117th United States Congress

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117th United States Congress
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United States Capitol (2021)
January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Members100 senators
435 representatives
6 non-voting delegates
Senate MajorityRepublican
(until January 20, 2021)
Democratic
(from January 20, 2021)
Senate PresidentMike Pence (R)
(until January 20, 2021)
Kamala Harris (D)
(from January 20, 2021)
House MajorityDemocratic
House SpeakerNancy Pelosi (D)
Sessions
1st: January 3, 2021 – present

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. It will meet during the first two years of Joe Biden's presidency.

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).

In the Senate, the Republican Party briefly held the majority at the beginning of the term. 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]

With Vice President Kamala Harris serving as the tie breaker in her constitutional role as Senate President, the Democrats gained control of the Senate, and thereby full control of Congress for the first time since the 111th Congress ended in 2011. When Joe Biden was inaugurated as President on January 20, 2021, Democrats assumed control of an overall federal government trifecta, also for the first time since the 111th Congress.

Major events[]

2021 United States Capitol attack (January 6, 2021)
Joe Biden takes the oath of office as the 46th President of the United States
  • 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 storming of 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 (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 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 22, 2021: House voted 216–208 on H.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]

Major legislation[]

Enacted[]

Main article: List of acts of the 117th United States Congress

Proposed (but not enacted)[]

Main article: List of bills in the 117th United States Congress

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.

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[]

  • Senate membership

  • Current (from January 20, 2021)

  Party
(shading shows control)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Independent
(caucusing with
Democrats)
 Republican
End of previous Congress 46 2 52 100 0
Begin (January 3, 2021)[a] 46 2 51 99 1
January 18, 2021[b] 45 98 2
January 20, 2021[b][c][d] 48 2 50 100 0
Latest voting share 50.0% 50.0%  

House of Representatives[]

  • House membership

  • Current (from July 30, 2021)

  Party
(shading shows control)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Independent Republican Other
End of previous Congress 233 1 195 1[e] 430 5
Begin (January 3, 2021)[f][g] 222 0 211 0 433 2
January 15, 2021[h] 221 432 3
February 7, 2021[i] 210 431 4
February 11, 2021[g] 211 432 3
March 10, 2021[j] 220 431 4
March 16, 2021[k] 219 430 5
April 6, 2021[l] 218 429 6
April 14, 2021[m] 212 430 5
May 11, 2021[n] 219 431 4
May 16, 2021[o] 211 430 5
June 14, 2021[p] 220 431 4
July 30, 2021[q] 212 432 3
Latest voting share 50.9% 0.0% 49.1% 0.0%  
Non-voting members 3 1[r] 2[s] 0 6 0

Leadership[]

Note: Democrats refer to themselves as a "Caucus"; Republicans refer to themselves as a "Conference".

Senate[]

Senate President
VP Mike Pence
Mike Pence (R),
until January 20, 2021
VP Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris (D),
from January 20, 2021
Senate President pro tempore
Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley (R),
until January 20, 2021
Patrick Leahy
Patrick Leahy (D),
from January 20, 2021

Presiding[]

  • President of the Senate: Kamala Harris (D), since January 20, 2021
    • Mike Pence (R), until January 20, 2021
  • President pro tempore: Patrick Leahy (D), since January 20, 2021
  • President pro tempore emeritus: 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[21]
  • Senate Majority Whip since January 20, 2021: Dick Durbin[21]
  • Senate Assistant Democratic Leader: Patty Murray[21]
  • Chair of the Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee: Debbie Stabenow[21]
  • Vice Chairs of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Mark Warner and Elizabeth Warren[21]
  • Chair of the Senate Democratic Steering Committee: Amy Klobuchar[21]
  • Chair of Senate Democratic Outreach: Bernie Sanders[21]
  • Vice Chairs of the Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee: Cory Booker and Joe Manchin[21]
  • Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Tammy Baldwin[21]
  • Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Gary Peters
  • Vice Chair of Senate Democratic Outreach: Catherine Cortez Masto[21]
  • Senate Democratic Chief Deputy Whips: TBD
Republican leadership[]

(Majority until January 20, 2021, minority thereafter)

  • Senate Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell[22][23]
  • Senate Minority Whip: John Thune[22]
  • Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: John Barrasso[22]
  • Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee: Roy Blunt[22]
  • Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: Joni Ernst[22]
  • Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee: Rick Scott[22]
  • Chair of the Senate Republican Steering Committee: Mike Lee[24]
  • Senate Republican Chief Deputy Whip: TBD
  • Senate Republican Deputy Whips: TBD

House of Representatives[]

House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi (D)

Presiding[]

See also: 2021 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
  • Speaker: Nancy Pelosi (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership[]

  • House Majority Leader: Steny Hoyer[25]
  • House Majority Whip: Jim Clyburn[25]
  • Assistant Speaker of the House: Katherine Clark[25]
  • Chair of the House Democratic Caucus: Hakeem Jeffries[25]
  • Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus: Pete Aguilar[26]
  • Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Sean Patrick Maloney[27]
  • Co-Chairs of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee: Matt Cartwright, Debbie Dingell, Ted Lieu, and Joe Neguse[28]
  • House Democratic Junior Caucus Leadership Representative: Colin Allred[25]
  • House Democratic Freshman Class Leadership Representative: Mondaire Jones[29]
  • Co-Chairs of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee: Cheri Bustos, Barbara Lee, and Eric Swalwell[29]
  • House Democratic Assistant to the Majority Whip: TBD
  • House Democratic Senior Chief Deputy Whips: G. K. Butterfield and Jan Schakowsky[30]
  • House Democratic Chief Deputy Whips: Henry Cuellar, Sheila Jackson Lee, Dan Kildee, Stephanie Murphy, Jimmy Panetta, Terri Sewell, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Peter Welch[30]

Minority (Republican) leadership[]

  • House Minority Leader and Chair of the House Republican Steering Committee: Kevin McCarthy[31]
  • House Minority Whip: Steve Scalise[31]
  • Chair of the House Republican Conference: Elise Stefanik (since May 14, 2021)[2]
    • Liz Cheney (until May 12, 2021)[31]
  • Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference: Mike Johnson[31]
  • Secretary of the House Republican Conference: Rich Hudson[31]
  • Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee: Gary Palmer[31]
  • Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee: Tom Emmer[31]
  • House Republican Chief Deputy Whip: TBD

Members[]

Senate[]

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

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.

