115th United States Congress




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United States Capitol (March 2016)

January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Senate President
Joe Biden (D)
until January 20, 2017
Mike Pence (R)
since January 20, 2017
Senate Pres. pro tem
Orrin Hatch (R)
House Speaker
Paul Ryan (R)
Members
100 senators
435 representatives
6 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority
Republican
House Majority
Republican
Sessions

1st: January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2018[1]
2nd: January 3, 2018[1] – present

The One Hundred Fifteenth 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 meets in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 2017, to January 3, 2019, during the final weeks of Barack Obama's presidency and the first two years of Donald Trump's presidency.



Several political scientists described the legislative accomplishments of this Congress as modest, considering that Congress and the Presidency were under unified Republican control.[2][3][4][5] According to a contemporary study, "House and Senate GOP majorities struggled to legislate: GOP fissures and an undisciplined, unpopular president frequently undermined the Republican agenda. Most notably, clashes within and between the two parties strained old ways of doing business."[3]





Contents






  • 1 Major events


  • 2 Major legislation


    • 2.1 Enacted


    • 2.2 Proposed




  • 3 Party summary


    • 3.1 Senate


    • 3.2 House of Representatives




  • 4 Leadership


    • 4.1 Senate


      • 4.1.1 Majority (Republican) leadership


      • 4.1.2 Minority (Democratic) leadership




    • 4.2 House of Representatives


      • 4.2.1 Majority (Republican) leadership


      • 4.2.2 Minority (Democratic) leadership






  • 5 Demographics


  • 6 Members


    • 6.1 Senate


      • 6.1.1 Alabama


      • 6.1.2 Alaska


      • 6.1.3 Arizona


      • 6.1.4 Arkansas


      • 6.1.5 California


      • 6.1.6 Colorado


      • 6.1.7 Connecticut


      • 6.1.8 Delaware


      • 6.1.9 Florida


      • 6.1.10 Georgia


      • 6.1.11 Hawaii


      • 6.1.12 Idaho


      • 6.1.13 Illinois


      • 6.1.14 Indiana


      • 6.1.15 Iowa


      • 6.1.16 Kansas


      • 6.1.17 Kentucky


      • 6.1.18 Louisiana


      • 6.1.19 Maine


      • 6.1.20 Maryland


      • 6.1.21 Massachusetts


      • 6.1.22 Michigan


      • 6.1.23 Minnesota


      • 6.1.24 Mississippi


      • 6.1.25 Missouri


      • 6.1.26 Montana


      • 6.1.27 Nebraska


      • 6.1.28 Nevada


      • 6.1.29 New Hampshire


      • 6.1.30 New Jersey


      • 6.1.31 New Mexico


      • 6.1.32 New York


      • 6.1.33 North Carolina


      • 6.1.34 North Dakota


      • 6.1.35 Ohio


      • 6.1.36 Oklahoma


      • 6.1.37 Oregon


      • 6.1.38 Pennsylvania


      • 6.1.39 Rhode Island


      • 6.1.40 South Carolina


      • 6.1.41 South Dakota


      • 6.1.42 Tennessee


      • 6.1.43 Texas


      • 6.1.44 Utah


      • 6.1.45 Vermont


      • 6.1.46 Virginia


      • 6.1.47 Washington


      • 6.1.48 West Virginia


      • 6.1.49 Wisconsin


      • 6.1.50 Wyoming




    • 6.2 House of Representatives


      • 6.2.1 Alabama


      • 6.2.2 Alaska


      • 6.2.3 Arizona


      • 6.2.4 Arkansas


      • 6.2.5 California


      • 6.2.6 Colorado


      • 6.2.7 Connecticut


      • 6.2.8 Delaware


      • 6.2.9 Florida


      • 6.2.10 Georgia


      • 6.2.11 Hawaii


      • 6.2.12 Idaho


      • 6.2.13 Illinois


      • 6.2.14 Indiana


      • 6.2.15 Iowa


      • 6.2.16 Kansas


      • 6.2.17 Kentucky


      • 6.2.18 Louisiana


      • 6.2.19 Maine


      • 6.2.20 Maryland


      • 6.2.21 Massachusetts


      • 6.2.22 Michigan


