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Revision as of 18:08, 20 January 2011
112th United States Congress | |
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111th ← → 113th | |
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January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | |
Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 6 non-voting delegates |
Senate majority | Democratic Party |
Senate President | Joe Biden (D) |
House majority | Republican Party |
House Speaker | John Boehner (R) |
Sessions | |
1st: January 5, 2011[1] – TBD 2nd: TBD – TBD |
The One Hundred Twelfth United States Congress is the current 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 convened in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2011 and will end on January 3, 2013, during what is scheduled to be the third and fourth years of Barack Obama's presidency. Senators elected to regular terms in 2006 are in the last two years of those terms during this Congress. This Congress includes the last House of Representatives elected from congressional districts that were apportioned based on the 2000 census.
In the November 2, 2010 elections, the Republicans gained the majority in the House of Representatives, while the Democrats kept their Senate majority, although reduced from the previous Congress.[2] This is the first Congress in which the House and Senate have opposing majorities since the 107th Congress of 2001-2003 and the first elected that way since the 99th Congress of 1985-1987. In this Congress, the House of Representatives has the largest number of Republican members, 242, since the 80th Congress of 1947-1949.[3]
Events
- January 5, 2011: The House of Representatives opened the Congress by reciting the U.S. Constitution, a historic first.[4]
- January 8, 2011: 2011 Tucson shooting: Representative Gabrielle Giffords and nineteen other people are shot by a gunman in Tucson, Arizona. Six of them, including U.S. District Judge John Roll, died. Votes on the House floor were suspended for one week as a result of the shooting.
- November 6, 2012: 2012 general elections.
Major legislation
Enacted
Proposed
- (in alphabetical order)
- See also: Active Legislation, 112th Congress, via senate.gov
Party summary
Senate
(from January 3, 2011)
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic | Independent | Republican | |||
End of previous congress | 56 | 2 | 42 | 100 | 0 |
Begin | 51 | 2 | 47 | 100 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 53% | 47% |
House of Representatives
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic | Republican | |||
End of previous congress | 255 | 179 | 434 | 1 |
Begin | 193 | 242 | 435 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 44.4% | 55.6% | ||
Non-voting members | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Leadership
Senate
Majority (Democratic) Leadership
- Majority Leader and Conference Chairman: Harry Reid
- Assistant Majority Leader (Majority Whip): Dick Durbin
- Conference Vice Chairman and Policy Committee Chairman: Chuck Schumer
- Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman and Conference Secretary: Patty Murray
- Policy Committee Vice Chairman: Debbie Stabenow
- Steering and Outreach Committee Chair: Mark Begich
Minority (Republican) Leadership
- Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell
- Assistant Minority Leader (Minority Whip): Jon Kyl
- Conference Chairman: Lamar Alexander
- Policy Committee Chairman: John Thune
- Conference Vice Chair: John Barrasso
- National Senatorial Committee Chair: John Cornyn
- Deputy Whips:
House of Representatives
- Speaker: John Boehner (R)
Majority (Republican) Leadership
- Majority Leader: Eric Cantor
- Majority Whip: Kevin McCarthy
- Majority Chief Deputy Whip: Peter Roskam
- Conference Chair: Jeb Hensarling
- Campaign Committee Chairman: Pete Sessions
- Policy Committee Chairman: Tom Price
- Conference Vice-Chair: Cathy McMorris-Rodgers
- Conference Secretary: John Carter
Minority (Democratic) Leadership
- Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi
- Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer
- Assistant Minority Leader: Jim Clyburn
- Senior Chief Deputy Minority Whip: John Lewis
- Chief Deputy Minority Whips:
- Caucus Chairman: John B. Larson
- Caucus Vice-Chairman: Xavier Becerra
- Campaign Committee Chairman: Steve Israel
Members
Senate
House of Representatives
Changes in membership
Senate
- None.
House of Representatives
- None.
Administrative officers
- Architect of the Capitol: Stephen T. Ayers
- Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Brian Monahan
Senate
- Chaplain: Barry C. Black
- Curator: Diane K. Skvarla
- Historian: Richard A. Baker
- Parliamentarian: Alan Frumin
- Secretary: Nancy Erickson
- Sergeant at Arms: Terrance W. Gainer
- Secretary for the Majority: Gary B. Myrick[5]
- Secretary for the Minority: David J. Schiappa
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: Daniel Coughlin[6]
- Chief Administrative Officer: Daniel J. Strodel[6]
- Clerk: Karen L. Haas[6]
- Historian: [data missing]
- Parliamentarian: John V. Sullivan
- Reading Clerks: [data missing]
- Sergeant at Arms: Wilson “Bill” Livingood[6]
- Inspector General: [data missing]
- See also: Rules of the House: "Other officers and officials"
See also
Elections
- United States congressional elections, 2010 (elections held in advance of this Congress)
- United States congressional elections, 2012 (elections to be held during this Congress)
Membership lists
References
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- ^ Pub. L. 111–289 (text) (PDF)
- ^ "G.O.P. Captures House, but Not Senate". New York Times. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
- ^ http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/12/12/abramowitz_congress_ideology
- ^ Yadron, Danny (January 6, 2011). "House Reads Constitution, Gets Civics Lesson". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ^ S.Res. 5, 112th Congress
- ^ a b c d H.Res. 1, Electing officers of the House of Representatives, 112th Congress
External links
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- Thomas Project at the Library of Congress
- Member Information, via U.S. House of Representatives
- Statistics and Lists, via U.S. Senate
- Congressional Directory: Main Page, Government Printing Office Online. Detailed listings of many aspects of current & previous memberships and sessions of Congress.