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111th United States Congress
110th ←
→ 112th
United States Capitol
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011
Members100 senators
435 representatives
6 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic Party
Senate PresidentDick Cheney (R)[1]
Joe Biden (D)
House majorityDemocratic Party
House SpeakerNancy Pelosi

The One Hundred Eleventh 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 began during the last few weeks of President George W. Bush's administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of the Obama Administration. The Congress will last from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011, and it began its first session on January 6, 2009. The apportionment of seats in this House is based on the 2000 U.S. Census. In the November 4, 2008 elections, the Democratic Party increased its majorities in both chambers. A new delegate seat was created for the Northern Mariana Islands.

Major events

Major legislation

  • TBD

Pending or failed

(in alphabetical order)
See also: Active Legislation, 111th Congress, via senate.gov

Vetoed

  • None

Major resolutions

  • TBD

Select committees

Hearings

  • Throughout January 2009, the Senate is holding hearings on the nominations for Barack Obama's cabinet.

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic |   Template:American politics/party colours/Independent |   Template:American politics/party colours/Republican |    
Democratic Independent Republican Vacant
End of previous Congress 48 2 49 99 1
Begin 55 2 41 98 2
January 16, 2009
Latest voting share 58.6% 41.4%

Note: One seat is being disputed and is listed as vacant.[3] The two Independent senators both caucus with the Democrats.

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic |   Template:American politics/party colours/Independent |   Template:American politics/party colours/Republican |    
Democratic Independent Republican Vacant
End of previous Congress 235 0 198 433 2
Begin 256 0 178 434 1
Latest voting share 58.9% 0.0% 41.0%
Non-voting members 5 1 0 6 0

Leadership

Contents: Senate: Majority (Democratic) leadership • Minority (Republican) leadership
House of Representatives: Majority (Democratic) leadership • Minority (Republican) leadership

Senate

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

File:111thSENATE.svg
Senators' party membership by state
  2 Democrats
  1 Democrat and 1 Republican
  2 Republicans
  1 Democrat and 1 Independent
  1 Democrat and 1 unseated Democrat[5][3]


Members

For demographics, hometown, senatorial class, when first took office, when current term expires, prior background, and education, see Current members of the United States Congress.

Senate

House of Representatives

Further information: List of United States congressional districts

, for maps of congressional districts.

Template:Congress TOC states

Members' party membership by district
  Democratic
  Republican
Percentage of members from each party by state at the opening of the 111th Congress in January 2009, ranging from dark blue (most Democratic) to dark red (most Republican).

Changes in membership

Senate

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate

Four vacancies are associated with the 2008 presidential election and appointments to the incoming Obama administration. One open seat is disputed.

State
(& class) 		Vacator Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's taking office
Illinois
(class 3) 		Previously vacant Barack Obama (D) resigned near the end of the previous Congress when elected President. Roland Burris (D) January 15, 2009[5][6]
Minnesota
(class 2) 		Election disputed Neither the incumbent, Norm Coleman (R), nor the apparent winner, Al Franken (D), have yet been seated due to an election dispute. TBD TBD
Delaware
(class 2) 		Joe Biden (D) Resigned January 15, 2009 to become Vice President.[7] His appointed successor will fill the seat until a special election in November 2010. Ted Kaufman[8] (D) January 16, 2009 (scheduled)[6]
New York
(class 1) 		Hillary Clinton (D) Will resign to become Secretary of State. Her appointed successor will fill the seat until a special election in November 2010. Her appointed successor will most likely be a Democrat. TBD TBD
Colorado
(class 3) 		Ken Salazar (D) Expected to resign to become Secretary of the Interior. His appointed successor will fill the seat until a special election in November 2010.[9] Michael Bennet[10] (D) TBD

House of Representatives

Main article: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

Two vacancies are associated with the 2008 presidential election and appointments to the incoming Obama administration. House vacancies are filled by special elections, called by the state governors.

District Vacator Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of successor's taking office
Illinois 5th Vacant Rahm Emanuel (D) resigned near the end of the previous Congress after being named President-elect Barack Obama's White House Chief of Staff. TBD TBD
California 32nd Hilda Solis Expected to resign to become Secretary of Labor. TBD TBD

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Elections

See also: United States congressional elections, 2008
See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2008
See also: United States Senate elections, 2008

Membership lists

References

  1. ^ Dick Cheney will serve until his term ends at noon on January 20, 2009, when Joe Biden's term will begin.
  2. ^ a b See Pub. L. 110–430 (text) (PDF). Section 1 sets the beginning of the first session of the 111th Congress. Section 2 sets the date for counting Electoral College votes.
  3. ^ a b c Norm Coleman (R), the runner-up in the 2008 election and subsequent recount, is disputing the election of Al Franken (D) to the Senate seat from Minnesota. No senator has been seated.
  4. ^ The Democratic Senate Majority Leader also serves as the Chairman of the Democratic Conference.
  5. ^ a b c Burris was appointed on December 31, 2008, during the 110th United States Congress. However, he was not allowed to take the oath until January 15, 2009, due to the controversy surrounding Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who appointed him.
  6. ^ a b c "Illinois, Delaware Senators to Be Seated in First Round of Replacements". CQ Politics.
  7. ^ "Biden to Resign from Senate Thursday". MSNBC.
  8. ^ "Longtime Biden aide picked to fill his Senate seat". WJLA.com. November 24, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
  9. ^ Colorado Revised Statutes § 1-12-201
  10. ^ "Official Press Release from Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., Jan. 3, 2009, appointing Michael Bennet". Colorado.gov.
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