      • 6.2.23 Minnesota


      • 6.2.24 Mississippi


      • 6.2.25 Missouri


      • 6.2.26 Montana


      • 6.2.27 Nebraska


      • 6.2.28 Nevada


      • 6.2.29 New Hampshire


      • 6.2.30 New Jersey


      • 6.2.31 New Mexico


      • 6.2.32 New York


      • 6.2.33 North Carolina


      • 6.2.34 North Dakota


      • 6.2.35 Ohio


      • 6.2.36 Oklahoma


      • 6.2.37 Oregon


      • 6.2.38 Pennsylvania


      • 6.2.39 Rhode Island


      • 6.2.40 South Carolina


      • 6.2.41 South Dakota


      • 6.2.42 Tennessee


      • 6.2.43 Texas


      • 6.2.44 Utah


      • 6.2.45 Vermont


      • 6.2.46 Virginia


      • 6.2.47 Washington


      • 6.2.48 West Virginia


      • 6.2.49 Wisconsin


      • 6.2.50 Wyoming


      • 6.2.51 Non-voting members






  • 7 Changes in membership


    • 7.1 Senate


    • 7.2 House of Representatives




  • 8 Committees


    • 8.1 Senate


    • 8.2 House of Representatives


    • 8.3 Joint




  • 9 Employees and legislative agency directors


    • 9.1 Senate


    • 9.2 House of Representatives


    • 9.3 Legislative branch agency directors




  • 10 See also


  • 11 Notes


  • 12 References


  • 13 External links





Major events




President Donald Trump addressing Congress, with Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan.




Senator Dianne Feinstein interviewing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.


Further information: 2017 in the United States and 2018 in the United States


  • January 5, 2017: House of Representatives condemned United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334.[6][7]

  • January 6, 2017: Joint session counted and certified the electoral votes of the 2016 presidential election.

  • January 11–12, 2017: Senate, in an all-night session, took first steps to repeal the Affordable Care Act, (ACA).[8] The final vote was 51 to 48 to approve a budget resolution to allow "broad swaths of the Affordable Care Act to be repealed through a process known as budget reconciliation."[9]

  • January 20, 2017: Inauguration of President Donald Trump.

  • February 7, 2017: Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. This was the first time in United States history that a cabinet confirmation was tied in the Senate and required a tie-breaking vote.[10][11]

  • February 28, 2017: President's speech to a Joint Session

  • April 6, 2017: Senate invoked the "nuclear option" to weaken Supreme Court filibusters. Nominee Neil Gorsuch was then confirmed the next day.

  • June 14, 2017: Majority Whip Steve Scalise and several staffers were shot during the 2017 Congressional baseball shooting. They were practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game.

  • September 1, 2017: the Parliamentarian of the United States Senate decreed that the Senate had until the end of the month to pass ACA repeal via the reconciliation process, or the option would no longer be viable.

  • October 24 – December 14, 2017: 2017 United States political sexual scandals from the "Me too" movement:

    • Allegations that Congressman Ruben Kihuen sexually harassed a campaign staffer led some in congressional leadership to call for his resignation. Kihuen later announced he would not seek another term in office.[12][13]

    • Senator Al Franken announced he would resign "in the coming weeks" after photographs were made public suggesting that he sexually assaulted (groped) a Los Angeles-based radio personality during a USO tour in Iraq in 2006. He was also accused by multiple female constituents of groping at various Minnesota fair appearances that he attended.[14]

    • Three members of Congress either resigned or announced their impeding resignations.[15][16] (See "Changes in membership")

