107th United States Congress



































107th United States Congress


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United States Capitol (2002)

January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
Senate President
Al Gore (D)[1]
until January 20, 2001
Dick Cheney (R)[1]
from January 20, 2001
Senate Pres. pro tem
Robert Byrd (D)
(until January 20, 2001)
Strom Thurmond (R)
(January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001)[2]
Robert Byrd (D)
(from June 6, 2001)
House Speaker
Dennis Hastert (R)
Members
100 senators
435 representatives
5 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority
Democratic
(until January 20, 2001)
Republican
(January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001)
Democratic
(from June 6, 2001)
House Majority
Republican
Sessions

1st: January 3, 2001 – December 20, 2001
2nd: January 23, 2002 – November 22, 2002

The One Hundred Seventh 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 met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 2001 to January 3, 2003, during the final weeks of the Clinton presidency and the first two years of the George W. Bush presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-first Census of the United States in 1990. The House of Representatives had a Republican majority, and the Senate switched majorities from Democratic to Republican and back to Democratic. By the end of term, Republicans had regained the majority in the Senate, but since the body was out of session reorganization was delayed till the next Congress.[3]





Contents






  • 1 Major events


  • 2 Major legislation


  • 3 Party summary


    • 3.1 Senate


    • 3.2 House of Representatives




  • 4 Leadership


    • 4.1 Senate


      • 4.1.1 Majority leadership


      • 4.1.2 Minority leadership


      • 4.1.3 Party Leadership




    • 4.2 House of Representatives


      • 4.2.1 Majority (Republican) leadership


      • 4.2.2 Minority (Democratic) leadership






  • 5 Members


    • 5.1 Senate


      • 5.1.1 Alabama


      • 5.1.2 Alaska


      • 5.1.3 Arizona


      • 5.1.4 Arkansas


      • 5.1.5 California


      • 5.1.6 Colorado


      • 5.1.7 Connecticut


      • 5.1.8 Delaware


      • 5.1.9 Florida


      • 5.1.10 Georgia


      • 5.1.11 Hawaii


      • 5.1.12 Idaho


      • 5.1.13 Illinois


      • 5.1.14 Indiana


      • 5.1.15 Iowa


      • 5.1.16 Kansas


      • 5.1.17 Kentucky


      • 5.1.18 Louisiana


      • 5.1.19 Maine


      • 5.1.20 Maryland


      • 5.1.21 Massachusetts


      • 5.1.22 Michigan


      • 5.1.23 Minnesota


      • 5.1.24 Mississippi


      • 5.1.25 Missouri


      • 5.1.26 Montana


      • 5.1.27 Nebraska


      • 5.1.28 Nevada


      • 5.1.29 New Hampshire


      • 5.1.30 New Jersey


      • 5.1.31 New Mexico


      • 5.1.32 New York


      • 5.1.33 North Carolina


      • 5.1.34 North Dakota


      • 5.1.35 Ohio


      • 5.1.36 Oklahoma


      • 5.1.37 Oregon


      • 5.1.38 Pennsylvania


      • 5.1.39 Rhode Island


      • 5.1.40 South Carolina


      • 5.1.41 South Dakota


      • 5.1.42 Tennessee


      • 5.1.43 Texas


      • 5.1.44 Utah


      • 5.1.45 Vermont


      • 5.1.46 Virginia


      • 5.1.47 Washington


      • 5.1.48 West Virginia


      • 5.1.49 Wisconsin


      • 5.1.50 Wyoming




    • 5.2 House of Representatives


      • 5.2.1 Alabama


      • 5.2.2 Alaska


      • 5.2.3 Arizona


      • 5.2.4 Arkansas


      • 5.2.5 California


      • 5.2.6 Colorado


      • 5.2.7 Connecticut


      • 5.2.8 Delaware


      • 5.2.9 Florida


      • 5.2.10 Georgia


      • 5.2.11 Hawaii


      • 5.2.12 Idaho


      • 5.2.13 Illinois


      • 5.2.14 Indiana


      • 5.2.15 Iowa


      • 5.2.16 Kansas


      • 5.2.17 Kentucky


      • 5.2.18 Louisiana


      • 5.2.19 Maine


      • 5.2.20 Maryland


      • 5.2.21 Massachusetts


      • 5.2.22 Michigan


      • 5.2.23 Minnesota


      • 5.2.24 Mississippi


      • 5.2.25 Missouri


      • 5.2.26 Montana


      • 5.2.27 Nebraska


      • 5.2.28 Nevada


      • 5.2.29 New Hampshire


