108th United States Congress

Major events

Main article: 2003 in the United States, 2004 in the United States, 2005 in the United States

• February 1, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry
• March 20, 2003: 2003 invasion of Iraq began
• April 14, 2003: Human Genome Project was completed
• July 14, 2003: CIA leak scandal began
• May 17, 2004: Same-sex marriage began in Massachusetts
• July 22, 2004: 9/11 Commission issued an initial report of its findings
• September 13, 2004: expiration of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban
• November 2, 2004:
  • 2004 United States presidential election: George W. Bush defeated Democratic challenger, Senator John Kerry from Massachusetts.
  • United States Senate elections, 2004 & United States House of Representatives elections, 2004: Republicans increased their majorities in both houses.

Major legislation

Enacted

Main article: List of United States federal legislation

• March 11, 2003: Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003,
• April 25, 2003: Clean Diamond Trade Act, Pub.L. 108-19
• April 30, 2003: PROTECT (Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today) Act, including Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act,
• May 27, 2003: United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003, Pub.L. 108-25
• May 28, 2003: Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003,
• May 29, 2003: Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003, Pub.L. 108-29
• June 25, 2003: Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, Pub.L. 108-36
• September 4, 2003: Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003,
• October 1, 2003: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004, Pub.L. 108-90
• October 28, 2003: Check 21 Act,
• November 5, 2003: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act,
• December 3, 2003: Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, Pub.L. 108-148
• December 3, 2003: 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act, Pub.L. 108-153
• December 4, 2003: Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act,
• December 6, 2003: Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act, Pub.L. 108-164
• December 8, 2003: Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act,
• December 12, 2003:Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act,
• December 16, 2003: CAN-SPAM Act,
• March 25, 2004: Unborn Victims of Violence Act (Laci and Conner's Law),
• June 30, 2004: Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act,
• July 7, 2004: GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004,
• July 21, 2004: Project BioShield Act of 2004,
• October 18, 2004: North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004,
• October 18, 2004: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005, Pub.L. 108-334
• October 20, 2004: Belarus Democracy Act of 2004,
• October 22, 2004: American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, Pub.L. 108-357
• October 30, 2004: Crime Victims' Rights Act, Pub.L. 108-405
• December 3, 2004: Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, Pub.L. 108-435
• December 3, 2004: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub.L. 108-446
• December 8, 2004: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, Pub.L. 108-447
• December 10, 2004: Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act, Pub.L. 108-452
• December 17, 2004: Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act,

Proposed, but not enacted

• : Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003

Party summary

Senate

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The party summary for the Senate remained the same during the entire 108th Congress.

House of Representatives

Due to resignations and special elections, Republicans lost a net of two seats to the Democrats. All seats were filled though special elections. (See Changes in membership, below.)

Leadership

Senate

• President: Dick Cheney (R)
• President pro tempore: Ted Stevens (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

• Majority Leader: Bill Frist
• Majority Whip: Mitch McConnell
• Republican Conference Chairman: Rick Santorum
• Republican Conference Secretary: Kay Bailey Hutchison
• Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: George Allen
• Policy Committee Chairman: Jon Kyl
• Chief Deputy Whip: Bob Bennett

Minority (Democratic) leadership

• Minority Leader: Tom Daschle
• Minority Whip: Harry Reid
• Policy Committee Chairman: Byron Dorgan
• Democratic Conference Secretary: Barbara Mikulski
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Jon Corzine
• Steering and Outreach Committee Chair: Hillary Clinton
• Chief Deputy Whip: John Breaux

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Dennis Hastert (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

• Majority Leader: Tom DeLay
• Majority Whip: Roy Blunt
• Chief Deputy Whip: Eric Cantor
• Republican Conference Chairman: Deborah Pryce
• Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Jack Kingston
• Republican Conference Secretary: John T. Doolittle
• Policy Committee Chairman: Christopher Cox
• Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Tom Reynolds
• House Rules Committee Chairman: David Dreier

Minority (Democratic) leadership

• Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi
• Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer
• Senior Chief Deputy Minority Whip: John Lewis
• Democratic Caucus Chairman: Bob Menendez
• Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman: Jim Clyburn
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Bob Matsui
• Chief Deputy Minority Whips: Joe Crowley, Baron Hill, Ron Kind, Ed Pastor, Max Sandlin, Jan Schakowsky, & Maxine Waters

Members

Senate

Main article: List of United States senators in the 108th Congress

Senators are preceded by the class, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 2004; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 2006; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 2008.

