116th United States Congress
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116th United States Congress | |
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115th ← → 117th | |
January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |
Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 6 non-voting delegates |
Senate majority | Republican |
Senate President | Mike Pence (R) |
House majority | Democratic |
House Speaker | TBD |
Sessions | |
1st: January 3, 2019 – TBD |
The One Hundred Sixteenth United States Congress is the next meeting of the legislative branch of the Federal government of the United States, 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, 2019, to January 3, 2021.
In the 2018 midterm elections, the Democratic Party won the majority in the House of Representatives and will have a preponderance of voting influence in selecting the next Speaker. In the Senate, the Republican Party increased its majority, giving the U.S. a split Congress.
Major events
Scheduled
Party summary
- Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.
Senate
Affiliation | Party (shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic | Independent | Republican | |||
End of previous Congress | 47 | 2 | 50 | 99 | 1 |
Begin (January 3, 2019) | 45 | 2 | 53 | 100 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 47.0% | 53.0% |
House of Representatives
Party (shading indicates majority caucus)
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Democratic | Independent | Republican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
End of previous Congress | 196 | 0 | 236 | 432 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Begin (January 3, 2019) | 235 | 0 | 199 | 434 | 1[a] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Latest voting share | 54.1% | 0.0% | 45.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-voting members | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Leadership
Senate
- President: Mike Pence (R)
- President pro tempore: TBD (by January 2019 Senate resolution)
- President pro tempore emeritus: TBD (dependent on January 2019 resolution for president pro tempore)
Majority (Republican) Leadership
- Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell[2][3]
- Majority Whip: John Thune[3]
- Conference Chair: John Barrasso[4]
- Conference Vice Chair: Joni Ernst[3][4]
- Campaign Committee Chair: Todd Young[4]
- Policy Committee Chair: Roy Blunt[4]
- Steering Committee Chair: Mike Lee[citation needed]
- Chief Deputy Whip: Mike Crapo[citation needed]
Minority (Democratic) Leadership
- Minority Leader/Caucus Chair: Chuck Schumer[3]
- Minority Whip: Dick Durbin[citation needed]
- Assistant Leader: Patty Murray[citation needed]
- Policy Committee Chair: Debbie Stabenow[citation needed]
- Caucus Vice Chairs: Mark Warner, Elizabeth Warren[citation needed]
- Steering Committee Chair: Amy Klobuchar[citation needed]
- Outreach Chair: Bernie Sanders[citation needed]
- Policy Committee Vice Chair: Joe Manchin[citation needed]
- Caucus Secretary: Tammy Baldwin[citation needed]
- Campaign Committee Chair: Catherine Cortez Masto[5]
- Chief Deputy Whip: Jeff Merkley[citation needed]
House of Representatives
- Speaker - Designate: Nancy Pelosi (See: 2019 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election)
Majority (Democratic) Leadership
- Majority Leader: Steny Hoyer[6]
- Majority Whip: Jim Clyburn[7]
- Assistant Leader: Ben Ray Luján[8]
- Caucus Chair: Hakeem Jeffries[9]
- Caucus Vice Chair: Katherine Clark[10]
- Campaign Committee Chair: Cheri Bustos[11]
- Policy and Communications Committee Chair: David Cicilline[12]
- Policy and Communications Committee Co-Chairs: Matt Cartwright, Debbie Dingell, Ted Lieu[12]
- Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs: Rosa DeLauro, Barbara Lee, Eric Swalwell[12]
- Assistant to the Majority Whip: Cedric Richmond[13]
- Senior Chief Deputy Whips: John Lewis, Jan Schakowsky[13]
- Chief Deputy Whips: Pete Aguilar, G. K. Butterfield, Henry Cuellar, Dan Kildee, Sheila Jackson Lee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Terri Sewell, Peter Welch[13]
Minority (Republican) Leadership
- Minority Leader: Kevin McCarthy[3][14]
- Minority Whip: Steve Scalise[3][14]
- Conference Chair: Liz Cheney[3][14]
- Conference Vice Chair: Mark Walker[14]
- Conference Secretary: Jason Smith[14]
- Policy Committee Chair: Gary Palmer[14]
- Campaign Committee Chair: Tom Emmer[14]
- Chief Deputy Whip: Drew Ferguson[15]
- Senior Deputy Whips: TBD
Demographics
75 senators are men, and 25 are women, the greatest female Senate representation to date. Additionally, both senators from six states are women, including California, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Minnesota, and New Hampshire. Thirteen states are represented by one male and one female senator, while 31 states are represented by two male senators. 91 senators are white, 4 are Hispanic, 2 are black, 2 are Asian, and 1 is multiracial. 2 senators identify as LGBTQ+.[16][17]
333 members of the House of Representatives are men, and 102 are women.[18] 317 members are white, 55 members are black, 44 are Hispanic, 15 are Asian, and 4 are Native American. 8 representatives identify as LGBTQ+.[19] Two women in the House, Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Shalala (D-FL), will be the youngest and oldest female freshman representative in history, respectively.
