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The 111th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. It began during the last weeks of the George W. Bush administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of Barack Obama's presidency. It was composed of the Senate and the
The 111th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. It began during the last weeks of the George W. Bush administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of Barack Obama's presidency. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
. The apportionment of seats in the House was based on the 2000 U.S. Census.
In the November 2008 elections, the Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to:
Active parties Africa
*Botswana Democratic Party
*Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
*Gabonese Democratic Party
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increased its majorities
A majority, also called a simple majority or absolute majority to distinguish it from related terms, is more than half of the total.Dictionary definitions of ''majority'' aMerriam-Websterfilibuster-proof 60-40 supermajority in the Senate), and with
Pub.L. 111-73
* October 28, 2009: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, including the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, * November 6, 2009: Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009, * November 11, 2009: Military Spouses Residency Relief Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-97 * December 16, 2009: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, * January 27, 2010:
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* February 12, 2010: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, as Title I of * March 4, 2010: Travel Promotion Act of 2009, as Section 9 of * March 18, 2010: Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, * March 23, 2010:
Pub.L. 111-172
* May 27, 2010
Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA)Pub.L. 111-175
* July 1, 2010: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, * July 21, 2010:
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...
being sworn in as President on January 20, 2009, this gave a Democrats an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the 103rd Congress
The 103rd United States Congress was a 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 met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 199 ...
in 1993.
However, the Senate supermajority only lasted for a period of 72 working days while the Senate was actually in session. A new delegate seat was created for the Northern Mariana Islands
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. The 111th Congress had the most long-serving members in history: at the start of the 111th Congress, the average member of the House had served 10.3 years, while the average Senator had served 13.4 years. The Democratic Party would not simultaneously control both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate again until more than a decade later, during the 117th Congress.
Major events
* January 2009: Two Senate seats were disputed when the Congress convened: *# An appointment dispute over the Illinois seat vacated by PresidentBarack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...
arose following Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's solicitation of bribes in exchange for an appointment to the Senate. Roland Burris (D) was appointed to the seat on December 31, 2008, but his credentials were not accepted until January 12, 2009.
*# An election dispute over the Minnesota seat previously held by Norm Coleman (R), between Coleman and challenger Al Franken
Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He gained fame as a writer and performer on the television comed ...
(D), was decided on June 30, 2009, in favor of Franken. Franken's admission gave the Senate Democratic caucus sixty votes, enough to defeat a filibuster
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in a party-line vote.
* January 8, 2009: Joint session counted the Electoral College votes of the 2008 presidential election.See . Section 1 sets the beginning of the first session of the 111th Congress. Section 2 sets the date for counting Electoral College votes.
* January 20, 2009: Barack Obama
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became 44th President of the United States
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.
* February 24, 2009: President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress
* April 28, 2009: Senator Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...
switched Switched may refer to:
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from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
* September 9, 2009: President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to promote health care reform, which Representative Joe Wilson (R) interrupted by shouting at the President.
* January 21, 2010: Citizens United v. FEC: The U.S. Supreme Court struck down limits on campaign contributions by nonprofits, corporations, labor unions and other associations.
* January 25, 2010: 2010 State of the Union Address
* February 4, 2010: Republican Scott Brown's election to the Senate ended the Democratic super-majority.
* April 20 – September 19, 2010: Deepwater Horizon oil spill
The ''Deepwater Horizon'' oil spill (also referred to as the "BP oil spill") was an industrial disaster that began on 20 April 2010 off of the coast of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect, considered ...
* November 2, 2010: 2010 general elections, in which Republicans regained control of the House while the Democrats remained in control of the Senate.
Major legislation
Enacted
* January 29, 2009: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, * February 4, 2009:Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) – formerly known as the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) – is a program administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides matching funds to ...
( SCHIP),
* February 17, 2009: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (), nicknamed the Recovery Act, was a stimulus package enacted by the 111th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in February 2009. Developed in response to the Gr ...
(ARRA),
* March 11, 2009: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009,
* March 30, 2009: Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009,
* April 21, 2009: Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act,
* May 20, 2009: Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009,
* May 20, 2009: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009,
* May 22, 2009: Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009,
* May 22, 2009: Credit CARD Act of 2009
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,
* June 22, 2009: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, as Division A of
* June 24, 2009: Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009 including the Car Allowance Rebate System (Cash for Clunkers),
* October 15, 2009: Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan ActPub.L. 111-73
* October 28, 2009: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, including the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, * November 6, 2009: Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009, * November 11, 2009: Military Spouses Residency Relief Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111-97 * December 16, 2009: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, * January 27, 2010:
Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act The United States Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on January 27, 2010, in response to the massive 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
The law expanded the re ...
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* February 12, 2010: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, as Title I of * March 4, 2010: Travel Promotion Act of 2009, as Section 9 of * March 18, 2010: Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, * March 23, 2010:
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and colloquially known as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by Pres ...
,
* March 30, 2010: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, including the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act,
* May 5, 2010: Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010,
* May 24, 2010: Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery ActPub.L. 111-172
* May 27, 2010
Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA)
* July 1, 2010: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, * July 21, 2010:
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly referred to as Dodd–Frank, is a United States federal law that was enacted on July 21, 2010. The law overhauled financial regulation in the aftermath of the Great Recess ...
,
* July 22, 2010: Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 The United States Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 () was signed by President Barack Obama into law on July 22, 2010.Pub.L. 111-204
* July 22, 2010: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010
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* July 29, 2010:
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* October 8, 2010: Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) of 2010
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* October 11, 2010: NASA Authorization Act of 2010
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* October 13, 2010:
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* October 15, 2010:
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* December 8, 2010:
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* December 13, 2010: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, * December 15, 2010: Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010
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* December 15, 2010: Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act
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* December 17, 2010: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, , * December 18, 2010: Fur Products Labeling Act
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* December 22, 2010: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, , * December 22, 2010:
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* January 2, 2011: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, , * January 4, 2011: Shark Conservation Act, , * January 4, 2011:
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* January 4, 2011:
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* January 4, 2011: Local Community Radio Act
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* January 4, 2011: National Alzheimer's Project Act
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* January 7, 2011: Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
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Four of the changes are associated with the 2008 presidential election and appointments to the Obama Administration, one senator changed parties, one election was disputed, two senators died, one senator resigned, and three appointed senators served only until special elections were held during this Congress.
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(2) , Disputed , style="font-size:80%" , Incumbent Norm Coleman (R) 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota, challenged the election of
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(D) , January 12, 2009 , - ,
(2) , nowrap , Joe Biden
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 15, 2009, to assume the position of Vice President of the United States, Vice President.
The appointed successor held the seat until a United States Senate special election in Delaware, 2010, special election was held November 2, 2010. , nowrap , Ted Kaufman
(D) , January 16, 2009 , - ,
(3) , nowrap ,
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 20, 2009, to become United States Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior.
The appointed successor held the seat for the remainder of the term that ends with this Congress. , nowrap , Michael Bennet
(D) , January 21, 2009 , - , New York
(1) , nowrap ,
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 21, 2009, to become United States Secretary of State, Secretary of State.
The appointed successor held the seat until a United States Senate special election in New York, 2010, special election was held November 2, 2010. , nowrap ,
(D) , January 26, 2009 , - ,
(3) , nowrap ,
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Changed party affiliation April 30, 2009. , nowrap ,
(D) , April 30, 2009 , - ,
(1) , nowrap ,
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 25, 2009.
The appointed successor held the seat until the elected successor took the seat. , nowrap , Paul G. Kirk
(D) , September 25, 2009 , - ,
(3) , nowrap ,
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 9, 2009, for personal reasons.
The appointed successor held the seat for the remainder of the term that ends with this Congress. , nowrap , George LeMieux
(R) , September 10, 2009 , - ,
(1) , nowrap , Paul G. Kirk
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointment expired February 4, 2010, following a United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010, special election.
The winner of the election held the seat for the remainder of the term that ended January 3, 2013. , nowrap , Scott Brown
(R) , February 4, 2010 , - ,
(1) , nowrap , Robert Byrd
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 28, 2010.
The appointed successor held the seat until a United States Senate special election in West Virginia, 2010, special election was held November 2, 2010. , nowrap , Carte Goodwin
(D) , July 16, 2010Goodwin was appointed July 16, 2010. He was sworn in on July 20, 2010, but his service began on July 16. , - ,
(2) , nowrap , Ted Kaufman
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointed January 15, 2009. The appointment lasted only until the November 2010 special election, in which he was not a candidate.
The winner of the United States Senate special election in Delaware, 2010, special election held the seat for the remainder of the term that ended January 3, 2015. , nowrap ,
(D) , November 15, 2010Abrams, Jim
"5 Election Winners to be Sworn in Early"
The Boston Globe. The Associated Press, November 15, 2010. , - ,
(1) , nowrap , Carte Goodwin
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointed July 16, 2010. The appointment lasted only until the November 2010 special election, in which he was not a candidate.
The winner of the United States Senate special election in West Virginia, 2010, special election held the seat for the remainder of the term that ended January 3, 2013. , nowrap ,
(D) , November 15, 2010 , - ,
(3) , nowrap , Roland Burris
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointed January 12, 2009. The appointment lasted only until the November 2010 special election, in which he was not a candidate.
The winner of the United States Senate election in Illinois, 2010, special election held the seat for the remainder of the term that ended with this Congress. , nowrap ,
(R) , November 29, 2010
A 2009 Illinois's 5th congressional district special election, special election was held April 7, 2009 , , Mike Quigley (politician), Michael Quigley (D) , April 7, 2009 , - , , ,
A 2009 California's 32nd congressional district special election, special election was held July 14, 2009. , , Judy Chu (D) , July 14, 2009 , - , , , Ellen Tauscher (D) , Resigned June 26, 2009, to become Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.
A 2009 California's 10th congressional district special election, special election was held November 3, 2009. , , John Garamendi (D) , November 3, 2009 , - , , , John M. McHugh (R) , Resigned September 21, 2009, to become United States Secretary of the Army, U.S. Secretary of the Army.
A 2009 New York's 23rd congressional district special election, special election was held November 3, 2009. , , Bill Owens (Congressman), Bill Owens (D) , November 3, 2009 , - , , ,
A 2010 Florida's 19th congressional district special election, special election was held April 13, 2010. , , Ted Deutch (D) , April 13, 2010 , - , , , John Murtha (D) , Died February 8, 2010. A 2010 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election, special election was held May 18, 2010. , ,
A 2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, special election was held contemporaneously with the general election on November 2, 2010. , , Tom Reed (R) , November 2, 2010 , - , , , Nathan Deal (R) , Resigned March 21, 2010, to focus on run for 2010 Georgia gubernatorial election, Governor of Georgia.
A 2010 Georgia's 9th congressional district special election, special election runoff was held June 8, 2010. , ,
A 2010 Indiana's 3rd congressional district special election, special election was held contemporaneously with the general election on November 2, 2010. , , Marlin Stutzman (R) , November 2, 2010 , - , , ,
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
111th United States Congress
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Member Information
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via U.S. Senate
Membership of the 111th Congress: A Profile
Congressional Research Service, December 31, 2008
Congressional Directory: Main Page
''Government Printing Office Online''. Detailed listings of many aspects of current & previous memberships and sessions of Congress. * * * * * * * * {{United States Congresses 111th United States Congress,
* July 22, 2010: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010
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* July 29, 2010:
Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010
The Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 is a law, signed into effect by President Obama, that expands the punitive abilities of tribal courts across the nation. The law allows tribal courts operating in Indian country to increase jail sentences hand ...
* August 3, 2010: Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 () was an Act of Congress that was signed into federal law by United States President Barack Obama on August 3, 2010 that reduces the disparity between the amount of crack cocaine and powder cocaine needed to tri ...
,
* August 10, 2010: Securing the Preservation of Our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act,
* September 27, 2010: Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010,
* October 5, 2010: Rosa's LawPub.L. 111-256
* October 8, 2010: Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) of 2010
Pub.L. 111-260
* October 11, 2010: NASA Authorization Act of 2010
Pub.L. 111-267
* October 13, 2010:
Plain Writing Act of 2010
On June 1, 1998, President Bill Clinton issued a Memorandum on Plain Language in Government Writing.PDF The rationale for this memorandum was to "make the Government more responsive, accessible, and understandable in its communications with the p ...
Pub.L. 111-274
* October 15, 2010:
Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010
The Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010 is an Act of Congress passed in 2010 to better ready presidential campaigns for their potential transition before the election occurs. It provides mechanisms for the GSA to work with major party ...
Pub.L. 111-283
* December 8, 2010:
Claims Resolution Act of 2010
The Claims Resolution Act of 2010 is a federal law enacted by the 111th Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 8, 2010. The act is a response to the ''Pigford v. Glickman'' case, where black farmers were found to hav ...
