117th United States Congress | |
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116th ← → 118th | |
January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |
Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 6 non-voting delegates |
Senate majority | Republican (until January 20, 2021) Democratic (from January 20, 2021) |
Senate President | Mike Pence (R) [lower-alpha 1] (until January 20, 2021) Kamala Harris (D) (from January 20, 2021) |
House majority | Democratic |
House Speaker | Nancy Pelosi (D) |
Sessions | |
1st: January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2022 2nd: January 3, 2022 – January 3, 2023 |
The 117th United States Congress was a 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 convened in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2021, during the final weeks of Donald Trump's presidency and the first two years of Joe Biden's presidency and ended on January 3, 2023.
The 2020 elections decided control of both chambers. In the House of Representatives, the Democratic Party retained their majority, albeit reduced from the 116th Congress. It was similar in size to the majority held by the Republican Party during the 83rd Congress (1953–1955).
In the Senate, Republicans briefly held the majority at the start; however, on January 20, 2021, three new Democratic senators – Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Alex Padilla of California – were sworn in, resulting in 50 seats held by Republicans, 48 seats held by Democrats, and two held by independents who caucus with the Democrats. Effectively, this created a 50–50 split, which had not occurred since the 107th Congress in 2001. This was only the fourth time in U.S. history that the Senate has been evenly split—the first being in the 47th Congress (1881–1883)—and the longest lasting one ever. [1] [2]
The new senators were sworn into office by Vice President Kamala Harris, just hours after her inauguration. With Harris serving as the tie breaker in her constitutional role as President of the Senate, Democrats gained control of the Senate, and thereby full control of Congress for the first time since the 111th Congress ended in 2011. Additionally, with the inauguration of Joe Biden as president that same day, Democrats assumed control of the executive branch as well, attaining an overall federal government trifecta, also for the first time since the 111th Congress.
Despite Democrats holding thin majorities in both chambers during a period of intense political polarization, the 117th Congress oversaw the passage of numerous significant bills, [3] [4] including the Inflation Reduction Act, American Rescue Plan Act, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Postal Service Reform Act, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, CHIPS and Science Act, Honoring Our PACT Act, Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act, and Respect for Marriage Act. [4]
Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic | Independent (caucusing with Democrats) | Republican | |||
End of previous Congress | 46 | 2 | 52 | 100 | 0 |
Begin (January 3, 2021) [lower-alpha 2] | 46 | 2 | 51 | 99 | 1 |
January 18, 2021 [lower-alpha 3] | 45 | 98 | 2 | ||
January 20, 2021 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] | 48 [lower-alpha 6] | 2 | 50 | 100 | 0 |
Final voting share | 50.0% | 50.0% | |||
Beginning of the next Congress | 48 | 3 | 49 | 100 | 0 |
Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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End of previous Congress | 233 | 1 | 195 | 1 | 430 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Begin (January 3, 2021) [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 8] | 222 | 0 | 211 | 0 | 433 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January 15, 2021 [lower-alpha 9] | 221 | 432 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February 7, 2021 [lower-alpha 10] | 210 | 431 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February 11, 2021 [lower-alpha 8] | 211 | 432 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 10, 2021 [lower-alpha 11] | 220 | 431 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 16, 2021 [lower-alpha 12] | 219 | 430 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 6, 2021 [lower-alpha 13] | 218 | 429 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April 14, 2021 [lower-alpha 7] | 212 | 430 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May 11, 2021 [lower-alpha 9] | 219 | 431 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May 16, 2021 [lower-alpha 14] | 211 | 430 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