Most members of this Congress are Christian (90.7%), with approximately half being Protestant. Around one-third are Catholics, 6% are Jewish, the highest in American history. Other religions represented include Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism. Non-religious or unaffiliated also saw gains.[20][21][22]
Members
Senate
The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All class 1 seats were contested in the November 2018 elections. In this Congress, class 1 means their term commenced in the current Congress, requiring re-election in 2024; class 2 means their term ends with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2020; and class 3 means their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2022.
House of Representatives
All but one of the 435 seats were filled by the elections on November 6, 2018, or by special elections thereafter.[a]
Committees
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Section contents: Senate, House, Joint
Listed alphabetically by chamber, including Chair and Ranking Member.
Senate
House of Representatives
Joint
Committee | Chair | Ranking Member | Vice Chair | Vice Ranking Member |
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Economic | TBD | Martin Heinrich (D-NM)[23] | TBD | TBD |
Library | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Printing | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Taxation | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (Select) | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD
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Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans (Select) | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
See also
- 2018 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
- 2020 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
Notes
- ^ a b c d One seat, representing North Carolina's 9th congressional district, has yet to be filled following allegations of voting fraud. See 2018 North Carolina's 9th congressional district election.
- ^ a b c d e f g The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) and the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party (D-NPL) are the Minnesota and North Dakota affiliates of the U.S. Democratic Party and are counted as Democrats.
References
- ^ https://www.c-span.org/schedule/
- ^ Wagner, John; DeBonis, Mike (November 14, 2018). "Congressional leadership elections: House Republicans elect Kevin McCarthy as next leader; Pelosi seeks to shore up votes for speaker". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g Fandos, Nicholas (November 14, 2018). "House Republicans Pick Kevin McCarthy as Their Next Leader". The New York Times. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Bolton, Alexander (November 14, 2018). "McConnell reelected as leader, Thune promoted to whip". The Hill. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ Lesniewski, Niels (November 15, 2018). "Catherine Cortez Masto Becomes First Latina to Lead DSCC". Roll Call. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ McPherson, Lindsey; McPherson, Lindsey (November 28, 2018). "Steny Hoyer Elected House Majority Leader". Roll Call. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ McPherson, Lindsey (November 28, 2018). "James Clyburn Elected Majority Whip". Roll Call. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ McPherson, Lindsey (November 28, 2018). "Rep. Ben Ray Luján Elected Assistant Democratic Leader". Roll Call. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ McPherson, Lindsey (November 28, 2018). "Hakeem Jeffries Wins Democratic Caucus Chair Race Against Barbara Lee". Roll Call. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ McPherson, Lindsey (November 29, 2018). "Katherine Clark Elected House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair". Roll Call. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ Pathé, Simone (November 29, 2018). "Cheri Bustos Elected DCCC Chair". Roll Call. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ a b c McPherson, Lindsey (December 4, 2018). "House Democrats' New Elected Leadership Team Is More Progressive and Diverse". Roll Call. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ a b c DeGette dropped from chief deputy whip spot
- ^ a b c d e f g Roll Call Staff (November 14, 2018). "Here's the List of House Republican Leaders for the Next Congress". Roll Call. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ McPherson, Lindsey (November 27, 2018). "Scalise Appoints Rep. Drew Ferguson as House GOP's Chief Deputy Whip". Roll Call. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ Edmondson, Catie; Lee, Jasmine C. (November 28, 2018). "Meet the New Freshmen in Congress: More Democrats, Diversity and Women". The New York Times.
- ^ Jin, Beatrice (November 23, 2018). "Congress's incoming class is younger, bluer, and more diverse than ever". POLITICO.
- ^ "A record number of women will be serving in the new Congress". Pew Research. December 18, 2018.
- ^ Panetta, Grace; Lee, Samantha (December 16, 2018). "This one graphic shows how much more diverse the House of Representatives will become in January". Business Insider.
- ^ Faith on the Hill
- ^ Women Elected at Historic Levels, But No Surprise Here: White Men Dominate 116th Congress Nov 7, 2018
- ^ As Christians split over Trump, minority faiths make their mark Nov 7, 2018
- ^ a b Solender, Andrew (December 11, 2018). "The office of @SenSchumer has released an official list of Senate Democratic Ranking Members and Vice Chairmen". Twitter. Retrieved December 11, 2018.