119th United States Congress
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| 119th United States Congress | |
|---|---|
118th ← → 120th | |
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January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027 | |
| Members | 100 senators 435 representatives |
| Senate majority | Republican |
| Senate President | Kamala Harris[a] (D) (until January 20, 2025) JD Vance (R) (from January 20, 2025) |
| House majority | Republican |
| House Speaker | TBD |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: January 3, 2025 – TBD | |
The 119th United States Congress will be the next 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 is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 2025, to January 3, 2027, beginning its term during the final 17 days of Joe Biden's presidency and the first two years of Donald Trump's second presidency.
The Republican Party will retain their majority in the House and become the majority in the Senate, and, with the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, will attain an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the 115th Congress in 2017, during which Trump was inaugurated for his first term.
Major events
[edit]- January 3, 2025: 12 p.m. EST, Congress scheduled to convene and the House will vote for a speaker.
- January 6, 2025: Joint session to count electoral votes and certify the 2024 United States presidential election.
- January 20, 2025: Second inauguration of Donald Trump.
Party summary
[edit]Senate
[edit]House of Representatives
[edit]Leadership
[edit]Note: Democrats refer to themselves as a "caucus"; Republicans refer to themselves as a "conference".
Senate
[edit]Senate President
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Kamala Harris (D),
until January 20, 2025
until January 20, 2025
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JD Vance (R),
from January 20, 2025
from January 20, 2025
Presiding
[edit]- President:
- Kamala Harris (until January 20, 2025)
- JD Vance (from January 20, 2025)
- President pro tempore: TBD[1] (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership
[edit]- Majority Leader: John Thune (SD)[2]
- Majority Whip: John Barrasso (WY)
- Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference: Tom Cotton (AR)
- Chairwoman of the Republican Policy Committee: Shelley Moore Capito (WV)
- Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference: James Lankford (OK)
- Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee: Tim Scott (SC)
House of Representatives
[edit]Presiding
[edit]Majority (Republican) leadership
[edit]- Republican Leader: Steve Scalise (LA 1)[3]
- Republican Whip: Tom Emmer (MN 6)
- Chairwoman, House Republican Conference: Lisa McClain (MI 9)
- Vice Chairman of the House Republican Conference: Blake Moore (UT 1)
- Secretary of the House Republican Conference: Erin Houchin (IN 9)
- Campaign Committee Chairman: Richard Hudson (NC 9)
- Policy Committee Chairman: Kevin Hern (OK 1)
Minority (Democratic) leadership
[edit]- Democratic Leader: Hakeem Jeffries (NY 8)[4]
- Democratic Whip: Katherine Clark (MA 5)
- Assistant Democratic Leader: Joe Neguse (CO 2)
- Senior Chief Deputy Democratic Whip: TBD
- Chief Deputy Democratic Whips: TBD
- Caucus Chairman: TBD
- Caucus Vice-Chairman: Ted Lieu (CA 36)
- Campaign Committee Chairman: TBD
- Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs: TBD
- Organization, Study, and Review Chairman: TBD
- Policy and Communications Chairman: TBD
Members
[edit]Senate
[edit]The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All class 1 seats were contested in the November 2024 elections. In this Congress, class 1 means their term commenced in the current Congress, requiring re-election in 2030; class 2 means their term ends with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2026; and class 3 means their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2028.
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House of Representatives
[edit]All 435 seats will be filled by election in November 2024.
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Changes in membership
[edit]Senate
[edit]| State (class) |
Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[h] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio (3) |
JD Vance (R) |
Incumbent will resign before January 20, 2025, to become Vice President of the United States.[5] Successor will be appointed to continue the term.[6] |
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| Florida (3) |
Marco Rubio (R) |
Incumbent will resign before January 20, 2025, to become United States Secretary of State.[7] Successor will be appointed to continue the term.[8] |
House of Representatives
[edit]| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[h] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida 1 | Vacant | Matt Gaetz (R) declined to take office after being re-elected.[i] Special election primaries will be held January 28, 2025 with a special election general election held on April 1, 2025.[10] |
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| Florida 6 | Michael Waltz (R) |
Incumbent will resign before January 20, 2025, to become National Security Advisor.[11] A special election will be held on a date TBD. |
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| New York 21 | Elise Stefanik (R) |
Incumbent will resign TBD, to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, if confirmed by the Senate.[12] A special election will be held on a date TBD. |
Committees
[edit]Senate
[edit]| Committee | Chair | Ranking Member |
|---|---|---|
| Aging (Special) | TBD | TBD |
| Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry | TBD | TBD |
| Appropriations | TBD | TBD |
| Armed Services | TBD | TBD |
| Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | TBD | TBD |
| Budget | TBD | TBD |
| Commerce, Science and Transportation | TBD | TBD |
| Energy and Natural Resources | TBD | TBD |
| Environment and Public Works | TBD | TBD |
