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The One Hundred Tenth United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 2007 to January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the second administration of President George W. Bush. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 2000 United States census.

The Democrats control a majority in both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995. No Democratic-held seats fell to the Republicans in the elections to this Congress.[1] Democrat Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the House,[2] Keith Ellison became the first Muslim in Congress,[3] and Mazie Hirono and Hank Johnson became the first Buddhists in Congress.[4]

Dates of sessions

January 3, 2007 - January 3, 2009 scheduled

  • First session: January 4, 2007 - present
  • Second session: to be determined

Previous: 109th Congress; Next: 111th Congress

Events

Members debated initiatives such as the Democrats' 100-Hour Plan and the Iraq War troop surge of 2007.[5][6][7]

Iraq War

Following President Bush's 2007 State of the Union address, Congress debated his proposal to create a troop surge to increase security in Iraq. The House of Representatives passed a non-binding measure opposing the surge. There were various motions by individual Representatvives to take various actions. Rep. John Murtha proposed a motion which would increase training time for military personnel in the U.S., which would have blocked deployments of larger numbers of troops.

The House passed a $124 billion emergency spending measure which would fund the war. The bill would dictate troop levels and withdrawal schedules. President Bush has vowed to veto the bill if it ever reaches his desk. The Senate defeated a measure to remove the schedules for progress in Iraq.[8]

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation#110th United States Congress

These are partial lists of prominent enacted legislation and pending bills.

See also: 2007 Congressional Record, Vol. 153, Page D479 , Resume of Congressional Activity

Enacted

See also: Public Laws for the 110th Congress, via THOMAS

Pending or failed

Party summary

Senate

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Affiliation Members Note

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Democratic Party 49

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Republican Party 49
Independent 2 Caucus with the Democrats*
Total 100

*Joe Lieberman, elected on the Connecticut for Lieberman ticket, is listed in the Senate as an Independent Democrat,[9] and caucuses with the Democrats.[10] Bernie Sanders was elected as an Independent and caucuses with the Democrats.

Partisan mix of the Senate by state
State ranked in partisan order Percentage
Democrats		 Percentage
Republicans		 Democratic/
Republican		 Democratic
seat plurality
Arkansas 100% 0% 2/0 2
California 100% 0% 2/0 2
Delaware 100% 0% 2/0 2
Hawaii 100% 0% 2/0 2
Illinois 100% 0% 2/0 2
Maryland 100% 0% 2/0 2
Massachusetts 100% 0% 2/0 2
Michigan 100% 0% 2/0 2
Montana 100% 0% 2/0 2
New Jersey 100% 0% 2/0 2
New York 100% 0% 2/0 2
North Dakota 100% 0% 2/0 2
Rhode Island 100% 0% 2/0 2
Washington 100% 0% 2/0 2
West Virginia 100% 0% 2/0 2
Wisconsin 100% 0% 2/0 2
United States 51% 49% 51/49 2
Connecticut 50% 0% 1/0
(1 independent)		 1
Vermont 50% 0% 1/0
(1 independent/ Independent Democrat)		 1
Colorado 50% 50% 1/1 0
Florida 50% 50% 1/1 0
Indiana 50% 50% 1/1 0
Iowa 50% 50% 1/1 0
Louisiana 50% 50% 1/1 0
Minnesota 50% 50% 1/1 0
Missouri 50% 50% 1/1 0
Nebraska 50% 50% 1/1 0
Nevada 50% 50% 1/1 0
New Mexico 50% 50% 1/1 0
Ohio 50% 50% 1/1 0
Oregon 50% 50% 1/1 0
Pennsylvania 50% 50% 1/1 0
South Dakota 50% 50% 1/1 0
Virginia 50% 50% 1/1 0
Alabama 0% 100% 0/2 -2
Alaska 0% 100% 0/2 -2
Arizona 0% 100% 0/2 -2
Georgia 0% 100% 0/2 -2
Idaho 0% 100% 0/2 -2
Kansas 0% 100% 0/2 -2
Kentucky 0% 100% 0/2 -2
Maine 0% 100% 0/2 -2
Mississippi 0% 100% 0/2 -2
New Hampshire 0% 100% 0/2 -2
North Carolina 0% 100% 0/2 -2
Oklahoma 0% 100% 0/2 -2
South Carolina 0% 100% 0/2 -2
Tennessee 0% 100% 0/2 -2
Texas 0% 100% 0/2 -2
Utah 0% 100% 0/2 -2
Wyoming 0% 100% 0/2 -2
State ranked in partisan order Percentage
Democrats		 Percentage
Republicans		 Democratic/
Republican		 Democratic
seat plurality

