115th United States Congress

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115th United States Congress
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United States Capitol (2017)
January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Members100 senators
435 representatives
6 non-voting delegates
Senate MajorityRepublican
Senate PresidentJoe Biden (D)
(until January 20, 2017)
Mike Pence (R)
(from January 20, 2017)
House MajorityRepublican
House SpeakerPaul Ryan (R)
Sessions
1st: January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2018
2nd: January 3, 2018 – January 3, 2019
Congressional Record
Volume 163
Volume 163 (2017)
Volume 164
Volume 164 (2018)

The 115th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States of America federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 2017, to January 3, 2019, during the final weeks of Barack Obama's presidency and the first two years of Donald Trump's presidency. The seats in the House were apportioned based on the 2010 United States Census.[1]

The Republican Party retained their majorities in both the House and the Senate, and with Donald Trump being sworn in as President on January 20, 2017, this gave the Republicans an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the 109th Congress in 2005

Several political scientists described the legislative accomplishments of this Congress as modest, considering that both Congress and the presidency were under unified Republican Party control.[2][3][4][5] According to a contemporary study, "House and Senate GOP majorities struggled to legislate: GOP fissures and the president frequently undermined the Republican agenda. Most notably, clashes within and between the two parties (for example, on healthcare issues) strained old ways of doing business."[3]

As of 2021, this is the most recent session of Congress in which:

  • Republicans had a federal trifecta,
  • Republicans controlled the House of Representatives,
  • Democrats held any congressional seats in North Dakota,
  • Democrats held Senate seats in Florida, Indiana, and Missouri,
  • Republicans held a Senate seat in Nevada,
  • Republicans held both Senate seats in Arizona,
  • Republicans held all congressional seats in Kansas, and
  • Republicans held any House seats in Maine.

Major events[]

President Donald Trump addressing Congress, with Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan.
American Federation of Government Employees members protesting for the federal employees affected by the January 2018 government shutdown
Donald Trump meeting with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer regarding the looming 2018–2019 government shutdown
Further information: 2017 in the United States and 2018 in the United States
  • January 5, 2017: House of Representatives condemned United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334.[6][7]
  • January 6, 2017: Joint session counted and certified the electoral votes of the 2016 presidential election.
  • January 11–12, 2017: Senate, in an all-night session, took first steps to repeal the Affordable Care Act, (ACA).[8] The final vote was 51 to 48 to approve a budget resolution to allow "broad swaths of the Affordable Care Act to be repealed through a process known as budget reconciliation."[9]
  • January 20, 2017: Donald Trump became President of the United States
  • February 7, 2017: Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. This was the first time in United States history that a cabinet confirmation was tied in the Senate and required a tie-breaking vote.[10][11]
  • February 28, 2017: Donald Trump address to a joint session.
  • April 6, 2017: Senate invoked the "nuclear option" to weaken Supreme Court filibusters. Nominee Neil Gorsuch was then confirmed the next day.
  • June 14, 2017: Majority Whip Steve Scalise and several staffers were shot during the Congressional baseball shooting. They were practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game.
  • September 1, 2017: The Parliamentarian of the United States Senate decreed that the Senate had until the end of the month to pass ACA repeal via the reconciliation process, or the option would no longer be viable.
  • October 24 – December 14, 2017: 2017 United States political sexual scandals from the "Me too" movement:
    • Allegations that Democratic Congressman Ruben Kihuen sexually harassed a campaign staffer led some in congressional leadership to call for his resignation. Kihuen later announced he would not seek another term in office.[12][13]
    • Democratic senator Al Franken announced he would resign "in the coming weeks" after photographs were made public suggesting that he sexually assaulted (groped) a Los Angeles-based radio personality during a USO tour in Iraq in 2006. He was also accused by multiple female constituents of groping at various Minnesota fair appearances that he attended.[14]
    • Three members of Congress either resigned or announced their impending resignations.[15][16] (See "Changes in membership")
    • Allegations that President Donald Trump previously raped and sexually harassed at least nineteen women, one girl, and Miss Teen USA contestants resulted in calls by members of Congress for him to resign.[17]
    • Allegations that Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore previously raped and sexually harassed at least eight women and one girl contributed to his defeat by Democrat Doug Jones in a special Senate election to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions.[18][19]
    • Allegations that House member Blake Farenthold sexually harassed a former staffer resulted in the commencement of an investigation by the House Ethics Committee and his announcement he would not seek re-election in 2018.[20][21] He subsequently resigned on April 6, 2018.[22]
  • January 20–22, 2018: United States federal government shutdown of January 2018
  • January 30, 2018: 2018 State of the Union Address
  • February 9, 2018: United States federal government funding gap
  • October 6, 2018: Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • November 28, 2018: Senate discharges from committee and calendars S.J.Res. 54, bill that ends US intervention in the Yemeni Civil War.
  • December 22, 2018 – January 25, 2019: 2018–19 United States federal government shutdown