,
* December 9, 2010: Animal Crush Video Prohibition ActPub.L. 111-294
* December 13, 2010: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, * December 15, 2010: Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010
Pub.L. 111-309
* December 15, 2010: Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act
Pub.L. 111-311
* December 17, 2010: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, , * December 18, 2010: Fur Products Labeling Act
Pub.L. 111-313
* December 22, 2010: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, , * December 22, 2010:
Truth In Caller ID Act of 2009 The Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 is an Act of the United States Congress that generally makes it illegal to use false Caller ID information for a call with the intent to defraud or scam a called party. The Act makes exceptions for certain law-enfo ...
Pub.L. 111-331
* January 2, 2011: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, , * January 4, 2011: Shark Conservation Act, , * January 4, 2011:
GPRA Modernization Act of 2010
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Pub.L. 111-352
* January 4, 2011:
Food Safety and Modernization Act
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on January 4, 2011. The FSMA has given the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new authority to regulate the way foods are grown, harvested and processed. The ...
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* January 4, 2011: America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010Pub.L. 111-358
* January 4, 2011: Local Community Radio Act
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* January 4, 2011: National Alzheimer's Project Act
Pub.L. 111-375
* January 7, 2011: Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
Pub.L. 111-383
Health care reform
At the encouragement of the Obama administration, Congress devoted significant time considering health care reform. In March 2010, Obama signed thePatient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and colloquially known as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by Pres ...
into law, the first comprehensive health care reform legislation in decades, along with further amendments in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Other major reform proposals during the health care debate included:
* Affordable Health Care for America Act
The Affordable Health Care for America Act (or HR 3962) was a bill that was crafted by the United States House of Representatives of the 111th United States Congress on October 29, 2009. The bill was sponsored by Representative Charles Rangel. ...
(known as the House bill)
* America's Healthy Future Act (known as the Baucus bill)
* Healthy Americans Act (known as the Wyden/ Bennett bill)
* United States National Health Care Act
The Medicare for All Act, aka the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act or United States National Health Care Act, is a bill first introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Representative John Conyers (D-MI) in 2003, with ...
(known as the Conyers bill, a single payer proposal)
* Physician Payments Sunshine Act
Proposed
Proposed bills include (in alphabetical order): * American Clean Energy and Security Act * District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act * Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act * DREAM Act * Employee Free Choice Act * Employment Non-Discrimination Act *Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009
The Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015 () was a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives of the 114th United States Congress by Congressman Thomas Massie ( KY-4). It included proposals for a reformed audit of the Federal Reserve ...
* Food Safety Enhancement Act
* Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2009
* Homeowner's Defense Act
The Homeowners’ Defense Act () is a bill proposed in the House and Senate in the 111th United States Congress. The bill was proposed by Democratic Representative, Ron Klein of Florida. The purpose of the law, according to its sponsors, is to en ...
* Military Readiness Enhancement Act
* Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act
The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009 S1011/HR2314 was a bill before the List of new members of the 111th United States Congress, 111th Congress. It is commonly known as the Akaka Bill after Senator Daniel Akaka of Hawaii, who p ...
* Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009
* Public Option Act
The public health insurance option, also known as the public insurance option or the public option, is a proposal to create a government-run health insurance agency that would compete with other private health insurance companies within the United ...
* Respect for Marriage Act
* Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
* Uniting American Families Act
* Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act The Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act (, ) is a proposed bill that would "Amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of an individual to cast a vote in federal ...
Vetoed
* December 30, 2009: , a continuing appropriations resolution that became unnecessary * October 7, 2010: ,Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States. Th ...
Treaties ratified
* December 22, 2010: New START (111-5)Major nomination hearings
* January–April 2009: Senate held confirmation hearings forBarack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...
's cabinet.
* July 13–16, 2009: Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Maria Sotomayor (, ; born June 25, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, and has served sinc ...
's appointment to the United States Supreme Court.
* June 28–30, 2010: Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on Elena Kagan's appointment to the United States Supreme Court.
Impeachments
* : Judge Samuel B. Kent: impeached June 19, 2009, (Archived by WebCite at ) resigned June 30, 2009, before trial; charges dismissed July 22, 2009. (Archived by WebCite at ) * : Judge Thomas Porteous: impeached March 11, 2010, convicted December 8, 2010.Party summary
:''Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.''Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Senate
* President:Dick Cheney
Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He is currently the oldest living former ...
(R), until January 20, 2009
** Joe Biden (D), from January 20, 2009
* President pro tempore: Robert Byrd (D), until June 28, 2010
** Daniel Inouye
Daniel Ken Inouye ( ; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative ...
(D), from June 28, 2010
Majority (Democratic) leadership
*Majority Leader
In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.
and Conference Chairman: Harry Reid
* Assistant Majority Leader (Majority Whip): Richard Durbin
* Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman: Charles Schumer
* Democratic Conference Secretary: Patty Murray
* Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman: Bob Menendez
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* Policy Committee Chairman: Byron Dorgan
Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is an American author, businessman and former politician who served as a United States Representative (1981–1992) and United States Senator (1992–2011) from North Dakota. He is member of the Democrat ...
* Steering and Outreach Committee Chairman: Debbie Stabenow
* Committee Outreach Chairman: Jeff Bingaman
* Rural Outreach Chairman: Blanche Lincoln
* Chief Deputy Whip: Barbara Boxer
Barbara Sue Boxer (née Levy; born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States Senate, representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the U. ...
* Deputy Whips: Tom Carper, Bill Nelson, and Russ Feingold
Minority (Republican) leadership
* Minority Leader:Mitch McConnell
Addison Mitchell McConnell III (born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and retired attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky and the Senate minority leader since 2021. Currently in his seventh term, McConn ...
* Assistant Minority Leader (Minority Whip): Jon Kyl
Jon Llewellyn Kyl ( ; born April 25, 1942) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 1995 to 2013 and again in 2018. A Republican, he held both of Arizona's Senate seats at different times, ...
* Counselor to the Minority Leader: Bob Bennett
* Republican Conference Chairman: Lamar Alexander
* Republican Conference Vice Chairman: Lisa Murkowski, until September 17, 2010
** John Barrasso, from September 22, 2010
* Policy Committee Chairman: John Ensign
John Eric Ensign (born March 25, 1958) is an American veterinarian and former politician from Nevada. A member of the Republican Party, Ensign was a Congressman and United States Senator from Nevada; he served in the latter seat from January 20 ...
, until June 17, 2009
** John Thune
John Randolph Thune ( ; born January 7, 1961) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005, and as the Senate minority whip since 2021. A member of the R ...
, from June 25, 2009
* National Senatorial Committee Chair: John Cornyn
*Chief Deputy Whip: Richard Burr
House of Representatives
* Speaker:Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Patricia Pelosi (; ; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who has served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2019 and previously from 2007 to 2011. She has represented in the United States House of ...
(D)
* Assistant to the Speaker: Chris Van Hollen
Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (born January 10, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maryland since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Van Hollen served as the U.S. representative f ...
(D)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
*Majority Leader
In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.
: Steny Hoyer
* Majority Whip: Jim Clyburn
James Enos Clyburn (born July 21, 1940) is an American politician and retired educator serving as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina. He has served as House Majority Whip since 2019. He is a two-time ma ...
* Senior Chief Deputy Majority Whip: John Lewis
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashvill ...
* Chief Deputy Majority Whips: Maxine Waters, John S. Tanner, Ed Pastor, Jan Schakowsky, Joseph Crowley, Diana DeGette, G. K. Butterfield
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (born April 27, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 1st congressional district from 2004 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elec ...
, Debbie Wasserman Schultz
* Democratic Caucus Chairman: John B. Larson
* Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairman: Xavier Becerra
Xavier Becerra ( ; ; born January 26, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services since March 2021. Becerra previously served as the attorney general of California from J ...
* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Chris Van Hollen
Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (born January 10, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maryland since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Van Hollen served as the U.S. representative f ...
* Steering/Policy Committee Co-Chairs: George Miller and Rosa DeLauro
* Organization, Study, and Review Chairman: Michael Capuano
Michael Everett Capuano ( ; born January 9, 1952) is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 1999 to 2019. A Democrat, his district included the northern three-fourths of Boston, as well a ...
Minority (Republican) leadership
* Minority Leader: John Boehner * Minority Whip: Eric Cantor * Chief Deputy Whip:Kevin McCarthy
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* Republican Conference Chairman: Mike Pence
Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, ...
* Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Cathy McMorris-Rodgers
* Republican Conference Secretary
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
: John Carter
* Policy Committee Chairman: Thaddeus McCotter
Thaddeus George "Thad" McCotter (born August 22, 1965) is an American politician, radio host, and a member of the Republican Party who was the U.S. representative from from 2003 to 2012. The district at the time consisted of portions of Detroi ...
* Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Pete Sessions
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* Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee: David Dreier
Members
* '' Skip to House of Representatives, below''Senate
In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 2010; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 2012; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 2014.
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = " Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County
, LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham
, area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...
: 2. Jeff Sessions
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States Attorney General from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as United Stat ...
(R)
: 3. Richard Shelby
Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, ...
(R)
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
: 2. Mark Begich (D)
: 3. Lisa Murkowski (R)
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States. It is the list of U.S. states and territories by area, 6th largest and the list of U.S. states and territories by population, 14 ...
: 1. Jon Kyl
Jon Llewellyn Kyl ( ; born April 25, 1942) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 1995 to 2013 and again in 2018. A Republican, he held both of Arizona's Senate seats at different times, ...
(R)
: 3. John McCain (R)
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the ...
: 2. Mark Pryor
Mark Lunsford Pryor (born January 10, 1963) is an American attorney, politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to becoming senator, he was Attorn ...
(D)
: 3. Blanche Lincoln (D)
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
: 1. Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein ( ; born Dianne Emiel Goldman; June 22, 1933) is an American politician who serves as the senior United States senator from California, a seat she has held since 1992. A member of the Democratic Party, she was ...
(D)
: 3. Barbara Boxer
Barbara Sue Boxer (née Levy; born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States Senate, representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the U. ...
(D)
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
: 2. Mark Udall (D)
: 3. Ken Salazar
Kenneth Lee Salazar (born March 2, 1955) is an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who is the United States ambassador to Mexico. He previously served as the 50th United States Secretary of the Interior in the administration of President ...
(D), until January 20, 2009
:: Michael Bennet (D), from January 21, 2009
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
: 1. Joe Lieberman
Joseph Isadore Lieberman (; born February 24, 1942) is an American politician, lobbyist, and attorney who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was its nominee for V ...
(I)
: 3. Chris Dodd
Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. ...
(D)
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacen ...
: 1. Tom Carper (D)
: 2. Joe Biden (D), until January 15, 2009
:: Ted Kaufman (D), January 16, 2009 – November 15, 2010
:: Chris Coons
Christopher Andrew Coons (born September 9, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Delaware since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Coons served as the county executive of New Castle ...
(D), from November 15, 2010
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...
: 1. Bill Nelson (D)
: 3. Mel Martinez
Mel, Mels or MEL may refer to:
Biology
* Mouse erythroleukemia cell line (MEL)
* National Herbarium of Victoria, a herbarium with the Index Herbariorum code MEL
People
* Mel (given name), the abbreviated version of several given names (includin ...
(R), until September 9, 2009
:: George LeMieux (R), from September 10, 2009
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to t ...
: 2. Saxby Chambliss (R)
: 3. Johnny Isakson
John Hardy Isakson (December 28, 1944 – December 19, 2021) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2005 to 2019 as a member of the Republican Party. He represented in the United States ...
(R)
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only ...
: 1. Daniel Akaka
Daniel Kahikina Akaka (; September 11, 1924 – April 6, 2018) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Akaka was the first U.S. Senator of N ...
(D)
: 3. Daniel Inouye
Daniel Ken Inouye ( ; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative ...
(D)
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and W ...
: 2. Jim Risch
James Elroy Risch ( ; born May 3, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho under governors Dirk Ke ...
(R)
: 3. Mike Crapo
Michael Dean Crapo ( ; born May 20, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo previously served as the U.S. repres ...
(R)
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Roc ...
: 2. Dick Durbin (D)
: 3. Roland Burris (D), January 12, 2009 – November 29, 2010Burris was appointed on December 31, 2008, during the 110th United States Congress. However, he was not allowed to take the oath until January 15, 2009, due to the controversy surrounding Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who appointed him.
:: Mark Kirk
Mark Steven Kirk (born September 15, 1959) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Illinois from 2010 to 2017, and as the United States representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district ...
(R), from November 29, 2010
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...
: 1. Richard Lugar
Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Born in Indianapolis, Lugar graduated from De ...
(R)
: 3. Evan Bayh (D)
Iowa
Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...
: 2. Tom Harkin (D)
: 3. Chuck Grassley
Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate, and the senior United States senator from Iowa, having held the seat since 1981. In 2022, ...
