The 117th United States Congress is the current meeting of the

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, composed of the

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and the

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. It convened in

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, on January 3, 2021, during the final weeks of Donald Trump's presidency and the first two years of Joe Biden's presidency, which will end on January 3, 2023. The 2020 elections decided control of both chambers. In the House of Representatives, the

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retained their majority, albeit reduced from the 116th Congress. It is similar in size to the majority held by the Republican Party during the 83rd Congress (1953–1955). In the Senate, Republicans briefly held the majority at the start. However, on January 20, 2021, three new Democratic senators (

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and

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of Georgia and

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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 fourth time in U.S. history that the Senate has been evenly split, the first being in the

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(1881–1883), and the longest lasting one ever. The new senators were sworn into office by

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, just hours after her own inauguration. With Harris now serving as the

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in her constitutional role as President of the Senate, Democrats gained control of the Senate, and thereby full control of Congress for the first time since the 111th Congress ended in 2011. Additionally, with the

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that same day, Democrats assumed control of the executive branch as well, attaining an overall federal government

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, also for the first time since the 111th Congress.

Major events

2021 storming of the United States Capitol DSC09156 collage

President Joe Biden speaking at the joint session of Congress

* 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

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Senate elections, with Democrats winning both and gaining control of the Senate upon Kamala Harris's inauguration. * January 6, 2021: A pro-Trump mob attacked the Capitol, halting the

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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 3:00a.m. on January 7. * January 13, 2021: Second impeachment of Donald Trump: House impeached President Trump for inciting the January 6 attack on the Capitol. * January 20, 2021: Joe Biden became

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. * January 20, 2021: With

's inauguration, alongside the seating of three new Democratic senators (Ossoff, Warnock, Padilla – 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 against former president

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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 , 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:

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. * April 2, 2021: April 2021 United States Capitol car attack * April 13, 2021: Officer Billy Evans lies in state in the U.S. Capitol. * April 22, 2021: House voted 216–208 on to make

the nation’s 51st state. * April 28, 2021: President Biden addressed a joint session of Congress. * 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. * May 14, 2021:

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is elected

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chair. * June 17, 2021:

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becomes the first newly created federal holiday since 1983. * November 17, 2021: House voted 223–207 on to censure Representative

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of Arizona's 4th congressional district and remove him from the House committees on

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and

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for posting an

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video of him killing fellow Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Biden. * March 1, 2022: President Joe Biden delivered the

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. * March 21–24, 2022: Hearings are held on the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. * March 24, 2022:

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Representative

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is convicted by a jury in the

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of one count of scheming to falsify material facts and two counts of lying to federal investigators relating to an illegal donation made to his campaign in 2016 by Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire Gilbert Chagoury. He resigned from Congress. * March 29, 2022:

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, representative for

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since 1973 and dean of the House of Representatives, lies in state in the

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, having died on March 18. * April 6, 2022: House voted 220–203 on to hold former President

officials

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and Dan Scavino Jr. in criminal contempt of Congress for their refusal to comply with the House Select Committee investigation on the January 6 attack. * April 7, 2022: The Senate confirmed

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to the

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. * June 9, 2022: The House Special Select Committee investigating the January 6th Insurrection held the first of several summer hearings centered around the attack. * June 24, 2022: The

overturns ''

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''. * July 27, 2022: The Senate passed the

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. * July 27, 2022: Senator

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strikes a deal with Senate Majority Leader

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to resurrect some of President Joe Biden's climate, tax and healthcare agenda in the

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. * July 28, 2022: The House passed the

. * July 31, 2022: U.S. drone strikes killed

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leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. * August 4, 2022: The Senate voted 95–1 in favor of ratifying the accession of Sweden and Finland into NATO. * August 7, 2022: The Senate voted 51–50 to pass the

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, with Vice President

breaking the tie. * August 12, 2022: The House voted 220–207 to pass the

. * August 16, 2022: President Joe Biden signed the

into law. * August 24, 2022: President Biden canceled up to $20,000 in student loan debt. * September 13, 2022: With the swearing-in of

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, for the first time Congress has indigenous representatives from

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, Native American, and

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peoples. * September 21, 2022: The Senate voted 69–27 to pass the

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. * October 6, 2022: President Biden pardons all prior offenses of marijuana possession, and instructs Attorney General

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and Secretary Xavier Becerra to reconsider how marijuana is scheduled under federal law. * December 9, 2022: Democratic senator

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officially leaves the Democratic Party and becomes an

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Major legislation

Enacted

President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Plan into law

President Biden signs Juneteenth National Independence Day into law

President Biden after signing the Infrastructure Investment and Job Act into law

President Joe Biden Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022

* March 11, 2021:

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also called the COVID-19 Stimulus Package or American Rescue Plan, is a economic stimulus bill passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, to s ...

, , * March 31, 2021: PPP Extension Act, , *May 20, 2021: COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, *June 17, 2021: Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, , *October 27, 2021: Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform (RENACER) Act, * November 15, 2021:

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and originally in the House as the INVEST in America ActH.R. 3684, is a United States federal statute enacted by the 117th United States Congress ...

, * December 22, 2021: Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act, * December 23, 2021:

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act () is a United States federal law that would change U.S. policy on China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR, or Xinjiang) with the goal of ensuring that American entities are not funding forced labor a ...

, * December 27, 2021:

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (; NDAA 2022Pub.L. 117-81 is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal year 2022. Analogous ...

, * March 15, 2022:

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 is a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill. The bill was passed by Congress on March 14, 2022. The bill was signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 15, 2022. The law includes $13.6 billion in aid to ...

