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United States Capitol (2023)
January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025
Members100 senators
435 representatives
6 non-voting delegates
Senate majority Democratic
Senate President Kamala Harris (D)
House majority Republican
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R)
Sessions
1st: January 3, 2023 – TBD
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The 118th United States Congress is the current 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, 2023, and will end on January 3, 2025, taking place during the final two years of President Joe Biden's initial term.

Contents

In the 2022 midterm elections, the Republican Party won control of the House for the first time since the 115th Congress, while the Democratic Party gained one seat in the Senate, giving them a 51–49 majority (with a caucus of 48 Democrats and three independents). This marks the first split Congress since the 116th, and the first Republican House–Democratic Senate split since the 113th. With Republicans winning the House, the 118th Congress ended the federal government trifecta Democrats held in the 117th. [1]

This congress also features the first female Senate president pro tempore (Patty Murray), the first Black party leader (Hakeem Jeffries) in congressional history, and the longest serving Senate party leader (Mitch McConnell). Additionally, it began with a multi-ballot election for Speaker of the House, which had not happened since the 68th Congress in 1923. Kevin McCarthy was eventually elected speaker on the 15th ballot.

Major events

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President Joe Biden during his 2023 State of the Union Address with Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Major legislation

Enacted

Proposed (but not enacted)

House bills
Senate bills

Major resolutions

Adopted

Proposed

Vetoed

Party summary

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section:

Senate

Senate membership
Overview of Senate membership by party
 Party
(shading shows control)
TotalVacant
Democratic Independent Republican
End of previous Congress [lower-alpha 1] 482501000
Begin (January 3, 2023)483491000
January 8, 2023 [lower-alpha 2] 48991
January 23, 2023 [lower-alpha 2] 491000
Latest voting share 

House of Representatives

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US House (March 7, 2023 –)
Overview of House membership by party
 Party
(shading shows control)
TotalVacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous Congress 2162134296
Begin (January 3, 2023) [lower-alpha 3] 2122224341
March 7, 2023 [lower-alpha 4] 2134350
Latest voting share
Non-voting members 33 [lower-alpha 5] 60

Leadership

Note: Democrats refer to themselves as a "Caucus"; Republicans refer to themselves as a "Conference".

Senate

Senate President Kamala Harris (D) Kamala Harris Vice Presidential Portrait (cropped).jpg
Senate President
Kamala Harris (D)
Senate President pro tempore Patty Murray (D) Patty Murray, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg
Senate President pro tempore
Patty Murray (D)

Presiding

Majority (Democratic)

Minority (Republican)

House of Representatives

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House Speaker
Kevin McCarthy (R)

Presiding

Majority (Republican)

Minority (Democratic)

Members

Senate

The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All class 3 seats were contested in the November 2022 elections. In this Congress, class 3 means their term commenced in 2023, requiring re-election in 2028; class 1 means their term ends with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2024; and class 2 means their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2026.

House of Representatives

All 435 seats were filled by election in November 2022. Additionally, six non-voting members were elected from the American territories and Washington, D.C. [lower-alpha 8]

The numbers refer to the congressional district of the given state in this Congress. Eight new congressional districts were created or re-created, while eight others were eliminated, as a result of the 2020 United States census. [lower-alpha 9] [lower-alpha 10]

Changes in membership

Senate changes

Senate changes
State
(class)		Vacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's
formal installation [lower-alpha 12]
Nebraska
(2)		 Ben Sasse
(R)		Incumbent resigned January 8, 2023, to become the president of the University of Florida. [6]
Successor was appointed January 12, 2023. [15] [lower-alpha 13] 		Pete Ricketts
(R)		January 23, 2023

House of Representatives changes

House changes
DistrictVacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's
formal installation [lower-alpha 12]
Virginia 4 VacantIncumbent Donald McEachin (D) died November 28, 2022, before the beginning of this Congress.
A special election was held on February 21, 2023. [17] 		Jennifer McClellan
(D)		March 7, 2023
Rhode Island 1 David Cicilline
(D)		Incumbent will resign by June 1, 2023, to become CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation.
A special election will be held on a date to be determined by Governor Dan McKee. [13] 		TBD

Committees

Section contents: Senate, House, Joint

Senate Committees

Standing Committees

CommitteeChairRanking Member
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) John Boozman (R-AR)
Appropriations Patty Murray (D-WA) Susan Collins (R-ME)
Armed Services Jack Reed (D-RI) Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Tim Scott (R-SC)
Budget Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Commerce, Science and Transportation Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Ted Cruz (R-TX)
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)
Finance Ron Wyden (D-OR) Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Foreign Relations Bob Menendez (D-NJ) Jim Risch (R-ID)
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Gary Peters (D-MI) Rand Paul (R-KY)
Judiciary Dick Durbin (D-IL) Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Rules and Administration Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Deb Fischer (R-NE)
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ben Cardin (D-MD) Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Veterans' Affairs Jon Tester (D-MT) Jerry Moran (R-KS)