[[List of United States senators from Alabama|Alabama]]

: 2. Jeff Sessions (R) : 3. Richard Shelby (R)

[[List of United States senators from Alaska|Alaska]]

: 2. Ted Stevens (R) : 3. Lisa Murkowski (R)

[[List of United States senators from Arizona|Arizona]]

: 1. Jon Kyl (R) : 3. John McCain (R)

[[List of United States senators from Arkansas|Arkansas]]

: 2. Mark Pryor (D) : 3. Blanche Lincoln (D)

[[List of United States senators from California|California]]

: 1. Dianne Feinstein (D) : 3. Barbara Boxer (D)

[[List of United States senators from Colorado|Colorado]]

: 2. Wayne Allard (R) : 3. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R)

[[List of United States senators from Connecticut|Connecticut]]

: 1. Joe Lieberman (D) : 3. Chris Dodd (D)

[[List of United States senators from Delaware|Delaware]]

: 1. Tom Carper (D) : 2. Joe Biden (D)

[[List of United States senators from Florida|Florida]]

: 1. Bill Nelson (D) : 3. Bob Graham (D)

[[List of United States senators from Georgia|Georgia]]

: 2. Saxby Chambliss (R) : 3. Zell Miller (D)

[[List of United States senators from Hawaii|Hawaii]]

: 1. Daniel Akaka (D) : 3. Daniel Inouye (D)

[[List of United States senators from Idaho|Idaho]]

: 2. Larry Craig (R) : 3. Mike Crapo (R)

[[List of United States senators from Illinois|Illinois]]

: 2. Dick Durbin (D) : 3. Peter Fitzgerald (R)

[[List of United States senators from Indiana|Indiana]]

: 1. Richard Lugar (R) : 3. Evan Bayh (D)

[[List of United States senators from Iowa|Iowa]]

: 2. Tom Harkin (D) : 3. Chuck Grassley (R)

[[List of United States senators from Kansas|Kansas]]

: 2. Pat Roberts (R) : 3. Sam Brownback (R)

[[List of United States senators from Kentucky|Kentucky]]

: 2. Mitch McConnell (R) : 3. Jim Bunning (R)

[[List of United States senators from Louisiana|Louisiana]]

: 2. Mary Landrieu (D) : 3. John Breaux (D)

[[List of United States senators from Maine|Maine]]

: 1. Olympia Snowe (R) : 2. Susan Collins (R)

[[List of United States senators from Maryland|Maryland]]

: 1. Paul Sarbanes (D) : 3. Barbara Mikulski (D)

[[List of United States senators from Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]

: 1. Ted Kennedy (D) : 2. John Kerry (D)

[[List of United States senators from Michigan|Michigan]]

: 1. Debbie Stabenow (D) : 2. Carl Levin (D)

[[List of United States senators from Minnesota|Minnesota]]

: 1. Mark Dayton (DFL) : 2. Norm Coleman (R)

[[List of United States senators from Mississippi|Mississippi]]

: 1. Trent Lott (R) : 2. Thad Cochran (R)

[[List of United States senators from Missouri|Missouri]]

: 1. James Talent (R) : 3. Kit Bond (R)

[[List of United States senators from Montana|Montana]]

: 1. Conrad Burns (R) : 2. Max Baucus (D)

[[List of United States senators from Nebraska|Nebraska]]

: 1. Ben Nelson (D) : 2. Chuck Hagel (R)

[[List of United States senators from Nevada|Nevada]]

: 1. John Ensign (R) : 3. Harry Reid (D)

[[List of United States senators from New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]

: 2. John E. Sununu (R) : 3. Judd Gregg (R)

[[List of United States senators from New Jersey|New Jersey]]

: 1. Jon Corzine (D) : 2. Frank Lautenberg (D)

[[List of United States senators from New Mexico|New Mexico]]

: 1. Jeff Bingaman (D) : 2. Pete Domenici (R)

[[List of United States senators from New York|New York]]

: 1. Hillary Clinton (D) : 3. Chuck Schumer (D)

[[List of United States senators from North Carolina|North Carolina]]

: 2. Elizabeth Dole (R) : 3. John Edwards (D)

[[List of United States senators from North Dakota|North Dakota]]

: 1. Kent Conrad (D-NPL) : 3. Byron Dorgan (D-NPL)

[[List of United States senators from Ohio|Ohio]]

: 1. Mike DeWine (R) : 3. George Voinovich (R)

[[List of United States senators from Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]

: 2. Jim Inhofe (R) : 3. Don Nickles (R)

[[List of United States senators from Oregon|Oregon]]

: 2. Gordon H. Smith (R) : 3. Ron Wyden (D)

[[List of United States senators from Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]

: 1. Rick Santorum (R) : 3. Arlen Specter (R)

[[List of United States senators from Rhode Island|Rhode Island]]

: 1. Lincoln Chafee (R) : 2. Jack Reed (D)

[[List of United States senators from South Carolina|South Carolina]]

: 2. Lindsey Graham (R) : 3. Fritz Hollings (D)

[[List of United States senators from South Dakota|South Dakota]]

: 2. Tim Johnson (D) : 3. Tom Daschle (D)

[[List of United States senators from Tennessee|Tennessee]]

: 1. Bill Frist (R) : 2. Lamar Alexander (R)

[[List of United States senators from Texas|Texas]]

: 1. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) : 2. John Cornyn (R)

[[List of United States senators from Utah|Utah]]

: 1. Orrin Hatch (R) : 3. Bob Bennett (R)

[[List of United States senators from Vermont|Vermont]]

: 1. Jim Jeffords (I) : 3. Patrick Leahy (D)

[[List of United States senators from Virginia|Virginia]]

: 1. George Allen (R) : 2. John Warner (R)

[[List of United States senators from Washington|Washington]]

: 1. Maria Cantwell (D) : 3. Patty Murray (D)

[[List of United States senators from West Virginia|West Virginia]]

: 1. Robert Byrd (D) : 2. Jay Rockefeller (D)

[[List of United States senators from Wisconsin|Wisconsin]]

: 1. Herb Kohl (D) : 3. Russ Feingold (D)

[[List of United States senators from Wyoming|Wyoming]]

: 1. Craig L. Thomas (R) : 2. Mike Enzi (R)

]] Bill Frist Mitch McConnell Tom Daschle Harry Reid

House of Representatives

Main article: List of United States representatives in the 108th Congress

Representatives are preceded by the district number.