(including Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act), * March 29, 2022:

Emmett Till Antilynching Act The Emmett Till Antilynching Act is a landmark United States federal law which makes lynching a federal hate crime. The act amends the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act and prior hate crime laws to define lynching a ...

, * April 6, 2022:

Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 is a federal statute intended to address "the finances and operations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)", specifically to lift budget requirements imposed on the Service by the Postal Accountability and Enha ...

, * May 9, 2022: Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022, * June 25, 2022:

Bipartisan Safer Communities Act The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is a landmark United States federal law passed during the 117th United States Congress. It implemented several changes to the mental health system, school safety programs, and gun safety laws. Gun safety laws ...

, * August 9, 2022:

, * August 10, 2022: Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022, * August 16, 2022:

, * December 2, 2022:

Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act is an Act of Congress allowing medical research on cannabis. The act is "the first standalone marijuana-related bill approved by both chambers of the United States Congress". History Th ...

, * December 7, 2022:

Speak Out Act The Speak Out Act (S.4524) is an Act of Congress which prevents the enforcement of non-disclosure agreements in instances of sexual assault and harassment. Introduced by senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York during the second session of the 11 ...

, * December 13, 2022:

Respect for Marriage Act The Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA; ) is a landmark United States federal law passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden. It repeals the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), requires the U.S. federal gover ...

H.R. 8404

Proposed (but not enacted)

; House bills *: For the People Act of 2021 (awaiting action in the Senate) *: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 (awaiting action in the Senate) *: Equality Act of 2021 (awaiting action in the Senate) *: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (awaiting action in the Senate) *: Paycheck Fairness Act of 2021 (Senate failed to invoke cloture on the bill by a vote taken on June 8, 2021) *: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 (replaced with

which was enacted) *:

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act The Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act, is an Act of Congress in the United States introduced in 1989 by Rep. John Conyers. The act aims to create a commission to examine the merits of introducing r ...

*: Washington, D.C. Admission Act of 2021 (awaiting action in the Senate) *: Social Security Fairness Act of 2021 *: Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021 *: Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act of 2021 *: Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (awaiting action in the Senate) *: Raise the Wage Act of 2021 *: FAMILY Act of 2021 *: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 (awaiting action in the Senate) *: FAIR Act of 2022 *: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2021 (awaiting action in the Senate) *: U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 *: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (awaiting action in the Senate) *: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 *: NO BAN Act (awaiting action in the Senate) *: Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 (replaced with

which was enacted) *: Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act of 2021 *: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 (awaiting action in the Senate) *: Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act of 2021 (awaiting action in the Senate) *: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (awaiting action in the Senate) *: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (awaiting action in the Senate) *: To establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program. *: SAFE Banking Act of 2021 (incorporated into the

) *:

CROWN Act of 2022 The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2022, known as the CROWN Act of 2022, is a bill in the United States Congress intended to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyle and hair texture by clarifying that such discrim ...

(awaiting action in the Senate) *: Recovering America's Wildlife Act (awaiting action in the Senate) *: National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act (Senate failed to invoke cloture on the bill by a vote taken on May 28, 2021) *: State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act *: MORE Act of 2021 (awaiting action in the Senate) *: ACCESS Act *:

Local Journalism Sustainability Act The Local Journalism Sustainability Act () is a bill introduced into the United States House of Representatives on July 16, 2020, by Representative Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ-2) that would give tax credits to local newspapers. It was introduced in 2020 ...

*: Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs (ALLIES) Act of 2021 (awaiting action in the Senate) *: America COMPETES Act of 2022 (incorporated into the

) *:

James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA 2023) is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal year 2023. Analogous ...

(awaiting signature) *: Puerto Rico Status Act (awaiting action in the Senate) *: Presidential Election Reform Act (awaiting action in the Senate) *: Performance Enhancement Reform Act (awaiting action in the Senate) ; Senate bills *: See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2021 *: Raise the Wage Act of 2021 *: Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 (awaiting action in the House) *: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act *: Social Security Fairness Act of 2021 *:

U.S. Innovation and Competition Act The United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 (USICA) (), formerly known as the Endless Frontier Act, was United States legislation sponsored by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Todd Young (R-IN) authorizing $110 billion for basic and ...

(incorporated into the

) *: Future of Local News Act *:

Open App Markets Act The Open App Markets Act (OAMA) is a proposed antitrust bill in the United States Congress. The Senate version of the legislation, S.2710, was introduced on August 11, 2021, by Richard Blumenthal ( D- CT), Amy Klobuchar (D- MN) and Marsha Blac ...

Freedom to Vote Act The For the People Act, introduced as H.R.1, is a bill in the United States Congress intended to expand voting rights, change campaign finance laws to reduce the influence of money in politics, ban partisan gerrymandering, and create new eth ...

(Senate failed to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to the bill by vote held on January 19, 2022) *:

American Innovation and Choice Online Act The American Innovation and Choice Online (AICO) is a proposed antitrust bill in the United States Congress. The legislation was introduced by David Cicilline ( D- RI) in the House of Representatives as the American Choice and Innovation Online ...

EARN IT Act The EARN IT ActS. 3538 is proposed legislation first introduced in 2020 in the United States Congress. It aims to amend Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, which allows operators of websites to remove user-posted content that they dee ...

Women's Health Protection Act The Women's Health Protection Act () is a piece of legislation introduced in the United States House of Representatives aimed at expanding abortion rights established in ''Roe v. Wade'' and '' Planned Parenthood v. Casey''. It was introduced in 20 ...