(R)
Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to ...
: 2. Pat Roberts (R)
: 3. Sam Brownback
Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, diplomat, and member of the Republican Party who served as the United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom from 2018 to 2021. Brownba ...
(R)
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virgini ...
: 2. Mitch McConnell
Addison Mitchell McConnell III (born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and retired attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky and the Senate minority leader since 2021. Currently in his seventh term, McConn ...
(R)
: 3. Jim Bunning (R)
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-smal ...
: 2. Mary Landrieu (D)
: 3. David Vitter
David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and politician who served as United States Senator for Louisiana from 2005 to 2017.
A Republican, Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999. ...
(R)
Maine
Maine () is a U.S. state, state in the New England and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and territories of Canad ...
: 1. Olympia Snowe (R)
: 2. Susan Collins
Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, she has held her seat since 1997 and is Maine's longest-serving member of Con ...
(R)
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; ...
: 1. Ben Cardin (D)
: 3. Barbara Mikulski (D)
Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...
: 1. Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
(D), until August 25, 2009
:: Paul G. Kirk (D), September 24, 2009 – February 4, 2010
:: Scott Brown (R), from February 4, 2010
: 2. John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party (Unite ...
(D)
Michigan
Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...
: 1. Debbie Stabenow (D)
: 2. Carl Levin (D)
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minne ...
: 1. Amy Klobuchar (D)
: 2. Al Franken
Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He gained fame as a writer and performer on the television comed ...
(D),from July 7, 2009Al Franken was elected to the term beginning January 3, 2009, but did not take office until July 7, 2009, due to a recount and subsequent election challenge.
Mississippi
Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Mis ...
: 1. Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American attorney and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Mississippi, in office since 2007. A member of the Re ...
(R)
: 2. Thad Cochran
William Thad Cochran (; December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator for Mississippi from 1978 until his resignation due to health issues in 2018. A Repub ...
(R)
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
: 1. Claire McCaskill (D)
: 3. Kit Bond
Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond (born March 6, 1939) is an American attorney, politician and former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he defeated Democrat Harriett ...
(R)
Montana
Montana () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West List of regions of the United States#Census Bureau-designated regions and divisions, division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North ...
: 1. Jon Tester
Raymond Jon Tester (born August 21, 1956) is an American farmer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Montana, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, Tester is the dean of Montana's congressi ...
(D)
: 2. Max Baucus
Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the longe ...
(D)
Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the so ...
: 1. Ben Nelson (D)
: 2. Mike Johanns (R)
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...
: 1. John Ensign
John Eric Ensign (born March 25, 1958) is an American veterinarian and former politician from Nevada. A member of the Republican Party, Ensign was a Congressman and United States Senator from Nevada; he served in the latter seat from January 20 ...
(R)
: 3. Harry Reid (D)
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...
: 2. Jeanne Shaheen
Cynthia Jeanne Shaheen ( ; née Bowers, born January 28, 1947) is an American retired educator and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Hampshire since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Shaheen served as the 78t ...
(D)
: 3. Judd Gregg (R)
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...
: 1. Bob Menendez
Robert Menendez (; born January 1, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2006. Gale Biography In Context. A member of the Democratic Party, he was fir ...
(D)
: 2. Frank Lautenberg
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was or ...
(D)
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Albuquerque metropolitan area, Tiguex
, Offi ...
: 1. Jeff Bingaman (D)
: 2. Tom Udall (D)
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States senat ...
(D), until January 21, 2009
:: Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (; ; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of ...
(D), from January 26, 2009
: 3. Chuck Schumer
Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, having held his seat since 1999, and ...
(D)
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia a ...
: 2. Kay Hagan (D)
: 3. Richard Burr (R)
North Dakota
North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, S ...
: 1. Kent Conrad (D-NPL)
: 3. Byron Dorgan
Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is an American author, businessman and former politician who served as a United States Representative (1981–1992) and United States Senator (1992–2011) from North Dakota. He is member of the Democrat ...
(D-NPL)
Ohio
Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...
: 1. Sherrod Brown (D)
: 3. George Voinovich (R)
Oregon
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idah ...
: 2. Jeff Merkley
Jeffrey Alan Merkley (born October 24, 1956) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Oregon since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Merkley served as the 64th speaker of the Oregon House of Representative ...
(D)
: 3. Ron Wyden
Ronald Lee Wyden (; born May 3, 1949) is an American politician and retired educator serving as the senior United States senator from Oregon, a seat he has held since 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States House ...
(D)
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Ma ...
: 1. Bob Casey Jr. (D)
: 3. Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...
(R) until April 29, 2009, then (D)Arlen Specter announced his switch from the Republican to the Democratic party on April 28, and it officially took effect on April 30.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but i ...
: 1. Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
: 2. Jack Reed (D)
South Carolina
)'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no)
, anthem = "Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = G ...
: 2. Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham chaired the Senate Committee ...
(R)
: 3. Jim DeMint (R)
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...
: 2. Tim P. Johnson (D)
: 3. John Thune
John Randolph Thune ( ; born January 7, 1961) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005, and as the Senate minority whip since 2021. A member of the R ...
(R)
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to ...
: 1. Bob Corker (R)
: 2. Lamar Alexander (R)
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
: 1. Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison (born Kathryn Ann Bailey; July 22, 1943) is an American attorney, television correspondent, politician, diplomat, and was the 22nd United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 2017 until 2021. A member of the Republi ...
(R)
: 2. John Cornyn (R)
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...
: 1. Orrin Hatch
Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. sena ...
(R)
: 3. Bob Bennett (R)
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the ...
: 1. Bernie Sanders (I)
: 3. Patrick Leahy (D)
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography an ...
: 1. Jim Webb
James Henry Webb Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is an American politician and author. He has served as a United States senator from Virginia, Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Counsel for the United Stat ...
(D)
: 2. Mark Warner
Mark Robert Warner (born December 15, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Virginia, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Warner served as the 69th govern ...
(D)
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...
: 1. Robert Byrd (D), until June 28, 2010
:: Carte Goodwin (D), July 16, 2010 – November 15, 2010
:: Joe Manchin
Joseph Manchin III (born August 24, 1947) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from West Virginia, a seat he has held since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Manchin was the 34th governor o ...
(D), from November 15, 2010
: 2. Jay Rockefeller (D)
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
: 1. Herb Kohl (D)
: 3. Russ Feingold (D)
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the sou ...
: 1. John Barrasso (R)
: 2. Mike Enzi (R)
House of Representatives
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = " Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County
, LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham
, area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...
: . Jo Bonner (R)
: . Bobby Bright (D)
: . Mike Rogers (R)
: . Robert Aderholt (R)
: . Parker Griffith
Rolf Parker Griffith Jr. (born August 6, 1942) is an American retired physician, entrepreneur and politician who served in the Alabama State Senate from 2006 to 2008 and then as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011.
A lifelong member ...
(D, then R)
: . Spencer Bachus (R)
: . Artur Davis (D)
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...
: . Don Young (R)
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States. It is the list of U.S. states and territories by area, 6th largest and the list of U.S. states and territories by population, 14 ...
: . Ann Kirkpatrick
Ann Leila Kirkpatrick (born March 24, 1950) is an American politician and retired attorney serving as the United States representative from since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2013 to ...
(D)
: . Trent Franks (R)
: . John Shadegg (R)
: . Ed Pastor (D)
: . Harry Mitchell (D)
: . Jeff Flake (R)
: . Raúl Grijalva
Raúl Manuel Grijalva (; born February 19, 1948) is an American politician and activist who has served as the United States representative for since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 7th from 2003 to 20 ...
(D)
: . Gabby Giffords (D)
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the ...
: . Marion Berry (D)
: . Vic Snyder (D)
: . John Boozman (R)
: . Mike Ross (D)
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
: . Mike Thompson (D)
: . Wally Herger (R)
: . Dan Lungren (R)
: . Tom McClintock (R)
: . Doris Matsui (D)
: . Lynn Woolsey (D)
: . George Miller (D)
: . Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Patricia Pelosi (; ; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who has served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2019 and previously from 2007 to 2011. She has represented in the United States House of ...
(D)
: . Barbara Lee (D)
: . Ellen Tauscher (D), until June 26, 2009
:: John Garamendi (D), from November 3, 2009
: . Jerry McNerney (D)
: . Jackie Speier (D)
: . Pete Stark (D)
: . Anna Eshoo (D)
: . Mike Honda
Michael Makoto "Mike" Honda (born June 27, 1941) is an American politician and former educator. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in Congress from 2001 to 2017.
Initially involved in education in California, he first became active in ...
(D)
: . Zoe Lofgren (D)
: . Sam Farr (D)
: . Dennis Cardoza (D)
: . George Radanovich (R)
: . Jim Costa (D)
: . Devin Nunes (R)
: . Kevin McCarthy
Kevin Owen McCarthy (born January 26, 1965) is an American politician, serving as House Minority Leader in the United States House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as House Majority Leader under spea ...
(R)
: . Lois Capps (D)
: . Elton Gallegly (R)
: . Howard McKeon (R)
: . David Dreier (R)
: . Brad Sherman
Bradley James Sherman (born October 24, 1954) is an American accountant and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 30th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he first entered Congress in 1 ...
(D)
: . Howard Berman
Howard Lawrence Berman (born April 15, 1941) is an American attorney and retired politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the state's 26th congressional d ...
(D)
: . Adam Schiff
Adam Bennett Schiff (born June 22, 1960) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who has served as a U.S. representative since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he has represented since 2013.
Schiff's district (numbered as the ...
(D)
: . Henry Waxman (D)
: . Xavier Becerra
Xavier Becerra ( ; ; born January 26, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services since March 2021. Becerra previously served as the attorney general of California from J ...
(D)
: . Hilda Solis (D), until February 24, 2009
:: Judy Chu (D), from July 14, 2009
: . Diane Watson (D)
: . Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)
: . Maxine Waters (D)
: . Jane Harman (D)
: . Laura Richardson (D)
: . Grace Napolitano (D)
: . Linda Sanchez (D)
: . Ed Royce (R)
: . Jerry Lewis (R)
: . Gary Miller (R)
: . Joe Baca (D)
: . Ken Calvert (R)
: . Mary Bono Mack (R)
: . Dana Rohrabacher (R)
: . Loretta Sanchez
Loretta Lorna Sanchez (born January 7, 1960) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected in 1996, when she defeated long-serving Repu ...
(D)
: . John Campbell (R)
: . Darrell Issa (R)
: . Brian Bilbray
Brian Phillip Bilbray (born January 28, 1951) is an American Republican politician who represented parts of San Diego County in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001 and again from 2006 to 2013.
Bilbray was Chairman of the House ...
(R)
: . Bob Filner (D)
: . Duncan Hunter (R)
: . Susan Davis (D)
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
: . Diana DeGette (D)
: . Jared Polis (D)
: . John Salazar
John Tony Salazar (born July 21, 1953) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2005 until 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed Commissioner of the Colorado Department of Agriculture in the ...
(D)
: . Betsy Markey (D)
: . Doug Lamborn
Douglas Lawrence Lamborn (born May 24, 1954) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. His district is based in Colorado Springs.
Early life and career
Born ...
(R)
: . Mike Coffman (R)
: . Ed Perlmutter (D)
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
: . John Larson (D)
: . Joe Courtney (D)
: . Rosa DeLauro (D)
: . Jim Himes (D)
: . Chris Murphy
Christopher Scott Murphy (born August 3, 1973) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Connecticut since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States ...
(D)
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacen ...
: . Mike Castle (R)
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...
: . Jeff Miller (R)
: . Allen Boyd (D)
: . Corrine Brown (D)
: . Ander Crenshaw (R)
: . Ginny Brown-Waite (R)
: . Cliff Stearns (R)
: . John Mica (R)
: . Alan Grayson (D)
: . Gus Bilirakis (R)
: . Bill Young (R)
: . Kathy Castor (D)
: . Adam Putnam (R)
: . Vern Buchanan (R)
: . Connie Mack (R)
: . Bill Posey (R)
: . Tom Rooney (R)
: . Kendrick Meek (D)
: . Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)
: . Robert Wexler (D), until January 3, 2010
:: Ted Deutch (D), from April 13, 2010
: . Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
: . Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R)
: . Ron Klein (D)
: . Alcee Hastings (D)
: . Suzanne Kosmas
Suzanne M. Kosmas (born February 25, 1944) is the former U.S. Representative for , serving one term from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served in the Florida House of Representatives.
Early life, educati ...
(D)
: . Mario Diaz-Balart (R)
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to t ...
: . Jack Kingston (R)
: . Sanford Bishop (D)
: . Lynn Westmoreland (R)
: . Hank Johnson (D)
: . John Lewis
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashvill ...