House of Representatives

Affiliation Members Latest
voting
share 		Delegates and
Resident
Commissioner
January 42007 -
February 122007 		February 13 -
April 22 2007 		April 22 -
present

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Democratic Party 233 232 53.6% 4

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Republican Party 202 201 46.4% 1
Vacant 0 1 2 n/a 0
Total 435 5

In Florida's 13th congressional district, Democrat Christine Jennings is contesting the certification of Republican Vern Buchanan as the winner in the 2006 election.[11]


Region Democrats Republicans Vacant Total States as defined in the US Census
New England 21 1 0 22 CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
Mid-Atlantic 47 23 0 70 DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA
Midwest 33 36 0 69 MI, IL, IN, OH, WI
Great Plains 16 15 0 31 IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD
South Atlantic 29 40 1 70 FL, GA, NC, SC, VA, WV
South Central 30 44 0 74 AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX
Mountain 11 17 0 28 AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY
Pacific 45 24 1 70 AK, CA, HI, OR, WA
Total 232 201 2 435
Partisan mix of the House by state
State ranked in partisan order Percentage
Democrats		 Percentage
Republicans		 Democratic/
Republican		 Democratic
seat plurality
Massachusetts 100% 0% 10/0 10
Hawaii 100% 0% 2/0 2
Maine 100% 0% 2/0 2
New Hampshire 100% 0% 2/0 2
Rhode Island 100% 0% 2/0 2
North Dakota 100% 0% 1/0 1
South Dakota 100% 0% 1/0 1
Vermont 100% 0% 1/0 1
Connecticut 80% 20% 4/1 3
Oregon 80% 20% 4/1 3
New York 79% 21% 23/6 17
Maryland 75% 25% 6/2 4
Arkansas 75% 25% 3/1 2
Washington 67% 33% 6/3 3
West Virginia 67% 33% 2/1 1
California 64% 36% 34/19 15
Minnesota 63% 38% 5/3 2
Wisconsin 63% 38% 5/3 2
Iowa 60% 40% 3/2 1
Pennsylvania 58% 42% 11/8 3
Colorado 57% 43% 4/3 1
Indiana 56% 44% 5/4 1
Tennessee 56% 44% 5/4 1
New Jersey 54% 46% 7/6 1
North Carolina 54% 46% 7/6 1
United States 54% 46% 233/202 31
Illinois 53% 47% 10/9 1
Arizona 50% 50% 4/4 0
Kansas 50% 50% 2/2 0
Mississippi 50% 50% 2/2 0
Georgia 46% 54% 6/7 -1
Missouri 44% 56% 4/5 -1
Texas 41% 59% 13/19 -5
Michigan 40% 60% 6/9 -3
Ohio 39% 61% 7/11 -4
Florida 36% 64% 9/16 -7
Nevada 33% 67% 1/2 -1
New Mexico 33% 67% 1/2 -1
Utah 33% 67% 1/2 -1
Kentucky 33% 67% 2/4 -2
South Carolina 33% 67% 2/4 -2
Alabama 29% 71% 2/5 -3
Louisiana 29% 71% 2/5 -3
Virginia 27% 73% 3/8 -5
Oklahoma 20% 80% 1/4 -3
Alaska 0% 100% 0/1 -1
Delaware 0% 100% 0/1 -1
Montana 0% 100% 0/1 -1
Wyoming 0% 100% 0/1 -1
Idaho 0% 100% 0/2 -2
Nebraska 0% 100% 0/3 -3
State ranked in partisan order Percentage
Democrats		 Percentage
Republicans		 Democratic/
Republican		 Democratic
seat plurality

Leadership

Senate

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

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Senators' party membership by state.