(Senate failed to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to the bill by vote held on May 11, 2022) *:

DISCLOSE Act The Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act or DISCLOSE Act is a federal campaign finance reform bill that has been introduced in the United States Congress since 2010. The bill would amend the Federal Election Ca ...

(Senate failed to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to the bill by vote held on August 22, 2022) *: Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022 (incorporated into the Performance Enhancement Reform Act)

Major resolutions

Adopted

*: 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. * ( Second impeachment of Donald Trump): Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. *: 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. * (Removal of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments): Removing a certain Member from certain standing committees of the House of Representatives *: Condemning the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. *: Censuring Representative

. *: To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.

Proposed

*: Censuring and condemning President Donald J. Trump for attempting to overturn the results of the November 2020 presidential election in the State of Georgia *: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. *: 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. *:

Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New DealH. Res. 332, sometimes just referred to as the Green New Deal, is a major resolution introduced in the 117th Congress. The Resolution calls for the creation of a Green New De ...

Party summary

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

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

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

Senate leadership

Presiding

* President of the Senate: Mike Pence (R), until January 20, 2021 **

(D), from January 20, 2021 * President pro tempore:

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(R), until January 20, 2021 **

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(D), since January 20, 2021

Democratic leadership

* Party leaders of the United States Senate, Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021:

* Party leaders of the United States Senate, Senate Majority Whip since January 20, 2021: Dick Durbin * Senate Assistant Democratic Leader: Patty Murray * Chair of the United States Senate Democratic Policy Committee, Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee: Debbie Stabenow * Vice Chairs of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Mark Warner and Elizabeth Warren * Chair of the United States Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee, Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee: Amy Klobuchar * Chair of United States Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee, Senate Democratic Outreach: Bernie Sanders * Vice Chairs of the United States Senate Democratic Policy Committee, Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee: Cory Booker and

* Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Tammy Baldwin * Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Gary Peters * Vice Chair of United States Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee, Senate Democratic Outreach: Catherine Cortez Masto * President pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate, President pro tempore emeritus: Patrick Leahy (D), until January 20, 2021

Republican leadership

* Party leaders of the United States Senate, Senate Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell * Party leaders of the United States Senate, Senate Minority Whip: John Thune * Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: John Barrasso * Chair of the United States Senate Republican Policy Committee, Senate Republican Policy Committee: Roy Blunt * Chair of the Senate Republican Steering Committee: Mike Lee (American politician), Mike Lee * Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: Joni Ernst * Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee: Rick Scott * President pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate, President pro tempore emeritus: Chuck Grassley (R), since January 20, 2021

House leadership

Presiding

* Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Speaker: Nancy Pelosi (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

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

Minority (Republican) leadership

* Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, House Minority Leader and Chair of the Steering and Policy Committees of the United States House of Representatives, House Republican Steering Committee: Kevin McCarthy (California politician), Kevin McCarthy * Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, House Minority Whip: Steve Scalise * List of chairmen of the United States House of Representatives Republican Conference, Chair of the House Republican Conference: Liz Cheney (until May 12, 2021) **

(since May 14, 2021) * Vice Chairman of the United States House of Representatives Republican Conference, Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference: Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician), Mike Johnson * Secretary of the United States House of Representatives Republican Conference, Secretary of the House Republican Conference: Richard Hudson (American politician), Rich Hudson * Chair of the Steering and Policy Committees of the United States House of Representatives, House Republican Policy Committee: Gary Palmer (politician), Gary Palmer * Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee: Tom Emmer

Members

Senate members

The numbers refer to their Classes of United States senators, Senate classes. All class 1 senators are in the middle of their term (2019–2025), having been 2018 United States Senate elections, elected in 2018 and facing 2024 United States Senate elections, re-election in 2024. Class 2 senators are at the beginning of their term (2021–2027), having been 2020 United States Senate elections, elected in 2020 and facing 2026 United States Senate elections, re-election in 2026. Class 3 senators are at the end of their term (2017–2023), having been 2016 United States Senate elections, elected in 2016 and facing 2022 United States Senate elections, re-election in 2022.

List of United States senators from Alabama, Alabama

: 2. Tommy Tuberville (R) : 3. Richard Shelby (R)

List of United States senators from Alaska, Alaska

: 2. Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator), Dan Sullivan (R) : 3. Lisa Murkowski (R)

List of United States senators from Arizona, Arizona

: 1.

(D, then I) : 3. Mark Kelly (D)

List of United States senators from Arkansas, Arkansas

: 2. Tom Cotton (R) : 3. John Boozman (R)

List of United States senators from California, California

: 1. Dianne Feinstein (D) : 3.

(D) ::

(D)

List of United States senators from Colorado, Colorado

: 2. John Hickenlooper (D) : 3. Michael Bennet (D)

List of United States senators from Connecticut, Connecticut

: 1. Chris Murphy (D) : 3. Richard Blumenthal (D)

List of United States senators from Delaware, Delaware

: 1. Tom Carper (D) : 2. Chris Coons (D)

List of United States senators from Florida, Florida

: 1. Rick Scott (R) : 3. Marco Rubio (R)

List of United States senators from Georgia, Georgia

: 2.

(D) : 3. Kelly Loeffler (R) ::

(D)

List of United States senators from Hawaii, Hawaii

: 1. Mazie Hirono (D) : 3. Brian Schatz (D)

List of United States senators from Idaho, Idaho

: 2. Jim Risch (R) : 3. Mike Crapo (R)

List of United States senators from Illinois, Illinois

: 2. Dick Durbin (D) : 3. Tammy Duckworth (D)

List of United States senators from Indiana, Indiana

: 1. Mike Braun (R) : 3. Todd Young (R)

List of United States senators from Iowa, Iowa

: 2. Joni Ernst (R) : 3.