June 14, 2021 [lower-alpha 12] | 220 | 431 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July 30, 2021 [lower-alpha 10] | 212 | 432 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 4, 2021 [lower-alpha 11] [lower-alpha 14] | 221 | 213 | 434 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January 1, 2022 [lower-alpha 15] | 212 | 433 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January 18, 2022 [lower-alpha 13] | 222 | 434 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February 17, 2022 [lower-alpha 16] | 211 | 433 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 18, 2022 [lower-alpha 17] | 210 | 432 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2022 [lower-alpha 18] [lower-alpha 19] | 221 | 209 | 430 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May 10, 2022 [lower-alpha 20] | 208 | 429 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May 25, 2022 [lower-alpha 21] | 220 | 428 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
June 14, 2022 [lower-alpha 15] | 209 | 429 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
June 21, 2022 [lower-alpha 19] | 210 | 430 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July 12, 2022 [lower-alpha 18] | 211 | 431 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August 3, 2022 [lower-alpha 22] | 210 | 430 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August 12, 2022 [lower-alpha 16] | 211 | 431 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August 31, 2022 [lower-alpha 23] | 219 | 430 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 13, 2022 [lower-alpha 17] [lower-alpha 21] [lower-alpha 20] | 221 | 212 | 433 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 30, 2022 [lower-alpha 24] | 220 | 432 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 14, 2022 [lower-alpha 22] | 213 | 433 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 28, 2022 [lower-alpha 25] | 219 | 432 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 9, 2022 [lower-alpha 26] | 218 | 431 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 30, 2022 [lower-alpha 27] [lower-alpha 28] | 217 | 430 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2022 [lower-alpha 29] | 216 | 429 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final voting share | 50.3% | 0.0% | 49.7% | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-voting members | 4 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 30] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of the next Congress | 212 | 0 | 222 | 0 | 434 | 1 |
Note: Democrats refer to themselves as a "caucus"; Republicans refer to themselves as a "conference".
(minority until January 20, 2021, majority thereafter)
(majority until January 20, 2021, minority thereafter)
The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All class 1 senators are in the middle of their term (2019–2025), having been elected in 2018 and facing re-election in 2024. Class 2 senators are at the beginning of their term (2021–2027), having been elected in 2020 and facing re-election in 2026. Class 3 senators are at the end of their term (2017–2023), having been elected in 2016 and facing re-election in 2022.
All 435 seats for voting members, along with the six non-voting delegates were filled by election in November 2020.
State (class) | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation [lower-alpha 34] |
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Georgia (2) | Vacant | David Perdue's (R) term expired January 3, 2021, before a runoff election could be held. Successor elected January 5, 2021. [lower-alpha 2] | Jon Ossoff (D) | January 20, 2021 |
California (3) | Kamala Harris (D) | Incumbent resigned on January 18, 2021, to become U.S. Vice President. Successor appointed January 20, 2021, to complete the term ending January 3, 2023, and later elected to finish in the final weeks of the Congress and a full six-year term. [79] | Alex Padilla (D) | January 20, 2021 |
Georgia (3) | Kelly Loeffler (R) | Appointee lost election to finish the term. Successor elected January 5, 2021, for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2023. | Raphael Warnock (D) | January 20, 2021 |
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation [lower-alpha 34] |
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New York 22 | Vacant | Anthony Brindisi's (D) term expired January 3, 2021, and the seat remained vacant due to the result of the 2020 election being disputed. On February 5, 2021, a judge declared a winner. [80] | Claudia Tenney (R) | February 11, 2021 [81] [33] |
Louisiana 5 | Vacant | Member-elect Luke Letlow (R) died from COVID-19 on December 29, 2020, before his term started. A special election was held on March 20, 2021. [30] | Julia Letlow (R) | April 14, 2021 [31] |
Louisiana 2 | Cedric Richmond (D) | Resigned January 15, 2021, to become Senior Advisor to the President and director of the Office of Public Liaison. [82] [83] A special election was held on March 20, 2021, and a runoff was held on April 24. [82] | Troy Carter (D) | May 11, 2021 |
Texas 6 | Ron Wright (R) | Died from COVID-19 on February 7, 2021. [36] A special election was held on May 1, 2021, and a runoff was held on July 27. [84] [85] | Jake Ellzey (R) | July 30, 2021 [37] |
Ohio 11 | Marcia Fudge (D) | Resigned March 10, 2021, to become U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. [86] A special election was held on November 2, 2021. | Shontel Brown (D) | November 4, 2021 |