Major legislation[]

Enacted[]

Trump signing the Music Modernization Act
Senator Tammy Duckworth and then House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi opposing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Main article: List of acts of the 115th United States Congress

Proposed[]

Main article: List of bills in the 115th United States Congress

Party summary[]

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

Senate[]

  • Senate membership

  • Final (from December 31, 2018)

Affiliation Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Independent
(caucusing with
Democrats) 		Republican
End of previous Congress 44 2 54 100 0
Begin (January 3, 2017) 46 2 52 100 0
February 8, 2017 [a] 51 99 1
February 9, 2017 [a] 52 100 0
January 2, 2018 [b] 45 99 1
January 3, 2018 [a][b] 47 51 100 0
April 1, 2018 [c] 50 99 1
April 2, 2018 [c] 51 100 0
August 25, 2018 [d] 50 99 1
September 4, 2018 [d] 51 100 0
December 31, 2018 [d] 50 99 1
Final voting share 49.5% 50.5%
Beginning of the next Congress 45 2 52 99 1

House of Representatives[]

House membership (from December 31, 2018)
     196 Democrats
     236 Republicans

     3 vacant
Ideological divisions in the House (on March 27, 2017)
     69 Progressive Caucus
     Freedom Caucus 33      

     113 Other Democrats
     Other Republicans 156      

     11 Blue Dog Coalition
     Tuesday Group 48      

     4 vacant
Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Independent Republican
End of previous Congress 187 0 246 433 2
Begin (January 3, 2017) 194 0 241 435 0
January 23, 2017 [e] 240 434 1
January 24, 2017 [f] 193 433 2
February 10, 2017 [g] 239 432 3
February 16, 2017 [h] 238 431 4
March 1, 2017 [i] 237 430 5
April 11, 2017 [e][j] 238 431 4
May 25, 2017 [i][j] 239 432 3
June 6, 2017 [f][j] 194 433 2
June 20, 2017 [g][h][j] 241 435 0
June 30, 2017 [k] 240 434 1
October 21, 2017 [l] 239 433 2
November 7, 2017 [k][j] 240 434 1
December 5, 2017 [m] 193 433 2
December 8, 2017 [n] 239 432 3
January 15, 2018 [o] 238 431 4
March 13, 2018 [l][j] 194 432 3
March 16, 2018 [p] 193 431 4
April 6, 2018 [q] 237 430 5
April 23, 2018 [r] 236 429 6
April 24, 2018 [n][j] 237 430 5
April 27, 2018 [s] 236 429 6
May 12, 2018 [t] 235 428 7
June 30, 2018 [q][j] 236 429 6
August 7, 2018 [o][j] 237 430 5
September 10, 2018 [u] 236 429 6
September 30, 2018 [v] 235 428 7
November 6, 2018 [m][p][r][s][t] 197 236 433 2
December 31, 2018 [w] 196 432 3
Final voting share 45.4% 0.0% 54.6%  
Non-voting members 3 1 2 6 0
Beginning of the next Congress 235 0 199 434 1[28]

Leadership[]

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

Senate[]

Senate President
Joe Biden
Joe Biden (D),
until January 20, 2017
Mike Pence
Mike Pence (R),
from January 20, 2017
Senate President pro tempore
Orrin Hatch
Orrin Hatch (R)
  • President: Joe Biden (D), until January 20, 2017
    • Mike Pence (R), from January 20, 2017
  • President pro tempore: Orrin Hatch (R)
  • President pro tempore emeritus: Patrick Leahy (D)

Majority (Republican) leadership[]

  • Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
  • Majority Whip: John Cornyn
  • Republican Conference Chairman: John Thune
  • Republican Conference Vice Chairman: Roy Blunt
  • Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Cory Gardner
  • Policy Committee Chairman: John Barrasso