(R)

List of United States senators from Kansas, Kansas

: 2. Roger Marshall (politician), Roger Marshall (R) : 3. Jerry Moran (R)

List of United States senators from Kentucky, Kentucky

: 2. Mitch McConnell (R) : 3. Rand Paul (R)

List of United States senators from Louisiana, Louisiana

: 2. Bill Cassidy (R) : 3. John Kennedy (Louisiana politician), John Kennedy (R)

List of United States senators from Maine, Maine

: 1. Angus King (I) : 2. Susan Collins (R)

List of United States senators from Maryland, Maryland

: 1. Ben Cardin (D) : 3. Chris Van Hollen (D)

List of United States senators from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: 1. Elizabeth Warren (D) : 2. Ed Markey (D)

List of United States senators from Michigan, Michigan

: 1. Debbie Stabenow (D) : 2. Gary Peters (D)

List of United States senators from Minnesota, Minnesota

: 1. Amy Klobuchar (DFL) : 2. Tina Smith (DFL)

List of United States senators from Mississippi, Mississippi

: 1. Roger Wicker (R) : 2. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)

List of United States senators from Missouri, Missouri

: 1. Josh Hawley (R) : 3. Roy Blunt (R)

List of United States senators from Montana, Montana

: 1. Jon Tester (D) : 2. Steve Daines (R)

List of United States senators from Nebraska, Nebraska

: 1. Deb Fischer (R) : 2. Ben Sasse (R)

List of United States senators from Nevada, Nevada

: 1. Jacky Rosen (D) : 3. Catherine Cortez Masto (D)

List of United States senators from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: 2. Jeanne Shaheen (D) : 3. Maggie Hassan (D)

List of United States senators from New Jersey, New Jersey

: 1. Bob Menendez (D) : 2. Cory Booker (D)

List of United States senators from New Mexico, New Mexico

: 1. Martin Heinrich (D) : 2. Ben Ray Luján (D)

List of United States senators from New York, New York

: 1. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) : 3.

(D)

List of United States senators from North Carolina, North Carolina

: 2. Thom Tillis (R) : 3. Richard Burr (R)

List of United States senators from North Dakota, North Dakota

: 1. Kevin Cramer (R) : 3. John Hoeven (R)

List of United States senators from Ohio, Ohio

: 1. Sherrod Brown (D) : 3. Rob Portman (R)

List of United States senators from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: 2. Jim Inhofe (R) : 3. James Lankford (R)

List of United States senators from Oregon, Oregon

: 2. Jeff Merkley (D) : 3. Ron Wyden (D)

List of United States senators from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: 1. Bob Casey Jr. (D) : 3. Pat Toomey (R)

List of United States senators from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: 1. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) : 2. Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician), Jack Reed (D)

List of United States senators from South Carolina, South Carolina

: 2. Lindsey Graham (R) : 3. Tim Scott (R)

List of United States senators from South Dakota, South Dakota

: 2. Mike Rounds (R) : 3. John Thune (R)

List of United States senators from Tennessee, Tennessee

: 1. Marsha Blackburn (R) : 2. Bill Hagerty (R)

List of United States senators from Texas, Texas

: 1. Ted Cruz (R) : 2. John Cornyn (R)

List of United States senators from Utah, Utah

: 1. Mitt Romney (R) : 3. Mike Lee (American politician), Mike Lee (R)

List of United States senators from Vermont, Vermont

: 1. Bernie Sanders (I) : 3.

(D)

List of United States senators from Virginia, Virginia

: 1. Tim Kaine (D) : 2. Mark Warner (D)

List of United States senators from Washington, Washington

: 1. Maria Cantwell (D) : 3. Patty Murray (D)

List of United States senators from West Virginia, West Virginia

: 1.

(D) : 2. Shelley Moore Capito (R)

List of United States senators from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: 1. Tammy Baldwin (D) : 3. Ron Johnson (Wisconsin politician), Ron Johnson (R)

List of United States senators from Wyoming, Wyoming

: 1. John Barrasso (R) : 2. Cynthia Lummis (R) 117th United States Congress Senators

House members

All 435 seats for voting members, along with the six non-voting delegates were filled by 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, election in November 2020.

List of United States representatives from Alabama, Alabama

: . Jerry Carl (R) : . Barry Moore (Alabama politician), Barry Moore (R) : . Mike Rogers (Alabama politician), Mike Rogers (R) : . Robert Aderholt (R) : . Mo Brooks (R) : . Gary Palmer (politician), Gary Palmer (R) : . Terri Sewell (D)

List of United States representatives from Alaska, Alaska

: .

(R) ::

(D)

List of United States representatives from Arizona, Arizona

: . Tom O'Halleran (D) : . Ann Kirkpatrick (D) : . Raúl Grijalva (D) : .

