117th United States Congress
The 117th United States Congress was the 117th legislative cycle for the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It started on January 3, 2021, as a result of the 2020 United States Senate elections, 2020 United States House of Representatives elections and the 2020 United States presidential election. The 117th Congress ended on January 3, 2023, while the 118th United States Congress began that same day. The Democratic Party controlled the Senate and the House of Representatives. In the Senate there are 50 Democratic senators and 50 Republican senators. Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris only votes when it is a tie. She votes for the Democrats. In the House of Representatives, the Democrats have 221 people and the Republicans have 211.
Party breakdown
Senate
House of Representatives
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| Democratic | Independent | Republican | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| End of previous Congress | 233 | 1 | 195 | 1[a] | 430 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Begin (January 3, 2021)[b][c] | 222 | 0 | 211 | 0 | 433 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| January 15, 2021[d] | 221 | 432 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latest voting share | 51.2% | 0.0% | 48.8% | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-voting members | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leadership
President of the Senate
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Senate President Pro Tempore
The President Pro Tempore of the Senate is Patrick Leahy. (D)
Senate Majority Leader
The Senate Majority Leader is Chuck Schumer.[3] (D)
Senate Minority Leader
The Senate Minority Leader is Mitch McConnell. (R)
Senate Majority Whip
The Senate Majority Whip is Dick Durbin. (D)
Senate Minority Whip
The Senate Minority Whip is John Thune. (R)
House
Speaker
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is Nancy Pelosi. (D)
Majority Leader
The House Majority Leader is Steny Hoyer. (D)
Minority Leader
The House Minority Leader is Kevin McCarthy. (R)
Majority Whip
The House Majority Whip is Jim Clyburn.
Minority Whip
The House Minority Whip is Steve Scalise. (R)
117th United States Congress Media
117th Congress House Member Pin
2021 United States Capitol attack (January 6, 2021)
Joe Biden takes the oath of office as the 46th president of the United States
President Biden during his 2021 speech to a joint session of Congress, with Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
President Biden during the 2022 State of the Union Address
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson shortly after she was confirmed by the United States Senate, joined by President Biden and Vice President Harris.
President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 into law, March 11, 2021
President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, June 17, 2021
President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law, November 15, 2021
President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law, March 29, 2022
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Notes
- ↑ There was 1 Libertarian at the end of the previous Congress.
- ↑ In Louisiana's 5th district: member elect Luke Letlow (R) died December 29, 2020, before the term started.[1]
- ↑ In New York's 22nd district: the term began with the previous election disputed.[2]
- ↑ In Louisiana's 2nd district: Cedric Richmond (D) resigned January 15, 2021, to serve in the Biden administration.
References
- ↑ Hilburn, Greg (December 30, 2020). "Here's how the late Luke Letlow's congressional seat will be filled following his COVID death". The News-Star. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ↑ "NY-22 house seat to become vacant Jan. 3 with court case continuing into 2021". WBNG.com. December 21, 2020. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ↑ Swanson, Ian (November 10, 2020). "Senate Democrats reelect Schumer as leader by acclamation". TheHill. Retrieved November 10, 2020.