[[List of United States representatives from Alabama|Alabama]]

: . Jo Bonner (R) : . Terry Everett (R) : . Mike Rogers (R) : . Robert Aderholt (R) : . Bud Cramer (D) : . Spencer Bachus (R) : . Artur Davis (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Alaska|Alaska]]

: . Don Young (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Arizona|Arizona]]

: . Rick Renzi (R) : . Trent Franks (R) : . John Shadegg (R) : . Ed Pastor (D) : . J. D. Hayworth (R) : . Jeff Flake (R) : . Raúl Grijalva (D) : . Jim Kolbe (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Arkansas|Arkansas]]

: . Marion Berry (D) : . Vic Snyder (D) : . John Boozman (R) : . Mike Ross (D)

[[List of United States representatives from California|California]]

: . Mike Thompson (D) : . Wally Herger (R) : . Doug Ose (R) : . John Doolittle (R) : . Robert Matsui (D), until January 1, 2005, vacant thereafter : . Lynn Woolsey (D) : . George Miller (D) : . Nancy Pelosi (D) : . Barbara Lee (D) : . Ellen Tauscher (D) : . Richard Pombo (R) : . Tom Lantos (D) : . Pete Stark (D) : . Anna Eshoo (D) : . Mike Honda (D) : . Zoe Lofgren (D) : . Sam Farr (D) : . Dennis Cardoza (D) : . George Radanovich (R) : . Cal Dooley (D) : . Devin Nunes (R) : . Bill Thomas (R) : . Lois Capps (D) : . Elton Gallegly (R) : . Howard McKeon (R) : . David Dreier (R) : . Brad Sherman (D) : . Howard Berman (D) : . Adam Schiff (D) : . Henry Waxman (D) : . Xavier Becerra (D) : . Hilda Solis (D) : . Diane Watson (D) : . Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) : . Maxine Waters (D) : . Jane Harman (D) : . Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) : . Grace Napolitano (D) : . Linda Sánchez (D) : . Edward R. Royce (R) : . Jerry Lewis (R) : . Gary Miller (R) : . Joe Baca (D) : . Ken Calvert (R) : . Mary Bono (R) : . Dana Rohrabacher (R) : . Loretta Sanchez (D) : . Christopher Cox (R) : . Darrell Issa (R) : . Duke Cunningham (R) : . Bob Filner (D) : . Duncan Hunter (R) : . Susan Davis (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Colorado|Colorado]]

: . Diana DeGette (D) : . Mark Udall (D) : . Scott McInnis (R) : . Marilyn Musgrave (R) : . Joel Hefley (R) : . Tom Tancredo (R) : . Bob Beauprez (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Connecticut|Connecticut]]

: . John Larson (D) : . Rob Simmons (R) : . Rosa DeLauro (D) : . Chris Shays (R) : . Nancy Johnson (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Delaware|Delaware]]

: . Mike Castle (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Florida|Florida]]

: . Jeff Miller (R) : . Allen Boyd (D) : . Corrine Brown (D) : . Ander Crenshaw (R) : . Ginny Brown-Waite (R) : . Cliff Stearns (R) : . John Mica (R) : . Ric Keller (R) : . Michael Bilirakis (R) : . Bill Young (R) : . Jim Davis (D) : . Adam Putnam (R) : . Katherine Harris (R) : . Porter Goss (R), until September 24, 2004, vacant thereafter : . Dave Weldon (R) : . Mark Foley (R) : . Kendrick Meek (D) : . Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) : . Robert Wexler (D) : . Peter Deutsch (D) : . Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) : . Clay Shaw (R) : . Alcee Hastings (D) : . Tom Feeney (R) : . Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Georgia|Georgia]]

: . Jack Kingston (R) : . Sanford Bishop (D) : . Jim Marshall (D) : . Denise Majette (D) : . John Lewis (D) : . Johnny Isakson (R) : . John Linder (R) : . Mac Collins (R) : . Charlie Norwood (R) : . Nathan Deal (R) : . Phil Gingrey (R) : . Max Burns (R) : . David Scott (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Hawaii|Hawaii]]

: . Neil Abercrombie (D) : . Ed Case (D), from January 4, 2003

[[List of United States representatives from Idaho|Idaho]]

: . Butch Otter (R) : . Mike Simpson (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Illinois|Illinois]]