    • Allegations that President Donald Trump raped and sexually harassed at least nineteen women, one girl, and Miss Teen USA contestants resulted in calls by members of Congress for him to resign.[17]

    • Allegations that Alabama Republican candidate Roy Moore raped and sexually harassed at least eight women and one girl contributed to his defeat by Democrat Doug Jones in a special Senate election to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions.[18][19]

    • Allegations that Representative Blake Farenthold sexually harassed a former staffer resulted in the commencement of an investigation by the House Ethics Committee and his announcement he would not seek re-election in 2018.[20][21] He subsequently resigned on April 6, 2018.[22]



  • January 20–22, 2018: First of the United States federal government shutdowns of 2018

  • January 30, 2018: 2018 State of the Union Address

  • February 9, 2018: Second of the United States federal government shutdowns of 2018

  • October 6, 2018: Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.



Major legislation



Enacted


Main article: List of acts of the 115th United States Congress


  • May 5, 2017: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, H.R. 244, Pub.L. 115–31

  • August 2, 2017: Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, H.R. 3364, Pub.L. 115–44

  • December 12, 2017: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, H.R. 2810, Pub.L. 115–91

  • December 22, 2017: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, H.R. 1, Pub.L. 115–97

  • February 9, 2018: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, H.R. 1892, Pub.L. 115–123

  • March 23, 2018: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (including the CLOUD Act), H.R. 1625, Pub.L. 115–141

  • April 11, 2018: Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, H.R. 1865, Pub.L. 115–164

  • May 24, 2018: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, S. 2155, Pub.L. 115–174

  • May 30, 2018: Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017, S. 204, Pub.L. 115–176

  • August 13, 2018: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, H.R. 5515, Pub.L. 115–232

  • October 5, 2018: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, H.R. 302, Pub.L. 115–254

  • October 11, 2018: Music Modernization Act, H.R. 1551, Pub.L. 115–264



Proposed


Main article: List of bills in the 115th United States Congress


  • May 4, 2017: American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628), passed House May 4, 2017[23][24]

  • June 8, 2017: Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 10), passed House June 8, 2017[25][26]



Party summary


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


Senate





Senate membership (since September 4, 2018)
     47 Democrats      51 Republicans
     2 Independents (Democratic caucus)
     0 Vacant




























































































Affiliation
 Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)

 Total
 Vacant




Democratic
Independent
Republican
End of previous Congress
 44
 2
 54
 100
 0

Begin (January 3, 2017)
 46
 2
 52
 100
 0
February 8, 2017 [a]
 51
 99
 1
February 9, 2017 [a]
 52
 100
 0
January 2, 2018 [b]
 45
 99
 1
January 3, 2018 [a][b]
 47
 51
 100
 0
April 1, 2018 [c]
 50
 99
 1
April 2, 2018 [c]
 51
 100
 0
August 25, 2018 [d]
 50
 99
 1
September 4, 2018 [d]
 51
 100
 0
Latest voting share
7001490000000000000♠49.0%
7001510000000000000♠51.0%


House of Representatives





House membership (since September 30, 2018)
     193 Democrats      235 Republicans
     7 Vacant






Ideological divisions in the House (on March 27, 2017)
     69 Progressive Caucus      Freedom Caucus 33      
     113 Party Democrats      Party Republicans 156      
     11 Blue Dog Coalition      Tuesday Group 48      
     4 Vacant

















































































































































































































 Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)