      • 5.2.30 New Jersey


      • 5.2.31 New Mexico


      • 5.2.32 New York


      • 5.2.33 North Carolina


      • 5.2.34 North Dakota


      • 5.2.35 Ohio


      • 5.2.36 Oklahoma


      • 5.2.37 Oregon


      • 5.2.38 Pennsylvania


      • 5.2.39 Rhode Island


      • 5.2.40 South Carolina


      • 5.2.41 South Dakota


      • 5.2.42 Tennessee


      • 5.2.43 Texas


      • 5.2.44 Utah


      • 5.2.45 Vermont


      • 5.2.46 Virginia


      • 5.2.47 Washington


      • 5.2.48 West Virginia


      • 5.2.49 Wisconsin


      • 5.2.50 Wyoming


      • 5.2.51 Non-voting members






  • 6 Changes in membership


    • 6.1 Senate


    • 6.2 House of Representatives




  • 7 Committees


    • 7.1 Senate


    • 7.2 House of Representatives


    • 7.3 Joint committees




  • 8 Caucuses


  • 9 Employees and legislative agency directors


    • 9.1 Legislative branch agency directors


    • 9.2 Senate


    • 9.3 House of Representatives




  • 10 See also


  • 11 References


  • 12 External links





Major events



A rare even split in the United States Senate and the defection of a single Senator led to three changes in majorities. Major security events occurred. The September 11 attacks were highly disruptive. Some Senators were targeted by anthrax attacks. The Congress voted to allow the President to invade Iraq.



  • January 3, 2001: Senate was evenly split (50-50) between the two parties. Democrat Al Gore — the out-going Vice President — gave the Democrats the tie-breaker and majority control for the 17 days between the January 3 swearing-in of the new Congress and the January 20 inauguration of Republican Vice President Dick Cheney. Hillary Clinton, wife of President Bill Clinton, became the first presidential spouse to serve in Congress.

  • January 20, 2001: George W. Bush became President of the United States.

  • June 6, 2001: Senator Jim Jeffords, previously a Republican, declared himself an independent and announced he would join the Democratic caucus, giving the Democrats majority control.

  • September 11, 2001: September 11 attacks

  • September 20, 2001: George W. Bush reported to a joint session of Congress on the investigation into the September 11 attacks and officially announces the War on Terrorism

  • October 7, 2001: Operation Enduring Freedom began

  • October 9, 2001: Anthrax attacks were executed against members of the Senate, including Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.

  • December 2001: Corporate financial scandals, including Enron and MCI

  • June 12, 2002: Prime Minister of Australia John Howard addressed a joint session of Congress. The address was originally scheduled for September 12, 2001, but was interrupted by the September 11 attacks. Already in Washington at the time, he sat in on Congressional sessions on September 12 instead.

  • November 25, 2002: Jim Talent takes Senate seat in Missouri, effectively giving Republicans a majority. Reorganization delayed until the convening of the 108th United States Congress.



Major legislation





  • June 7, 2001: Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, Pub.L. 107–16, 115 Stat. 38

  • October 26, 2001: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism ("USA PATRIOT") Act, Pub.L. 107–56, 115 Stat. 272

  • January 8, 2002: No Child Left Behind Act, Pub.L. 107–110, 115 Stat. 1425

  • January 11, 2002: Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, Pub.L. 107–118, 115 Stat. 2356

  • March 9, 2002: Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act, Pub.L. 107–147, 116 Stat. 21

  • March 27, 2002: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold), Pub.L. 107–155, 116 Stat. 81

  • May 13, 2002: Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107–171, 116 Stat. 134

  • July 30, 2002: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Pub.L. 107–204, 116 Stat. 745

  • August 6, 2002: Trade Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107–210, 116 Stat. 933

  • October 16, 2002: Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq, Pub.L. 107–243, 116 Stat. 1497