: . Bobby Rush (D) : . Jesse Jackson Jr. (D) : . William Lipinski (D) : . Luis Gutiérrez (D) : . Rahm Emanuel (D) : . Henry Hyde (R) : . Danny Davis (D) : . Philip Crane (R) : . Janice Schakowsky (D) : . Mark Kirk (R) : . Jerry Weller (R) : . Jerry Costello (D) : . Judy Biggert (R) : . Dennis Hastert (R) : . Tim Johnson (R) : . Donald Manzullo (R) : . Lane Evans (D) : . Ray LaHood (R) : . John Shimkus (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Indiana|Indiana]]

: . Pete Visclosky (D) : . Chris Chocola (R) : . Mark Souder (R) : . Steve Buyer (R) : . Dan Burton (R) : . Mike Pence (R) : . Julia Carson (D) : . John Hostettler (R) : . Baron Hill (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Iowa|Iowa]]

: . Jim Nussle (R) : . Jim Leach (R) : . Leonard Boswell (D) : . Tom Latham (R) : . Steve King (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Kansas|Kansas]]

: . Jerry Moran (R) : . Jim Ryun (R) : . Dennis Moore (D) : . Todd Tiahrt (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Kentucky|Kentucky]]

: . Ed Whitfield (R) : . Ron Lewis (R) : . Anne Northup (R) : . Ken Lucas (D) : . Hal Rogers (R) : . Ernie Fletcher (R), until December 9, 2003 :: Ben Chandler (D), from February 7, 2004

[[List of United States representatives from Louisiana|Louisiana]]

: . David Vitter (R) : . William Jefferson (D) : . Billy Tauzin (R) : . Jim McCrery (R) : . Rodney Alexander (D, then R) : . Richard Baker (R) : . Christopher John (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Maine|Maine]]

: . Tom Allen (D) : . Mike Michaud (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Maryland|Maryland]]

: . Wayne Gilchrest (R) : . Dutch Ruppersberger (D) : . Ben Cardin (D) : . Albert Wynn (D) : . Steny Hoyer (D) : . Roscoe Bartlett (R) : . Elijah Cummings (D) : . Chris Van Hollen (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]

: . John Olver (D) : . Richard Neal (D) : . Jim McGovern (D) : . Barney Frank (D) : . Marty Meehan (D) : . John Tierney (D) : . Ed Markey (D) : . Mike Capuano (D) : . Stephen Lynch (D) : . Bill Delahunt (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Michigan|Michigan]]

: . Bart Stupak (D) : . Peter Hoekstra (R) : . Vern Ehlers (R) : . David Lee Camp (R) : . Dale Kildee (D) : . Fred Upton (R) : . Nick Smith (R) : . Mike Rogers (R) : . Joe Knollenberg (R) : . Candice Miller (R) : . Thaddeus McCotter (R) : . Sander Levin (D) : . Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D) : . John Conyers (D) : . John Dingell (D)

[[United States congressional delegations from Minnesota|Minnesota]]

: . Gil Gutknecht (R) : . John Kline (R) : . Jim Ramstad (R) : . Betty McCollum (DFL) : . Martin Olav Sabo (DFL) : . Mark Kennedy (R) : . Collin Peterson (DFL) : . James Oberstar (DFL)

[[List of United States representatives from Mississippi|Mississippi]]

: . Roger Wicker (R) : . Bennie Thompson (D) : . Chip Pickering (R) : . Gene Taylor (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Missouri|Missouri]]

: . Lacy Clay (D) : . Todd Akin (R) : . Dick Gephardt (D) : . Ike Skelton (D) : . Karen McCarthy (D) : . Sam Graves (R) : . Roy Blunt (R) : . Jo Ann Emerson (R) : . Kenny Hulshof (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Montana|Montana]]

: . Denny Rehberg (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Nebraska|Nebraska]]

: . Doug Bereuter (R), until August 31, 2004, vacant thereafter : . Lee Terry (R) : . Tom Osborne (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Nevada|Nevada]]

: . Shelley Berkley (D) : . Jim Gibbons (R) : . Jon Porter (R)

[[List of United States representatives from New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]

: . Jeb Bradley (R) : . Charlie Bass (R)

[[List of United States representatives from New Jersey|New Jersey]]

: . Rob Andrews (D) : . Frank LoBiondo (R) : . Jim Saxton (R) : . Chris Smith (R) : . Scott Garrett (R) : . Frank Pallone (D) : . Mike Ferguson (R) : . Bill Pascrell Jr. (D) : . Steve Rothman (D) : . Donald M. Payne (D) : . Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) : . Rush Holt Jr. (D) : . Bob Menendez (D)

[[List of United States representatives from New Mexico|New Mexico]]

: . Heather Wilson (R) : . Steve Pearce (R) : . Tom Udall (D)

[[List of United States representatives from New York|New York]]