| Ethics (Select) | TBD | TBD |
| Finance | TBD | TBD |
| Foreign Relations | TBD | TBD |
| Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | TBD | TBD |
| Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | TBD | TBD |
| Indian Affairs (Permanent Select) | TBD | TBD |
| Intelligence (Select) | TBD | TBD |
| International Narcotics Control (Permanent Caucus) | TBD | TBD |
| Judiciary | TBD | TBD |
| Rules and Administration | TBD | TBD |
| Small Business and Entrepreneurship | TBD | TBD |
| Veterans' Affairs | TBD | TBD |
House of Representatives
[edit]| Committee | Chair | Ranking Member |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | TBD | TBD |
| Appropriations | TBD | TBD |
| Armed Services | TBD | TBD |
| Budget | TBD | TBD |
| Climate Crisis (Select) | TBD | TBD |
| Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth (Select) | TBD | TBD |
| Education and the Workforce | TBD | TBD |
| Energy and Commerce | TBD | TBD |
| Ethics | TBD | TBD |
| Financial Services | TBD | TBD |
| Foreign Affairs | TBD | TBD |
| Homeland Security | TBD | TBD |
| House Administration | TBD | TBD |
| Intelligence (Permanent Select) | TBD | TBD |
| Judiciary | TBD | TBD |
| Modernization of Congress (Select) | TBD | TBD |
| Natural Resources | TBD | TBD |
| Oversight and Reform | TBD | TBD |
| Rules | TBD | TBD |
| Science, Space and Technology | TBD | TBD |
| Small Business | TBD | TBD |
| Transportation and Infrastructure | TBD | TBD |
| Veterans' Affairs | TBD | TBD |
| Ways and Means | TBD | TBD |
Joint
[edit]| Committee | Chair | Vice Chair | Ranking Member | Vice Ranking Member |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Inaugural Ceremonies (Special) Until January 20, 2025 |
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) | Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) | Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) |
| Library | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Printing | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Taxation[j] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Officers and officials
[edit]Congress
[edit]- Architect of the Capitol: Thomas Austin
- Attending Physician: Brian P. Monahan
Senate
[edit]- Chaplain: Barry Black
- Curator: Melinda Smith
- Historian: Betty Koed
- Librarian: Leona I. Faust
- Parliamentarian: TBD
- Secretary: TBD
- Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper: TBD
House of Representatives
[edit]- Chaplain: Margaret G. Kibben
- Chief Administrative Officer: TBD
- Clerk: TBD
- Historian: Matthew Wasniewski
- Parliamentarian: Jason Smith
- Reading Clerks: Tylease Alli (D) and Susan Cole (R)
- Sergeant at Arms: TBD
Elections
[edit]- 2024 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
- 2026 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Vice President Kamala Harris's term as President of the Senate will end at noon January 20, 2025, when JD Vance's term is scheduled to begin.
- ^ Marco Rubio was nominated by Donald Trump to become United States Secretary of State in his second term. Once he is set to be confirmed, he will vacate his Senate seat and governor Ron DeSantis will appoint an interim successor.
- ^ a b c d e f The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.
- ^ JD Vance was elected vice president of the United States in the 2024 presidential election. He is set to vacate his Senate seat on or before January 20, 2025, and governor Mike DeWine will appoint an interim successor.
- ^ Michael Waltz was nominated by Donald Trump to become United States National Security Advisor in his second term. Once he is set to be confirmed, he will resign his seat, and a special election will be held TBD.
- ^ Elise Stefanik was nominated by Donald Trump to become United States Ambassador to the United Nations in his second term. Once she is set to be confirmed, she will resign her seat, and a special election will be held TBD.
- ^ Puerto Rico's non-voting member, the Resident Commissioner, is elected every four years. This is the only member of the House to serve four-year terms.
- ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
- ^ Gaetz also resigned November 13, 2024, after being nominated for U.S. Attorney General. On November 21, 2024 he asked to be removed from consideration.[9]
- ^ The Joint Taxation Committee leadership rotate the chair and vice chair and the ranking members between the House and Senate at the start of each session in the middle of the congressional term. The first session leadership is shown here.
References
[edit]- ^ Expected to be Chuck Grassley
- ^ "Thune elected to replace McConnell as next Senate GOP leader". Roll Call. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "House GOP nominates Johnson for speaker, taps McClain for conference chair". Roll Call. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "House Democrats hold low-fuss leadership elections". Roll Call. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "JD Vance elected Vice President". CNN. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ "Replacing Vance in Senate will be DeWine's decision". The Review. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ Whisnant, Gabe. "Marco Rubio to Be Picked as Donald Trump's Secretary of State". Newsweek. Newsweek. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "DeSantis aims to appoint Marco Rubio's Senate replacement by early January". APnews. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ "Gaetz resigns from Congress — possibly skirting long-awaited Ethics report". Politico. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ McIntire, Mary Ellen (November 22, 2024). "Matt Gaetz says he won't return to Congress next year". Roll Call.
- ^ Faguy, Ana (November 11, 2024). "Trump taps Michael Waltz as next US national security adviser". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ Nelson, Steven. "Trump confirms NYer Elise Stefanik will be his enforcer at the UN: 'Strong, tough, and smart'". New York Post. New York Post. Retrieved November 11, 2024.