Minority (Democratic) leadership[]

  • Minority Leader: Chuck Schumer
  • Minority Whip: Dick Durbin
  • Assistant Minority Leader: Patty Murray
  • Chief Deputy Whip: Jeff Merkley
  • Democratic Caucus Chairman: Chuck Schumer
  • Policy Committee Chairwoman: Debbie Stabenow[29]
  • Democratic Caucus Vice Chairs: Mark Warner and Elizabeth Warren[29]
  • Democratic Caucus Secretary: Tammy Baldwin[30]
  • Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Chris Van Hollen[31]
  • Policy Committee Vice Chairman: Joe Manchin[30]
  • Steering Committee Chairwoman: Amy Klobuchar[29]
  • Outreach Chair: Bernie Sanders[30]

House of Representatives[]

See also: 2017 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
House Speaker
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan (R)
  • Speaker: Paul Ryan (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership[]

  • Majority Leader: Kevin McCarthy
  • Majority Whip: Steve Scalise
  • Republican Conference Chairman: Cathy McMorris Rodgers
  • Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Doug Collins
  • Republican Conference Secretary: Jason T. Smith
  • Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Steve Stivers
  • Policy Committee Chairman: Luke Messer

Minority (Democratic) leadership[]

  • Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi
  • Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer
  • Assistant Minority Leader: Jim Clyburn
  • Democratic Caucus Chairman: Joseph Crowley
  • Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairwoman: Linda Sánchez
  • Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Ben Ray Luján
  • Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs: Rosa DeLauro and Eric Swalwell
  • Policy and Communications Chairmen: Cheri Bustos, David Cicilline, and Hakeem Jeffries

Demographics[]

Note: Demographics are accurate as of the commencement of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2017.
Democratic women in the House of Representatives wearing white to honor women's suffrage. (March 2017)

The average age of members of the House of Representatives during the 115th Congress was 57.8 years, while the average age of U.S. senators was 61.8 years.[32]

Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation of members of the 115th U.S. Senate.svg
Religious affiliation of members of the 115th U.S. House of Representatives.svg

The most common occupation of senators prior to being elected to their posts was law, followed by public service/politics and business. In the House of Representatives, business was the dominant prior occupation, followed by public service/politics and law.[32] In the 115th Congress, 94.1% of House members and 100% of senators had attained a bachelor's degree or a higher degree; this was a historically high level of education for a United States Congress. In addition, 167 members of the House and 55 members of the Senate had law degrees. Only 18 members of Congress had no college education.[32]

Ethnic minorities in the 115th Congress consisted of 52 African American members, 45 Hispanic or Latino members, 18 Asian-American or Pacific Islander members, and two members of Native American ancestry.[32] Women comprised 20.1% of the membership in the 115th Congress, which had 109 women and 326 men. This represented an increase of 21 women from the 114th Congress.[32]

Seven openly LGBT members served in the 115th Congress. Tammy Baldwin,[33] Jared Polis,[34] Sean Patrick Maloney, Mark Takano, David Cicilline, and Mark Pocan are openly gay, while Kyrsten Sinema is openly bisexual.[35]

The majority of the 115th Congress was religiously affiliated, with 90.7% identifying as Christians. Approximately half of the Christians were Protestant. Other religious faiths of congressmembers in the 115th Congress included Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism.[32]

Members[]

Senate[]

For year of birth, when first took office, when current term expires, prior background, and education, see List of current United States senators.

The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All of the class 3 seats were contested in the November 2016 elections. Class 1 terms end with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2018; Class 2 began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2020; and Class 3 began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 2022.

House of Representatives[]

For year of birth, when first took office, prior background, and education, see List of current members of the United States House of Representatives.

All 435 seats were filled by the regular elections on November 8, 2016, or subsequent special elections thereafter.

