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* November 6, 2012: [[United States elections, 2012|2012 general elections]].
* November 6, 2012: [[United States elections, 2012|2012 general elections]].


==Party summary==
==Major legislation==
===Enacted===
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* [[Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act ]]
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Revision as of 18:08, 20 January 2011

112th United States Congress
111th ←
→ 113th
United States Capitol (2007)
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
Members100 senators
435 representatives
6 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic Party
Senate PresidentJoe Biden (D)
House majorityRepublican Party
House SpeakerJohn 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

Major legislation

Enacted

Main article: Acts of the 112th United States Congress

Proposed

(in alphabetical order)
See also: Active Legislation, 112th Congress, via senate.gov

Party summary

Senate

File:112th Senate.jpg
Party standings in the Senate
(from January 3, 2011)
  51 Democrats
  2 Independents, both caucusing with Democrats
  47 Republicans
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Template:American politics/party colors/Democratic | Template:American politics/party colors/Independent | Template:American politics/party colors/Republican |
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)
 Total Vacant
Template:American politics/party colors/Democratic | Template:American politics/party colors/Republican |
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

Minority (Republican) Leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Republican) Leadership

Minority (Democratic) Leadership

Members

Senate

House of Representatives

Template:Congress TOC states

Changes in membership

Senate

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate
  • None.

House of Representatives

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
  • None.

Administrative officers

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Elections

Membership lists

References

  1. ^ Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 111–289 (text) (PDF)
  2. ^ "G.O.P. Captures House, but Not Senate". New York Times. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  3. ^ http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/12/12/abramowitz_congress_ideology
  4. ^ Yadron, Danny (January 6, 2011). "House Reads Constitution, Gets Civics Lesson". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  5. ^ S.Res. 5, 112th Congress
  6. ^ a b c d H.Res. 1, Electing officers of the House of Representatives, 112th Congress
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