(R) : . Andy Biggs (R) : . David Schweikert (R) : . Ruben Gallego (D) : . Debbie Lesko (R) : . Greg Stanton (D)

List of United States representatives from Arkansas, Arkansas

: . Rick Crawford (politician), Rick Crawford (R) : . French Hill (politician), French Hill (R) : . Steve Womack (R) : . Bruce Westerman (R)

List of United States representatives from California, California

: . Doug LaMalfa (R) : . Jared Huffman (D) : . John Garamendi (D) : . Tom McClintock (R) : . Mike Thompson (California politician), Mike Thompson (D) : . Doris Matsui (D) : . Ami Bera (D) : . Jay Obernolte (R) : . Jerry McNerney (D) : . Josh Harder (D) : . Mark DeSaulnier (D) : . Nancy Pelosi (D) : . Barbara Lee (D) : . Jackie Speier (D) : . Eric Swalwell (D) : . Jim Costa (D) : . Ro Khanna (D) : . Anna Eshoo (D) : . Zoe Lofgren (D) : . Jimmy Panetta (D) : . David Valadao (R) : . Devin Nunes (R) :: Connie Conway : . Kevin McCarthy (California politician), Kevin McCarthy (R) : . Salud Carbajal (D) : . Mike Garcia (politician), Mike Garcia (R) : . Julia Brownley (D) : . Judy Chu (D) : . Adam Schiff (D) : . Tony Cárdenas (D) : . Brad Sherman (D) : . Pete Aguilar (D) : . Grace Napolitano (D) : . Ted Lieu (D) : . Jimmy Gomez (D) : . Norma Torres (D) : . Raul Ruiz (politician), Raul Ruiz (D) : . Karen Bass (D) :: ''Vacant'' : . Linda Sánchez (D) : . Young Kim (R) : . Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) : . Mark Takano (D) : . Ken Calvert (R) : . Maxine Waters (D) : . Nanette Barragán (D) : . Katie Porter (D) : . Lou Correa (D) : . Alan Lowenthal (D) : . Michelle Steel (R) : . Mike Levin (D) : . Darrell Issa (R) : . Juan Vargas (D) : . Scott Peters (politician), Scott Peters (D) : . Sara Jacobs (D)

List of United States representatives from Colorado, Colorado

: . Diana DeGette (D) : . Joe Neguse (D) : . Lauren Boebert (R) : . Ken Buck (R) : . Doug Lamborn (R) : . Jason Crow (D) : . Ed Perlmutter (D)

List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

: . John B. Larson (D) : . Joe Courtney (politician), Joe Courtney (D) : . Rosa DeLauro (D) : . Jim Himes (D) : . Jahana Hayes (D)

List of United States representatives from Delaware, Delaware

: . Lisa Blunt Rochester (D)

List of United States representatives from Florida, Florida

: . Matt Gaetz (R) : . Neal Dunn (R) : . Kat Cammack (R) : . John Rutherford (Florida politician), John Rutherford (R) : . Al Lawson (D) : . Michael Waltz (R) : . Stephanie Murphy (D) : . Bill Posey (R) : . Darren Soto (D) : . Val Demings (D) : . Daniel Webster (Florida politician), Daniel Webster (R) : . Gus Bilirakis (R) : . Charlie Crist (D) :: ''Vacant'' : . Kathy Castor (D) : . Scott Franklin (politician), Scott Franklin (R) : . Vern Buchanan (R) : . Greg Steube (R) : . Brian Mast (R) : . Byron Donalds (R) : . Alcee Hastings (D) :: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) : . Lois Frankel (D) : . Ted Deutch (D) :: ''Vacant'' : . Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) : . Frederica Wilson (D) : . Mario Díaz-Balart (R) : . Carlos A. Giménez (R) : . María Elvira Salazar (R)

List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

: . Buddy Carter (R) : . Sanford Bishop (D) : . Drew Ferguson (politician), Drew Ferguson (R) : . Hank Johnson (D) : . Nikema Williams (D) : . Lucy McBath (D) : . Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) : . Austin Scott (politician), Austin Scott (R) : . Andrew Clyde (R) : . Jody Hice (R) : . Barry Loudermilk (R) : . Rick W. Allen (R) : . David Scott (Georgia politician), David Scott (D) : . Marjorie Taylor Greene (R)

List of United States representatives from Hawaii, Hawaii

: . Ed Case (D) : . Kai Kahele (D)

List of United States representatives from Idaho, Idaho

: . Russ Fulcher (R) : . Mike Simpson (R)

List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

: . Bobby Rush (D) : . Robin Kelly (D) : . Marie Newman (D) : . Chuy García (D) : . Mike Quigley (politician), Mike Quigley (D) : . Sean Casten (D) : . Danny K. Davis (D) : . Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) : . Jan Schakowsky (D) : . Brad Schneider (D) : . Bill Foster (politician), Bill Foster (D) : . Mike Bost (R) : . Rodney Davis (politician), Rodney Davis (R) : . Lauren Underwood (D) : . Mary Miller (politician), Mary Miller (R) : . Adam Kinzinger (R) : . Cheri Bustos (D) : . Darin LaHood (R)

List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . Frank J. Mrvan (D) : . Jackie Walorski (R) :: Rudy Yakym (R) : . Jim Banks (R) : . Jim Baird (politician), Jim Baird (R) : . Victoria Spartz (R) : . Greg Pence (R) : . André Carson (D) : . Larry Bucshon (R) : . Trey Hollingsworth (R)

List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . Ashley Hinson (R) : . Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) : . Cindy Axne (D) : . Randy Feenstra (R)

List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . Tracey Mann (R) : . Jake LaTurner (R) : . Sharice Davids (D) : . Ron Estes (R)

List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . James Comer (politician), James Comer (R) : . Brett Guthrie (R) : . John Yarmuth (D) : . Thomas Massie (R) : . Hal Rogers (R) : . Andy Barr (American politician), Andy Barr (R)

List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . Steve Scalise (R) : . Cedric Richmond (D) :: Troy Carter (politician), Troy Carter (D) : . Clay Higgins (R) : . Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician), Mike Johnson (R) : . Julia Letlow (R) : . Garret Graves (R)

