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113th United States Congress
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United States Capitol (2011)

Duration: January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015

Senate President: Joe Biden (D)
Senate Pres. pro tem: Patrick Leahy (D)
House Speaker: John Boehner (R)
Members: 100 Senators
435 Representatives
6 Non-voting members
Senate Majority: Democratic Party
House Majority: Republican Party

Sessions
1st: January 3, 2013 – present
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The One Hundred Thirteenth United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government. It is composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives based on the results of the 2012 Senate elections and the 2012 House elections. The seats in the House were apportioned based on the 2010 United States Census. It first met in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2013, and is scheduled to end on January 3, 2015. Senators elected to regular terms in 2008 are in the last two years of those terms during this Congress. At its outset, this Congress had 43 African American members (all but one in the House of Representatives),[1] and a record high number of female (100)[2] and LGBT (7)[3] members.

Contents

Major events[edit]

Major legislation[edit]

Enacted[edit]

Proposed[edit]

Party summary[edit]

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

Senate[edit]

Senate party standings (as of June 6, 2013)
  52 Democrats
  2 Independents, both caucusing with Democrats


Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Vacant
Democratic Independent Republican
End of previous Congress 51 2 47 100 0
Begin 53 2 45 100 0
June 3, 2013 52 99 1
June 6, 2013 46 100 0
Latest voting share 54% 46%

House of Representatives[edit]

House party standings (as of June 4, 2013)
  201 Democrats
  234 Republicans
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous Congress 191 240 431 4
Begin 200 233 433 2
January 22, 2013 232 432 3
April 9, 2013 201 433 2
May 7, 2013 233 434 1
June 4, 2013 234 435 0
Latest voting share 46.2% 53.8%
Non-voting members 6 0 6 0

Leadership[edit]

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

Senate[edit]

Senate President
Joe Biden (D)
Senate President pro tempore
Patrick Leahy (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership[edit]

Minority (Republican) leadership[edit]

House of Representatives[edit]

House Speaker
John Boehner (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership[edit]

Minority (Democratic) leadership[edit]

Members[edit]

Senate[edit]

Senators are listed by state, and the numbers refer to their Senate classes.

Alabama[edit]

Alaska[edit]

Arizona[edit]

Arkansas[edit]

California[edit]

Colorado[edit]

Connecticut[edit]

Delaware[edit]

Florida[edit]

Georgia[edit]

Hawaii[edit]

Idaho[edit]

Illinois[edit]

Indiana[edit]

Iowa[edit]

Kansas[edit]

Kentucky[edit]

Louisiana[edit]

Maine[edit]

Maryland[edit]

Massachusetts[edit]

Michigan[edit]

Minnesota[edit]

Mississippi[edit]

Missouri[edit]

Montana[edit]

Nebraska[edit]

Nevada[edit]

New Hampshire[edit]

New Jersey[edit]

New Mexico[edit]

New York[edit]

North Carolina[edit]

North Dakota[edit]

Ohio[edit]

Oklahoma[edit]

Oregon[edit]

Pennsylvania[edit]

Rhode Island[edit]

South Carolina[edit]

South Dakota[edit]

Tennessee[edit]

Texas[edit]

Utah[edit]

Vermont[edit]

Virginia[edit]

Washington[edit]

West Virginia[edit]

Wisconsin[edit]

Wyoming[edit]

Party membership of the Senate, by state
  2 Democrats
  2 Republicans
  1 Democrat and 1 Republican
  193ABE box with 1px wide black border.png 1 Independent and 1 Democrat
  A20303 box with 1px wide black border.png 1 Independent and 1 Republican
Senate Majority Leaders
Harry Reid
Democratic Leader
Harry Reid
Dick Durbin
Democratic Whip
Dick Durbin
Senate Minority Leaders
Mitch McConnell
Republican Leader
Mitch McConnell
John Cornyn
Republican Whip
John Cornyn

House of Representatives[edit]

Alabama[edit]

(6-1 Republican)

Alaska[edit]

(1 Republican)

Arizona[edit]

(5-4 Democratic)

Arkansas[edit]

(4 Republicans)

California[edit]

(38-15 Democratic)

Colorado[edit]

(4-3 Republican)

Connecticut[edit]

(5 Democrats)

Delaware[edit]

(1 Democrat)

Florida[edit]

(17-10 Republican)

Georgia[edit]

(9-5 Republican)

Hawaii[edit]

(2 Democrats)

Idaho[edit]

(2 Republicans)

Illinois[edit]

(12-6 Democratic)

Indiana[edit]

(7-2 Republican)

Iowa[edit]

(2-2 split)

Kansas[edit]

(4 Republicans)

Kentucky[edit]

(5-1 Republican)

Louisiana[edit]

(5-1 Republican)

Maine[edit]

(2 Democrats)

Maryland[edit]

(7-1 Democratic)

Massachusetts[edit]

(9 Democrats)

Michigan[edit]

(9-5 Republican)

Minnesota[edit]

(5-3 Democratic)

Mississippi[edit]

(3-1 Republican)

Missouri[edit]

(6-2 Republican)

Montana[edit]

(1 Republican)

Nebraska[edit]

(3 Republicans)

Nevada[edit]

(2-2 split)

New Hampshire[edit]

(2 Democrats)

New Jersey[edit]

(6-6 split)

New Mexico[edit]

(2-1 Democratic)

New York[edit]

(21-6 Democratic)

North Carolina[edit]

(9-4 Republican)

North Dakota[edit]

(1 Republican)

Ohio[edit]

(12-4 Republican)

Oklahoma[edit]

(5 Republicans)

Oregon[edit]

(4-1 Democratic)

Pennsylvania[edit]

(13-5 Republican)

Rhode Island[edit]