New Mexico 1 | Deb Haaland (D) | Resigned March 16, 2021, to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior. [87] A special election was held on June 1, 2021. [87] | Melanie Stansbury (D) | June 14, 2021 |
Florida 20 | Alcee Hastings (D) | Died from pancreatic cancer on April 6, 2021. A special election was held on January 11, 2022. [88] | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) | January 18, 2022 |
Ohio 15 | Steve Stivers (R) | Resigned May 16, 2021, to become the president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. [89] A special election was held on November 2, 2021. | Mike Carey (R) | November 4, 2021 |
California 22 | Devin Nunes (R) | Resigned January 1, 2022, to become the CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group. [45] A special election was held on June 7, 2022. [90] | Connie Conway (R) | June 14, 2022 |
Minnesota 1 | Jim Hagedorn (R) | Died from kidney cancer on February 17, 2022. A special election was held on August 9, 2022. [91] | Brad Finstad (R) | August 12, 2022 |
Alaska at-large | Don Young (R) | Died on March 18, 2022. A special election was held on August 16, 2022. [92] | Mary Peltola (D) | September 13, 2022 |
Nebraska 1 | Jeff Fortenberry (R) | Resigned March 31, 2022, due to criminal conviction. A special election was held on June 28, 2022. [93] | Mike Flood (R) | July 12, 2022 |
Texas 34 | Filemon Vela Jr. (D) | Resigned March 31, 2022, to join Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. A special election was held on June 14, 2022. [53] | Mayra Flores (R) | June 21, 2022 |
New York 23 | Tom Reed (R) | Resigned May 10, 2022, to join Prime Policy Group. A special election was held on August 23, 2022. [55] | Joe Sempolinski (R) | September 13, 2022 [56] |
New York 19 | Antonio Delgado (D) | Resigned May 25, 2022, to become lieutenant governor of New York. A special election was held on August 23, 2022. [57] | Pat Ryan (D) | September 13, 2022 [56] |
Indiana 2 | Jackie Walorski (R) | Died in a car collision on August 3, 2022. A special election was held on November 8, 2022. [94] | Rudy Yakym (R) | November 14, 2022 |
Florida 13 | Charlie Crist (D) | Resigned August 31, 2022, to focus on the 2022 Florida gubernatorial election. [60] | Vacant until the next Congress | |
Florida 22 | Ted Deutch (D) | Resigned September 30, 2022, to become CEO of the American Jewish Committee. [61] | Vacant until the next Congress | |
Virginia 4 | Donald McEachin (D) | Died November 28, 2022, from colorectal cancer. [62] | Vacant until the next Congress | |
California 37 | Karen Bass (D) | Resigned December 9, 2022, to become the Mayor of Los Angeles. [63] | Vacant until the next Congress | |
North Carolina 1 | G. K. Butterfield (D) | Resigned December 30, 2022, to accept a lobbying position. [64] | Vacant until the next Congress | |
Pennsylvania 18 | Mike Doyle (D) | Resigned December 31, 2022, to join K&L Gates. [65] | Vacant until the next Congress |
Section contents: Senate, House, Joint
Prior to the passing of an organizing resolution on February 3, 2021, chairs of Senate committees remained the same as in the 116th Congress. Where the chair had retired (as in the Agriculture, Budget, and HELP committees), the chair was vacant. [95]
Committee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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Aging (Special) | Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) | Tim Scott (R-SC) |
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry | Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) | John Boozman (R-AR) |
Appropriations | Patrick Leahy (D-VT) | Richard Shelby (R-AL) |
Armed Services | Jack Reed (D-RI) | Jim Inhofe (R-OK) |
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | Sherrod Brown (D-OH) | Pat Toomey (R-PA) |
Budget | Bernie Sanders (I-VT) | Lindsey Graham (R-SC) |
Commerce, Science and Transportation | Maria Cantwell (D-WA) | Roger Wicker (R-MS) |
Energy and Natural Resources | Joe Manchin (D-WV) | John Barrasso (R-WY) |
Environment and Public Works | Tom Carper (D-DE) | Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) |
Ethics (Select) | Chris Coons (D-DE) | James Lankford (R-OK) |
Finance | Ron Wyden (D-OR) | Mike Crapo (R-ID) |
Foreign Relations | Bob Menendez (D-NJ) | Jim Risch (R-ID) |
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | Patty Murray (D-WA) | Richard Burr (R-NC) |
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Gary Peters (D-MI) | Rob Portman (R-OH) |
Indian Affairs (Permanent Select) | Brian Schatz (D-HI) | Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) |
Intelligence (Select) | Mark Warner (D-VA) | Marco Rubio (R-FL) |
International Narcotics Control (Permanent Caucus) | Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) | Chuck Grassley (R-IA) |
Judiciary | Dick Durbin (D-IL) | Chuck Grassley (R-IA) |
Rules and Administration | Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) | Roy Blunt (R-MO) |