List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . Chellie Pingree (D) : . Jared Golden (D)

List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Andy Harris (politician), Andy Harris (R) : . Dutch Ruppersberger (D) : . John Sarbanes (D) : . Anthony Brown (Maryland politician), Anthony Brown (D) : . Steny Hoyer (D) : . David Trone (D) : . Kweisi Mfume (D) : . Jamie Raskin (D)

List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . Richard Neal (D) : . Jim McGovern (American politician), Jim McGovern (D) : . Lori Trahan (D) : . Jake Auchincloss (D) : . Katherine Clark (D) : . Seth Moulton (D) : . Ayanna Pressley (D) : . Stephen F. Lynch (D) : . Bill Keating (politician), Bill Keating (D)

List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . Jack Bergman (R) : . Bill Huizenga (R) : . Peter Meijer (R) : . John Moolenaar (R) : . Dan Kildee (D) : . Fred Upton (R) : . Tim Walberg (R) : . Elissa Slotkin (D) : . Andy Levin (D) : . Lisa McClain (R) : . Haley Stevens (D) : . Debbie Dingell (D) : . Rashida Tlaib (D) : . Brenda Lawrence (D)

List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . Jim Hagedorn (R) :: Brad Finstad (R) : . Angie Craig (DFL) : . Dean Phillips (DFL) : . Betty McCollum (DFL) : . Ilhan Omar (DFL) : . Tom Emmer (R) : . Michelle Fischbach (R) : . Pete Stauber (R)

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . Trent Kelly (R) : . Bennie Thompson (D) : . Michael Guest (politician), Michael Guest (R) : . Steven Palazzo (R)

List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . Cori Bush (D) : . Ann Wagner (R) : . Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) : . Vicky Hartzler (R) : . Emanuel Cleaver (D) : . Sam Graves (R) : . Billy Long (R) : . Jason Smith (politician), Jason Smith (R)

List of United States representatives from Montana, Montana

: . Matt Rosendale (R)

List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: .

(R) :: Mike Flood (politician), Mike Flood (R) : . Don Bacon (R) : . Adrian Smith (politician), Adrian Smith (R)

List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . Dina Titus (D) : . Mark Amodei (R) : . Susie Lee (D) : . Steven Horsford (D)

List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Chris Pappas (politician), Chris Pappas (D) : . Annie Kuster (D)

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . Donald Norcross (D) : . Jeff Van Drew (R) : . Andy Kim (politician), Andy Kim (D) : . Chris Smith (New Jersey politician), Chris Smith (R) : . Josh Gottheimer (D) : . Frank Pallone (D) : . Tom Malinowski (D) : . Albio Sires (D) : . Bill Pascrell (D) : . Donald Payne Jr. (D) : . Mikie Sherrill (D) : . Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)

List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico

: . Deb Haaland (D) :: Melanie Stansbury (D) : . Yvette Herrell (R) : . Teresa Leger Fernandez (D)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Lee Zeldin (R) : . Andrew Garbarino (R) : . Thomas Suozzi (D) : . Kathleen Rice (D) : . Gregory Meeks (D) : . Grace Meng (D) : . Nydia Velázquez (D) : . Hakeem Jeffries (D) : . Yvette Clarke (D) : . Jerry Nadler (D) : . Nicole Malliotakis (R) : . Carolyn Maloney (D) : . Adriano Espaillat (D) : . Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) : . Ritchie Torres (D) : . Jamaal Bowman (D) : . Mondaire Jones (D) : . Sean Patrick Maloney (D) : . Antonio Delgado (D) :: Pat Ryan (politician), Pat Ryan (D) : . Paul Tonko (D) : .

(R) : . Claudia Tenney (R) : . Tom Reed (politician), Tom Reed (R) :: Joe Sempolinski (R) : . John Katko (R) : . Joseph Morelle (D) : . Brian Higgins (D) : . Chris Jacobs (politician), Chris Jacobs (R)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . G. K. Butterfield (D) : . Deborah K. Ross (D) : . Greg Murphy (politician), Greg Murphy (R) : . David Price (American politician), David Price (D) : . Virginia Foxx (R) : . Kathy Manning (D) : . David Rouzer (R) : . Richard Hudson (American politician), Richard Hudson (R) : . Dan Bishop (R) : . Patrick McHenry (R) : . Madison Cawthorn (R) : . Alma Adams (D) : . Ted Budd (R)

List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

: . Kelly Armstrong (R)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Steve Chabot (R) : . Brad Wenstrup (R) : . Joyce Beatty (D) : . Jim Jordan (American politician), Jim Jordan (R) : . Bob Latta (R) : . Bill Johnson (Ohio politician), Bill Johnson (R) : . Bob Gibbs (R) : . Warren Davidson (R) : . Marcy Kaptur (D) : . Mike Turner (R) : . Marcia Fudge (D) :: Shontel Brown (D) : . Troy Balderson (R) : . Tim Ryan (Ohio politician), Tim Ryan (D) : . David Joyce (politician), David Joyce (R) : . Steve Stivers (R) :: Mike Carey (politician), Mike Carey (R) : . Anthony Gonzalez (politician), Anthony Gonzalez (R)