 Total
 Vacant




Democratic
Independent
Republican
End of previous Congress
 187
 0
 246
 433
 2

Begin (January 3, 2017)
 194
 0
 241
 435
 0
January 23, 2017 [e]
 240
 434
 1
January 24, 2017 [f]
 193
 433
 2
February 10, 2017 [g]
 239
 432
 3
February 16, 2017 [h]
 238
 431
 4
March 1, 2017 [i]
 237
 430
 5
April 11, 2017 [e][j]
 238
 431
 4
May 25, 2017 [i][j]
 239
 432
 3
June 6, 2017 [f][j]
 194
 433
 2
June 20, 2017 [g][h][j]
 241
 435
 0
June 30, 2017 [k]
 240
 434
 1
October 21, 2017 [l]
 239
 433
 2
November 7, 2017 [k][j]
 240
 434
 1
December 5, 2017 [m]
 193
 433
 2
December 8, 2017 [n]
 239
 432
 3
January 15, 2018 [o]
 238
 431
 4
March 13, 2018 [l][j]
 194
 432
 3
March 16, 2018 [p]
 193
 431
 4
April 6, 2018 [q]
 237
 430
 5
April 23, 2018 [r]
 236
 429
 6
April 24, 2018 [n][j]
 237
 430
 5
April 27, 2018 [s]
 236
 429
 6
May 12, 2018 [t]
 235
 428
 7
June 30, 2018 [q][j]
 236
 429
 6
August 7, 2018 [o][j]
 237
 430
 5
September 10, 2018 [u]
 236
 429
 6
September 30, 2018 [v]
 235
 428
 7
Latest voting share
7001451000000000000♠45.1%
5000000000000000000♠0.0%
7001549000000000000♠54.9%
  

Non-voting members
 3
 1
 2
 6
 0


Leadership


Section contents: Senate: Majority (R), Minority (D) • House: Majority (R), Minority (D)



Senate


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Senate President


Joe Biden


Joe Biden (D),
until January 20, 2017



Mike Pence


Mike Pence (R),
from January 20, 2017







  • President: Joe Biden (D), until January 20, 2017

    • Mike Pence (R), from January 20, 2017



  • President pro tempore: Orrin Hatch (R)


  • President pro tempore emeritus: Patrick Leahy (D)



Majority (Republican) leadership




  • Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell


  • Majority Whip: John Cornyn


  • Conference Chairman: John Thune


  • Conference Vice Chair: Roy Blunt


  • Campaign Committee Chair: Cory Gardner


  • Policy Committee Chairman: John Barrasso



Minority (Democratic) leadership




  • Minority Leader: Chuck Schumer


  • Minority Whip: Dick Durbin

  • Assistant Minority Leader: Patty Murray

  • Chief Deputy Whip: Jeff Merkley


  • Caucus Chair: Chuck Schumer


  • Policy Committee Chair: Debbie Stabenow[27]

  • Caucus Vice Chairs: Mark Warner and Elizabeth Warren[27]


  • Caucus Secretary: Tammy Baldwin[28]


  • Campaign Committee Chair: Chris Van Hollen[29]

  • Policy Committee Vice Chair: Joe Manchin[28]


  • Steering Committee Chair: Amy Klobuchar[27]

  • Outreach Chair: Bernie Sanders[28]



House of Representatives




House Speaker


Paul Ryan


Paul Ryan (R)





  • Speaker: Paul Ryan (R)


Majority (Republican) leadership




  • Majority Leader: Kevin McCarthy


  • Majority Whip: Steve Scalise


  • Conference Chair: Cathy McMorris Rodgers


  • Conference Vice-Chair: Doug Collins


  • Conference Secretary: Jason T. Smith


  • Campaign Committee Chairman: Steve Stivers


  • Policy Committee Chairman: Luke Messer



Minority (Democratic) leadership




  • Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi


  • Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer


  • Assistant Minority Leader: Jim Clyburn


  • Caucus Chairman: Joseph Crowley


  • Caucus Vice-Chairwoman: Linda Sánchez


  • Campaign Committee Chairman: Ben Ray Luján


  • Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs: Rosa DeLauro and Eric Swalwell

  • Policy and Communications Chairmen: Cheri Bustos, David Cicilline, and Hakeem Jeffries



Demographics


Note: demographics as of the beginning of the Congress in January 3, 2017:



Democratic women in the House of Representatives wearing white to honor women’s suffrage. (March 2017)