  • October 21, 2002: Sudan Peace Act, Pub.L. 107–245, 116 Stat. 1504

  • October 29, 2002: Help America Vote Act, Pub.L. 107–252, 116 Stat. 1666

  • November 25, 2002: Homeland Security Act, Pub.L. 107–296, 116 Stat. 2135

  • December 17, 2002: E-Government Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107–347, 116 Stat. 2899



Party summary



Senate




Party standings on the opening day of the 107th Congress

  50 Democratic Senators

  50 Republican Senators

















































































































Party
(Shading indicates party control)

Total

Notes






Democratic
(D)

Independent
(I)

Independence (Minn.)
(IMN)

Republican
(R)
Vacant
End of previous Congress
46
0
0
54
100
0
See United States Senate elections, 2000

Begin
50
0
0
50
100
0

Al Gore (D) was Vice President of the United States, with the tie-breaking vote.
January 20, 2001
50
50

Dick Cheney (R) became Vice President of the United States, with the tie-breaking vote.
June 6, 2001
50
1
49

James Jeffords (VT) switched from Republican to Independent and caucused with Democrats.
October 25, 2002
49
99
1

Paul Wellstone (D-MN) died.
November 4, 2002
1
100
0

Dean Barkley (IMN-MN), who didn't caucus with either party, took Wellstone's seat.
November 25, 2002
48
1
50

Jim Talent (R-MO) took Jean Carnahan's (D-MO) seat, but there was no reorganization as Senate was out of session.[3]
November 30, 2002
49
99
1

Phil Gramm (R-TX) resigned.
December 2, 2002
50
100
0
Senator-elect John Cornyn (R-TX) was appointed to complete Gramm's term.
Final voting share
49%
1%
50%


Beginning of the next Congress
48
1
0
51
100
0
See United States Senate elections, 2002


House of Representatives


































































































































































 
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
 





Democratic

Independent

Republican
Vacant
caucused with
Democrats
caucused with
Republicans
End of previous Congress
210
1
0
222
433
2

Begin
211
1
1
221
434
1
January 31, 2001
220
433
2
March 30, 2001
210
432
3
May 15, 2001
221
433
2
May 28, 2001
209
432
3
June 5, 2001
210
433
2
June 19, 2001
222
434
1
August 5, 2001
221
433
2
August 16, 2001
220
432
3
September 6, 2001
219
431
4
October 16, 2001
211
220
433
2
November 20, 2001
221
434
1
December 18, 2001
222
435
0
July 24, 2002
210
434
1
August 1, 2002
0
223
September 9, 2002
209
433
2
September 28, 2002
208
432
3
November 30, 2002
209
433
2
Final voting share
48.5%
51.5%
 

Beginning of the next Congress
205
1
0
229
435
0


Leadership



Senate


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Senate President


Al Gore


Al Gore (D)
(until January 20, 2001)



Dick Cheney


Dick Cheney (R)
(from January 20, 2001)






Senate President pro Tempore


Robert Byrd


Robert Byrd (D)
(until January 20, 2001)
(from June 6, 2001)



Strom Thurmond


Strom Thurmond (R)
(January 20 – June 6, 2001)






  • President of the Senate: Al Gore (D), until January 20, 2001

    • Dick Cheney (R), from January 20, 2001



  • President pro tempore: Robert Byrd (D), until January 20, 2001


    • Strom Thurmond (R), January 20 – June 6, 2001


    • Robert Byrd (D), from June 6, 2001




  • President pro tempore emeritus: Strom Thurmond (R), from June 6, 2001



Majority leadership




  • Majority Leader: Tom Daschle (D), until January 20, 2001


    • Trent Lott (R), January 20 – June 6, 2001


    • Tom Daschle (D), from June 6, 2001




  • Majority Whip: Harry Reid (D), until January 20, 2001


    • Don Nickles (R), January 20 – June 6, 2001


    • Harry Reid (D), from June 6, 2001





Minority leadership




  • Minority Leader: Trent Lott (R), until January 20, 2001


    • Tom Daschle (D), January 20 – June 6, 2001


    • Trent Lott (R), from June 6, 2001




  • Minority Whip: Don Nickles (R), until January 20, 2001


    • Harry Reid (D), January 20 – June 6, 2001


    • Don Nickles (R), from June 6, 2001





Party Leadership




  • Republican Conference Chairman: Rick Santorum


  • Republican Conference Secretary: Kay Bailey Hutchison


  • Republican Campaign Committee Chair: Bill Frist


  • Republican Policy Committee Chairman: Larry Craig


  • Democratic Policy Committee Chairman: Byron Dorgan


  • Democratic Conference Secretary: Barbara Mikulski


  • Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Patty Murray

  • Democratic Chief Deputy Whip: John Breaux



House of Representatives




Speaker of the House


Dennis Hastert


Dennis Hastert (R)