Small Business and Entrepreneurship | Ben Cardin (D-MD) | Rand Paul (R-KY) |
Veterans' Affairs | Jon Tester (D-MT) | Jerry Moran (R-KS) |
Committee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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Agriculture | David Scott (D-GA) | Glenn Thompson (R-PA) |
Appropriations | Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) | Kay Granger (R-TX) |
Armed Services | Adam Smith (D-WA) | Mike Rogers (R-AL) |
Budget | John Yarmuth (D-KY) | Jason Smith (R-MO) |
Climate Crisis (Select) | Kathy Castor (D-FL) | Garret Graves (R-LA) |
Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth (Select) | Jim Himes (D-CT) | Bryan Steil (R-WI) |
Education and Labor | Bobby Scott (D-VA) | Virginia Foxx (R-NC) |
Energy and Commerce | Frank Pallone (D-NJ) | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) |
Ethics | Susan Wild (D-PA) [lower-alpha 35] | Michael Guest (R-MS) [lower-alpha 36] |
Financial Services | Maxine Waters (D-CA) | Patrick McHenry (R-NC) |
Foreign Affairs | Gregory Meeks (D-NY) | Mike McCaul (R-TX) |
Homeland Security | Bennie Thompson (D-MS) | John Katko (R-NY) |
House Administration | Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) | Rodney Davis (R-IL) |
Intelligence (Permanent Select) | Adam Schiff (D-CA) | Mike Turner (R-OH) |
Judiciary | Jerry Nadler (D-NY) | Jim Jordan (R-OH) |
Modernization of Congress (Select) | Derek Kilmer (D-WA) | William Timmons (R-SC) |
Natural Resources | Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) | Bruce Westerman (R-AR) |
Oversight and Reform | Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) | Jim Comer (R-KY) |
Rules | Jim McGovern (D-MA) | Tom Cole (R-OK) |
Science, Space and Technology | Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) | Frank Lucas (R-OK) |
Small Business | Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) | Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) |
Transportation and Infrastructure | Peter DeFazio (D-OR) | Sam Graves (R-MO) |
Veterans' Affairs | Mark Takano (D-CA) | Mike Bost (R-IL) |
Ways and Means | Richard Neal (D-MA) | Kevin Brady (R-TX) |
Committee | Chair | Vice Chair | Ranking Member | Vice Ranking Member |
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Economic | Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) | Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) | Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) |
Inaugural Ceremonies (Special) until January 20, 2021 | Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) | Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) | Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) | Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) |
Library | Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) | Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) | Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) | Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) |
Printing | Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) | Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) | Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) | Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) |
Taxation [lower-alpha 37] | Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) | Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) | Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) | Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) |
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Jared Forrest Golden is an American politician and a Marine Corps veteran serving as the U.S. representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, his district, the largest east of the Mississippi River by area, covers the northern four-fifths of the state, including Lewiston, Bangor, and Auburn. Golden, along with Angus King and Chellie Pingree, are the first members of Congress to be elected by ranked-choice voting. Golden is the only member of Congress elected after finishing second in the first round of tabulation. He was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan as a United States Marine.
Michael Jonathan Cloud is an American politician representing Texas's 27th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2018. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Abigail Anne Spanberger is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Virginia's 7th congressional district since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Spanberger is a former CIA officer.
Frank John Mrvan is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 1st congressional district since 2021. From 2005 until 2021, he served as the township trustee for North Township, Indiana. Mrvan is a member of the Democratic Party.
Rep.-elect Jake Ellzey (R-Texas) is sworn in this morning...
At some point, Greg Abbott will set a special election, which will either happen on Saturday, May 1, when municipal elections are set to be held, or at an earlier date.
Flood and Pansing Brooks will both run in the special election to fill the seat..