Members

See also: Members of the 110th United States Congress

Senate

Demographics: There are 16 female senators — the most women ever serving in the same Senate. There are 13 Jews, 3 Hispanics, 2 Asian Americans, 1 senator of Arab descent (half), and 1 African-American (half). One Senator is a naturalized citizen (from Cuba). The average age of the Senate is 62 years in January 2007 (see 110th United States Congress age and generation). The oldest Senator in January 2007 is Robert Byrd, at 89 years old, and the youngest is John Sununu, at 43 years old.

See List of current United States Senators for hometown, senatorial class, when first took office, when current term expires, prior background, and education.

House of Representatives

File:110th US Congress House of Reps GA Vacancy.png
Current percent of members of the House of Representatives from each party by state.

Demographics: The House includes one Muslim, one atheist, two Buddhists, and 30 Jews. There are 42 African-Americans (including two non-voting delegates), and 74 female Representatives. There are also 27 Hispanics, 4 Asian & Pacific Islanders, and 1 Native American. The oldest Member in 2007 is Ralph Hall, at 83 years old, and the youngest is Patrick T. McHenry, at 31 years old.

There are two vacancies in the House, due to the deaths of Charlie Norwood (R-GA) and Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA).

Alabama - Alaska - Arizona - Arkansas - California - Colorado - Connecticut - Delaware - Florida - Georgia - Hawaii - Idaho - Illinois - Indiana - Iowa - Kansas - Kentucky - Louisiana - Maine - Maryland - Massachusetts - Michigan - Minnesota - Mississippi - Missouri - Montana - Nebraska - Nevada - New Hampshire - New Jersey - New Mexico - New York - North Carolina - North Dakota - Ohio - Oklahoma - Oregon - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - South Carolina - South Dakota - Tennessee - Texas - Utah - Vermont - Virginia - Washington - West Virginia - Wisconsin - Wyoming
American Samoa - District of Columbia - Guam - Puerto Rico - Virgin Islands

For maps of congressional districts, see List of United States Congressional districts.

Alabama (5-2 Republican)

Alaska (1 Republican)

Arizona (4-4 split)

Arkansas (3-1 Democratic)

California (34-19 Democratic, then 33-19 with one vacancy)

Juanita Millender-McDonald (D), died April 22, 2007

Colorado (4-3 Democratic)

Connecticut (4-1 Democratic)

Delaware (1 Republican)

Florida (16-9 Republican)

Georgia (7-6 Republican, then 6-6, with 1 vacancy)

Charlie Norwood (R), died February 132007

Hawaii (2 Democrats)

Idaho (2 Republicans)

Illinois (10-9 Democratic)

Indiana (5-4 Democratic)

Iowa (3-2 Democratic)

Kansas (2-2 split)

Kentucky (4-2 Republican)

Louisiana (5-2 Republican)

Maine (2 Democrats)

Maryland (6-2 Democratic)

Massachusetts (10 Democrats)

Michigan (9-6 Republican)

Minnesota (5-3 Democratic)

Mississippi (2-2 split)

Missouri (5-4 Republican)

Montana (1 Republican)

Nebraska (3 Republicans)

Nevada (2-1 Republican)

New Hampshire (2 Democrats)

New Jersey (7-6 Democratic)

New Mexico (2-1 Republican)

New York (23-6 Democratic)

North Carolina (7-6 Democratic)

North Dakota (1 Democrat)

Ohio (11-7 Republican)

Oklahoma (4-1 Republican)

Oregon (4-1 Democratic)