  • Speaker: Dennis Hastert (R)


Majority (Republican) leadership




  • Majority Leader: Dick Armey


  • Majority Whip: Tom DeLay


  • Chief Deputy Whip: Roy Blunt


  • Conference Chair: J. C. Watts


  • Conference Vice-Chair: Deborah Pryce


  • Conference Secretary: Barbara Cubin


  • Policy Committee Chairman: Christopher Cox


  • Campaign Committee Chairman: Thomas M. Davis



Minority (Democratic) leadership




  • Minority Leader: Dick Gephardt


  • Minority Whip: David E. Bonior, until January 15, 2002

    • Nancy Pelosi, from January 15, 2002



  • Chief Deputy Minority Whips: John Lewis, Ed Pastor, Max Sandlin & Maxine Waters


  • Democratic Caucus Chairman: Martin Frost


  • Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman: Bob Menendez


  • Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Nita Lowey



Members


Skip to House of Representatives, below


Senate


Senators are listed by their class. In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 2002; Class 3 meant their term began in the previous Congress, facing re-election in 2004; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 2006.













House of Representatives


Congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself.














Changes in membership



Senate














































State
(class)
Vacator
Reason for change
Successor
Date of successor's
formal installation

Vermont (1)

Jim Jeffords (R)
Incumbent changed party and joined the Democratic caucus.

Jim Jeffords (I)
June 6, 2001

Minnesota (2)

Paul Wellstone (D)
Incumbent died October 25, 2002.
Successor appointed to serve the remaining two months of the term.

Dean Barkley (IMN)
November 4, 2002

Missouri (1)

Jean Carnahan (D)
Interim appointee lost election to finish the term.

Jim Talent (R)
November 25, 2002

Texas (2)

Phil Gramm (R)
Incumbent resigned November 30, 2002 to give successor advantageous office space.[4]

John Cornyn (R)
December 2, 2002

Alaska (3)

Frank Murkowski (R)
Incumbent resigned on December 2, 2002 to become Governor of Alaska.
Successor appointed to fill the vacancy.

Lisa Murkowski (R)
December 20, 2002


House of Representatives































































































District
Vacator
Reason for change
Successor
Date of successor's
formal installation

California 32nd
Vacant
Incumbent Julian Dixon (D) had died December 8, 2000, before the beginning of this Congress.
A special election was held June 5, 2001.

Diane Watson (D)
June 5, 2001

Pennsylvania 9th

Bud Shuster (R)
Incumbent resigned, effective January 31, 2001.
A special election was held May 15, 2001.

Bill Shuster (R)
May 15, 2001

Virginia 4th

Norman Sisisky (D)
Incumbent died March 30, 2001.
A special election was held June 19, 2001.

J. Randy Forbes (R)
June 19, 2001

Massachusetts 9th

Joe Moakley (D)
Incumbent died May 28, 2001.
A special election was held October 16, 2001.

Stephen F. Lynch (D)
October 16, 2001

Arkansas 3rd

Asa Hutchinson (R)
Incumbent resigned August 5, 2001 to head the Drug Enforcement Administration.
A special election was held November 20, 2001.

John Boozman (R)
November 20, 2001

South Carolina 2nd

Floyd Spence (R)
Incumbent died August 16, 2001.
A special election was held December 18, 2001.

Joe Wilson (R)
December 18, 2001

Florida 1st

Joe Scarborough (R)
Incumbent resigned, effective September 6, 2001.
A special election was held October 16, 2001.

Jeff Miller (R)
October 16, 2001

Oklahoma 1st

Steve Largent (R)
Incumbent resigned, effective February 15, 2002, to concentrate on his campaign for Governor.
A special election was held January 8, 2002.