(D)
: . Tom Price (R)
: . John Linder (R)
: . Jim Marshall (D)
: . Nathan Deal (R), until March 21, 2010
:: Tom Graves
John Thomas Graves Jr. (born February 3, 1970) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2020. Graves previously served one term as the U.S. representative for from 2010 to 2013, followi ...
(R), from June 8, 2010
: . Paul Broun (R)
: . Phil Gingrey
John Phillip Gingrey (born July 10, 1942) is an American physician and former politician who served as a U.S. Representative for from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party (GOP). His district comprised the northwestern suburbs of ...
(R)
: . John Barrow (D)
: . David Scott (D)
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only ...
: . Neil Abercrombie (D), until February 28, 2010
:: Charles Djou (R), from May 22, 2010
: . Mazie Hirono (D)
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and W ...
: . Walt Minnick (D)
: . Mike Simpson
Michael Keith Simpson (born September 8, 1950) is an American politician and former dentist serving as the U.S. representative for since 1999. The district covers most of the eastern portion of the state, including Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Sun ...
(R)
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Roc ...
: . Bobby Rush
Bobby Lee Rush (born November 23, 1946) is an American politician, activist and pastor who served as the U.S. representative for for three decades. A civil rights activist during the 1960s, Rush co-founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Pa ...
(D)
: . Jesse Jackson
Jesse Louis Jackson ( né Burns; born October 8, 1941) is an American political activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. senato ...
(D)
: . Dan Lipinski (D)
: . Luis Gutiérrez (D)
: . Mike Quigley (D), from April 7, 2009
: . Peter Roskam (R)
: . Danny Davis (D)
: . Melissa Bean (D)
: . Jan Schakowsky (D)
: . Mark Kirk
Mark Steven Kirk (born September 15, 1959) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Illinois from 2010 to 2017, and as the United States representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district ...
(R), until November 29, 2010
:: ''vacant''
: . Debbie Halvorson (D)
: . Jerry Costello (D)
: . Judy Biggert (R)
: . Bill Foster (D)
: . Tim V. Johnson (R)
: . Donald Manzullo
Donald Anthony Manzullo (born March 24, 1944) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for , from 1993 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. From 2001 to 2007 he served as Chairman of the Comm ...
(R)
: . Phil Hare (D)
: . Aaron Schock (R)
: . John Shimkus (R)
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...
: . Pete Visclosky (D)
: . Joe Donnelly (D)
: . Mark Souder (R), until May 21, 2010
:: Marlin Stutzman (R), from November 2, 2010
: . Steve Buyer
Stephen Earle Buyer ( ; born November 26, 1958) is an American former politician who served as the U.S. representative for , and previously the , serving from 1993 until 2011. On July 25, 2022, Buyer was arrested and charged with insider trading ...
(R)
: . Dan Burton
Danny Lee Burton (born June 21, 1938) is an American politician. Burton is the former U.S. Representative for , and previously the , serving from 1983 until 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party and was part of the Tea Party Caucus.
Ea ...
(R)
: . Mike Pence
Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, ...
(R)
: . Andre Carson (D)
: . Brad Ellsworth (D)
: . Baron Hill (D)
Iowa
Iowa () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wiscon ...
: . Bruce Braley (D)
: . David Loebsack (D)
: . Leonard Boswell (D)
: . Tom Latham (R)
: . Steve King (R)
Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to ...
: . Jerry Moran (R)
: . Lynn Jenkins
Lynn Haag Jenkins (born June 10, 1963) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for , in office from 2009 to 2019. She previously served as Kansas State Treasurer from 2003 to 2008, in the Kansas House of Repr ...
(R)
: . Dennis Moore (D)
: . Todd Tiahrt
William Todd Tiahrt ( ; born June 15, 1951) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1995 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected as part of the historic Republican Wave of 1994, defeating 18-ye ...
(R)
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virgini ...
: . Ed Whitfield (R)
: . Brett Guthrie (R)
: . John Yarmuth (D)
: . Geoff Davis
Geoffrey Clark Davis (born October 26, 1958) is an American businessman, politician and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2005 to 2012. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes 24 counties in the northeastern pa ...
(R)
: . Harold Rogers (R)
: . Ben Chandler
Albert Benjamin Chandler III (born September 12, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States representative for from 2004 to 2013. A Democrat, Chandler was first elected to Congress in a 2004 special election. He ...
(D)
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-smal ...
: . Steve Scalise
Stephen Joseph Scalise (; born October 6, 1965) is an American politician who is the United States House of Representatives Minority Whip and representative for . Scalise is in his eighth House term, having held his seat since 2008. The district ...
(R)
: . Joseph Cao (R)
: . Charlie Melancon (D)
: . John Fleming (R)
: . Rodney Alexander (R)
: . Bill Cassidy
William Morgan Cassidy (born September 28, 1957) is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Louisiana, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Louisiana ...
(R)
: . Charles Boustany (R)
Maine
Maine () is a U.S. state, state in the New England and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and territories of Canad ...
: . Chellie Pingree (D)
: . Mike Michaud (D)
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; ...
: . Frank Kratovil
Frank Michael Kratovil Jr. (born May 29, 1968) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011. Elected in 2008, he was defeated in his bid for reelection on November 2, 2010. Kratovil is a member of the Democrat ...
(D)
: . Dutch Ruppersberger (D)
: . John Sarbanes (D)
: . Donna Edwards (D)
: . Steny Hoyer (D)
: . Roscoe Bartlett (R)
: . Elijah Cummings
Elijah Eugene Cummings (January 18, 1951October 17, 2019) was an American politician and civil rights advocate who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1996 until his death in 2019, when he was succeeded by his predecess ...
(D)
: . Chris Van Hollen
Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (born January 10, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maryland since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Van Hollen served as the U.S. representative f ...
(D)
Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...
: . John Olver (D)
: . Richard Neal
Richard Edmund Neal (born February 14, 1949) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1989. The district, numbered as the 2nd district from 1989 to 2013, includes Springfield, West Springfield, Pittsfield, ...
(D)
: . Jim McGovern (D)
: . Barney Frank (D)
: . Niki Tsongas
Nicola Dickson "Niki" Sauvage Tsongas (; born April 26, 1946) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from 2007 to 2019. She held the seat formerly held by her husband, the late Paul Tsongas, for the di ...
(D)
: . John Tierney (D)
: . Ed Markey (D)
: . Mike Capuano (D)
: . Stephen Lynch (D)
: . Bill Delahunt (D)
Michigan
Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...
: . Bart Stupak
Bartholomew Thomas Stupak (; born February 29, 1952) is an American politician and lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Stupak served as the U.S. representative from from 1993 to 2011.
Stupak chose not to seek re-election in 2010. He ...
(D)
: . Peter Hoekstra (R)
: . Vern Ehlers (R)
: . David Camp (R)
: . Dale Kildee (D)
: . Fred Upton (R)
: . Mark Schauer (D)
: . Mike Rogers (R)
: . Gary Peters (D)
: . Candice Miller (R)
: . Thaddeus McCotter
Thaddeus George "Thad" McCotter (born August 22, 1965) is an American politician, radio host, and a member of the Republican Party who was the U.S. representative from from 2003 to 2012. The district at the time consisted of portions of Detroi ...
(R)
: . Sander Levin (D)
: . Carolyn Cheeks (D)
: . John Conyers (D)
: . John Dingell (D)
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minne ...
: . Tim Walz (DFL)
: . John Kline (R)
: . Erik Paulsen (R)
: . Betty McCollum (DFL)
: . Keith Ellison
Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 30th attorney general of Minnesota. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Ellison was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to ...
(DFL)
: . Michele Bachmann
Michele Marie Bachmann (; née Amble; born April 6, 1956) is an American politician who was the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2007 until 2015. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican ...
(R)
: . Collin Peterson (DFL)
: . Jim Oberstar (DFL)
Mississippi
Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Mis ...
: . Travis Childers (D)
: . Bennie Thompson
Bennie Gordon Thompson (born January 28, 1948) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson has been the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security since 2019 and fro ...
(D)
: . Gregg Harper (R)
: . Gene Taylor (D)
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
: . Lacy Clay (D)
: . Todd Akin (R)
: . Russ Carnahan (D)
: . Ike Skelton (D)
: . Emanuel Cleaver (D)
: . Sam Graves
Samuel Bruce Graves Jr. (born November 7, 1963) is an American politician serving as the United States representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches across most of the northern third of ...
(R)
: . Roy Blunt
Roy Dean Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator for Missouri, a seat he was first elected to in 2010. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 33rd Missouri Se ...
(R)
: . Jo Ann Emerson (R)
: . Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)
Montana
Montana () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West List of regions of the United States#Census Bureau-designated regions and divisions, division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North ...
: . Denny Rehberg (R)
Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the so ...
: . Jeff Fortenberry (R)
: . Lee Terry (R)
: . Adrian Smith (R)
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...
: . Shelley Berkley
Rochelle "Shelley" Berkley (née Levine; born January 20, 1951) is an American businesswoman, politician and attorney who served as U.S. Representative for from 1999 to 2013. In 2012, she was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate. She is ...
(D)
: . Dean Heller (R)
: . Dina Titus
Alice Costandina Titus (born May 23, 1950) is an American political scientist and politician who has been the United States representative for since 2013. She served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011, when she was defeated by Joe ...
(D)
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...
: . Carol Shea-Porter (D)
: . Paul Hodes (D)
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York (state), New York; on the ea ...
: . Rob Andrews
Robert Ernest Andrews (born August 4, 1957) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative for from 1990 to 2014. The district included most of Camden County and parts of Burlington County and Gloucester County.
Early life, ...
(D)
: . Frank LoBiondo (R)
: . John Adler (D)
: . Chris Smith (R)
: . Scott Garrett (R)
: . Frank Pallone (D)
: . Leonard Lance (R)
: . Bill Pascrell
William James Pascrell Jr. (born January 25, 1937) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for , having served in this position since January 2013. A member of the Democratic Party and a native of Paterson, New Jersey, Pascr ...
(D)
: . Steve Rothman (D)
: . Donald Payne (D)
: . Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)
: . Rush Holt (D)
: . Albio Sires (D)
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Albuquerque metropolitan area, Tiguex
, Offi ...
: . Martin Heinrich (D)
: . Harry Teague
Troy Harry Teague (born June 29, 1949) is an American former oilman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for , from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The district is located in the southern part of the sta ...
(D)
: . Ben Lujan
Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin (name), Benjamin, Benedict (given name), Benedict, Bennett (name), Bennett or Benson (given name), Benson, and is also a given name in its own right.
Ben (Hebrew), Ben (in ...
(D)
Steve Israel
Steven J. Israel (born May 30, 1958) is an American political commentator, lobbyist, author, bookseller and former politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 2001 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected ...
(D)
: . Peter King (R)
: . Carolyn McCarthy
Carolyn McCarthy ( Cook; born January 5, 1944) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2015. She is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Par ...
(D)
: . Gary Ackerman (D)
: . Gregory Meeks
Gregory Weldon Meeks (born September 25, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who has been a U.S. representative from New York since 1998. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has chaired the House Committee on Foreign Affairs sinc ...
(D)
: . Joseph Crowley (D)
: . Jerry Nadler (D)
: . Anthony Weiner (D)
: . Edolphus Towns (D)
: . Yvette Clarke (D)
: . Nydia Velázquez (D)
: . Michael McMahon (D)
: . Carolyn Maloney (D)
: . Charles Rangel (D)
: . Jose Serrano (D)
: . Eliot Engel (D)
: . Nita Lowey (D)
: . John Hall (D)
: . Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (; ; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of ...
(D), until January 26, 2009
:: Scott Murphy (D), from April 29, 2009
: . Paul Tonko (D)
: . Maurice Hinchey (D)
: . John McHugh (R), until September 21, 2009
:: Bill Owens (D), from November 6, 2009
: . Mike Arcuri
Michael Angelo Arcuri (born June 11, 1959) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He lost re-election on November 2, 2010, to Republican Richard L. Hanna.
Arcu ...
(D)
: . Dan Maffei (D)
: . Chris Lee (R)
: . Brian Higgins (D)
: . Louise Slaughter (D)
: . Eric Massa
Eric James Joseph Massa (born September 16, 1959) is a former American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for the 29th Congressional District of New York. A Democrat, he served in Congress from January 2009 until his resignation in M ...
(D), until March 8, 2010
:: Tom Reed (R), from November 2, 2010
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia a ...
: . G. K. Butterfield
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (born April 27, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 1st congressional district from 2004 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elec ...
(D)
: . Bob Etheridge (D)
: . Walter Jones (R)
: . David Price (D)
: . Virginia Foxx
Virginia Ann Foxx ( Palmieri;Foxx, Virginia Ann
. ''Biographical Directory of ...