Pennsylvania (11-8 Democratic)

Rhode Island (2 Democrats)

South Carolina (4-2 Republican)

South Dakota (1 Democrat)

Tennessee (5-4 Democratic)

Texas (19-13 Republican)

Utah (2-1 Republican)

Vermont (1 Democrat)

Virginia (8-3 Republican)

Washington (6-3 Democratic)

West Virginia (2-1 Democratic)

Wisconsin (5-3 Democratic)

Wyoming (1 Republican)

American Samoa

District of Columbia

Guam

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Changes in membership

Senate

None

House of Representatives

Main article: Special elections to the United States House of Representatives
District Vacator Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation
Georgia 10th Charlie Norwood (R) Died February 13 2007. TBD[18]
Massachusetts 5th Marty Meehan (D) Appointed Chancellor of University of Massachusetts Lowell[19] TBD[20]
California 37th Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) Died April 22 2007.[21] TBD[22]

Miscellaneous facts about members

Served non-continuous terms

Senate

House of Representatives

Switched political parties while in Congress

From Democratic to Republican:

Source: National Journal The Almanac of American Politics 2006

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Elections

Membership lists

References

  1. ^ http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/18/2006/main2279332.shtml Voters Usher Out Republicans
  2. ^ Deirdre Walsh (January 4, 2007). "Pelosi becomes first woman House speaker". CNN.com. Retrieved 2007-01-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ DAWN (Newspaper)
  4. ^ Nash, Phil Tajitsu (2006-11-24). "Washington Journal: Campaign 2006 In Review". AsianWeek. Retrieved 2006-12-16. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Espa, David (2006-10-06). "Pelosi Says She Would Drain GOP 'Swamp'". The Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
  6. ^ Talev, Margaret (2006-12-29). "Democratic majority to focus on 3-pronged plan". McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
  7. ^ Leader Staff Dennis Kucinich's Response To President Bush's Speech January 11, 2007 Cleveland Leader. Last accessed on 2007-01-13
  8. ^ CNN: Withdrawal timeline survives Senate vote
  9. ^ Senators of the 110th Congress "Lieberman, Joseph I." United States Senate. Retrieved January 8, 2007.
  10. ^ Kady II, Martin (2006-11-15). "For Those of You Keeping Track at Home, It's Official ..." Congressional Quarterly. Retrieved 2006-11-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ http://www.cqpolitics.com/2006/12/jennings_officially_contests_r.html
  12. ^ Under the United States Constitution, the Vice President serves as the President of the Senate.
  13. ^ Although Cheney was listed on the election ballots as being from Wyoming, he does not formally represent any state either as Vice President or as Senate President.
  14. ^ In a recent tradition, the most senior Senator of the Minority Party is elected the President Pro Tempore emeritus if he has served as President Pro Tempore. In the 110th Congress, this would be Ted Stevens of Alaska.
  15. ^ The Democratic Senate Majority Leader also serves as the Chairman of the Democratic Conference.
  16. ^ "Senate GOP puts Kyl 3rd in command" (from staff and wire reports). Arizona Daily Star. 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2006-11-20. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ The election for House Majority Leader was one of the most contentious races for leadership positions in the 110th Congress. Incoming speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed the candidacy of John Murtha, a close ally of hers, over that of Steny Hoyer, a political opponent. Ultimately, Hoyer defeated Murtha by a vote of 149 to 86.
  18. ^ A special election will be held on 2007-06-19. See Georgia's 10th congressional district special election, 2007.
  19. ^ Meehan appointed Chancellor see special election
  20. ^ Meehan appointed Chancellor see special election
  21. ^ Rep. Millender-McDonald Dies of Cancer. Washington Post, April 22, 2007
  22. ^ The governor must set special election date within 14 days of the Representative's death. See California's 37th congressional district special election, 2007.
  23. ^ a b Election of Clerk of the House and Chief Administrative Officer 2007 Congressional Record, Vol. 153, Page H1671
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