The 115th Congress is, in aggregate, the eldest in recent history.[citation needed] The average age of the members in the House of Representatives is 57.8 years, while the average age of the members in the Senate is 61.8 years.[30]


The most common occupation of Senators prior to election was law, followed by public service/politics, then business. In the House of Representatives, business is the dominant prior occupation, followed by public service/politics, and finally law.[30] Currently 94.1% of House members and 100% of Senators have a bachelor's degree or higher, a historically high level of education for a United States Congress. In addition, 167 members of the House and 55 members of the Senate have a law degree. Only 18 members of Congress have no college education.[30]


The extent of racial diversity in the 115th Congress is 52 African American members, 45 Hispanic or Latino members, 18 members of Asian, South Asian, or Pacific Islander ancestry, 2 members of Native American ancestry, the remaining 418 members of Congress are white.[30] Women comprise 20.1% of the membership in the 115th Congress, which has 109 women and 426 men. This represents an increase of 21 women from the 114th Congress.[30]


Currently, there are seven openly LGBT members serving in Congress. Tammy Baldwin,[31]Jared Polis,[32]Sean Patrick Maloney, Mark Takano, David Cicilline, and Mark Pocan are openly gay, while Kyrsten Sinema is openly bisexual.[33] The majority of the 115th Congress is religiously affiliated with 90.7% Christian adherence. Approximately half of the Christians are Protestant. Other religious faiths of Congress members include Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, and Hindu.[30]



Members



Senate


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


The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All of the class 3 seats were contested in the November 2016 elections. Class 1 terms end with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2018; Class 2 began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2020; and Class 3 began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 2022.












House of Representatives


For year of birth, when first took office, prior background, and education, see Current members of the United States House of Representatives.


All 435 seats were filled by the regular elections on November 8, 2016, or subsequent special elections thereafter.












Changes in membership



Senate


See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate












































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

Alabama
(2)
Jeff Sessions
(R)
 Resigned February 8, 2017, to become U.S. Attorney General.[35]
Successor appointed February 9, 2017, to continue the term.[36]
Luther Strange
(R)
 February 9, 2017

Minnesota
(2)
Al Franken
(D)
 Resigned January 2, 2018, amid a sexual misconduct scandal.[37]
Successor appointed January 2, 2018, to continue the term.[34]
Tina Smith
(D)
 January 3, 2018

Alabama
(2)
Luther Strange
(R)
 Appointment expired January 3, 2018, following a special election.[38][39]
Successor elected December 12, 2017, to finish the term and qualified January 3, 2018.[40]
Doug Jones
(D)
 January 3, 2018

Mississippi
(2)
Thad Cochran
(R)
 Resigned April 1, 2018, for health reasons.[41]
Successor appointed April 2, 2018, to continue the term.[j]
Cindy Hyde-Smith
(R)
 April 9, 2018

Arizona
(3)
John McCain
(R)
 Died August 25, 2018.[42]
Successor appointed September 4, 2018, to continue the term.[43]
Jon Kyl
(R)
 September 5, 2018


House of Representatives


See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
































































































































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

Kansas 4
Mike Pompeo
(R)
 Resigned January 23, 2017, to become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.[44]
A special election was held April 11, 2017.[45]
Ron Estes
(R)
 April 25, 2017

California 34
Xavier Becerra
(D)
 Resigned January 24, 2017, to become Attorney General of California.[46]
A special election was held June 6, 2017.[47]
Jimmy Gomez
(D)
 July 11, 2017

Georgia 6
Tom Price
(R)
 Resigned February 10, 2017, to become U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.[48]
A special election was held June 20, 2017.[49]
Karen Handel
(R)
 June 26, 2017

South Carolina 5
Mick Mulvaney
(R)
 Resigned February 16, 2017, to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget.[50]
A special election was held June 20, 2017.[51]
Ralph Norman
(R)
 June 26, 2017