: . Tim Bishop (D) : . Steve Israel (D) : . Peter King (R) : . Carolyn McCarthy (D) : . Gary Ackerman (D) : . Gregory Meeks (D) : . Joe Crowley (D) : . Jerry Nadler (D) : . Anthony Weiner (D) : . Edolphus Towns (D) : . Major Owens (D) : . Nydia Velázquez (D) : . Vito Fossella (R) : . Carolyn Maloney (D) : . Charles Rangel (D) : . José E. Serrano (D) : . Eliot Engel (D) : . Nita Lowey (D) : . Sue W. Kelly (R) : . John E. Sweeney (R) : . Michael McNulty (D) : . Maurice Hinchey (D) : . John M. McHugh (R) : . Sherwood Boehlert (R) : . James T. Walsh (R) : . Thomas M. Reynolds (R) : . Jack Quinn (R) : . Louise Slaughter (D) : . Amo Houghton (R)

[[List of United States representatives from North Carolina|North Carolina]]

: . Frank Ballance (D), until June 9, 2004 :: G. K. Butterfield (D), from July 20, 2004 : . Bob Etheridge (D) : . Walter B. Jones Jr. (R) : . David Price (D) : . Richard Burr (R) : . Howard Coble (R) : . Mike McIntyre (D) : . Robin Hayes (R) : . Sue Myrick (R) : . Cass Ballenger (R) : . Charles H. Taylor (R) : . Mel Watt (D) : . Brad Miller (D)

[[List of United States representatives from North Dakota|North Dakota]]

: . Earl Pomeroy (D-NPL)

[[List of United States representatives from Ohio|Ohio]]

: . Steve Chabot (R) : . Rob Portman (R) : . Mike Turner (R) : . Mike Oxley (R) : . Paul Gillmor (R) : . Ted Strickland (D) : . Dave Hobson (R) : . John Boehner (R) : . Marcy Kaptur (D) : . Dennis Kucinich (D) : . Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D) : . Pat Tiberi (R) : . Sherrod Brown (D) : . Steve LaTourette (R) : . Deborah Pryce (R) : . Ralph Regula (R) : . Tim Ryan (D) : . Bob Ney (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]

: . John Sullivan (R) : . Brad Carson (D) : . Frank Lucas (R) : . Tom Cole (R) : . Ernest Istook (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Oregon|Oregon]]

: . David Wu (D) : . Greg Walden (R) : . Earl Blumenauer (D) : . Peter DeFazio (D) : . Darlene Hooley (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]

: . Bob Brady (D) : . Chaka Fattah (D) : . Phil English (R) : . Melissa Hart (R) : . John Peterson (R) : . Jim Gerlach (R) : . Curt Weldon (R) : . Jim Greenwood (R) : . Bill Shuster (R) : . Don Sherwood (R) : . Paul Kanjorski (D) : . John Murtha (D) : . Joseph M. Hoeffel (D) : . Mike Doyle (D) : . Patrick Toomey (R) : . Joseph R. Pitts (R) : . Tim Holden (D) : . Tim Murphy (R) : . Todd Russell Platts (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Rhode Island|Rhode Island]]

: . Patrick J. Kennedy (D) : . James Langevin (D)

[[List of United States representatives from South Carolina|South Carolina]]

: . Henry Brown (R) : . Joe Wilson (R) : . Gresham Barrett (R) : . Jim DeMint (R) : . John Spratt (D) : . Jim Clyburn (D)

[[List of United States representatives from South Dakota|South Dakota]]

: . Bill Janklow (R), until January 20, 2004 :: Stephanie Herseth (D), from June 1, 2004

[[List of United States representatives from Tennessee|Tennessee]]

: . Bill Jenkins (R) : . John Duncan (R) : . Zach Wamp (R) : . Lincoln Davis (D) : . Jim Cooper (D) : . Bart Gordon (D) : . Marsha Blackburn (R) : . John Tanner (D) : . Harold Ford Jr. (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Texas|Texas]]

: . Max Sandlin (D) : . Jim Turner (D) : . Sam Johnson (R) : . Ralph Hall (D, then R) : . Jeb Hensarling (R) : . Joe Barton (R) : . John Culberson (R) : . Kevin Brady (R) : . Nick Lampson (D) : . Lloyd Doggett (D) : . Chet Edwards (D) : . Kay Granger (R) : . Mac Thornberry (R) : . Ron Paul (R) : . Rubén Hinojosa (D) : . Silvestre Reyes (D) : . Charles Stenholm (D) : . Sheila Jackson-Lee (D) : . Larry Combest (R), until May 31, 2003 :: Randy Neugebauer (R), from June 5, 2003 : . Charlie Gonzalez (D) : . Lamar Smith (R) : . Tom DeLay (R) : . Henry Bonilla (R) : . Martin Frost (D) : . Chris Bell (D) : . Michael C. Burgess (R) : . Solomon P. Ortiz (D) : . Ciro Rodriguez (D) : . Gene Green (D) : . Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) : . John Carter (R) : . Pete Sessions (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Utah|Utah]]

: . Rob Bishop (R) : . Jim Matheson (D) : . Chris Cannon (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Vermont|Vermont]]

: . Bernie Sanders (I)

[[List of United States representatives from Virginia|Virginia]]