(R)
: . Howard Coble (R)
: . Mike McIntyre (D)
: . . ''Biographical Directory of ...
Larry Kissell
Lawrence Webb Kissell (born January 31, 1951) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for , a district that stretched from Charlotte to Fayetteville. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2009 to 2013. In ...
(D)
: . Sue Myrick (R)
: . Patrick McHenry (R)
: . Heath Shuler (D)
: . Mel Watt (D)
: . Brad Miller (D)
North Dakota
North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, S ...
: . Earl Pomeroy (D-NPL)
Ohio
Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...
: . Steve Driehaus (D)
: . Jean Schmidt (R)
: . Mike Turner
Michael Ray Turner (born January 11, 1960) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. Turner's district, numbered as the 3rd district from 2003 to 2013, is based in Dayto ...
(R)
: . Jim Jordan (R)
: . Bob Latta (R)
: . Charlie Wilson Charles, Charlie, Charley, or Chuck Wilson may refer to:
Entertainment
* Charles Heath Wilson (1809–1882), Anglo-Scottish painter, art teacher and author
* Charles C. Wilson (1894–1948), American film actor
* Charles Banks Wilson (1918–2013) ...
(D)
: . Steve Austria
Stephen Clement Austria (born October 12, 1958) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for from 2009 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. In December 2011, Austria announced his intention to not run for re-el ...
(R)
: . John Boehner (R)
: . Marcy Kaptur (D)
: . Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich (; born October 8, 1946) is an American politician. A U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1997 to 2013, he was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in 2004 and 2008. He ran for ...
(D)
: . Marcia Fudge (D)
: . Pat Tiberi (R)
: . Betty Sutton (D)
: . Steve LaTourette
Steven Clare LaTourette (July 22, 1954 – August 3, 2016) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for and then from 1995 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. On July 30, 2012, it was reported that he woul ...
(R)
: . Mary Kilroy (D)
: . John Boccieri (D)
: . Tim Ryan (D)
: . Zack Space (D)
Oregon
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idah ...
: . David Wu (D)
: . Greg Walden (R)
: . Earl Blumenauer (D)
: . Peter DeFazio (D)
: . Kurt Schrader (D)
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Ma ...
: . Bob Brady (D)
: . Chaka Fattah (D)
: . Kathy Dahlkemper
Kathleen Ann Dahlkemper (née Steenberge; born December 10, 1957) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she was elected the county executive of Erie County, Pennsylvania, in 2013 and served as the U.S. representative for ...
(D)
: . Jason Altmire
Jason Altmire (born March 7, 1968) is an American businessman, author, lobbyist and politician. He is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2013. He is a fellow of the European Institute for International Law and Internation ...
(D)
: . Glenn Thompson (R)
: . Jim Gerlach (R)
: . Joe Sestak (D)
: . Patrick Murphy (D)
: . Bill Shuster (R)
: . Chris Carney (D)
: . Paul Kanjorski (D)
: . John Murtha (D), until February 8, 2010
:: Mark Critz
Mark Stephen Critz (born January 5, 1962) is an American politician and former U.S. Representative for , having served from a special election in May 2010 until January 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district during his tenu ...
(D), from May 18, 2010
: . Allyson Schwartz (D)
: . Michael Doyle (D)
: . Charlie Dent (R)
: . Joseph Pitts (R)
: . Tim Holden (D)
: . Tim Murphy (R)
: . Todd Platts (R)
Rhode Island
Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but i ...
: . Patrick Kennedy (D)
: . James Langevin (D)
South Carolina
)'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no)
, anthem = "Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = G ...
: . Henry E. Brown Jr., Henry E. Brown (R)
: . Addison G. Wilson, Joe Wilson (R)
: . Gresham Barrett (R)
: . Bob Inglis (R)
: . John Spratt (D)
: . Jim Clyburn
James Enos Clyburn (born July 21, 1940) is an American politician and retired educator serving as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina. He has served as House Majority Whip since 2019. He is a two-time ma ...
(D)
List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota
: . Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D)List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee
: . Phil Roe (politician), Phil Roe (R) : . Jimmy Duncan (politician), Jimmy Duncan (R) : . Zach Wamp (R) : . Lincoln Davis (D) : . Jim Cooper (D) : . Bart Gordon (D) : . Marsha Blackburn (R) : . John S. Tanner, John Tanner (D) : . Steve Cohen (politician), Steve Cohen (D)List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas
: . Louie Gohmert (R) : . Ted Poe (R) : . Sam Johnson (R) : . Ralph Hall (R) : . Jeb Hensarling (R) : . Joe Barton (R) : . John Culberson (R) : . Kevin Brady (R) : . Al Green (Texas), Al Green (D) : . Michael McCaul (R) : . Mike Conaway (R) : . Kay Granger (R) : . Mac Thornberry (R) : . Ron Paul (R) : . Rubén Hinojosa, Ruben Hinojosa (D) : . Silvestre Reyes (D) : . Chet Edwards (D) : . Sheila Jackson Lee (D) : . Randy Neugebauer (R) : . Charlie Gonzalez (D) : . Lamar Smith (R) : . Pete Olson (R) : . Ciro Rodriguez (D) : . Kenny Marchant (R) : . Lloyd Doggett (D) : . Michael C. Burgess, Michael Burgess (R) : . Solomon P. Ortiz, Solomon Ortiz (D) : . Henry Cuellar (D) : . Gene Green (D) : . Eddie Bernice Johnson, Bernice Johnson (D) : . John Carter (Texas), John Carter (R) : .Pete Sessions
Peter Anderson Sessions (born March 22, 1955) is an American politician from Texas who is the U.S. representative for Texas's 17th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 1 ...
(R)
List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah
: . Rob Bishop (R) : . Jim Matheson (D) : . Jason Chaffetz (R)List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont
: . Peter Welch (D)List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia
: . Rob Wittman (R) : . Glenn Nye (D) : . Bobby Scott (U.S. politician), Bobby Scott (D) : . Randy Forbes (R) : . Tom Perriello (D) : . Bob Goodlatte (R) : . Eric Cantor (R) : . Jim Moran (D) : . Rick Boucher (D) : . Frank Wolf (politician), Frank Wolf (R) : . Gerry Connolly (D)List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington
: . Jay Inslee (D) : . Rick Larsen (D) : . Brian Baird (D) : . Doc Hastings (R) : . Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Cathy Rodgers (R) : . Norm Dicks (D) : . Jim McDermott (D) : . Dave Reichert (R) : . Adam Smith (Washington politician), Adam Smith (D)List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia
: . Alan Mollohan (D) : . Shelley Moore Capito (R) : . Nick Rahall (D)List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin
: . Paul Ryan (R) : . Tammy Baldwin (D) : . Ron Kind (D) : . Gwen Moore (D) : . Jim Sensenbrenner (R) : . Tom Petri (R) : . Dave Obey (D) : . Steve Kagen (D)List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming
: . Cynthia Lummis (R)Non-voting delegates
: . Eni Faleomavaega (D) : . Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) : . Madeleine Bordallo (D) : . Gregorio C. Sablan (I, then D)Gregorio Sablan announced his switch from the Republican to the Democratic party on February 23, 2009. : . Pedro Pierluisi (Resident Commissioner) (D/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, NPP) : . Donna Christian-Christensen (D)
Changes in membership
Senate
Four of the changes are associated with the 2008 presidential election and appointments to the Obama Administration, one senator changed parties, one election was disputed, two senators died, one senator resigned, and three appointed senators served only until special elections were held during this Congress.
, -
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, Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minne ...
(2) , Disputed , style="font-size:80%" , Incumbent Norm Coleman (R) 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota, challenged the election of
Al Franken
Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He gained fame as a writer and performer on the television comed ...
(D). The results were disputed, and the seat remained vacant at the beginning of the Congress. Following recounts and litigation, Coleman conceded, and Franken was seated.
, nowrap , Al Franken
Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He gained fame as a writer and performer on the television comed ...
(D) , July 7, 2009 , - ,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Roc ...
(3) , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" ,
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...
(D) resigned near the end of the 110th United States Congress, previous Congress, after being elected President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...
. His successor was appointed December 31, 2008, during the 110th United States Congress, last Congress, but due to a credentials challenge, his credentials were not deemed "in order" until January 12, and he was not sworn in to fill his seat until 12 days after the initiation of this Congress. The appointed successor filled the seat until a United States Senate election in Illinois, 2010, special election was held November 2, 2010.
, nowrap , Roland Burris(D) , January 12, 2009 , - ,
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacen ...
(2) , nowrap , Joe Biden
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 15, 2009, to assume the position of Vice President of the United States, Vice President.
The appointed successor held the seat until a United States Senate special election in Delaware, 2010, special election was held November 2, 2010. , nowrap , Ted Kaufman
(D) , January 16, 2009 , - ,
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
(3) , nowrap ,
Ken Salazar
Kenneth Lee Salazar (born March 2, 1955) is an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who is the United States ambassador to Mexico. He previously served as the 50th United States Secretary of the Interior in the administration of President ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 20, 2009, to become United States Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior.
The appointed successor held the seat for the remainder of the term that ends with this Congress. , nowrap , Michael Bennet
(D) , January 21, 2009 , - , New York
(1) , nowrap ,
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States senat ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 21, 2009, to become United States Secretary of State, Secretary of State.
The appointed successor held the seat until a United States Senate special election in New York, 2010, special election was held November 2, 2010. , nowrap ,
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (; ; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of ...
(D) , January 26, 2009 , - ,
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Ma ...
(3) , nowrap ,
Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Changed party affiliation April 30, 2009. , nowrap ,
Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...
(D) , April 30, 2009 , - ,
Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...
(1) , nowrap ,
Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died August 25, 2009.
The appointed successor held the seat until the elected successor took the seat. , nowrap , Paul G. Kirk
(D) , September 25, 2009 , - ,
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...
(3) , nowrap ,
Mel Martinez
Mel, Mels or MEL may refer to:
Biology
* Mouse erythroleukemia cell line (MEL)
* National Herbarium of Victoria, a herbarium with the Index Herbariorum code MEL
People
* Mel (given name), the abbreviated version of several given names (includin ...
(R) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned September 9, 2009, for personal reasons.
The appointed successor held the seat for the remainder of the term that ends with this Congress. , nowrap , George LeMieux
(R) , September 10, 2009 , - ,
Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...
(1) , nowrap , Paul G. Kirk
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointment expired February 4, 2010, following a United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010, special election.
The winner of the election held the seat for the remainder of the term that ended January 3, 2013. , nowrap , Scott Brown
(R) , February 4, 2010 , - ,
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...
(1) , nowrap , Robert Byrd
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Died June 28, 2010.
The appointed successor held the seat until a United States Senate special election in West Virginia, 2010, special election was held November 2, 2010. , nowrap , Carte Goodwin
(D) , July 16, 2010Goodwin was appointed July 16, 2010. He was sworn in on July 20, 2010, but his service began on July 16. , - ,
Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacen ...
(2) , nowrap , Ted Kaufman
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointed January 15, 2009. The appointment lasted only until the November 2010 special election, in which he was not a candidate.
The winner of the United States Senate special election in Delaware, 2010, special election held the seat for the remainder of the term that ended January 3, 2015. , nowrap ,
Chris Coons
Christopher Andrew Coons (born September 9, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Delaware since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Coons served as the county executive of New Castle ...
(D) , November 15, 2010Abrams, Jim
"5 Election Winners to be Sworn in Early"
The Boston Globe. The Associated Press, November 15, 2010. , - ,
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...
(1) , nowrap , Carte Goodwin
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointed July 16, 2010. The appointment lasted only until the November 2010 special election, in which he was not a candidate.
The winner of the United States Senate special election in West Virginia, 2010, special election held the seat for the remainder of the term that ended January 3, 2013. , nowrap ,
Joe Manchin
Joseph Manchin III (born August 24, 1947) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from West Virginia, a seat he has held since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Manchin was the 34th governor o ...
(D) , November 15, 2010 , - ,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Roc ...
(3) , nowrap , Roland Burris
(D) , style="font-size:80%" , Appointed January 12, 2009. The appointment lasted only until the November 2010 special election, in which he was not a candidate.
The winner of the United States Senate election in Illinois, 2010, special election held the seat for the remainder of the term that ended with this Congress. , nowrap ,
Mark Kirk
Mark Steven Kirk (born September 15, 1959) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Illinois from 2010 to 2017, and as the United States representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district ...
(R) , November 29, 2010
House of Representatives
Five changes are associated with appointments to the Obama Administration, four directly and one indirectly. Two representatives changed parties, one died, and five resigned. House vacancies are only filled by elections. State laws regulate when (and if) there will be special elections. , - , , Vacant , Rahm Emanuel (D) resigned near the end of the 110th United States Congress, previous Congress after being named White House Chief of Staff.A 2009 Illinois's 5th congressional district special election, special election was held April 7, 2009 , , Mike Quigley (politician), Michael Quigley (D) , April 7, 2009 , - , , ,
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (; ; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of ...