Select, Permanent Select & Special Committees

CommitteeChairRanking Member
Aging (Special) Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) Mike Braun (R-IN)
Ethics (Select) Chris Coons (D-DE) James Lankford (R-OK)
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)

House of Representatives committees

CommitteeChairRanking Member
Agriculture Glenn Thompson (R-PA) David Scott (D-GA)
Appropriations Kay Granger (R-TX) Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
Armed Services Mike Rogers (R-AL) Adam Smith (D-WA)
Budget Jodey Arrington (R-TX) Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
Education and the Workforce Virginia Foxx (R-NC) Bobby Scott (D-VA)
Energy and Commerce Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Ethics Michael Guest (R-MS) Susan Wild (D-PA)
Financial Services Patrick McHenry (R-NC) Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Foreign Affairs Michael McCaul (R-TX) Gregory Meeks (D-NY)
Homeland Security Mark E. Green (R-TN) Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
House Administration Bryan Steil (R-WI) Joe Morelle (D-NY)
Intelligence (Permanent Select) Mike Turner (R-OH) Jim Himes (D-CT)
Judiciary Jim Jordan (R-OH) Jerry Nadler (D-NY)
Natural Resources Bruce Westerman (R-AR) Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
Oversight and Reform James Comer (R-KY) Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Rules Tom Cole (R-OK) Jim McGovern (D-MA)
Science, Space and Technology Frank Lucas (R- OK) Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Small Business Roger Williams (R-TX) Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
Transportation and Infrastructure Sam Graves (R-MO) Rick Larsen (D-WA)
Veterans' Affairs Mike Bost (R-IL) Mark Takano (D-CA)
Ways and Means Jason Smith (R-MO) Richard Neal (D-MA)

Joint committees

CommitteeChairVice ChairRanking MemberVice Ranking Member
Economic TBDTBDTBDTBD
Library TBDTBDTBDTBD
Printing TBDTBDTBDTBD
Taxation [lower-alpha 14] TBDTBDTBDTBD

Officers and officials

Congressional officers

Senate officers

House of Representatives officers

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 In Arizona: Kyrsten Sinema left the Democratic Party to become an independent politician on December 9, 2022. Effective January 3, 2023, Sinema does not participate in either political party caucus but keeps her seniority and continues to receive committee assignments through the Democrats. [4] [5]
  2. 1 2 3 4 In Nebraska: Ben Sasse (R) resigned on January 8, 2023, to become President of the University of Florida. [6] Pete Ricketts (R) was appointed to fill the vacancy on January 12, 2023, and took office on January 23.
  3. 1 2 In Virginia's 4th district : Donald McEachin (D) died November 28, 2022, before the new Congress started. [7]
  4. 1 2 In Virginia's 4th district : Jennifer McClellan (D) won a special election on February 21, 2023. She was sworn in on March 7. [8]
  5. ↑ Includes a New Progressive Party member who is also affiliated as a Republican.
  6. ↑ Since 1920, the Senate Democratic Leader has also concurrently served as the Democratic Caucus Chairperson; this is an unwritten tradition.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.
  8. 1 2 Puerto Rico's non-voting member, the Resident Commissioner, is elected every four years. Jenniffer González was last elected in 2020.
  9. ↑ The new districts created were: Colorado's 8th ; Florida's 28th ; North Carolina's 14th ; Oregon's 6th ; Texas's 37th ; Texas's 38th . The districts re-created were: Montana's 1st ; Montana's 2nd .
  10. ↑ The eliminated districts were: California's 53rd ; Illinois's 18th ; Michigan's 14th ; Montana's at-large ; New York's 27th ; Ohio's 16th ; Pennsylvania's 18th ; West Virginia's 3rd .
  11. ↑ In Rhode Island's 1st district : David Cicilline (D) will resign on June 1, 2023. [13]
  12. 1 2 When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
  13. ↑ Ricketts serves as senator on an interim basis, until a special election, which will be held on November 5, 2024, concurrently with the presidential election and the general election for Nebraska's class 1 senator. The winner of the special election will complete the remainder of Sasse's term, which expires on January 3, 2027, when the winner of the 2026 regular election will commence a full term. [16]
  14. ↑ 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.

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