: . Jo Ann Davis (R) : . Ed Schrock (R) : . Bobby Scott (D) : . Randy Forbes (R) : . Virgil Goode (R) : . Bob Goodlatte (R) : . Eric Cantor (R) : . Jim Moran (D) : . Rick Boucher (D) : . Frank Wolf (R) : . Tom Davis (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Washington|Washington]]

: . Jay Inslee (D) : . Rick Larsen (D) : . Brian Baird (D) : . Doc Hastings (R) : . George Nethercutt (R) : . Norm Dicks (D) : . Jim McDermott (D) : . Jennifer Dunn (R) : . Adam Smith (D)

[[List of United States representatives from West Virginia|West Virginia]]

: . Alan Mollohan (D) : . Shelley Moore Capito (R) : . Nick Rahall (D)

[[List of United States representatives from Wisconsin|Wisconsin]]

: . Paul Ryan (R) : . Tammy Baldwin (D) : . Ron Kind (D) : . Jerry Kleczka (D) : . Jim Sensenbrenner (R) : . Tom Petri (R) : . Dave Obey (D) : . Mark Green (R)

[[List of United States representatives from Wyoming|Wyoming]]

: . Barbara Cubin (R)

Non-voting members

: . Eni Faleomavaega (D) : . Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) : . Madeleine Bordallo (D) : . Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (Resident Commissioner) (D/PPD) : . Donna Christian-Christensen (D)

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Changes in membership

Members who came and left during this Congress.

Senate

There were no changes in Senate membership during this Congress.

House of Representatives

Sorted Chronologically by date of vacancy

|- | | | Ed Case (D) | Member-elect Patsy Mink (D) died September 28, 2002, but was posthumously elected to the 108th Congress. Ed Case had won a special election for the seat in the 107th Congress November 30, 2002, but not for the 108th Congress. A special election was held January 4, 2003. | | Ed Case (D) | January 4, 2003

|- | | | Larry Combest (R) | Incumbent resigned May 31, 2003, for personal reasons. A special election was held June 3, 2003. | | Randy Neugebauer (R) | June 5, 2003

|- | | | Ralph Hall (D) | Changed political parties, with no interruption in his service. | | Ralph Hall (R) | January 5, 2004

|- | | | Ernie Fletcher (R) | Incumbent resigned December 9, 2003, to become Governor of Kentucky. A special election was held February 17, 2004 | | Ben Chandler (D) | February 17, 2004

|- | | | Bill Janklow (R) | Incumbent resigned January 20, 2004, because of a December 2003 felony conviction in relation to a traffic accident. A special election was held June 1, 2004. | | Stephanie Herseth (D) | June 1, 2004

|- | | | Frank Ballance (D) | Incumbent resigned June 9, 2004, as a result of health problems. A special election was held July 20, 2004 | | G. K. Butterfield (D) | July 20, 2004

|- | | | Rodney Alexander (D) | Switched parties August 9, 2004 | | Rodney Alexander (R) | August 9, 2004

|- | | | Doug Bereuter (R) | Incumbent resigned August 31, 2004, to head the Asia Foundation.

|- | | | Porter Goss (R) | Incumbent resigned September 23, 2004, to head the CIA.

|- | | | Bob Matsui (D) | Incumbent died January 1, 2005.