(D)
, Resigned January 26, 2009, when appointed to the Senate. A 2009 New York's 20th congressional district special election, special election was held March 31, 2009.
, , Scott Murphy (D)
, March 31, 2009
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,
, , Gregorio Sablan (I)
, Changed party affiliation February 23, 2009.
, , Gregorio Sablan (D)
, February 23, 2009
, -
,
, , Hilda Solis (D)
, Resigned February 24, 2009, to become United States Secretary of Labor, U.S. Secretary of Labor.A 2009 California's 32nd congressional district special election, special election was held July 14, 2009. , , Judy Chu (D) , July 14, 2009 , - , , , Ellen Tauscher (D) , Resigned June 26, 2009, to become Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.
A 2009 California's 10th congressional district special election, special election was held November 3, 2009. , , John Garamendi (D) , November 3, 2009 , - , , , John M. McHugh (R) , Resigned September 21, 2009, to become United States Secretary of the Army, U.S. Secretary of the Army.
A 2009 New York's 23rd congressional district special election, special election was held November 3, 2009. , , Bill Owens (Congressman), Bill Owens (D) , November 3, 2009 , - , , ,
Parker Griffith
Rolf Parker Griffith Jr. (born August 6, 1942) is an American retired physician, entrepreneur and politician who served in the Alabama State Senate from 2006 to 2008 and then as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011.
A lifelong member ...
(D)
, Changed party affiliation December 22, 2009.
, , Parker Griffith
Rolf Parker Griffith Jr. (born August 6, 1942) is an American retired physician, entrepreneur and politician who served in the Alabama State Senate from 2006 to 2008 and then as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011.
A lifelong member ...
(R)
, December 22, 2009
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,
, , Robert Wexler (D)
, Resigned January 3, 2010, to become president of the Center for Middle East Peace & Economic Cooperation.A 2010 Florida's 19th congressional district special election, special election was held April 13, 2010. , , Ted Deutch (D) , April 13, 2010 , - , , , John Murtha (D) , Died February 8, 2010. A 2010 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election, special election was held May 18, 2010. , ,
Mark Critz
Mark Stephen Critz (born January 5, 1962) is an American politician and former U.S. Representative for , having served from a special election in May 2010 until January 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district during his tenu ...
(D)
, May 18, 2010
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,
, , Neil Abercrombie (D)
, Resigned February 28, 2010, to focus on run for 2010 Hawaii gubernatorial election, Governor of Hawaii. A 2010 Hawaii's 1st congressional district special election, special election was held May 22, 2010.
, , Charles Djou (R)
, May 22, 2010
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,
, , Eric Massa
Eric James Joseph Massa (born September 16, 1959) is a former American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for the 29th Congressional District of New York. A Democrat, he served in Congress from January 2009 until his resignation in M ...
(D)
, Resigned March 8, 2010, due to a recurrence of his cancer, as well as an ethics investigation.A 2010 New York's 29th congressional district elections, special election was held contemporaneously with the general election on November 2, 2010. , , Tom Reed (R) , November 2, 2010 , - , , , Nathan Deal (R) , Resigned March 21, 2010, to focus on run for 2010 Georgia gubernatorial election, Governor of Georgia.
A 2010 Georgia's 9th congressional district special election, special election runoff was held June 8, 2010. , ,
Tom Graves
John Thomas Graves Jr. (born February 3, 1970) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2020. Graves previously served one term as the U.S. representative for from 2010 to 2013, followi ...
(R)
, June 8, 2010
, -
,
, , Mark Souder (R)
, Resigned May 21, 2010, after an affair with a staff member was revealed.A 2010 Indiana's 3rd congressional district special election, special election was held contemporaneously with the general election on November 2, 2010. , , Marlin Stutzman (R) , November 2, 2010 , - , , ,
Mark Kirk
Mark Steven Kirk (born September 15, 1959) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Illinois from 2010 to 2017, and as the United States representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district ...
(R)
, Resigned November 29, 2010, after being 2010 United States Senate special election in Illinois, elected U.S. Senator.
, colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress
Committees
Senate
* United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, Aging (Special) ( Herb Kohl, Chair; Bob Corker, Vice Chair) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture ( Blanche Lincoln, Chair; Saxby Chambliss, Ranking) ** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Domestic and Foreign Marketing, Inspection, and Plant and Animal Health, Domestic and Foreign Marketing, Inspection, and Plant and Animal Health (Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (; ; born December 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of ...
, Chair; Mike Johanns, Ranking)
** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Energy, Science and Technology, Energy, Science and Technology ( Michael Bennet, Chair; John Thune
John Randolph Thune ( ; born January 7, 1961) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005, and as the Senate minority whip since 2021. A member of the R ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition, and Family Farms, Hunger, Nutrition and Family Farms ( Sherrod Brown, Chair; Richard Lugar
Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Born in Indianapolis, Lugar graduated from De ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection and Price Support, Production, Income Protection and Price Support (Bob Casey Jr., Bob Casey, Chair; Pat Roberts, Ranking)
** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit, Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry and Credit ( Debbie Stabenow, Chair; Mike Crapo
Michael Dean Crapo ( ; born May 20, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo previously served as the U.S. repres ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Daniel Inouye
Daniel Ken Inouye ( ; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative ...
, Chair; Thad Cochran
William Thad Cochran (; December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator for Mississippi from 1978 until his resignation due to health issues in 2018. A Repub ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies ( Herb Kohl, Chair; Sam Brownback
Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, diplomat, and member of the Republican Party who served as the United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom from 2018 to 2021. Brownba ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies ( Barbara Mikulski, Chair; Richard Shelby
Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (Daniel Inouye
Daniel Ken Inouye ( ; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative ...
, Chair; Thad Cochran
William Thad Cochran (; December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator for Mississippi from 1978 until his resignation due to health issues in 2018. A Repub ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Energy and Water Development (Byron Dorgan
Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is an American author, businessman and former politician who served as a United States Representative (1981–1992) and United States Senator (1992–2011) from North Dakota. He is member of the Democrat ...
, Chair; Bob Bennett, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Financial Services and General Government ( Richard Durbin, Chair; Susan Collins
Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, she has held her seat since 1997 and is Maine's longest-serving member of Con ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Homeland Security (Frank Lautenberg
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was or ...
, Chair; George Voinovich, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein ( ; born Dianne Emiel Goldman; June 22, 1933) is an American politician who serves as the senior United States senator from California, a seat she has held since 1992. A member of the Democratic Party, she was ...
, Chair; Lamar Alexander, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies ( Tom Harkin, Chair; Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Legislative Branch ( Ben Nelson, Chair; Lisa Murkowski, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies ( Tim P. Johnson, Chair; Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison (born Kathryn Ann Bailey; July 22, 1943) is an American attorney, television correspondent, politician, diplomat, and was the 22nd United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 2017 until 2021. A member of the Republi ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs ( Patrick Leahy, Chair; Judd Gregg, Ranking)
** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies ( Patty Murray, Chair; Kit Bond
Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond (born March 6, 1939) is an American attorney, politician and former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he defeated Democrat Harriett ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services ( Carl Levin, Chair; John McCain, Ranking)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland, Airland (Joe Lieberman
Joseph Isadore Lieberman (; born February 24, 1942) is an American politician, lobbyist, and attorney who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was its nominee for V ...
, Chair; John Thune
John Randolph Thune ( ; born January 7, 1961) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005, and as the Senate minority whip since 2021. A member of the R ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Emerging Threats and Capabilities ( Bill Nelson, Chair; George LeMieux, Ranking)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Personnel (Jim Webb
James Henry Webb Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is an American politician and author. He has served as a United States senator from Virginia, Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Counsel for the United Stat ...
, Chair; Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham chaired the Senate Committee ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Readiness and Management Support ( Evan Bayh, Chair; Richard Burr, Ranking)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on SeaPower, SeaPower ( Jack Reed, Chair; Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American attorney and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Mississippi, in office since 2007. A member of the Re ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Strategic Forces ( Ben Nelson, Chair; David Vitter
David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and politician who served as United States Senator for Louisiana from 2005 to 2017.
A Republican, Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999. ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Christopher Dodd, Chair; Richard Shelby
Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Economic Policy ( Sherrod Brown, Chair; Jim DeMint, Ranking)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, Financial Institutions ( Tim P. Johnson, Chair; Mike Crapo
Michael Dean Crapo ( ; born May 20, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo previously served as the U.S. repres ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, Housing, Transportation, and Community Development (Robert Menendez, Chair; David Vitter
David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and politician who served as United States Senator for Louisiana from 2005 to 2017.
A Republican, Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999. ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, Securities, Insurance, and Investment ( Jack Reed, Chair; Jim Bunning, Ranking)
** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance, Security and International Trade and Finance ( Evan Bayh, Chair; Bob Corker, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Budget, Budget ( Kent Conrad, Chair; Judd Gregg, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Commerce, Science and Transportation ( Jay Rockefeller, Chair; Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison (born Kathryn Ann Bailey; July 22, 1943) is an American attorney, television correspondent, politician, diplomat, and was the 22nd United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 2017 until 2021. A member of the Republi ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security (Byron Dorgan
Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is an American author, businessman and former politician who served as a United States Representative (1981–1992) and United States Senator (1992–2011) from North Dakota. He is member of the Democrat ...
, Chair; Jim DeMint, Ranking)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Communications and Technology (John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party (Unite ...
, Chair; John Ensign
John Eric Ensign (born March 25, 1958) is an American veterinarian and former politician from Nevada. A member of the Republican Party, Ensign was a Congressman and United States Senator from Nevada; he served in the latter seat from January 20 ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion, Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion ( Amy Klobuchar, Chair; George LeMieux, Ranking)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance (Mark Pryor
Mark Lunsford Pryor (born January 10, 1963) is an American attorney, politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to becoming senator, he was Attorn ...
, Chair; Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American attorney and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Mississippi, in office since 2007. A member of the Re ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard ( Maria Cantwell, Chair; Olympia Snowe, Ranking)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space, Science and Space ( Bill Nelson, Chair; David Vitter
David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and politician who served as United States Senator for Louisiana from 2005 to 2017.
A Republican, Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999. ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security (Frank Lautenberg
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was or ...
, Chair; John Thune
John Randolph Thune ( ; born January 7, 1961) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005, and as the Senate minority whip since 2021. A member of the R ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Energy and Natural Resources ( Jeff Bingaman, Chair; Lisa Murkowski, Ranking)
** United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Energy, Energy ( Maria Cantwell, Chair; Jim Risch
James Elroy Risch ( ; born May 3, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho under governors Dirk Ke ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on National Parks, National Parks ( Mark Udall, Chair; Richard Burr, Ranking)
** United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, Public Lands and Forests (Ron Wyden
Ronald Lee Wyden (; born May 3, 1949) is an American politician and retired educator serving as the senior United States senator from Oregon, a seat he has held since 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States House ...
, Chair; John Barrasso, Ranking)
** United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Water and Power, Water and Power ( Debbie Stabenow, Chair; Sam Brownback
Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, diplomat, and member of the Republican Party who served as the United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom from 2018 to 2021. Brownba ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Environment and Public Works (Barbara Boxer
Barbara Sue Boxer (née Levy; born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States Senate, representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the U. ...
, Chair; Jim Inhofe, Ranking)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Children's Health, Children's Health ( Amy Klobuchar, Chair; Lamar Alexander, Ranking)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, Clean Air and Nuclear Safety ( Tom Carper, Chair; David Vitter
David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and politician who served as United States Senator for Louisiana from 2005 to 2017.
A Republican, Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999. ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy, Green Jobs and the New Economy ( Bernie Sanders, Chair; Kit Bond
Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond (born March 6, 1939) is an American attorney, politician and former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he defeated Democrat Harriett ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Oversight, Oversight ( Sheldon Whitehouse, Chair; John Barrasso, Ranking)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health, Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health (Frank Lautenberg
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was or ...
, Chair; Jim Inhofe, Ranking)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Transportation and Infrastructure (Max Baucus
Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the longe ...
, Chair; George Voinovich, Ranking)
** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife, Water and Wildlife ( Ben Cardin, Chair; Mike Crapo
Michael Dean Crapo ( ; born May 20, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo previously served as the U.S. repres ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics, Select Committee on Ethics (Barbara Boxer
Barbara Sue Boxer (née Levy; born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States Senate, representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the U. ...
, Chair; Johnny Isakson
John Hardy Isakson (December 28, 1944 – December 19, 2021) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2005 to 2019 as a member of the Republican Party. He represented in the United States ...