Montana at-large
Ryan Zinke
(R)
 Resigned March 1, 2017, to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior.[50]
A special election was held May 25, 2017.[52]
Greg Gianforte
(R)
 June 21, 2017

Utah 3
Jason Chaffetz
(R)
 Resigned June 30, 2017.[53]
A special election was held November 7, 2017.[54]
John Curtis
(R)
 November 13, 2017

Pennsylvania 18
Tim Murphy
(R)
 Resigned October 21, 2017.[55]
A special election was held March 13, 2018.[56]
Conor Lamb
(D)
 April 12, 2018

Michigan 13
John Conyers
(D)
 Resigned December 5, 2017.[57]
A special election will be held November 6, 2018.[58]
 TBD
 TBD

Arizona 8
Trent Franks
(R)
 Resigned December 8, 2017.[59]
A special election was held April 24, 2018.[60]
Debbie Lesko
(R)
 May 7, 2018

Ohio 12
Pat Tiberi
(R)
 Resigned January 15, 2018, to lead the Ohio Business Roundtable.[61][62]
A special election was held August 7, 2018[63]
Troy Balderson (R)
 September 5, 2018

New York 25
Louise Slaughter
(D)
 Died March 16, 2018.[64]
A special election will be held November 6, 2018.[65]
 TBD
 TBD

Texas 27
Blake Farenthold
(R)
 Resigned April 6, 2018.[22]
A special election was held June 30, 2018.[66]
Michael Cloud
(R)
 July 10, 2018

Oklahoma 1
Jim Bridenstine
(R)
 Resigned April 23, 2018, to become the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.[67]
There will not be a special election so the seat will remain vacant until determined by general election..[68]
 TBD
 TBD

Pennsylvania 7
Pat Meehan
(R)
 Resigned April 27, 2018.[69]
A special election will be held November 6, 2018.[70]
 TBD
 TBD

Pennsylvania 15
Charlie Dent
(R)
 Resigned May 12, 2018.[71]
A special election will be held November 6, 2018.[70]
 TBD
 TBD

Florida 6
Ron DeSantis
(R)
 Resigned September 10, 2018.[72]
Seat will remain vacant until determined by special election.
 TBD
 TBD

West Virginia 3
Evan Jenkins
(R)
 Resigned September 30, 2018, to become justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. [73]
Seat will remain vacant until determined by special election.
 TBD
 TBD


Committees


Section contents: Senate, House, Joint


Listed alphabetically by chamber, including Chairman and Ranking Member.



Senate


Main article: List of current United States Senate committees
















































































































Committee
 Chairman
 Ranking Member

Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)

Appropriations
Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)

Armed Services
John McCain (R-AZ), until August 25, 2018
Jim Inhofe (R-OK), from September 6, 2018
Jack Reed (D-RI)

Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

Budget
Mike Enzi (R-WY)
Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

Commerce, Science and Transportation
John Thune (R-SD)
Bill Nelson (D-FL)

Energy and Natural Resources
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)

Environment and Public Works
John Barrasso (R-WY)
Tom Carper (D-DE)

Finance
Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Ron Wyden (D-OR)

Foreign Relations
Bob Corker (R-TN)
Bob Menendez (D-NJ)

Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Patty Murray (D-WA)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Claire McCaskill (D-MO)

Indian Affairs
John Hoeven (R-ND)
Tom Udall (D-NM)

Judiciary
Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

Rules and Administration
Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Jim Risch (R-ID)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

Veterans' Affairs
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Jon Tester (D-MT)

Aging
Susan Collins (R-ME)
Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA)

Ethics
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Chris Coons (D-DE)

Intelligence
Richard Burr (R-NC)
Mark Warner (D-VA)

Narcotics
Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)


House of Representatives


Main article: List of current United States House of Representatives committees
















































































































Committee
 Chairman[74]
 Ranking Member

Agriculture
Mike Conaway (R-TX)
Collin Peterson (D-MN)