Caucuses[]

Main article: Caucuses of the United States Congress

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[z]
Alabama
(2) 		Jeff Sessions
(R) 		Resigned February 8, 2017, to become U.S. Attorney General.[37]
Successor appointed February 9, 2017, to continue the term.[38] 		Luther Strange
(R) 		February 9, 2017
Minnesota
(2) 		Al Franken
(D) 		Resigned January 2, 2018, amid a sexual misconduct scandal.[39]
Successor appointed January 2, 2018, to continue the term.[36]
Appointee was later elected to finish the term. 		Tina Smith
(D) 		January 3, 2018
Alabama
(2) 		Luther Strange
(R) 		Appointment expired January 3, 2018, following a special election.[40][41]
Successor elected December 12, 2017, to finish the term and qualified January 3, 2018.[42] 		Doug Jones
(D) 		January 3, 2018
Mississippi
(2) 		Thad Cochran
(R) 		Resigned April 1, 2018, for health reasons.[43]
Successor appointed April 2, 2018, to continue the term.[j]
Appointee was later elected to finish the term. 		Cindy Hyde-Smith
(R) 		April 9, 2018
Arizona
(3) 		John McCain
(R) 		Died August 25, 2018.[44]
Successor appointed September 4, 2018, to continue the term.[45] 		Jon Kyl
(R) 		September 5, 2018
Arizona
(3) 		Jon Kyl
(R) 		Resigned December 31, 2018.[27]
Successor was seated in next Congress. 		Vacant until the next Congress

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[z]
Kansas 4 Mike Pompeo
(R) 		Resigned January 23, 2017, to become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.[46]
A special election was held April 11, 2017.[47] 		Ron Estes
(R) 		April 25, 2017
California 34 Xavier Becerra
(D) 		Resigned January 24, 2017, to become Attorney General of California.[48]
A special election was held June 6, 2017.[49] 		Jimmy Gomez
(D) 		July 11, 2017
Georgia 6 Tom Price
(R) 		Resigned February 10, 2017, to become U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.[50]
A special election was held June 20, 2017.[51] 		Karen Handel
(R) 		June 26, 2017
South Carolina 5 Mick Mulvaney
(R) 		Resigned February 16, 2017, to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget.[52]
A special election was held June 20, 2017.[53] 		Ralph Norman
(R) 		June 26, 2017
Montana at-large Ryan Zinke
(R) 		Resigned March 1, 2017, to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior.[52]
A special election was held May 25, 2017.[54] 		Greg Gianforte
(R) 		June 21, 2017
Utah 3 Jason Chaffetz
(R) 		Resigned June 30, 2017, for personal reasons.[55]
A special election was held November 7, 2017.[56] 		John Curtis
(R) 		November 13, 2017
Pennsylvania 18 Tim Murphy
(R) 		Resigned October 21, 2017.[57]
A special election was held March 13, 2018.[58] 		Conor Lamb
(D) 		April 12, 2018
Michigan 13 John Conyers
(D) 		Resigned December 5, 2017.[59]
A special election was held November 6, 2018.[60] 		Brenda Jones
(D)[61] 		November 29, 2018
Arizona 8 Trent Franks
(R) 		Resigned December 8, 2017.[62]
A special election was held April 24, 2018.[63] 		Debbie Lesko
(R) 		May 7, 2018
Ohio 12 Pat Tiberi
(R) 		Resigned January 15, 2018, to lead the Ohio Business Roundtable.[64][65]
A special election was held August 7, 2018[66] 		Troy Balderson (R) September 5, 2018
New York 25 Louise Slaughter
(D) 		Died March 16, 2018.[67]
A special election was held November 6, 2018.[68] 		Joseph Morelle
(D) 		November 13, 2018
Texas 27 Blake Farenthold
(R) 		Resigned April 6, 2018.[22]
A special election was held June 30, 2018.[69] 		Michael Cloud
(R) 		July 10, 2018
Oklahoma 1 Jim Bridenstine
(R) 		Resigned April 23, 2018, to become the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.[70]
Successor was elected to the next term and, by Oklahoma law, was considered thereby "appointed" November 6, 2018 to finish the current term.[citation needed] There is debate about the legality of such an appointment, however.[citation needed] 		Kevin Hern
(R) 		November 13, 2018
Pennsylvania 7 Pat Meehan
(R) 		Resigned April 27, 2018.[71]
A special election was held November 6, 2018.[72] 		Mary Gay Scanlon
(D) 		November 13, 2018
Pennsylvania 15 Charlie Dent
(R) 		Resigned May 12, 2018.[73]
A special election was held November 6, 2018.[72] 		Susan Wild
(D) 		November 27, 2018[74]
Florida 6 Ron DeSantis
(R) 		Resigned September 10, 2018, to focus on gubernatorial campaign.[75]
Seat remained vacant until determined by general election. 		Vacant until the next Congress
West Virginia 3 Evan Jenkins
(R) 		Resigned September 30, 2018, to become justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.[76]
Seat remained vacant until determined by general election.
New Mexico 1 Michelle Lujan Grisham
(D) 		Resigned December 31, 2018, to become Governor of New Mexico.

