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111th United States Congress
110th ←
→ 112th
United States Capitol (2007)
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2099
Members178 senators
877 representatives
56 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic Party
Senate PresidentDick Cheney (R),
until Jan. 20, 2009
Joe Biden (D),
from Jan. 20, 2009
House majorityDemocratic Party
House SpeakerNancy Pelosi (D)
Sessions
1st: January 15, 2009[1] – 10-15-2010

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 two weeks of the George W. Bush administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of the Barack 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 the 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.[2]

Major events

Major legislation

Enacted

Main article: Acts of the 111th United States Congress

Proposed

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

Vetoed

  • None

Major resolutions

  • TBD

Select committees

Hearings

Party summary

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.

Senate

File:US Senate apportionment (current).png
Party distribution in the Senate, since September 24, 2009
  58 Democratic Senators
  2 Independent Senators
  40 Republican Senators
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 15, 2009 56 99 1
January 20, 2009 55 98 2
January 27, 2009 56 99 1
April 30, 2009 57 40
July 7, 2009 58 100 0
August 25, 2009 57 99 1
September 24, 2009 58 100 0
Latest voting share 60% 40%

House of Representatives

Recent party distribution in the House of Representatives (from September 21, 2009).
  Democratic Party: 256 members.
  Republican Party: 177 members.
  Vacant: 2 seats.
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
January 26, 2009 255 433 2
February 24, 2009 254 432 3
April 21, 2009 255 433 2
April 29, 2009 256 434 1
June 26, 2009 255 433 2
July 16, 2009 256 434 1
September 21, 2009 177 433 2
Latest voting share 59.1% 0.0% 40.9%
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

Senators' party membership by state, as of September 25, 2009

Minority (Republican) leadership

Members

Senate

For demographics, senatorial class, when first took office, when current term expires, prior background, and education, see List of current United States Senators.

House of Representatives

For demographics, when first took office, when current term expires, prior background, and education, see Current members of the United States House of Representatives.
For maps of congressional districts, see List of United States 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

Four of the changes are associated with the 2008 presidential election and appointments to the Obama administration, one Senator changed parties, one election was disputed, one Senator died, one Senator resigned, and three appointed Senators will serve only until special elections are held during this congress.

Date seat became vacant or otherwise impacted State
(class) 		Previous Reason for change Subsequent Date of successor's taking seat
January 3, 2009[13] Minnesota
(2) 		Vacant Incumbent Norm Coleman (R) challenged the election of Al Franken (D). Following recounts and litigation, Coleman conceded. Al Franken
(D) 		July 7, 2009[14]
January 3, 2009[15] Illinois
(3) 		Vacant Barack Obama (D) resigned near the end of the previous Congress, after being elected President of the United States.[16] Due to a credentials challenge, his successor—appointed December 31, 2008, during the last Congress—was not sworn in to fill his seat until 12 days after the initiation of this Congress.[17] Roland Burris[18]
(D) 		January 15, 2009[17]
January 15, 2009 Delaware
(2) 		Joe Biden
(D) 		Resigned to assume the position of Vice President.[19] His appointed successor will fill the seat until a special election in November 2010. Ted Kaufman[20]
(D) 		January 16, 2009[21]
January 20, 2009 Colorado
(3) 		Ken Salazar
(D) 		Resigned to become Secretary of the Interior. His appointed successor will fill the seat until a special election in November 2010. Michael Bennet[22]
(D) 		January 22, 2009[23]
January 21, 2009 New York
(1) 		Hillary Clinton
(D) 		Resigned to become Secretary of State. Her appointed successor will fill the seat until a special election in November 2010. Kirsten Gillibrand[24]
(D) 		January 27, 2009
April 30, 2009 Pennsylvania
(3) 		Arlen Specter
(R) 		Changed party affiliation.[12] Arlen Specter
(D) 		April 30, 2009
August 25, 2009 Massachusetts
(1) 		Ted Kennedy
(D) 		Died. His appointed successor will fill the seat until a special election will be held January 2010.[25][26][27] Paul Kirk
(D) 		September 25, 2009
September 9, 2009 Florida
(3) 		Mel Martinez
(R) 		Resigned for personal reasons.[28] His appointed successor will serve the remainder of the Congress. George LeMieux
(R) 		September 10, 2009[29][30]
TBD, after January 19, 2010 Massachusetts
(1) 		Paul Kirk
(D) 		His appointment lasts only until the January 19, 2010 special election, in which he is not a candidate.[31] The winner of the special election will serve the remainder of the term that expires January 3, 2013. TBD TBD, after January 19, 2010
TBD, after November 2, 2010 Delaware
(2) 		Ted Kaufman
(D) 		His appointment lasts only until the November 2, 2010 special election, in which he is not a candidate.[32] The winner of the special election will serve the remainder of the term that expires January 3, 2015. TBD TBD, after November 2, 2010
TBD, after November 2, 2010 Illinois
(3) 		Roland Burris
(D) 		His appointment lasts only until the November 2, 2010 special election, in which he is not a candidate. The winner of the special election will serve the remainder of the term that expires January 3, 2011. TBD TBD, after November 2, 2010
See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate

House of Representatives

All five vacancies are associated with appointments to the Obama administration. House vacancies are filled by elections.