John Sullivan (R)
February 15, 2002

Ohio 17th

Jim Traficant (D)
Incumbent expelled July 24, 2002 for criminal conviction of 10 counts of bribery, racketeering, and tax evasion.
Vacant
Not filled for remainder of Congress

Virginia 5th

Virgil Goode (I)
Incumbent changed party.

Virgil Goode (R)
August 1, 2002

Ohio 3rd

Tony P. Hall (D)
Incumbent resigned September 9, 2002 after he was appointed to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
Vacant
Not filled for remainder of Congress

Hawaii 2nd

Patsy Mink (D)
Incumbent died September 28, 2002 but was elected posthumously on November 5, 2002.

Ed Case (D)
November 30, 2002


Committees


Lists of committees and their party leaders, for members (House and Senate) of the committees and their assignments, go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link (1 link), in the directory after the pages of terms of service, you will see the committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and after the committee pages, you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory, on the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.











Joint committees



  • Economic

  • Taxation

  • Library

  • Printing



Caucuses











Employees and legislative agency directors



Legislative branch agency directors




  • Architect of the Capitol: Alan M. Hantman


  • Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold


  • Comptroller General of the United States: David M. Walker

  • Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Dan L. Crippen (until January 3, 2003)


  • Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington


  • Public Printer of the United States: Michael F. DiMario



Senate




  • Chaplain: Lloyd John Ogilvie


  • Historian: Richard A. Baker


  • Parliamentarian:

    • Bob Dove

    • Alan Frumin




  • Secretary:


    • Gary Lee Sisco, until July 11, 2001


    • Jeri Thomson, July 12, 2001 - end




  • Sergeant at Arms:


    • James W. Ziglar, until September 3, 2001


    • Alfonso E. Lenhardt, September 4, 2001 - end




  • Secretary for the Majority / Minority:


    • Martin P. Paone (Democrats)


    • Elizabeth B. Letchworth (Republicans)


    • David J. Schiappa (Republicans)





House of Representatives




  • Chaplain: Daniel P. Coughlin


  • Chief Administrative Officer: James M. Eagen, III


  • Clerk: Jeff Trandahl


  • Historian: Vacant


  • Parliamentarian: Charles W. Johnson


  • Reading Clerks:


    • Mary Kevin Niland (D)


    • Paul Hays (R)




  • Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood


  • Inspector General: Steven McNamara



See also




  • United States elections, 2000 (elections leading to this Congress)

    • United States presidential elections, 2000

    • United States Senate elections, 2000

    • United States House of Representatives elections, 2000




  • United States elections, 2002 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)

    • United States Senate elections, 2002

    • United States House of Representatives elections, 2002





References





  1. ^ ab U.S. Vice President Al Gore's term as Senate President ended at noon on January 20, 2001, when Dick Cheney's term began.


  2. ^ When the Congress began, the Senate was divided 50-50. Because the Vice President's tie-breaking vote would change control from Democrats to Republicans on January 20, the Senate elected Byrd to serve until noon and Thurmond to serve from noon on January 20. Control changed again from June 6, 2001, when Jim Jeffords left the Republican Party and Byrd was once again elected President pro tempore. For details, see party summary > Senate, on this page.


  3. ^ ab Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov


  4. ^ "SENATORS OF THE UNITED STATES > 1789-present > A chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789" (PDF). United States Senate – via Senate.gov..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}



 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.



External links




  • United States 107th Congress Web Archive from the U.S. Library of Congress

  • Congress.gov


  • History, Art and Archives from the United States House of Representatives


  • Statistics & Lists from the United States Senate


  • Booknotes interview with Tom Daschle on Like No Other Time: The 107th Congress and the Two Years That Changed America, November 30, 2003.


  • "Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 107th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".


  • "Videos of Senate Sessions for the 107th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".


  • "Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 107th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".


  • House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 107th Congress (PDF).


  • Senate Session Calendar for the 107th Congress (PDF).


  • Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 107th Congress.


  • Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 107th Congress (Revised).


  • Official Congressional Directory for the 107th Congress.


  • Official Congressional Directory for the 107th Congress (Revised) (PDF).









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