118th United States Congress

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118th United States Congress
117th ←
→ 119th
January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025
Members100 senators
435 representatives
6 non-voting delegates
Senate MajorityTBD
Senate PresidentKamala Harris (D)
House MajorityTBD
House Speaker TBD
Sessions
1st: January 3, 2023 – TBD

The 118th United States Congress is the next meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 2023, to January 3, 2025, during the third and fourth years of Joe Biden’s presidency. The elections of November 2022 will decide control of both houses.

Major events[]

  • January 3, 2023: Congress scheduled to convene.

Leadership[]

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

Senate[]

Listed alphabetically by party, until majorities are determined.

Senate President
VP Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris (D)

Presiding[]

  • President: Kamala Harris (D)
  • President pro tempore: TBD
  • President pro tempore emeritus: TBD (if any)

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 3 seats will be contested in the November 2022 elections. In this Congress, class 3 means their term commenced in the current Congress, requiring re-election in 2028; class 1 means their term ends with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2024; and class 2 means their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2026.

House of Representatives[]

All 435 seats will be filled by election in November 2022.

The numbers refer to the congressional district of the given state in this Congress. Eight new congressional districts will be created or re-created,[b] while eight others will be eliminated[c] as a result of the 2020 United States census.

Changes in membership[]

Senate[]

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate
State
(class) 		Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[d]

House of Representatives[]

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[d]

Committees[]

Section contents: Senate, House, Joint

Senate[]

Main article: List of United States Senate committees
Committee Chair Ranking Member
Aging (Special) TBD TBD
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry TBD TBD
Appropriations TBD TBD
Armed Services TBD TBD
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs TBD TBD
Budget TBD TBD
Commerce, Science and Transportation TBD TBD
Energy and Natural Resources TBD TBD
Environment and Public Works TBD TBD
Ethics (Select) TBD TBD
Finance TBD TBD
Foreign Relations TBD TBD
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions TBD TBD
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs TBD TBD
Indian Affairs (Permanent Select) TBD TBD
Intelligence (Select) TBD TBD
International Narcotics Control (Permanent Caucus) TBD TBD
Judiciary TBD TBD
Rules and Administration TBD TBD
Small Business and Entrepreneurship TBD TBD
Veterans' Affairs TBD TBD

House of Representatives[]

Main article: List of United States House of Representatives committees
Committee Chair Ranking Member
Agriculture TBD TBD
Appropriations TBD TBD
Armed Services TBD TBD
Budget TBD TBD
Climate Crisis (Select) TBD TBD
Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth (Select) TBD TBD
Education and Labor TBD TBD
Energy and Commerce TBD TBD
Ethics TBD TBD
Financial Services TBD TBD
Foreign Affairs TBD TBD
Homeland Security TBD TBD
House Administration TBD TBD
Intelligence (Permanent Select) TBD TBD
Judiciary TBD TBD
Modernization of Congress (Select) TBD TBD
Natural Resources TBD TBD
Oversight and Reform TBD TBD
Rules TBD TBD
Science, Space and Technology TBD TBD
Small Business TBD TBD
Transportation and Infrastructure TBD TBD
Veterans' Affairs TBD TBD
Ways and Means TBD TBD

Joint[]

Main article: List of current United States congressional joint committees
Committee Chair Vice Chair Ranking Member Vice Ranking Member
Economic TBD TBD TBD TBD
Library TBD TBD TBD TBD
Printing TBD TBD TBD TBD
Taxation[e] TBD TBD TBD TBD

Officers and officials[]

Congress[]

  • Architect of the Capitol: Brett Blanton
  • Attending Physician: Brian P. Monahan

Senate[]

  • Chaplain: Barry Black
  • Curator: Melinda Smith
  • Historian: Betty Koed
  • Librarian:
  • Parliamentarian:TBD
  • Secretary: TBD
  • Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper: TBD

House of Representatives[]

  • Chaplain: Margaret G. Kibben
  • Chief Administrative Officer: TBD
  • Clerk: TBD
  • Historian: Matthew Wasniewski
  • Parliamentarian: Jason Smith
  • Reading Clerks: Joe Novotny (D) and Susan Cole (R)
  • Sergeant at Arms: TBD

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.
  2. ^ The districts to be created are: The districts to be re-created are:
  3. ^ The districts to be eliminated are:
  4. ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
  5. ^ 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.

References[]

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