Further information: List of current members of the United States House of Representatives

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[v]
Georgia
(2) 		Vacant David Perdue's (R) term expired January 3, 2021, before a runoff election could be held.
Successor elected January 5, 2021.[a] 		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.[34] 		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[]

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives, 2021 United States House of Representatives elections, and 2022 United States House of Representatives elections § Special elections
District Vacator Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[v]
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.[35] 		Claudia Tenney
(R) 		February 11, 2021[36][10]
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.[8] 		Julia Letlow
(R) 		April 14, 2021[37]
Louisiana 2 Cedric Richmond
(D) 		Resigned January 15, 2021, to become Senior Advisor to the President and director of the Office of Public Liaison.[38][39]
A special election was held on March 20, 2021, and a runoff was held on April 24.[38] 		Troy Carter
(D) 		May 11, 2021
Texas 6 Ron Wright
(R) 		Died from COVID-19 on February 7, 2021.[12]
A special election was held on May 1, 2021, with a runoff held on July 27.[40][41] 		Jake Ellzey (R) July 30, 2021[20]
Ohio 11 Marcia Fudge
(D) 		Resigned March 10, 2021, to become U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.[42]
A special election will be held on November 2, 2021. 		TBD TBD
New Mexico 1 Deb Haaland
(D) 		Resigned March 16, 2021, to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior.[43]
A special election was held on June 1, 2021.[43] 		Melanie Stansbury
(D) 		June 14, 2021
Florida 20 Alcee Hastings
(D) 		Died April 6, 2021.
A special election will be held on January 11, 2022.[44] 		TBD TBD
Ohio 15 Steve Stivers
(R) 		Resigned May 16, 2021, to become the president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.[45]
A special election will be held on November 2, 2021. 		TBD TBD

Committees[]

Section contents: Senate, House, Joint

Senate[]

Main article: List of United States Senate committees

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.[46]

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) Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) John Cornyn (R-TX)
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[]

Main article: List of United States House of Representatives committees
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) Devin Nunes (R-CA)
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[]

Main article: List of current United States congressional joint committees
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[w] 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:
  • 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)[47]
    • Lt. Gen. Karen Gibson since March 22, 2021[48]
      • Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper: Kelly Fado, since March 22, 2021[citation needed]

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)[49]
    • 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[50]
  • Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Phillip Swagel[51]
  • Librarian of Congress: Carla Diane Hayden[52]
  • Director of the U.S. Government Publishing Office: Vacant[53]
  • Counselor of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel: Ralph V. Seep[54]
  • Counselor of the Office of House Legislative Counsel: Ernest Wade Ballou Jr.[55]
  • 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)
    • 2021 United States House of Representatives elections
  • 2022 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
    • 2022 United States Senate elections
    • 2022 United States House of Representatives elections

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d 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.[4]
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c 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.[5]
  3. ^ 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.[6][7]
  4. ^ Kamala Harris (D) became U.S. Vice President January 20, 2021, with the tie-breaking vote.
  5. ^ There was 1 Libertarian at the end of the previous Congress.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b In Louisiana's 5th district: member elect Luke Letlow (R) died December 29, 2020, before the term started.[8]
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c In New York's 22nd district: the term began with the previous election disputed, Claudia Tenney was declared the winner[9] and was sworn in February 11, 2021.[10]
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b In Louisiana's 2nd district: Cedric Richmond (D) resigned January 15, 2021, to serve in the Biden administration.[11]
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b In Texas's 6th district: Ron Wright (R) died February 7, 2021.[12]
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b In Ohio's 11th district: Marcia Fudge (D) resigned March 10, 2021, to serve in the Biden administration.[13]
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b In New Mexico's 1st district: Deb Haaland (D) resigned March 16, 2021, to serve in the Biden administration.[14]
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b In Florida's 20th district: Alcee Hastings (D) died April 6, 2021.[15]
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b In Louisiana's 5th district: Julia Letlow (R) won a special election on March 20, 2021. She was sworn in on April 14.[16]
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b In Louisiana's 2nd district: Troy Carter (D) won a special runoff election on April 24, 2021. He was sworn in on May 11.[17]
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b In Ohio's 15th district: Steve Stivers (R) resigned May 16, 2021, to become the president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.[18]
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b In New Mexico's 1st district: Melanie Stansbury (D) won a special election on June 1, 2021. She was sworn in on June 14.[19]
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b In Texas's 6th district: Jake Ellzey (R) won a special runoff election on July 27, 2021. He was sworn in on July 30.[20]
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Caucuses with Democrats.
  19. ^ Includes a New Progressive Party member who is also affiliated as a Republican.
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.
  21. ^ Miller-Meeks was provisionally seated with the rest of the 117th Congress, pending the challenge by her opponent Rita Hart.[32] Hart withdrew her challenge on March 31, 2021.[33]
  22. ^ Jump up to: a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
  23. ^ 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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