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110th United States Congress

United States Capitol (2002)
Session: 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 Representatives
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, 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 congress: 109th Congress
Next congress: 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 Representatives 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 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.

Major legislation

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

See also: 2007 Congressional Record, Vol. 153, Page D945 , 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

Party summary

Senate

2007-01-04 - 2007-06-04, 2007-06-25 - present
Affiliation Members
(shading indicates majority caucus)
 Note
2007-01-04 -
2007-06-04 		2007-06-05 -
2007-06-25 		2007-06-25 -
present

Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row

Democratic 49

Template:American politics/party colours/Independent/row

Independent 2 Both caucus with the Democrats.[8]

Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row

Republican 49 48 49
Total 100 99 100
  Vacant 0 1 0
Notes Craig Thomas (R) died. John Barrasso (R) was appointed to take Thomas's seat.

House of Representatives

Affiliation Members
(shading indicates majority caucus)
 Latest
voting
share 		Delegates and
Resident
Commissioner
2007-01-03 -
2007-02-13 		2007-02-14 -
2007-04-22 		2007-04-23 -
2007-07-01 		2007-07-01 -
2007-07-25 		2007-07-25 -
2007-08-21 		2007-08-21 -
2007-09-05 		2007-09-05 -
present

Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic/row

Democratic 233 232 231 232 53.8% 4

Template:American politics/party colours/Republican/row

Republican 202 201 202 201 46.4% 1
Total 435 434 433 432 433 434 433 5
  Vacant 0 1 2 3 2 1 2 n/a 0
Notes Charlie Norwood (R) died. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) died. Marty Meehan (D) resigned. Paul Broun (R) took Norwood's seat. Laura Richardson (D) took Millender-McDonald's seat. aul Gilmor (R) died.

In Florida's 13th congressional district, Democrat Christine Jennings is contesting the certification of Republican Vern Buchanan as the winner in the 2006 election.[9]

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

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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

There is one vacancy in the House the resignation of Martin Meehan (D).

See List of current members of the United States House of Representatives for demographics, hometown, senatorial class, when first took office, when current term expires, prior background, and education.
See List of United States Congressional districts for maps of 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 1 vacancy, then 34-19 Democratic)

Vacant, April 23, 2007-August 21,2007
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, then 7-6 Republican)

Vacant, February 14,2007-July 25,2007
Charlie Norwood (R), died February 13,2007

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)

Marty Meehan (D), resigned 2007-07-01

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 (10-7 Republican)

Paul Gillmor (R), died 2007-09-05

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

Main article: List of special elections to the United States Senate
State 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 Senate election. The winner will be installed shortly thereafter to serve until 2013.
Idaho Larry Craig (R) Resigned, effective September 30, 2007 TBD TBD A special election will not be necessary as the term ends at the end of this Congress on 2009-01-03.

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[16] Laura Richardson (D) August 21 2007
Massachusetts 5th Marty Meehan (D) Resigned July 1, 2007 to become Chancellor of University of Massachusetts Lowell TBD[17]

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. ^ 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)
  9. ^ http://www.cqpolitics.com/2006/12/jennings_officially_contests_r.html
  10. ^ The Vice President of the United States serves as the President of the Senate. See U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 3, Clause 4
  11. ^ Although Cheney is formally listed as being from Wyoming, he does not represent any state either as Vice President or as Senate President.
  12. ^ The Democratic Senate Majority Leader also serves as the Chairman of the Democratic Conference.
  13. ^ "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)
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ On September 1, 2007, Senator Craig announced he will resign the Senate effective September 30, 2007.[1]
  16. ^ Rep. Millender-McDonald Dies of Cancer. Washington Post, April 22, 2007
  17. ^ A special primary election will be held 2007-09-04 and a special general election will be held 2007-10-16.
  18. ^ a b Election of Clerk of the House and Chief Administrative Officer 2007 Congressional Record, Vol. 153, Page H1671
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