114th United States Congress

Major events

Main article: 2015 in the United States, 2016 in the United States, 2017 in the United States

• January 6, 2015: Incumbent Speaker of the House John Boehner was re-elected even though several members of his own party once again chose not to vote for him. He received 216 votes, a majority of the votes cast, but two votes shy of a majority of the full membership.
• January 20, 2015: 2015 State of the Union Address
• March 3, 2015: Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress regarding sanctions against Iran. Netanyahu was invited by Speaker John Boehner without consulting President Obama.
• March 9, 2015: U.S. Senator Tom Cotton wrote and sent a letter to the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran, signed by 47 of the Senate's 54 Republicans, attempting to cast doubt on the Obama administration's authority to engage in nuclear-proliferation negotiations with Iran.
• March 25, 2015: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani addressed a joint session of Congress.
• April 29, 2015: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe addressed a joint session of Congress, becoming the first Japanese leader to do so.
• September 24, 2015: Pope Francis addressed a joint session of Congress, becoming the first Pope to do so.
• September 25, 2015: House Speaker John Boehner announced that he would resign as Speaker and from the House at the end of October 2015. Subsequently, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the presumptive favorite to succeed John Boehner, unexpectedly withdrew his candidacy for the office.
• October 29, 2015: Paul Ryan was elected to succeed John Boehner as Speaker of the House receiving 236 votes (of 432 votes cast).
• January 12, 2016: 2016 State of the Union Address
• June 8, 2016: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a joint session of Congress.
• June 22–23, 2016: In the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting, Congress debated gun control reform. The U.S. House recessed for the July 4 holiday during a sit-in protest held by Democrats that halted business in the chamber for more than 24 hours.
• November 8, 2016: Donald Trump and Mike Pence elected as president and vice-president in presidential elections, while the Republicans retain majority at both Senate and House of Representatives.

Major legislation

Enacted

Main article: List of acts of the 114th United States Congress

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• January 12, 2015: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015,
• February 27, 2015: Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, Pub.L. 114-3
• March 4, 2015: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015, Pub.L. 114-4
• April 16, 2015: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015,
• May 22, 2015: Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015,
• May 29, 2015: Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015,
• June 2, 2015: USA FREEDOM Act: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015,
• June 29, 2015: Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015,
• July 6, 2015: Department of Homeland Security Interoperable Communications Act,
• September 25, 2015: Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2015, Pub.L. 114-50
• September 30, 2015: National Winstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015, Pub.L. 114-52
• November 2, 2015: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015,
• November 5, 2015: Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015,
• November 25, 2015: SPACE Act of 2015,
• November 25, 2015: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, Pub.L. 114-92
• December 4, 2015: Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act,
• December 10, 2015: Every Student Succeeds Act,
• December 18, 2015: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (including the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015),
• December 28, 2015: Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015,
• January 28, 2016: Grants Oversight and New Efficiency (GONE) Act, Pub.L. 114-117
• February 8, 2016: International Megan's Law to Prevent Sexual Exploitation and Other Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders, Pub.L. 114-119
• February 8, 2016: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015,
• February 24, 2016: Internet Tax Freedom Act contained in Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015,
• May 9, 2016: Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act, Pub.L. 114-151
• June 28, 2016: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, Pub. L. 114-182
• June 30, 2016: Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), Pub.L. 114-187
• July 20, 2016: Global Food Security Act of 2016,
• July 29, 2016: Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiences (MEGABYTE) Act of 2016, Pub.L. 114-210
• September 28, 2016: Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act,
• September 29, 2016: Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act, Pub.L. 114-223
• October 7, 2016: Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act,
• December 10, 2016: Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, Pub.L. 114-254
• December 13, 2016: 21st Century Cures Act,
• December 14, 2016: First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, Pub.L. 114-268
• December 14, 2016: Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act, Pub.L. 114-274
• December 16, 2016: Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act, Pub. L. 114-281
• December 16, 2016: United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016, Pub.L. 114-304
• December 16, 2016: Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act of 2016, Pub.L. 114-308
• December 16, 2016: Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act, Pub.L. 114-319
• December 23, 2016: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, Pub.L. 114-328
• January 6, 2017: American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, Pub.L. 114-329