|}

Committees

Senate

House of Representatives

• Agriculture (Bob Goodlatte, Chair; John Boehner, Vice Chair)
  • Conservation, Credit and Rural Development (Frank D. Lucas, Chair; Tom Osborne, Vice Chair)
  • Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry (Gil Gutknecht, Chair; Dennis Rehberg, Vice Chair)
  • General Farm Commodities and Risk Management (Jerry Moran, Chair; Nick Smith, Vice Chair)
  • Livestock and Horticulture (Robin Hayes, Chair; Doug Ose, Vice Chair)
  • Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs (William L. Jenkins, Chair; Terry Everett, Vice Chair)
• Appropriations (Bill Young, Chair; Dave Obey, Ranking Member)
  • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies (Henry Bonilla, Chair; Marcy Kaptur, Ranking Member)
  • Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary (Frank R. Wolf, Chair; Jose E. Serrano, Ranking Member)
  • Defense (Jerry Lewis, Chair; John Murtha, Ranking Member)
  • District of Columbia (Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, Chair; Chaka Fattah, Ranking Member)
  • Energy and Water Development (David L. Hobson, Chair; Pete Visclosky, Ranking Member)
  • Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs (Jim Kolbe, Chair; Nita Lowey, Ranking Member)
  • Homeland Security (Hal Rogers, Chair; Martin Olav Sabo, Ranking Member)
  • Interior (Charles H. Taylor, Chair; Norm Dicks, Ranking Member)
  • Legislative (Jack Kingston, Chair; Jim Moran, Ranking Member)
  • Military Construction (Joe Knollenberg, Chair; Chet Edwards, Ranking Member)
  • Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies (Ernest J. Istook Jr., Chair; John Olver, Ranking Member)
  • VA, HUD and Independent Agencies (James T. Walsh, Chair; Alan Mollohan, Ranking Member)
• Armed Services (Duncan Hunter, Chair; Ike Skelton, Ranking Member)
  • Projection Forces (Roscoe G. Bartlett, Chair; Gene Taylor, Ranking Member)
  • Readiness (Joel Hefley, Chair; Solomon P. Ortiz, Ranking Member)
  • Strategic Forces (Terry Everett, Chair; Silvestre Reyes, Ranking Member)
  • Tactical Air and Land Forces (Curt Weldon, Chair; Neil Abercrombie, Ranking Member)
  • Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities (Jim Saxton, Chair; Marty Meehan, Ranking Member)
  • Total Force (John M. McHugh, Chair; Vic Snyder, Ranking Member)
• Budget (Jim Nussle, Chair; John M. Spratt Jr., Ranking Member)
• Education and the Workforce (John Boehner, Chair; George Miller, Ranking Member)
  • Education Reform (Michael Castle, Chair; Lynn Woolsey, Ranking Member)
  • Employer-Employee Relations (Sam Johnson, Chair; Robert E. Andrews, Ranking Member)
  • Select Education (Peter Hoekstra, Chair; Ruben Hinojosa, Ranking Member)
  • Workforce Protections (Charlie Norwood, Chair; Major Owens, Ranking Member)
  • 21st Century Competitiveness (Buck McKeon, Chair; Dale Kildee, Ranking Member)
• Energy and Commerce (Billy Tauzin, Chair; Richard Burr, Vice Chair)
  • Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection (Cliff Stearns, Chair; John B. Shadegg, Vice Chair)
  • Energy and Air Quality (Joe Barton, Chair; John Shimkus, Vice Chair)
  • Environment and Hazardous Materials (Paul E. Gillmor, Chair; Vito Fossella, Vice Chair)
  • Health (Michael Bilirakis, Chair; Charlie Norwood, Vice Chair)
  • Oversight and Investigations (James C. Greenwood, Chair; Greg Walden, Vice Chair)
  • Telecommunications and the Internet (Fred Upton, Chair; Cliff Stearns, Vice Chair)
• Financial Services (Mike Oxley, Chair; Barney Frank, Ranking Member)
  • Capital Markets, Insurance and Government-Sponsored Enterprises (Richard H. Baker, Chair; Paul Kanjorski, Ranking Member)
  • Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology (Peter T. King, Chair; Carolyn Maloney, Ranking Member)
  • Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Spencer Bachus, Chair; Bernie Sanders, Ranking Member)
  • Housing and Community Opportunity (Bob Ney, Chair; Maxine Waters, Ranking Member)
  • Oversight and Investigations (Sue W. Kelly, Chair; Luis Guiterrez, Ranking Member)
• Government Reform (Thomas Davis, Chair; Henry Waxman, Ranking Member)
  • Civil Service and Agency Organization (Jo Ann Davis, Chair; Danny K. Davis, Ranking Member)
  • Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources (Mark Souder, Chair; Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member)
  • Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs (Doug Ose, Chair; John Tierney, Ranking Member)
  • Government Efficiency and Financial Management (Todd R. Platts, Chair; Edolphus Towns, Ranking Member)
  • Human Rights and Wellness (Dan Burton, Chair; Diane Watson, Ranking Member)
  • National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations (Christopher Shays, Chair; Dennis J. Kucinich, Ranking Member)
  • Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census (Adam Putnam, Chair; William Lacy Clay, Ranking Member)
• House Administration (Bob Ney, Chair; John B. Larson, Ranking Member)
• International Relations (Henry J. Hyde, Chair; Tom Lantos, Ranking Member)
  • Africa (Ed Royce, Chair; Donald Payne, Ranking Member)
  • Asia and the Pacific (Jim Leach, Chair; Eni Faleomavaega, Ranking Member)
  • Europe (Doug Bereuter, Chair; Robert Wexler, Ranking Member)
  • International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights (Elton Gallegly, Chair; Brad Sherman, Ranking Member)
  • The Middle East and Central Asia (Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chair; Gary Ackerman, Ranking Member)
  • The Western Hemisphere (Cass Ballenger, Chair; Robert Menendez, Ranking Member)
• Judiciary (Jim Sensenbrenner, Chair; John Conyers, Ranking Member)
  • Commercial and Administrative Law (Chris Cannon, Chair; Mel Watt, Ranking Member)
  • The Constitution (Steve Chabot, Chair; Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member)
  • Courts, The Internet and Intellectual Property (Lamar S. Smith, Chair; Howard Berman, Ranking Member)
  • Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security (Howard Coble, Chair; Bobby Scott, Ranking Member)
  • Immigration, Border Security and Claims (John Hostettler, Chair; Sheila Jackson Lee, Ranking Member)
• Resources (Richard Pombo, Chair; Jim Gibbons, Vice Chair)
  • Energy and Mineral Resources (Barbara Cubin, Chair; Ron Kind, Ranking Member)
  • Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Wayne T. Gilchrest, Chair; Frank Pallone Jr., Ranking Member)
  • Forests and Forest Health (Scott McInnis, Chair; Jay Inslee, Ranking Member)
  • National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (George P. Radanovich, Chair; Donna Christian-Christensen, Ranking Member)
  • Water and Power (Ken Calvert, Chair; Grace Napolitano, Ranking Member)
• Rules (David Dreier, Chair; Porter Goss, Vice Chair)
  • The Legislative Process (Deborah Pryce, Chair; Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Vice Chair)
  • Technology and the House (John Linder, Chair; Sue W. Myrick, Vice Chair)
• Science (Sherwood Boehlert, Chair; Ralph M. Hall, Ranking Member)
  • Energy (Judy Biggert, Chair; Nick Lampson, Ranking Member)
  • Environment, Technology and Standards (Vernon Ehlers, Chair; Mark Udall, Ranking Member)
  • Research (Nick Smith, Chair; Eddie Bernice Johnson, Ranking Member)
  • Space and Aeronautics (Dana Rohrabacher, Chair; Bart Gordon, Ranking Member)
• Small Business (Donald A. Manzullo, Chair; Nydia Velazquez, Ranking Member)
  • Regulatory Reform and Oversight (Edward L. Schrock, Chair; Charles A. Gonzalez, Ranking Member)
  • Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology (Sam Graves, Chair; Frank Ballance, Ranking Member)
  • Tax, Finance and Exports (Patrick J. Toomey, Chair; Juanita Millender-McDonald, Ranking Member)
  • Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs (W. Todd Akin, Chair; Tom Udall, Ranking Member)
• Standards of Official Conduct (Joel Hefley, Chair; Alan B. Mollohan, Ranking Member)
• Transportation and Infrastructure (Don Young, Chair; Jim Oberstar, Ranking Member)
  • Aviation (John Mica, Chair; Peter A. DeFazio, Ranking Member)
  • Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (Frank A. LoBiondo, Chair; Bob Filner, Ranking Member)
  • Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management (Steve LaTourette, Chair; Eleanor Holmes Norton, Ranking Member)
  • Highways, Transit and Pipelines (Tom Petri, Chair; Bill Lipinski, Ranking Member)
  • Railroads (Jack Quinn, Chair; Corrine Brown, Ranking Member)
  • Water Resources and Environment (John J. Duncan Jr., Chair; Jerry F. Costello, Ranking Member)
• Veterans' Affairs (Chris Smith, Chair; Lane Evans, Ranking Member)
  • Benefits (Henry E. Brown Jr., Chair; Michael Michaud, Ranking Member)
  • Health (Rob Simmons, Chair; Ciro Rodriguez, Ranking Member)
  • Oversight and Investigations (Steve Buyer, Chair; Darlene Hooley, Ranking Member)
• Ways and Means (Bill Thomas, Chair; Charles Rangel, Ranking Member)
  • Health (Nancy Johnson, Chair; Pete Stark, Ranking Member)
  • Human Resources (Wally Herger, Chair; Ben Cardin, Ranking Member)
  • Oversight (Amo Houghton, Chair; Earl Pomeroy, Ranking Member)
  • Select Revenue Measures (Jim McCrery, Chair; Michael McNulty, Ranking Member)
  • Social Security (E. Clay Shaw Jr., Chair; Bob Matsui, Ranking Member)
  • Trade (Phil Crane, Chair; Sander Levin, Ranking Member)
• Whole