Appropriations
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
Nita Lowey (D-NY)

Armed Services
Mac Thornberry (R-TX)
Adam Smith (D-WA)

Budget
Diane Black (R-TN), until January 11, 2018
Acting until February 16, 2017
Steve Womack (R-AR), from January 11, 2018
John Yarmuth (D-KY)

Education and the Workforce
Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Bobby Scott (D-VA)

Energy and Commerce
Greg Walden (R-OR)
Frank Pallone (D-NJ)

Ethics
Susan Brooks (R-IN)
Ted Deutch (D-FL)

Financial Services
Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)
Maxine Waters (D-CA)

Foreign Affairs
Ed Royce (R-CA)
Eliot Engel (D-NY)

Homeland Security
Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Bennie Thompson (D-MS)

House Administration
Gregg Harper (R-MS)
Bob Brady (D-PA)

Judiciary
Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)
John Conyers (D-MI), until November 26, 2017
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), from November 26, 2017
Acting until December 20, 2017

Natural Resources
Rob Bishop (R-UT)
Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)

Oversight and Government Reform
Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), until June 13, 2017
Trey Gowdy (R-SC), from June 13, 2017
Elijah Cummings (D-MD)

Rules
Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Louise Slaughter (D-NY), until March 16, 2018
Jim McGovern (D-MA), from March 17, 2018
Acting until April 10, 2018

Science, Space & Technology
Lamar S. Smith (R-TX)
Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)

Small Business
Steve Chabot (R-OH)
Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)

Transportation and Infrastructure
Bill Shuster (R-PA)
Peter DeFazio (D-OR)

Veterans' Affairs
Phil Roe (R-TN)
Tim Walz (D-MN)

Ways and Means
Kevin Brady (R-TX)
Richard Neal (D-MA)

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Devin Nunes (R-CA)
Adam Schiff (D-CA)


Joint


Main article: List of current United States congressional joint committees


























































Committee
 Chairman
 Ranking Member
 Vice Chairman
 Vice Ranking Member

Economic
 Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH), until January 11, 2018
Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN), from January 11, 2018
 Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
 Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)
 Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)

Inaugural Ceremonies
 Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
 Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
 Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
 Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

The Library
 Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
 Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
 Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)
 Rep. Bob Brady (D-PA)

Printing
 Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)
 Rep. Bob Brady (D-PA)
 Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
 Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

Taxation
 Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)
 Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
 Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
 Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA)

Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans (Select)
 Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) (co-chair)
 N/A
 Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) (co-chair)
 N/A

Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (Select)
 Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) (co-chair)
 N/A
 Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) (co-chair)
 N/A


Employees and legislative agency directors



Senate




  • Chaplain: Barry C. Black[75]


  • Parliamentarian: Elizabeth MacDonough[75]


  • Secretary: Julie E. Adams[75]


  • Sergeant at Arms: Frank J. Larkin[75]


  • Secretary for the Majority: Laura Dove[75]


  • Secretary for the Minority: Gary B. Myrick[75]



House of Representatives




  • Chaplain: Patrick J. Conroy[76]


  • Chief Administrative Officer: Phil Kiko[77]


  • Clerk: Karen L. Haas[78]


  • Historian: Matthew Wasniewski


  • Parliamentarian: Thomas J. Wickham Jr.[79]


  • Sergeant at Arms: Paul D. Irving[80]



Legislative branch agency directors




  • Architect of the Capitol: Stephen T. Ayers


  • Comptroller General of the United States: Eugene Louis Dodaro

  • Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Keith Hall


  • Librarian of Congress: Carla Diane Hayden


  • Public Printer of the United States: Jim Bradley



See also




  • United States elections, 2016 (elections leading to this Congress)

    • United States presidential election, 2016

    • United States Senate elections, 2016

    • United States House of Representatives elections, 2016




  • United States elections, 2018 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)

    • United States Senate elections, 2018

    • United States House of Representatives elections, 2018



  • List of freshman class members of the 115th United States Congress

  • List of United States Representatives in the 115th Congress by seniority

  • List of United States Senators in the 115th Congress by seniority



Notes





  1. ^ abc In Alabama, Senator Jeff Sessions (R) resigned February 8, 2017. Luther Strange (R) was appointed February 9, 2017, to continue the term. Doug Jones (D) was elected to finish the term and qualified January 3, 2018.