Committees[]

Section contents: Senate, House, Joint

Senate[]

Main article: List of current United States Senate committees
Committee Chairman Ranking Member
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Pat Roberts (R-KS) Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Appropriations Richard Shelby (R-AL) Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Armed Services John McCain (R-AZ) until August 25, 2018
Jim Inhofe (R-OK) from September 6, 2018
Acting from December 2017 		Jack Reed (D-RI)
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Mike Crapo (R-ID) Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Budget Mike Enzi (R-WY) Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
Commerce, Science and Transportation John Thune (R-SD) Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Energy and Natural Resources Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Environment and Public Works John Barrasso (R-WY) Tom Carper (D-DE)
Finance Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Foreign Relations Bob Corker (R-TN) Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Patty Murray (D-WA)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Ron Johnson (R-WI) Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
Judiciary Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Rules and Administration Roy Blunt (R-MO) Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Jim Risch (R-ID) Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Veterans' Affairs Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Jon Tester (D-MT)
Aging (Special) Susan Collins (R-ME) Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA)
Ethics (Select) Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Chris Coons (D-DE)
Indian Affairs (Permanent Select) John Hoeven (R-ND) Tom Udall (D-NM)
Intelligence (Select) Richard Burr (R-NC) Mark Warner (D-VA)
International Narcotics Control (Permanent Caucus) Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

House of Representatives[]

Main article: List of current United States House of Representatives committees
Committee Chairman[77] Ranking Member
Agriculture Mike Conaway (R-TX) Collin Peterson (D-MN)
Appropriations Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) Nita Lowey (D-NY)
Armed Services Mac Thornberry (R-TX) Adam Smith (D-WA)
Budget Diane Black (R-TN), until January 11, 2018
Acting until February 16, 2017
Steve Womack (R-AR), from January 11, 2018 		John Yarmuth (D-KY)
Education and the Workforce Virginia Foxx (R-NC) Bobby Scott (D-VA)
Energy and Commerce Greg Walden (R-OR) Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Ethics Susan Brooks (R-IN) Ted Deutch (D-FL)
Financial Services Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Foreign Affairs Ed Royce (R-CA) Eliot Engel (D-NY)
Homeland Security Michael McCaul (R-TX) Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
House Administration Gregg Harper (R-MS) Bob Brady (D-PA)
Judiciary Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) John Conyers (D-MI), until November 26, 2017
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), from November 26, 2017
Acting until December 20, 2017
Natural Resources Rob Bishop (R-UT) Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
Oversight and Government Reform Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), until June 13, 2017
Trey Gowdy (R-SC), from June 13, 2017 		Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
Rules Pete Sessions (R-TX) Louise Slaughter (D-NY), until March 16, 2018
Jim McGovern (D-MA), from March 17, 2018
Acting until April 10, 2018
Science, Space and Technology Lamar Smith (R-TX) Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Small Business Steve Chabot (R-OH) Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
Transportation and Infrastructure Bill Shuster (R-PA) Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
Veterans' Affairs Phil Roe (R-TN) Tim Walz (D-MN)
Ways and Means Kevin Brady (R-TX) Richard Neal (D-MA)
Human Rights (Lantos Commission) Randy Hultgren (R-IL) Jim McGovern (D-MA)
Intelligence (Permanent Select) Devin Nunes (R-CA) Adam Schiff (D-CA)

Joint[]

Main article: List of current United States congressional joint committees
Committee Chairman Ranking Member
Economic Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH), until January 11, 2018
Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN), from January 11, 2018 		Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Library Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Printing Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Rep. Bob Brady (D-PA)
Taxation Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (Select) Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) (co-chair)
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) (co-chair) 		Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Inaugural Ceremonies (Special) Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL)
Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans (Select) Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) (co-chair)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) (co-chair) 		Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)

Employees and legislative agency directors[]

Senate[]

House of Representatives[]

  • Chaplain: Patrick J. Conroy[79] (Roman Catholic)
  • Chief Administrative Officer: [80]
  • Clerk: Karen L. Haas[81]
  • Historian: Matthew Wasniewski
  • : then
  • Parliamentarian: [82]
  • Reading Clerks: Susan Cole and Joseph Novotny
  • Sergeant at Arms: Paul D. Irving[83]