List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: . Kevin Hern (R) : . Markwayne Mullin (R) : . Frank Lucas (Oklahoma politician), Frank Lucas (R) : . Tom Cole (R) : . Stephanie Bice (R)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . Suzanne Bonamici (D) : . Cliff Bentz (R) : . Earl Blumenauer (D) : . Peter DeFazio (D) : . Kurt Schrader (D)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Brian Fitzpatrick (American politician), Brian Fitzpatrick (R) : . Brendan Boyle (D) : . Dwight Evans (politician), Dwight Evans (D) : . Madeleine Dean (D) : . Mary Gay Scanlon (D) : . Chrissy Houlahan (D) : . Susan Wild (D) : . Matt Cartwright (D) : . Dan Meuser (R) : . Scott Perry (politician), Scott Perry (R) : . Lloyd Smucker (R) : . Fred Keller (politician), Fred Keller (R) : . John Joyce (American politician), John Joyce (R) : . Guy Reschenthaler (R) : . Glenn Thompson (politician), Glenn Thompson (R) : . Mike Kelly (Pennsylvania politician), Mike Kelly (R) : . Conor Lamb (D) : . Mike Doyle (American politician), Mike Doyle (D)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . David Cicilline (D) : . James Langevin (D)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Nancy Mace (R) : . Joe Wilson (American politician), Joe Wilson (R) : . Jeff Duncan (politician), Jeff Duncan (R) : . William Timmons (R) : . Ralph Norman (R) : . Jim Clyburn (D) : . Tom Rice (R)

List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

: . Dusty Johnson (R)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Diana Harshbarger (R) : . Tim Burchett (R) : . Chuck Fleischmann (R) : . Scott DesJarlais (R) : . Jim Cooper (D) : . John Rose (Tennessee politician), John Rose (R) : . Mark E. Green (R) : . David Kustoff (R) : . Steve Cohen (politician), Steve Cohen (D)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . Louie Gohmert (R) : . Dan Crenshaw (R) : . Van Taylor (R) : . Pat Fallon (R) : . Lance Gooden (R) : . Ron Wright (politician), Ron Wright (R) :: Jake Ellzey (R) : . Lizzie Fletcher (D) : . Kevin Brady (R) : . Al Green (politician), Al Green (D) : . Michael McCaul (R) : . August Pfluger (R) : . Kay Granger (R) : . Ronny Jackson (R) : . Randy Weber (R) : . Vicente Gonzalez (politician), Vicente Gonzalez (D) : . Veronica Escobar (D) : . Pete Sessions (R) : . Sheila Jackson Lee (D) : . Jodey Arrington (R) : . Joaquin Castro (D) : . Chip Roy (R) : . Troy Nehls (R) : . Tony Gonzales (R) : . Beth Van Duyne (R) : . Roger Williams (Texas politician), Roger Williams (R) : . Michael C. Burgess (R) : . Michael Cloud (R) : . Henry Cuellar (D) : . Sylvia Garcia (D) : . Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) : . John Carter (Texas politician), John Carter (R) : . Colin Allred (D) : . Marc Veasey (D) : . Filemon Vela Jr. (D) :: Mayra Flores (R) : . Lloyd Doggett (D) : . Brian Babin (R)

List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . Blake Moore (R) : . Chris Stewart (politician), Chris Stewart (R) : . John Curtis (Utah politician), John Curtis (R) : . Burgess Owens (R)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Peter Welch (D)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Rob Wittman (R) : . Elaine Luria (D) : . Bobby Scott (politician), Bobby Scott (D) : . Donald McEachin (D) :: ''Vacant'' : . Bob Good (R) : . Ben Cline (R) : . Abigail Spanberger (D) : . Don Beyer (D) : . Morgan Griffith (R) : . Jennifer Wexton (D) : . Gerry Connolly (D)

List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

: . Suzan DelBene (D) : . Rick Larsen (D) : . Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) : . Dan Newhouse (R) : . Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) : . Derek Kilmer (D) : . Pramila Jayapal (D) : . Kim Schrier (D) : . Adam Smith (Washington politician), Adam Smith (D) : . Marilyn Strickland (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . David McKinley (R) : . Alex Mooney (R) : . Carol Miller (politician), Carol Miller (R)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Bryan Steil (R) : . Mark Pocan (D) : . Ron Kind (D) : . Gwen Moore (D) : . Scott L. Fitzgerald (R) : . Glenn Grothman (R) : . Tom Tiffany (R) : . Mike Gallagher (American politician), Mike Gallagher (R)

List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . Liz Cheney (R)

Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives, Non-voting members

: . Amata Coleman Radewagen (R) : . Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) : . Michael San Nicolas (D) : . Gregorio Sablan (D) : . Jenniffer González (R-PNP) : . Stacey Plaskett (D) : The 117th Congress has refused to act on seating the Cherokee Nation Cherokee delegate to the United States House of Representatives, delegate-elect Kimberly Teehee, nominated in August 2019. In 2021, the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians nominated their own delegate, lawyer Victoria Holland. Members of the 117th United States House of Representatives