, Vice Chair)
* United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Max Baucus
Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the longe ...
, Chair; Charles Grassley, Ranking)
** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure ( Jeff Bingaman, Chair; Jim Bunning, Ranking)
** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, Health Care (John D. Rockefeller IV, Chair; Orrin Hatch
Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. sena ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade and Global Competitiveness, International Trade and Global Competitiveness (Ron Wyden
Ronald Lee Wyden (; born May 3, 1949) is an American politician and retired educator serving as the senior United States senator from Oregon, a seat he has held since 1996. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States House ...
, Chair; Mike Crapo
Michael Dean Crapo ( ; born May 20, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo previously served as the U.S. repres ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy ( Blanche Lincoln, Chair; Pat Roberts, Ranking)
** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-Term Growth, Taxation, IRS Oversight, and Long-Term Growth ( Kent Conrad, Chair; Jon Kyl
Jon Llewellyn Kyl ( ; born April 25, 1942) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 1995 to 2013 and again in 2018. A Republican, he held both of Arizona's Senate seats at different times, ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party (Unite ...
, Chair; Richard Lugar
Richard Green Lugar (April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Born in Indianapolis, Lugar graduated from De ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, African Affairs ( Russ Feingold, Chair; Johnny Isakson
John Hardy Isakson (December 28, 1944 – December 19, 2021) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2005 to 2019 as a member of the Republican Party. He represented in the United States ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Jim Webb
James Henry Webb Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is an American politician and author. He has served as a United States senator from Virginia, Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Counsel for the United Stat ...
, Chair; Jim Inhofe, Ranking)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, European Affairs (Jeanne Shaheen
Cynthia Jeanne Shaheen ( ; née Bowers, born January 28, 1947) is an American retired educator and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Hampshire since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Shaheen served as the 78t ...
, Chair; Jim DeMint, Ranking)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection, International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection (Robert Menendez, Chair; Bob Corker, Ranking)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues, International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues (Barbara Boxer
Barbara Sue Boxer (née Levy; born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States Senate, representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the U. ...
, Chair; Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American attorney and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Mississippi, in office since 2007. A member of the Re ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs (Bob Casey Jr., Bob Casey, Chair; Jim Risch
James Elroy Risch ( ; born May 3, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho under governors Dirk Ke ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs, Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs (Chris Dodd
Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. ...
, Chair; John Barrasso, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ( Tom Harkin, Chair; Mike Enzi, Ranking)
** United States Senate Health Subcommittee on Children and Families, Children and Families (Chris Dodd
Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. ...
, Chair; Lamar Alexander, Ranking)
** United States Senate Health Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, Employment and Workplace Safety ( Patty Murray, Chair; Johnny Isakson
John Hardy Isakson (December 28, 1944 – December 19, 2021) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2005 to 2019 as a member of the Republican Party. He represented in the United States ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Health Subcommittee on Retirement and Aging, Retirement and Aging ( Barbara Mikulski, Chair; Richard Burr, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Joe Lieberman
Joseph Isadore Lieberman (; born February 24, 1942) is an American politician, lobbyist, and attorney who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was its nominee for V ...
, Chair; Susan Collins
Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, she has held her seat since 1997 and is Maine's longest-serving member of Con ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Homeland Security Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, Contracting Oversight (Ad Hoc) ( Claire McCaskill, Chair; Susan Collins
Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, she has held her seat since 1997 and is Maine's longest-serving member of Con ...
Ranking)
** United States Senate Homeland Security Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, Disaster Recovery (Ad Hoc) ( Mary Landrieu, Chair; Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham chaired the Senate Committee ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security, Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security ( Tom Carper, Chair; John McCain, Ranking)
** United States Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia, Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia (Daniel Akaka
Daniel Kahikina Akaka (; September 11, 1924 – April 6, 2018) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Akaka was the first U.S. Senator of N ...
, Chair; George Voinovich, Ranking)
** United States Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Investigations (Permanent) ( Carl Levin, Chair; Tom Coburn, Ranking)
** United States Senate Homeland Security Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration, State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration (Ad Hoc) (Mark Pryor
Mark Lunsford Pryor (born January 10, 1963) is an American attorney, politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to becoming senator, he was Attorn ...
, Chair; John Ensign
John Eric Ensign (born March 25, 1958) is an American veterinarian and former politician from Nevada. A member of the Republican Party, Ensign was a Congressman and United States Senator from Nevada; he served in the latter seat from January 20 ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Select Committee on the Impeachment of Samuel B. Kent, Impeachment Trial Committee (Kent) ( Claire McCaskill, Chair; Mel Martinez
Mel, Mels or MEL may refer to:
Biology
* Mouse erythroleukemia cell line (MEL)
* National Herbarium of Victoria, a herbarium with the Index Herbariorum code MEL
People
* Mel (given name), the abbreviated version of several given names (includin ...
, Vice Chair)
* United States Senate Select Committee on the Impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous Jr., Impeachment Trial Committee (Porteous) ( Claire McCaskill, Chair; Orrin Hatch
Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. sena ...
, Vice Chair)
* United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Byron Dorgan
Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is an American author, businessman and former politician who served as a United States Representative (1981–1992) and United States Senator (1992–2011) from North Dakota. He is member of the Democrat ...
, Chair; John Barrasso, Vice Chair)
* United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Select) (Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein ( ; born Dianne Emiel Goldman; June 22, 1933) is an American politician who serves as the senior United States senator from California, a seat she has held since 1992. A member of the Democratic Party, she was ...
, Chair; Kit Bond
Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond (born March 6, 1939) is an American attorney, politician and former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he defeated Democrat Harriett ...
, Vice Chair)
* International Narcotics Control Caucus, International Narcotics Control (Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein ( ; born Dianne Emiel Goldman; June 22, 1933) is an American politician who serves as the senior United States senator from California, a seat she has held since 1992. A member of the Democratic Party, she was ...
, Chair; Chuck Grassley
Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate, and the senior United States senator from Iowa, having held the seat since 1981. In 2022, ...
, Co-chairman)
* United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary ( Patrick Leahy, Chair; Jeff Sessions
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States Attorney General from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as United Stat ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, Administrative Oversight and the Courts ( Sheldon Whitehouse, Chair; Jeff Sessions
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States Attorney General from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as United Stat ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights ( Herb Kohl, Chair; Orrin Hatch
Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. sena ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, The Constitution ( Russ Feingold, Chair; Tom Coburn, Ranking)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, Crime and Drugs (Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...
, Chair; Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham chaired the Senate Committee ...
, Ranking)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, Human Rights and the Law ( Dick Durbin, Chair; Tom Coburn, Ranking)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security, Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security (Chuck Schumer
Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, having held his seat since 1999, and ...
, Chair; John Cornyn, Ranking)
** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, Terrorism and Homeland Security ( Ben Cardin, Chair; Jon Kyl
Jon Llewellyn Kyl ( ; born April 25, 1942) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 1995 to 2013 and again in 2018. A Republican, he held both of Arizona's Senate seats at different times, ...
, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (Chuck Schumer
Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, having held his seat since 1999, and ...
, Chair; Bob Bennett, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Small Business and Entrepreneurship ( Mary Landrieu, Chair; Olympia Snowe, Ranking)
* United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Daniel Akaka
Daniel Kahikina Akaka (; September 11, 1924 – April 6, 2018) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Akaka was the first U.S. Senator of N ...
, Chair; Richard Burr, Ranking)
House of Representatives
* United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Collin C. Peterson, Chair; Frank Lucas (Oklahoma), Frank Lucas, Ranking) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research ( Tim Holden, Chair; Bob Goodlatte, Ranking) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry ( Joe Baca, Chair; Jeff Fortenberry, Ranking) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, General Farm Commodities and Risk Management ( Leonard Boswell, Chair; Jerry Moran, Ranking) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, Horticulture and Organic Agriculture ( Dennis Cardoza, Chair; Jean Schmidt, Ranking) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry (David Scott (Georgia), David Scott, Chair; Randy Neugebauer, Ranking) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development and Foreign Agriculture, Specialty Crops, Rural Development and Foreign Agriculture ( Mike McIntyre, Chair; Mike Conaway, Ranking) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (David Obey, Chair; California Jerry Lewis, Ranking) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies ( Rosa DeLauro, Chair; Jack Kingston, Ranking) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (Alan Mollohan, Chair; Frank Wolf (politician), Frank Wolf, Ranking) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (Norman Dicks, Chair; Bill Young, Ranking) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Energy and Water Development ( Pete Visclosky, Chair; Rodney Frelinghuysen, Ranking) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Financial Services and General Government (José Enrique Serrano, José Serrano, Chair; Jo Ann Emerson, Ranking) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Homeland Security (David E. Price, Chair; Hal Rogers, Ranking) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Jim Moran, Chair;Mike Simpson
Michael Keith Simpson (born September 8, 1950) is an American politician and former dentist serving as the U.S. representative for since 1999. The district covers most of the eastern portion of the state, including Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Sun ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (David Obey, Chair; Todd Tiahrt
William Todd Tiahrt ( ; born June 15, 1951) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1995 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected as part of the historic Republican Wave of 1994, defeating 18-ye ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Legislative Branch ( Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Chair; Robert Aderholt, Ranking)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (Chet Edwards, Chair; Zach Wamp, Ranking)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs ( Nita Lowey, Chair; Kay Granger, Ranking)
** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies ( John Olver, Chair; Tom Latham, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services ( Ike Skelton, Chair; Howard McKeon, Buck McKeon, Ranking)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, Readiness (Solomon P. Ortiz, Chair; Randy Forbes, Ranking)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, Seapower and Expeditionary Forces ( Gene Taylor, Chair; Todd Akin, Ranking)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, Air and Land Forces ( Neil Abercrombie, Chair; Roscoe Bartlett, Ranking)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations ( Vic Snyder, Chair; Rob Wittman, Ranking)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Military Personnel (Susan A. Davis, Chair; Joe Wilson, Ranking)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism and Unconventional Threats, Terrorism and Unconventional Threats (Adam Smith (Washington politician), Adam Smith, Chair; Jeff Miller, Ranking)
** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Strategic Forces (Jim Langevin, Chair; Mike Turner
Michael Ray Turner (born January 11, 1960) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. Turner's district, numbered as the 3rd district from 2003 to 2013, is based in Dayto ...
, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on the Budget, Budget (John Spratt, Chair; Paul Ryan, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor ( George Miller, Chair; John Kline, Ranking)
** United States House Education Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education (Dale Kildee, Chair; Michael N. Castle, Ranking)
** United States House Education Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, Healthy Families and Communities (Carolyn McCarthy
Carolyn McCarthy ( Cook; born January 5, 1944) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2015. She is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Par ...
, Chair; Todd Platts, Ranking)
** United States House Education Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions (Robert E. Andrews, Chair; Tom Price, Ranking)
** United States House Education Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness, Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness (Rubén Hinojosa, Chair; Brett Guthrie, Ranking)
** United States House Education Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Workforce Protections (Lynn C. Woolsey, Chair; Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Energy and Commerce ( Henry Waxman, Chair; Joe Barton, Ranking)
** United States House Energy Subcommittee on Health, Health ( Frank Pallone, Chair; Nathan Deal, Ranking)
** United States House Energy Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Energy and Environment ( Ed Markey, Chair; Fred Upton, Ranking)
** United States House Energy Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection (Bobby Rush
Bobby Lee Rush (born November 23, 1946) is an American politician, activist and pastor who served as the U.S. representative for for three decades. A civil rights activist during the 1960s, Rush co-founded the Illinois chapter of the Black Pa ...
, Chair; George Radanovich, Ranking)
** United States House Energy Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, Communications, Technology and the Internet (Rick Boucher, Chair; Cliff Stearns, Ranking)
** United States House Energy Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Bart Stupak
Bartholomew Thomas Stupak (; born February 29, 1952) is an American politician and lobbyist. A member of the Democratic Party, Stupak served as the U.S. representative from from 1993 to 2011.
Stupak chose not to seek re-election in 2010. He ...
, Chair; Greg Walden, Ranking)
* United States House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, Energy Independence and Global Warming (Select) ( Ed Markey, Chair; James Sensenbrenner, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Financial Services, Financial Services ( Barney Frank, Chair; Spencer Bachus, Ranking)
** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology ( Mel Watt, Chair; Ron Paul, Ranking)
** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations ( Mel Watt, Chair; Judy Biggert, Ranking)
** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, International Monetary Policy and Trade (Gregory Meeks
Gregory Weldon Meeks (born September 25, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who has been a U.S. representative from New York since 1998. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has chaired the House Committee on Foreign Affairs sinc ...
