katherine Clark (D)[34] December 12, 2013
Alabama 1 Jo Bonner
(R) 		Resigned August 2, 2013, to become a vice chancellor in the University of Alabama System.
A special election was held December 17, 2013. 		Bradley Byrne
(R) 		January 7, 2014
Louisiana 5 Rodney Alexander
(R) 		Resigned September 26, 2013, to become the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.
A special election was held November 16, 2013.[35] 		Vance McAllister (R) November 21, 2013[36]
Florida 13 Bill Young
(R) 		Died October 18, 2013.
A special election was held March 11, 2014. 		David Jolly (R) March 13, 2014[37]
North Carolina 12 Mel Watt (D) Resigned January 6, 2014, to become head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
A special election was held November 4, 2014. 		Alma Adams (D) November 12, 2014
Florida 19 Trey Radel (R) Resigned January 27, 2014 following a conviction for cocaine possession.[38]
A special election was held June 24, 2014. 		Curt Clawson (R) June 25, 2014
New Jersey 1 Rob Andrews
(D) 		Resigned February 18, 2014, to take a position at a Philadelphia law firm.[39]
A special election was held November 4, 2014. 		Donald Norcross
(D) 		November 12, 2014
Virginia 7 Eric Cantor
(R) 		Resigned August 18, 2014 following his primary defeat.
A special election was held November 4, 2014. 		Dave Brat
(R) 		November 12, 2014

Committees[]

[Section contents: Senate, House, Joint ] Listed alphabetically by chamber, including Chairperson and Ranking Member.

Senate[]

Main article: List of current United States Senate committees

House of Representatives[]

Main article: List of United States House of Representatives committees

Sources: H.Res. 6, H.Res. 7

Joint committees[]

Main article: List of United States congressional joint committees
  • Economic: Kevin Brady, Amy Klobuchar
  • Inaugural Ceremonies (Special): Chuck Schumer, Lamar Alexander
  • The Library: Gregg Harper, Chuck Schumer
  • Printing: Chuck Schumer, Gregg Harper
  • Taxation: Max Baucus, then Ron Wyden, Dave Camp

Caucuses[]

Main article: Caucuses of the United States Congress

Employees[]

Legislative branch agency directors[]

  • Architect of the Capitol: Stephen T. Ayers
  • Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Brian Monahan
  • Comptroller General of the United States: Eugene Louis Dodaro
  • Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Keith Hall
  • Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington
  • Public Printer of the United States: Davita E. Vance-Cooks

Senate[]

  • Chaplain: Barry C. Black (Seventh-day Adventist)
  • Curator: Diane K. Skvarla, until January 27, 2014
    • Melinda Smith, starting January 27, 2014
  • Historian: Donald A. Ritchie
  • Librarian: Leona I. Faust
  • Parliamentarian: Elizabeth MacDonough
  • Secretary: Nancy Erickson
  • : Gary B. Myrick
  • : David J. Schiappa, until August 1, 2013
    • , from August 1, 2013
  • Sergeant at Arms: Terrance W. Gainer, until May 2, 2014
    • Andrew B. Willison, from May 2, 2014

House of Representatives[]

  • Chaplain: Patrick J. Conroy (Roman Catholic)
  • Chief Administrative Officer: Daniel J. Strodel, until January 6, 2014
    • Ed Cassidy, from January 6, 2014
  • Clerk: Karen L. Haas
  • Historian: Matthew Wasniewski
  • :
  • Parliamentarian:
  • Reading Clerks: Susan Cole and Joseph Novotny
  • Sergeant at Arms: Paul D. Irving

See also[]

Elections[]

  • United States elections, 2012 (elections leading to this Congress)
    • 2012 United States presidential election
    • United States Senate elections, 2012
    • United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
  • United States elections, 2014 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
    • United States Senate elections, 2014
    • United States House of Representatives elections, 2014

Membership lists[]

  • List of freshman class members of the 113th United States Congress

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) and the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party (D-NPL) are the Minnesota and North Dakota affiliates of the U.S. Democratic Party and are counted as Democrats.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

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