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[[Image:110th US House seats.png|thumb|Membership at the beginning of the 110th Congress]]
[[Image:110th US House seats.png|thumb|Membership at the beginning of the 110th Congress]]
Membership has fluctuated many times with six deaths and five resignations, with four seats currently vacant. In all of the [[List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives|special election]]s to date except one, the seats were filled by a member of the same party.'' See [[#House of Representatives_4|Changes in membership]], below.''
Membership has fluctuated many times with six deaths and five resignations, with four seats currently vacant. The Democrats have achieved a net gain of two seats as a result of their victories in [[List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives|special election]]s.'' See [[#House of Representatives_4|Changes in membership]], below.''
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Revision as of 16:27, 6 May 2008

110th United States Congress

United States Capitol (2002)
Term: January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2009
President of the Senate: Dick Cheney
President pro tempore of the Senate: Robert Byrd
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi
Members: 435 Representatives
100 Senators
5 Territorial Delegates
House Majority: Democratic
Senate Majority: Democratic

The One Hundred Tenth United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed 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 the 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] The House also received the first Muslim[3] and Buddhists[4] in Congress.

Dates of sessions

January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 (scheduled)

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.[6][7][8] Republicans in the Senate worked to block "nearly every bill proposed by the slim Democratic majority to the dismay of the majority leader, Senator Harry Reid, and frustrated Democrats in the House."[9]

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 Representatives to take various actions.

The House passed a $124 billion emergency spending measure to fund the war, which included language that dictated troop levels and withdrawal schedules. President Bush, however, vetoed the bill as promised, making this his 2nd veto while in office. Fearing that the Public would see them as not supporting the troops, both houses of Congress passed a bill funding the war without timelines, but with benchmarks for the Iraqi Government and money for other spending projects like disaster relief.

Cloture

Major legislation

Contents: Enacted • Pending or failed • Vetoed

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

See also: 2007 Congressional Record, Vol. 153, Page D1151 , Resume of Congressional Activity

Enacted

Main article: List of United States federal legislation § 110th United States Congress
Further information: [[:Public Laws for the 110th Congress]]

, via THOMAS

Pending or failed

(In alphabetical order)
See also: Active Legislation, 110th Congress, via senate.gov

Vetoed

Party summary

Senate

Membership has changed with one death and one resignation.

Affiliation Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic |   Template:American politics/party colours/Independent |   Template:American politics/party colours/Republican |   Total   Notes
Democratic Independent Republican Vacant
Members
(shading indicates
majority caucus)
 Begin (2007-01-04) 49 2 49 100 0
2007-06-04 48 99 1 Craig Thomas (R) died.
2007-06-25 49 100 0 John Barrasso (R) replaced Thomas.
2007-12-18 48 99 1 Trent Lott (R) resigned.
2007-12-31 49 100 0 Roger Wicker (R) replaced Lott.
Latest voting share 51% 49%
Notes Both caucus with
the Democrats.[11]

House of Representatives

Membership at the beginning of the 110th Congress

Membership has fluctuated many times with six deaths and five resignations, with four seats currently vacant. The Democrats have achieved a net gain of two seats as a result of their victories in special elections. See Changes in membership, below.

Affiliation Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic |   Template:American politics/party colours/Republican |   Total   Notes
Democratic Republican Vacant
Members
(shading indicates
majority caucus)
 Begin (2007-01-03) 233 202 435 0
2007-02-13 201 434 1 Charlie Norwood (R) died.
2007-04-22 232 433 2 Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) died.
2007-07-01 231 432 3 Marty Meehan (D) resigned.
2007-07-25 202 433 2 Paul Broun (R) took Norwood's seat.
2007-09-04 232 434 1 Laura Richardson (D) took Millender-McDonald's seat.
2007-09-05 201 433 2 Paul Gilmor (R) died.
2007-10-06 200 432 3 Jo Ann Davis (R) died.
2007-10-18 233 433 2 Niki Tsongas (D) took Meehan's seat.
2007-11-26 199 432 3 Dennis Hastert (R) resigned.
2007-12-13 201 434 1 Bob Latta (R) took Gillmor's seat.
Rob Wittman (R) took Davis's seat.
2007-12-15 232 433 2 Julia Carson (D) died.
2007-12-31 200 432 3 Roger Wicker (R) resigned.
2008-01-14 199 431 4 Bobby Jindal (R) resigned.
2008-02-02 198 430 5 Richard Baker (R) resigned.
2008-02-11 231 429 6 Tom Lantos (D) died.
2008-03-11 232 430 5 Bill Foster (D) took Hastert's seat.
2008-03-13 233 431 4 André Carson (D) took J. Carson's seat.
2008-04-10 234 432 3 Jackie Speier (D) took Lantos's seat.


Latest voting share 54.0% 46.0%
Delegates and
Resident
Commissioner 		4 1 5 0

Leadership

Contents: Senate: Majority (Democratic) leadership • Minority (Republican) leadership
House of Representatives: Majority (Democratic) leadership • Minority (Republican) leadership
Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi and incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer meet with President George W. Bush on November 9, 2006.

Senate

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

File:110th US Congress Senate2.png
Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 110th Congress in January 2007

Members

See also: Members of the 110th United States Congress

Senate

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

House of Representatives

Percent of members of the House of Representatives from each party by state at the opening of the 110th Congress in January 2007
Further information: List of current members of the United States House of Representatives

, for demographics, hometown, when first took office, when current term expires, prior background, and education.