, Chair; Gary Miller, Ranking)
** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Housing and Community Opportunity ( Maxine Waters, Chair; Shelley Moore Capito, Ranking)
** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Luis Gutierrez, Chair; Jeb Hensarling, Ranking)
** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government-Sponsored Enterprises, Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government-Sponsored Enterprises (Paul Kanjorski, Chair; Scott Garrett, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Howard Berman
Howard Lawrence Berman (born April 15, 1941) is an American attorney and retired politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the state's 26th congressional d ...
, Chair; Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, Africa and Global Health (Donald M. Payne, Chair; Chris Smith, Ranking)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment (Eni Faleomavaega, Chair; Donald A. Manzullo, Ranking)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Europe ( Robert Wexler, Chair; Elton Gallegly, Ranking)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight ( Bill Delahunt, Chair; Dana Rohrabacher, Ranking)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, Middle East and South Asia ( Gary Ackerman, Chair; Mike Pence
Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade (Brad Sherman
Bradley James Sherman (born October 24, 1954) is an American accountant and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 30th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he first entered Congress in 1 ...
, Chair; Ed Royce, Ranking)
** United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere (Eliot L. Engel, Chair; Dan Burton, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Homeland Security, Homeland Security (Bennie Thompson
Bennie Gordon Thompson (born January 28, 1948) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson has been the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security since 2019 and fro ...
, Chair; Peter T. King, Ranking)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism, Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism (Loretta Sanchez
Loretta Lorna Sanchez (born January 7, 1960) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected in 1996, when she defeated long-serving Repu ...
, Chair; Mark Souder, Ranking)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response, Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response (Henry Cuellar, Chair; Charlie Dent, Ranking)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology ( James Langevin, Chair; Michael McCaul, Ranking)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment ( Jane Harman, Chair; Dave Reichert, Ranking)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, Management, Investigations, and Oversight ( Chris Carney, Chair; Mike D. Rogers, Ranking)
** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection (Sheila Jackson-Lee, Chair; Dan Lungren, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration ( Bob Brady, Chair; Dan Lungren, Ranking)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Capitol Security, Capitol Security ( Bob Brady, Chair; Dan Lungren, Ranking)
** United States House Administration Subcommittee on Elections, Elections ( Zoe Lofgren, Chair; Kevin McCarthy
Kevin Owen McCarthy (born January 26, 1965) is an American politician, serving as House Minority Leader in the United States House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as House Majority Leader under spea ...
, Ranking)
* United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Permanent Select) (Silvestre Reyes, Chair; Peter Hoekstra, Ranking)
** United States House Intelligence Subcommittee on Terrorism/HUMINT, Analysis and Counterintelligence, Terrorism/HUMINT, Analysis and Counterintelligence ( Mike Thompson, Chair; Mike Rogers, Ranking)
** United States House Intelligence Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, Technical and Tactical Intelligence (C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Chair;, Ranking)
** United States House Intelligence Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, Intelligence Community Management ( Anna Eshoo, Chair; Darrell Issa, Ranking)
** United States House Intelligence Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Robert E. Cramer, Chair; Terry Everett, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (John Conyers, Chair; Lamar S. Smith, Ranking)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, Commercial and Administrative Law (Linda T. Sánchez, Chair; Trent Franks, Ranking)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (Jerrold Nadler, Chair; James Sensenbrenner, Ranking)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property (Howard Berman
Howard Lawrence Berman (born April 15, 1941) is an American attorney and retired politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the state's 26th congressional d ...
, Chair; Howard Coble, Ranking)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security (Robert C. Scott, Chair; Louie Gohmert, Ranking)
** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law ( Zoe Lofgren, Chair; Steve King, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Natural Resources, Natural Resources (Nick Rahall, Chair; Doc Hastings, Ranking)
** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Energy and Mineral Resources ( Jim Costa, Chair; Doug Lamborn
Douglas Lawrence Lamborn (born May 24, 1954) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. His district is based in Colorado Springs.
Early life and career
Born ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife (Madeleine Bordallo, Chair; Henry E. Brown Jr., Henry E. Brown, Ranking)
** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, National Parks, Forests and Public Lands (Raul Grijalva, Raúl Grijalva, Chair; Rob Bishop, Ranking)
** United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power, Water and Power ( Grace Napolitano, Chair; Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Oversight and Government Reform ( Edolphus Towns, Chair; Darrell Issa, Ranking)
** United States House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, Domestic Policy (Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich (; born October 8, 1946) is an American politician. A U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1997 to 2013, he was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in 2004 and 2008. He ran for ...
, Chair; Jason Chaffetz, Ranking)
** United States House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia, Federal Workforce, Post Office, and District of Columbia ( Stephen Lynch, Chair; Kenny Marchant, Ranking)
** United States House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, Government Management, Organization, and Procurement ( Diane Watson, Chair; Brian Bilbray
Brian Phillip Bilbray (born January 28, 1951) is an American Republican politician who represented parts of San Diego County in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001 and again from 2006 to 2013.
Bilbray was Chairman of the House ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, Information Policy, Census, and National Archives ( Lacy Clay, Chair; Mike Turner, Michael Turner, Ranking)
** United States House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, National Security and Foreign Affairs (John F. Tierney, Chair; , Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Rules, Rules ( Louise Slaughter, Chair; David Dreier, Ranking)
** United States House Rules Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, Legislative and Budget Process ( Alcee Hastings, Chair; Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Ranking)
** United States House Rules Subcommittee on Rules and the Organization of the House, Rules and the Organization of the House (Jim McGovern (American politician), Jim McGovern, Chair; Doc Hastings, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Science and Technology, Science and Technology (Bart Gordon, Chair; Ralph Hall, Ranking)
** United States House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Space and Aeronautics ( Gabby Giffords, Chair; Pete Olson, Ranking)
** United States House Science Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, Technology and Innovation ( David Wu, Chair; Adrian Smith, Ranking)
** United States House Science Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, Research and Science Education (Daniel Lipinski, Chair; Vern Ehlers, Ranking)
** United States House Science Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Investigations and Oversight ( Brad Miller, Chair; Paul Broun, Ranking)
** United States House Science Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Energy and Environment (Brian Baird, Chair; Bob Inglis, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Nydia Velazquez, Chair; Sam Graves
Samuel Bruce Graves Jr. (born November 7, 1963) is an American politician serving as the United States representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches across most of the northern third of ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, Finance and Tax ( Melissa Bean, Chair; Dean Heller, Ranking)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology, Contracting and Technology (Glenn Nye, Chair; Aaron Schock, Ranking)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship, Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship ( Heath Shuler, Chair; Jeff Fortenberry, Ranking)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Regulations, Healthcare and Trade, Regulations, Healthcare and Trade (Kathy Dahlkemper
Kathleen Ann Dahlkemper (née Steenberge; born December 10, 1957) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she was elected the county executive of Erie County, Pennsylvania, in 2013 and served as the U.S. representative for ...
, Chair; Lynn Westmoreland, Ranking)
** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Investigations and Oversight (Jason Altmire
Jason Altmire (born March 7, 1968) is an American businessman, author, lobbyist and politician. He is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2013. He is a fellow of the European Institute for International Law and Internation ...
, Chair; Louie Gohmert, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct ( Zoe Lofgren, Chair; Jo Bonner, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Transportation and Infrastructure (James Oberstar, Chair; John Mica, Ranking)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Aviation ( Jerry Costello, Chair; Thomas Petri, Ranking)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (Elijah Cummings
Elijah Eugene Cummings (January 18, 1951October 17, 2019) was an American politician and civil rights advocate who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1996 until his death in 2019, when he was succeeded by his predecess ...
, Chair; Frank LoBiondo, Ranking)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management (Eleanor Holmes Norton, Chair; Sam Graves
Samuel Bruce Graves Jr. (born November 7, 1963) is an American politician serving as the United States representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches across most of the northern third of ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Highways and Transit ( Peter DeFazio, Chair; Jimmy Duncan (politician), Jimmy Duncan, Ranking)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials ( Corrine Brown, Chair; Bill Shuster, Ranking)
** United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Water Resources and Environment (Eddie Bernice Johnson, Chair; Jimmy Duncan (politician), Jimmy Duncan, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs ( Bob Filner, Chair; Steve Buyer
Stephen Earle Buyer ( ; born November 26, 1958) is an American former politician who served as the U.S. representative for , and previously the , serving from 1993 until 2011. On July 25, 2022, Buyer was arrested and charged with insider trading ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs ( John Hall, Chair; Doug Lamborn
Douglas Lawrence Lamborn (born May 24, 1954) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. His district is based in Colorado Springs.
Early life and career
Born ...
, Ranking)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity (Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Chair; John Boozman, Ranking)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, Health (Michael Michaud, Chair; Jeff Miller, Ranking)
** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations ( Harry Mitchell, Chair; Ginny Brown-Waite, Ranking)
* United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means ( Sander Levin, from March 4, 2010 (acting; David Lee Camp, Dave Camp, Ranking)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, Health ( Pete Stark, Chair; Wally Herger, Ranking)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, Social Security ( John S. Tanner, Chair; Sam Johnson, Ranking)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, Income Security and Family Support (Jim McDermott, Chair; John Linder, Ranking)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, Trade ( Sander Levin, Chair; Kevin Brady, Ranking)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, Oversight (John Lewis
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashvill ...
, Chair; Charles Boustany, Ranking)
** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Select Revenue Measures (Richard Neal
Richard Edmund Neal (born February 14, 1949) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1989. The district, numbered as the 2nd district from 1989 to 2013, includes Springfield, West Springfield, Pittsfield, ...
, Chair; Pat Tiberi, Ranking)
* Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole
Joint committees
* United States Congress Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Chair; Sen.Sam Brownback
Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, diplomat, and member of the Republican Party who served as the United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom from 2018 to 2021. Brownba ...
, Ranking)
* United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Chair; Sen. Bob Bennett, Ranking)
* United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing, (Rep. Bob Brady, Chair; Rep. Dan Lungren, Ranking)
* United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, Joint Committee on Taxation (Sen. Max Baucus
Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the longe ...
, Chair; Sen. Chuck Grassley
Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate, and the senior United States senator from Iowa, having held the seat since 1981. In 2022, ...
, Ranking)
Caucuses
Employees
List of federal agencies in the United States#Legislative branch, Legislative branch agency directors
* Architect of the Capitol: Stephen T. Ayers (acting until May 12, 2010, and starting May 12, 2010) * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Brian Monahan * Comptroller General of the United States: Eugene Louis Dodaro (acting until December 22, 2010, and starting December 22, 2010) * Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Robert A. Sunshine (acting), until January 22, 2009 ** Douglas W. Elmendorf, from January 22, 2009 * Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington * Public Printer of the United States: Robert C. Tapella, until December 29, 2010 ** William J. Boarman, from December 29, 2010Senate
* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Barry C. Black (Seventh-day Adventist Church, Seventh-day Adventist) * Curator of the United States Senate, Curator: Diane K. Skvarla * Historian of the United States Senate, Historian: Richard A. Baker (Senate Historian), Richard A. Baker, until 2009 ** Donald A. Ritchie, from 2009 * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Alan Frumin * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Nancy Erickson * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Leona I. Faust * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Terrance W. Gainer * Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: Lula J. Davis * Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: David J. SchiappaHouse of Representatives
Employees include: * Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Daniel P. Coughlin (Roman Catholic) * Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives, Chief Administrative Officer: Daniel P. Beard, until July 1, 2010 **Daniel Strodel, from July 18, 2010 * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Lorraine Miller * Historian of the United States House of Representatives, Historian: Robert Remini, until 2010 ** Matthew Wasniewski, from October 20, 2010 * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: John V. Sullivan * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Jaime Zapata (Labor Department spokesman), Jaime Zapata, Susan Cole (Reading Clerk), Susan Cole * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood, Wilson “Bill” Livingood * Inspector General for the United States House of Representatives, Inspector General: James J. Cornell, until January 2, 2010 ** Theresa M. Grafenstine, from July 30, 2010See also
Elections
* 2008 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 2008 United States presidential election ** 2008 United States Senate elections ** 2008 United States House of Representatives elections * 2010 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 2010 United States Senate elections ** 2010 United States House of Representatives electionsMembership lists
* Members of the 111th United States Congress * List of freshman class members of the 111th United States Congress * Caucuses of the United States CongressReferences
Notes
External links
* , Electing officers of the House of Representatives, 111th CongressBiographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
111th United States Congress
Congress.gov Project at the Library of Congress
Member Information
via U.S. House of Representatives
via U.S. Senate
Membership of the 111th Congress: A Profile
Congressional Research Service, December 31, 2008
Congressional Directory: Main Page
''Government Printing Office Online''. Detailed listings of many aspects of current & previous memberships and sessions of Congress. * * * * * * * * {{United States Congresses 111th United States Congress,