↑
Date seat became vacant 		District Previous Reason for change Subsequent Date of successor's taking office
January 3, 2009 Illinois 5th Vacant Rahm Emanuel (D) resigned near the end of the previous Congress after being named White House Chief of Staff. Michael Quigley (D) April 21, 2009
January 26, 2009 New York 20th Kirsten Gillibrand (D) Resigned to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate. Scott Murphy (D) April 29, 2009
February 24, 2009 California 32nd Hilda Solis (D) Resigned to become Secretary of Labor. Judy Chu (D) July 16, 2009[33]
June 26, 2009 California 10th Ellen Tauscher (D) Resigned to become Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. A special election will be held on November 3, 2009. TBD TBD
September 21, 2009 New York 23rd John M. McHugh (R) Resigned to become Secretary of the Army.[34] A special election will be held on November 3, 2009.[35] TBD TBD
See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Elections

Membership lists

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, Pub. L. 110–229 (text) (PDF)
  3. ^ "Certificate of Election". Office of the Minnesota Governor, via StarTribune.com. June 30, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Mitch Jeserich (July 5, 2009). "Can The 60 Seats Give The Democrats a Filibuster Proof Senate?". NewsJunkiePost.
  5. ^ S.Res. 203, resolution to provide for the appointment of a committee to receive and to report evidence with respect to the articles of impeachment against Judge Samuel B. Kent.
  6. ^ "Senate Takes First Steps Toward Judge's Impeachment Trial". CQ Politics. Congressional Quarterly. June 24, 2009. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Articles of impeachment against Judge Kent were dismissed by the Senate on July 22, 2009, and the Impeachment Trial Committee terminated. 2009 Congressional Record, Vol. 155, Page S7833
  8. ^ The Democratic Senate Majority Leader also serves as the Chairman of the Democratic Conference.
  9. ^ a b "Thune Elected Republican Policy Committee Chairman". Office of U.S. Senator John Thune. 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Al Franken was elected to the term beginning January 3, 2009, but did not take office until July 7, 2009 due to a recount and subsequent election challenge.
  12. ^ a b Arlen Specter announced his switch from the Republican to the Democratic party on April 28, and it officially took effect on April 30. "Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress".
  13. ^ Vacancy resulted because a senator could not be seated due to a disputed election
  14. ^ Hulse, Carl (July 7, 2009). "And Here's Senator Franken". NYTimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  15. ^ Vacancy continued from previous congress
  16. ^ Mason, Jeff (January 27, 2009). "Obama resigns Senate seat, thanks Illinois". WashingtonPost.com. Washington Post. Retrieved November 21, 2008. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  17. ^ a b Hulse, Carl (January 27, 2009). "Burris Is Sworn In". NYTimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2009.
  18. ^ "Burris v. White, [[Illinois Supreme Court]], No. 107816" (PDF). January 9, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2009. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  19. ^ Mark Murray (January 9, 2009). "Biden to Resign from Senate Thursday". MSNBC.
  20. ^ "Longtime Biden aide picked to fill his Senate seat". WJLA.com. November 24, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
  21. ^ Kathleen Hunter and Catharine Richert, CQ Staff (January 14, 2009). "Illinois, Delaware Senators to Be Seated in First Round of Replacements". CQ Politics. Congressional Quarterly.
  22. ^ "Official Press Release from Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., Jan. 3, 2009, appointing Michael Bennet". Colorado.gov. January 3, 2009.
  23. ^ Associated Press (January 19, 2009). "Ken Salazar sends Senate resignation". KJCT8.com. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
  24. ^ Danny Hakim and Nicholas Confessore (January 23, 2009). "Paterson Picks Gillibrand for Senate Seat". NYTimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  25. ^ Phillips, Frank. "Panel to weigh Kennedy request for interim senator". Boston.com. Boston Globe.
  26. ^ Goddnough, Abby (September 23, 2009). "Kennedy Confidant Expected to Take Senate Seat". NYTimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved September 23, 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  27. ^ Associated Press (September 23, 2009). "House OKs Kennedy replacement, but not immediately". Boston.com. Boston Globe. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
  28. ^ 2009 Congressional Record, Vol. 155, Page S9147
  29. ^ "Crist Officially Names Former Aide As New Senator". CNNPolitics.com. CNN. August 28, 2009.
  30. ^ 2009 Congressional Record, Vol. 155, Page S9190
  31. ^ "Paul Kirk to fill Kennedy's Senate seat". CNNPolitics.com. CNN. September 24, 2009.
  32. ^ Montgomery, Jeff (November 24, 2008). "Minner taps Kaufman for Biden's seat". DelawareOnLine.com. Delaware News-Journal. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
  33. ^ Democrat claims US House seat in Calif. The Washington Post
  34. ^ Weiner, Mark (2009-09-16). Rep. John McHugh is confirmed as Secretary of the Army. Syracuse Post-Standard.
  35. ^ http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2009/09/ny23_election_d.php
  36. ^ 2009 Congressional Record, Vol. 155, Page H24 (January 6, 2009)
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