  2. ^ ab In Minnesota, Senator Al Franken (D) resigned January 2, 2018. Tina Smith (D) was appointed January 3, 2018, to continue the term.


  3. ^ ab In Mississippi, Senator Thad Cochran (R) resigned April 1, 2018. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) was appointed April 2, 2018, to continue the term.


  4. ^ ab In Arizona, Senator John McCain (R) died August 25, 2018. Jon Kyl (R) was appointed September 4, 2018, to continue the term.


  5. ^ ab In Kansas's 4th district: Mike Pompeo (R) resigned January 23, 2017, and Ron Estes (R) was elected April 11, 2017.


  6. ^ ab In California's 34th district: Xavier Becerra (D) resigned January 24, 2017, and Jimmy Gomez (D) was elected June 6, 2017.


  7. ^ ab In Georgia's 6th district: Tom Price (R) resigned February 10, 2017, and Karen Handel (R) was elected June 20, 2017.


  8. ^ ab In South Carolina's 5th district: Mick Mulvaney (R) resigned February 16, 2017, and Ralph Norman (R) was elected June 20, 2017.


  9. ^ ab In Montana's at-large district: Ryan Zinke (R) resigned March 1, 2017, and Greg Gianforte (R) was elected May 25, 2017.


  10. ^ abcdefghijk Service begins on the day of a special election, when qualified, not necessarily upon the oath of office.


  11. ^ ab In Utah's 3rd district: Jason Chaffetz (R) resigned June 30, 2017, and John Curtis (R) was elected November 7, 2017.


  12. ^ ab In Pennsylvania's 18th district: Tim Murphy (R) resigned October 21, 2017, and Conor Lamb (D) was elected March 13, 2018.


  13. ^ In Michigan's 13th district: Rep. John Conyers (D) resigned December 5, 2017.


  14. ^ ab In Arizona's 8th district: Trent Franks (R) resigned December 8, 2017, and Debbie Lesko (R) was elected April 24, 2018.


  15. ^ ab In Ohio's 12th district: Pat Tiberi (R) resigned January 15, 2018, and Troy Balderson (R) was elected August 7, 2018, although the results weren't final until August 24, 2018.


  16. ^ In New York's 25th district: Louise Slaughter (D) died March 16, 2018.


  17. ^ ab In Texas's 27th district: Blake Farenthold (R) resigned April 6, 2018, and Michael Cloud (R) was elected June 30, 2018.


  18. ^ In Oklahoma's 1st district: Jim Bridenstine (R) resigned April 23, 2018.


  19. ^ In Pennsylvania's 7th district: Pat Meehan (R) resigned April 27, 2018.


  20. ^ In Pennsylvania's 15th district: Charlie Dent (R) resigned May 12, 2018.


  21. ^ In Florida's 6th district: Ron DeSantis (R) resigned September 10, 2018.


  22. ^ In West Virginia's 3rd district: Evan Jenkins (R) resigned September 30, 2018.


  23. ^ abcdefghi 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.


  24. ^ In Ohio's 12th congressional district, the special election on August 7, 2018, was so close that it wasn't settled until August 24, 2018.




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External links




  • Official website, via Congress.gov


  • "Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 115th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".


  • "Videos of Senate Sessions for the 115th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".


  • "Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 115th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".


  • House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 115th Congress, 2017 calendar (PDF).


  • Senate Session Calendar for the 115th Congress (PDF).


  • Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 115th Congress (PDF).


  • Official Congressional Directory for the 115th Congress (PDF).










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