Further information: List of United States Congressional districts

, for maps of congressional districts.

Template:Congress TOC states

Alabama

(5-2 Republican)

Alaska

(1 Republican)

Arizona

(4-4 split)

Arkansas

(3-1 Democratic)

California

(34-19 Democratic)

Tom Lantos (D), died 2008-02-11
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)

Charlie Norwood (R), died February 13, 2007

Hawaii

(2 Democrats)

Idaho

(2 Republicans)

Illinois

(11-8 Democratic)

Dennis Hastert (R) resigned November 26, 2007

Indiana

(5-4 Democratic)

Julia Carson (D), died 2007-12-15

Iowa

(3-2 Democratic)

Kansas

(2-2 split)

Kentucky

(4-2 Republican)

Louisiana

(3-2 Republican with 2 vacancies)

Bobby Jindal (R), resigned January 14, 2008
Richard H. Baker (R), resigned February 2, 2008

Maine

(2 Democrats)

Maryland

(6-2 Democratic)

Massachusetts

(10 Democrats)

Marty Meehan (D), resigned July 1, 2007

Michigan

(9-6 Republican)

Minnesota

(5-3 Democratic)

Mississippi

(2-1 Democratic with 1 vacancy)

  • 1. Vacant
Roger Wicker (R), resigned December 31, 2007

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)

Paul Gillmor (R), died September 5, 2007

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)

Jo Ann Davis (R), died October 6, 2007

Washington

(6-3 Democratic)

West Virginia

(2-1 Democratic)

Wisconsin

(5-3 Democratic)

Wyoming

(1 Republican)

Non-voting members

Changes in membership

Senate

Main article: List of special elections to the United States Senate
State
(linked to election) 		Predecessor Appointed successor Elected successor
Senator Reason for Vacancy Appointee Date of Installation Electee Date of Installation
Wyoming Craig Thomas (R) Died June 4, 2007 John Barrasso (R) June 25 2007 A special election will be held contemporaneously with the 2008 general election on November 4. The winner will be installed shortly thereafter to serve through 2013.
Mississippi Trent Lott (R) Resigned December 18, 2007 Roger Wicker (R) December 31, 2007 A special election will be held contemporaneously with the 2008 general election on November 4. The winner will be installed shortly thereafter to serve through 2013.

House of Representatives

Main article: List of 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 Paul Broun (R) July 25 2007
California 37th Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) Died April 22 2007[15] Laura Richardson (D) September 4 2007
Massachusetts 5th Marty Meehan (D) Resigned July 1, 2007, to become Chancellor of University of Massachusetts Lowell Niki Tsongas (D) October 18, 2007
Ohio 5th Paul Gillmor (R) Found dead September 5, 2007 Bob Latta (R) December 13, 2007
Virginia 1st Jo Ann Davis (R) Died October 6, 2007 Rob Wittman (R) December 13, 2007
Illinois 14th Dennis Hastert (R) Resigned November 26, 2007 Bill Foster (D) March 11, 2008
Indiana 7th Julia Carson (D) Died December 15, 2007 André Carson (D) March 13, 2008
Mississippi 1st Roger Wicker (R) Appointed U.S. Senator December 312007 A special election runoff will be held May 13, 2008
Louisiana 1st Bobby Jindal (R) Resigned January 14 2008 to become Governor of Louisiana Steve Scalise (R) TBD
Louisiana 6th Richard Baker (R) Resigned February 2 2008 to become President of the Managed Funds Association Don Cazayoux (D) TBD
California 12th Tom Lantos (D) Died February 11, 2008 Jackie Speier (D) April 10, 2008

Miscellaneous facts about members

Served non-continuous terms

Source: National Journal The Almanac of American Politics 2006

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Elections

Membership lists

References

  1. ^ CBS News, 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. ^ S.Con.Res. 61
  6. ^ Espa, David (2006-10-06). "Pelosi Says She Would Drain GOP 'Swamp'". The Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-01-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Talev, Margaret (2006-12-29). "Democratic majority to focus on 3-pronged plan". McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. Retrieved 2007-01-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Leader Staff Dennis Kucinich's Response To President Bush's Speech January 11, 2007 Cleveland Leader. Last accessed on 2007-01-13
  9. ^ Herszenhorn, David M. (2007-12-12). "Muscle Flexing in Senate: G.O.P. Defends Strategy". The New York Times.
  10. ^ Bill Scher (December 19, 2007). "Record-Breaking Obstruction:How It Screwed You". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2007-12-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ Senators of the 110th Congress "Lieberman, Joseph I." United States Senate. Retrieved January 8, 2007;
    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)
  12. ^ The Vice President of the United States serves as the President of the Senate. See U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 3, Clause 4
  13. ^ The Democratic Senate Majority Leader also serves as the Chairman of the Democratic Conference.
  14. ^ "Rep. Wicker Is Barbour's Choice". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  15. ^ Rep. Millender-McDonald Dies of Cancer. Washington Post, April 22, 2007
  16. ^ a b Election of Clerk of the House and Chief Administrative Officer 2007 Congressional Record, Vol. 153, Page H1671
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