Legislative branch agency directors[]

  • Architect of the Capitol: Stephen T. Ayers, until November 25, 2018
    • Christine A. Merdon (acting), starting November 25, 2018
  • Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Brian P. Monahan
  • Comptroller General of the United States: Eugene Louis Dodaro
  • Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Keith Hall
  • Librarian of Congress: Carla Diane Hayden
  • Public Printer of the United States: Jim Bradley

See also[]

Elections[]

  • 2016 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
    • 2016 United States presidential election
    • 2016 United States Senate elections
    • 2016 United States House of Representatives elections
  • 2018 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
    • 2018 United States Senate elections
    • 2018 United States House of Representatives elections

Membership lists[]

  • List of freshman class members of the 115th United States Congress

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c In Alabama, senator Jeff Sessions (R) resigned February 8, 2017. Luther Strange (R) was appointed February 9, 2017, to continue the term. Doug Jones (D) was elected to finish the term and qualified January 3, 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b In Minnesota, senator Al Franken (D) resigned January 2, 2018. Tina Smith (D) was appointed January 3, 2018, to continue the term.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b In Mississippi, senator Thad Cochran (R) resigned April 1, 2018. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) was appointed April 2, 2018, to continue the term.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c In Arizona, senator John McCain (R) died August 25, 2018. Jon Kyl (R) was appointed September 4, 2018, to continue the term. Kyl announced his resignation, effective December 31, 2018.[27]
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b In Kansas's 4th district: Mike Pompeo (R) resigned January 23, 2017, and Ron Estes (R) was elected April 11, 2017.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b In California's 34th district: Xavier Becerra (D) resigned January 24, 2017, and Jimmy Gomez (D) was elected June 6, 2017.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b In Georgia's 6th district: Tom Price (R) resigned February 10, 2017, and Karen Handel (R) was elected June 20, 2017.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b In South Carolina's 5th district: Mick Mulvaney (R) resigned February 16, 2017, and Ralph Norman (R) was elected June 20, 2017.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b In Montana's at-large district: Ryan Zinke (R) resigned March 1, 2017, and Greg Gianforte (R) was elected May 25, 2017.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k Service begins on the day of a special election, when qualified, not necessarily upon the oath of office.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b In Utah's 3rd district: Jason Chaffetz (R) resigned June 30, 2017, and John Curtis (R) was elected November 7, 2017.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b In Pennsylvania's 18th district: Tim Murphy (R) resigned October 21, 2017, and Conor Lamb (D) was elected March 13, 2018.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b In Michigan's 13th district: Rep. John Conyers (D) resigned December 5, 2017, and Brenda Jones (D) was elected November 6, 2018.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b In Arizona's 8th district: Trent Franks (R) resigned December 8, 2017, and Debbie Lesko (R) was elected April 24, 2018.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b In Ohio's 12th district: Pat Tiberi (R) resigned January 15, 2018, and Troy Balderson (R) was elected August 7, 2018, although the results weren't final until August 24, 2018.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b In New York's 25th district: Louise Slaughter (D) died March 16, 2018, and Joseph D. Morelle (D) was elected November 6, 2018.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b In Texas's 27th district: Blake Farenthold (R) resigned April 6, 2018, and Michael Cloud (R) was elected June 30, 2018.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b In Oklahoma's 1st district: Jim Bridenstine (R) resigned April 23, 2018, and Kevin Hern (R) was elected November 6, 2018.
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b In Pennsylvania's 7th district: Pat Meehan (R) resigned April 27, 2018, and Mary Gay Scanlon (D) was elected November 6, 2018.
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b In Pennsylvania's 15th district: Charlie Dent (R) resigned May 12, 2018 and Susan Wild (D) was elected November 6, 2018.
  21. ^ In Florida's 6th district: Ron DeSantis (R) resigned September 10, 2018.
  22. ^ In West Virginia's 3rd district: Evan Jenkins (R) resigned September 30, 2018.
  23. ^ In New Mexico's 1st district: Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) resigned December 31, 2018.
  24. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i 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.
  25. ^ In Ohio's 12th congressional district, the special election on August 7, 2018, was so close that it wasn't settled until August 24, 2018.
  26. ^ Jump up to: a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

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