(2 Democrats)

South Carolina[edit]

(6-1 Republican)

South Dakota[edit]

(1 Republican)

Tennessee[edit]

(7-2 Republican)

Texas[edit]

(24-12 Republican)

Utah[edit]

(3-1 Republican)

Vermont[edit]

(1 Democrat)

Virginia[edit]

(8-3 Republican)

Washington[edit]

(6-4 Democratic)

West Virginia[edit]

(2-1 Republican)

Wisconsin[edit]

(5-3 Republican)

Wyoming[edit]

(1 Republican)

Non-voting members[edit]

(5 Democrats, 1 D/PNP)

Percentage of members from each party by state, ranging from dark blue (most Democratic) to dark red (most Republican).
Party membership of the House, by district
  Democratic
  Republican
House Majority Leaders
Eric Cantor
Republican Leader
Eric Cantor
Kevin McCarthy
Republican Whip
Kevin McCarthy
House Minority Leaders
Nancy Pelosi
Democratic Leader
Nancy Pelosi
Steny Hoyer
Democratic Whip
Steny Hoyer

Changes in membership[edit]

Senate[edit]

State
(class)
Vacator Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation
Massachusetts
(2)
John Kerry
(D)
Resigned February 1, 2013 to become U.S. Secretary of State.[8][9]
Successor was appointed February 1, 2013 to continue the term
Mo Cowan
(D)
February 1, 2013
New Jersey
(2)
Frank Lautenberg
(D)
Died June 3, 2013
Successor was appointed June 6, 2013 to continue the term
Jeffrey Chiesa (R) June 10, 2013
Massachusetts
(2)
Mo Cowan
(D)
Will serve only until a replacement is picked at the June 25, 2013 special election.[10], to finish the term ending with this Congress TBD TBD
New Jersey
(2)
Jeffrey Chiesa
(R)
Will serve only until a replacement is picked at the October 16, 2013 special election.[11][12], to finish the term ending with this Congress TBD TBD

House of Representatives[edit]

District Vacator Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
Illinois 2nd Vacant Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D) resigned November 21, 2012, near the end of the previous Congress for health reasons.[13]
A special election was held April 9, 2013.
Robin Kelly (D) April 9, 2013[14]
South Carolina 1st Vacant Tim Scott (R) resigned January 2, 2013, near the end of the previous Congress, when appointed to the Senate.[15]
A special election was held May 7, 2013.
Mark Sanford (R) May 15, 2013[16]
Missouri 8th Jo Ann Emerson
(R)
Resigned January 22, 2013 to become president and CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association[17]
A special election was held on June 4, 2013.
Jason Smith (R)[18] June 5, 2013[19]
Alabama 1st Jo Bonner
(R)
Will resign by August 15, 2013 to become a vice chancellor in the University of Alabama System. A special election will be held. TBD TBD

Committees[edit]

[Section contents: Senate, House, Joint ] Listed alphabetically by chamber, including Chairperson and Ranking Member.

Senate[edit]

House of Representatives[edit]

Sources: H.Res. 6, H.Res. 7

Joint committees[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Burke, Lauren Victoria (November 7, 2012). "Congress: 5 New African Americans Will Join Congress in 2013". politic365. Retrieved November 12, 2012. 
  2. ^ Mendelberg, Tali and Karpowitz, Christopher F. (November 8, 2012). "More Women, but Not Nearly Enough". NYTimes.com (The New York Times). Retrieved November 12, 2012. 
  3. ^ Moulton, Brian (November 12, 2012). "Kyrsten Sinema Headed to the U.S. House of Representatives". Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved November 12, 2012. 
  4. ^ "Fivethirtyeight blog: Were the GOP Votes Against Boehner a Historic Rejection?". NYTimes.com (The New York Times). 
  5. ^ H.J.Res. 122
  6. ^ a b "Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies". Inaugural.senate.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2013. 
  7. ^ Newlin, Eliza. "Res. Com. Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR, At-large) - The Almanac of American Politics". Nationaljournal.com. Retrieved November 9, 2012. 
  8. ^ Murphy, Matt (January 28, 2013). "US senate special election to replace John Kerry will be June 25". metrowestdailynews.com (Cambridge Chronicle & Tab). Retrieved January 29, 2013. 
  9. ^ Landler, Mark (December 21, 2012). "Kerry Named for the Role of a Lifetime". NYTimes.com (The New York Times). p. A1. Retrieved January 8, 2013. 
  10. ^ Seelye, Katharine (January 30, 2013). "Governor Names Longtime Friend to Kerry’s Seat". NYTimes.com (The New York Times). Retrieved January 30, 2013. 
  11. ^ Blake, Aaron (June 3, 2013). "Sen. Frank Lautenberg dead at 89". washingtonpost.com (The Washington Post). Retrieved June 3, 2013. 
  12. ^ Santi, Angela (June 4, 2013). "Chris Christie: Special Election To Be Held In October For Frank Lautenberg's Seat". AP (The Huffington Post). Retrieved June 4, 2013. 
  13. ^ "Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns: Read his resignation letter". washingtonpost.com (The Washington Post). November 21, 2012. 
  14. ^ "Kelly, Robin L.". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 
  15. ^ 2012 Congressional Record, Vol. 158, Page H7467 (December 30, 2012)
  16. ^ "Mark Sanford to be sworn in Wednesday". USAToday.com (USA Today). May 14, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013. 
  17. ^ "Missouri rep leaving Congress in February". cnn.com (CNN). December 3, 2012. 
  18. ^ "2013 Missouri House 8th District Special Election". Politico.com (Politico). June 4, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013. 
  19. ^ "Jason Smith sworn in as newest Missourian in Congress". stltoday.com (St. Louis Post-Dispatch). June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013. 

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