Members of the 117th United States House of Representatives

Changes in membership

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A 2021 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election, special election was held on March 20, 2021, and a runoff was held on April 24. , nowrap , Troy Carter (politician), Troy Carter
(D) , May 11, 2021 , - ! , , Ron Wright (politician), Ron Wright
(R) , data-sort-value="February 7, 2021" , Died from COVID-19 on February 7, 2021.
A 2021 Texas's 6th congressional district special election, special election was held on May 1, 2021, and a runoff was held on July 27. , ,
(R) , July 30, 2021 , - ! , nowrap ,
(D) , data-sort-value="January 2021" , Resigned March 10, 2021, to become United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
A 2021 Ohio's 11th congressional district special election, special election was held on November 2, 2021. , nowrap , Shontel Brown
(D) , November 4, 2021 , - ! , nowrap ,
(D) , data-sort-value="January 2021" , Resigned March 16, 2021, to become United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
A 2021 New Mexico's 1st congressional district special election, special election was held on June 1, 2021. , nowrap , Melanie Stansbury
(D) , June 14, 2021 , - ! , nowrap ,
(D) , data-sort-value="April 2021" , Died from pancreatic cancer on April 6, 2021.
A 2022 Florida's 20th congressional district special election, special election was held on January 11, 2022. , nowrap , Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
(D) , January 18, 2022 , - ! , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="May 2021" , Resigned May 16, 2021, to become the president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
A 2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election, special election was held on November 2, 2021. , , Mike Carey (politician), Mike Carey
(R) , November 4, 2021 , - ! , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="December 2021" , Resigned January 1, 2022, to become the CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group.
A 2022 California's 22nd congressional district special election, special election was held on June 7, 2022. , , Connie Conway
(R) , June 14, 2022 , - ! , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="February 2022" , Died from kidney cancer on February 17, 2022.
A 2022 Minnesota's 1st congressional district special election, special election was held on August 9, 2022. , , Brad Finstad
(R) , August 12, 2022 , - ! , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="March 2022" , Died on March 18, 2022.
A 2022 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election, special election was held on August 16, 2022. , ,

(D) , September 13, 2022 , - ! , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="March 2022" , Resigned March 31, 2022, due to criminal conviction.
A 2022 Nebraska's 1st congressional district special election, special election was held on June 28, 2022. , , Mike Flood (politician), Mike Flood
(R) , July 12, 2022 , - ! , nowrap ,
(D) , data-sort-value="November 2022" , Resigned March 31, 2022, to join Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.
A 2022 Texas's 34th congressional district special election, special election was held on June 14, 2022. , , Mayra Flores
(R) , June 21, 2022 , - ! , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="May 2022" , Resigned May 10, 2022, to join Prime Policy Group.
A 2022 New York's 23rd congressional district special election, special election was held on August 23, 2022. , , Joe Sempolinski
(R) , September 13, 2022 , - ! , nowrap ,
(D) , data-sort-value="May 2022" , Resigned May 25, 2022, to become lieutenant governor of New York.
A 2022 New York's 19th congressional district special election, special election was held on August 23, 2022. , , Pat Ryan (politician), Pat Ryan
(D) , September 13, 2022 , - ! , , Jackie Walorski
(R) , data-sort-value="August 2022" , Died in a car collision on August 3, 2022.
A 2022 Indiana's 2nd congressional district special election, special election was held on November 8, 2022. , , Rudy Yakym
(R) , November 14, 2022 , - ! , nowrap ,
(D) , data-sort-value="August 2022" , Resigned August 31, 2022, to focus on the 2022 Florida gubernatorial election. , colspan=2 align=center , Vacant until the next Congress , - ! , nowrap ,
(D) , data-sort-value="September 2022" , Resigned September 30, 2022, to become CEO of the American Jewish Committee. , colspan=2 align=center , Vacant until the next Congress , - ! , nowrap ,
(D) , data-sort-value="November 2022" , Died November 28, 2022, from colorectal cancer. , colspan=2 align=center , Vacant until the next Congress , - ! , nowrap ,
(D) , data-sort-value="December 2022" , Resigned December 9, 2022, to become the Mayor of Los Angeles. , colspan=2 align=center , Vacant until the next Congress

Committees

Section contents: #Senate 5, Senate, #House of Representatives 5, House, #Joint, Joint

Senate committees

House committees

Joint committees

Officers and officials

Senate officers and officials

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Barry Black (Seventh-day Adventist Church, Seventh-day Adventist) * Curator of the United States Senate, Curator: Melinda Smith * Historian of the United States Senate, Historian: Betty Koed * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Leona I. Faust * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Elizabeth MacDonough * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: ** Julie E. Adams until March 1, 2021 ** Sonceria Berry from March 1, 2021 * Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper: ** Michael C. Stenger, until January 7, 2021 ** Jennifer Hemingway, from January 7 to March 22, 2021 (acting) ** Lt. Gen. Karen Gibson (Sergeant at Arms), Karen Gibson since March 22, 2021 *** Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper: Kelly Fado, since March 22, 2021

House officers and officials

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Margaret G. Kibben (Presbyterian) * Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives, Chief Administrative Officer: Catherine Szpindor * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Cheryl L. Johnson * Historian of the United States House of Representatives, Historian: Matthew Wasniewski * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Jason Smith * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Tylease Alli (D) and Susan Cole (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: ** Paul D. Irving, until January 7, 2021 ** Timothy Blodgett, Timothy P. Blodgett, January 12, 2021 – March 26, 2021 (acting) ** William J. Walker, starting April 26, 2021

List of federal agencies in the United States#Legislative branch, Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: Brett Blanton * Attending Physician of the United States Congress, Attending Physician: Brian P. Monahan * Comptroller General of the United States: Gene Dodaro * Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Phillip Swagel * Librarian of Congress: Carla Diane Hayden * Director of the U.S. Government Publishing Office: Vacant * Counselor of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel: Ralph V. Seep * Counselor of the Office of the Legislative Counsel, Office of House Legislative Counsel: Ernest Wade Ballou Jr. * Public Printer of the United States: Hugh N. Halpern

Notes

External links

Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 117th Congress
from C-SPAN
Videos of Senate Sessions for the 117th Congress
from C-SPAN
Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 117th Congress
C-SPAN
Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 117th Congress

References

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