Joint committees

• Economic (Sen. Robert F. Bennett, Chair; Rep. Jim Saxton, Vice Chair)
• Taxation (Rep. Bill Thomas, Chair; Sen. Chuck Grassley, Vice Chair)
• The Library (Sen. Ted Stevens, Chair; Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers, Vice Chair)
• Printing (Rep. Bob Ney, Chair; Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Vice Chair)

Caucuses

Main article: Caucuses of the United States Congress

Employees

[[List of federal agencies in the United States#United States Congress|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: Barry B. Anderson, until February 5, 2003
  • Douglas Holtz-Eakin, from February 5, 2003
• Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington
• Public Printer of the United States: Bruce James

Senate

• Chaplain: Lloyd John Ogilvie (Presbyterian), until March 15, 2003
  • Barry C. Black (Seventh-day Adventist), from July 7, 2003
• Curator: Diane K. Skvarla
• Historian: Richard A. Baker
• Parliamentarian: Alan S. Frumin
• Secretary: Emily J. Reynolds
• Librarian: Greg Harness
• Secretary for the Majority: David J. Schiappa
• Secretary for the Minority: Martin P. Paone
• Sergeant at Arms: Alfonso E. Lenhardt, until March 17, 2003
  • William H. Pickle, from March 17, 2003

House of Representatives

Employees include:

• Chaplain: Daniel P. Coughlin (Roman Catholic)
• Chief Administrative Officer: James M. Eagen III
• Clerk: Jeff Trandahl
• Inspector General: Steven McNamara
• Parliamentarian: Charles W. Johnson III, until May 31, 2004
  • John V. Sullivan, from May 31, 2004
• Reading Clerks: Mary Kevin Niland (Democratic); Paul Hays (Republican)
• Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood

Notes

References

References

1. The [[Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party]] (DFL) is affiliated with the [[United States Democratic Party]].