Proposed

Main article: List of bills in the 114th United States Congress

Vetoed

• February 24, 2015: Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act ()
• March 31, 2015: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures. ()
• October 22, 2015: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ()
• December 19, 2015: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" ()
• December 19, 2015: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" ()
• January 8, 2016: The Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 ()
• January 19, 2016: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ()
• June 8, 2016: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" ()
• July 22, 2016: Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016 ()
• September 23, 2016: Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act () (Passed over Veto)

Party summary

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

Senate

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House of Representatives

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Leadership

Senate

• President: Joe Biden (D)
• President pro tempore: Orrin Hatch (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

• Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
• Assistant Majority Leader (Majority Whip): John Cornyn
• Chief Deputy Whip: Mike Crapo
• Deputy Whips:
• Republican Conference Chairman: John Thune
• Republican Conference Vice Chairman: Roy Blunt
• Senatorial Committee Chairman: Roger Wicker
• Policy Committee Chairman: John Barrasso

Minority (Democratic) leadership

• Minority Leader: Harry Reid
• Assistant Minority Leader (Minority Whip): Dick Durbin
• Chief Deputy Whip: Barbara Boxer
• Deputy Whips:
• Democratic Caucus Chairman: Harry Reid
• Democratic Caucus Vice Chair and Policy Committee Chairman: Chuck Schumer
• Democratic Caucus Secretary: Patty Murray
• Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman: Jon Tester
• Policy Committee Vice Chairwoman: Debbie Stabenow
• Policy Committee Strategic Policy Adviser: Elizabeth Warren
• Policy Committee Policy Development Adviser: Mark Warner
• Steering and Outreach Committee Chairwoman: Amy Klobuchar
• Steering and Outreach Committee Vice Chairwoman: Jeanne Shaheen

House of Representatives

• Speaker: John Boehner (R), until October 29, 2015
  • Paul Ryan (R), from October 29, 2015

Majority (Republican) leadership

• Majority Leader: Kevin McCarthy
• Majority Whip: Steve Scalise
• Majority Chief Deputy Whip: Patrick McHenry
• Senior Deputy Whips: Kristi Noem, Dennis Ross, Aaron Schock (until March 31, 2015), Steve Stivers, Ann Wagner
• Republican Conference Chairwoman: Cathy McMorris Rodgers
• Republican Conference Vice-Chairwoman: Lynn Jenkins
• Republican Conference Secretary: Virginia Foxx
• Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Greg Walden
• Policy Committee Chairman: Luke Messer
• Republican Campaign Committee Deputy Chairman: Lynn Westmoreland

Minority (Democratic) leadership

• Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi
• Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer
• Assistant Democratic Leader: Jim Clyburn
• Senior Chief Deputy Minority Whip: John Lewis
• Chief Deputy Minority Whips: G. K. Butterfield, Diana DeGette, Keith Ellison, Jan Schakowsky, Kyrsten Sinema, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Peter Welch
• Democratic Caucus Chairman: Xavier Becerra
• Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairman: Joe Crowley
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Ben Ray Luján
• Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs: Rosa DeLauro (Steering) and Donna Edwards (Policy)
• Organization, Study, and Review Chairwoman: Karen Bass
• Policy and Communications Chairman: Steve Israel

Members

Senate

Main article: List of United States senators in the 114th Congress

Senators are listed by state and then by Senate classes, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2016; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2018; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 2020.

[[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. Dan Sullivan (R) : 3. Lisa Murkowski (R)

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

: 1. Jeff Flake (R) : 3. John McCain (R)

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

: 2. Tom Cotton (R) : 3. John Boozman (R)

[[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. Cory Gardner (R) : 3. Michael Bennet (D)

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

: 1. Chris Murphy (D) : 3. Richard Blumenthal (D)

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

: 1. Tom Carper (D) : 2. Chris Coons (D)

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

: 1. Bill Nelson (D) : 3. Marco Rubio (R)

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

: 2. David Perdue (R) : 3. Johnny Isakson (R)

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

: 1. Mazie Hirono (D) : 3. Brian Schatz (D)

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

: 2. Jim Risch (R) : 3. Mike Crapo (R)

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

: 2. Dick Durbin (D) : 3. Mark Kirk (R)

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

: 1. Joe Donnelly (D) : 3. Dan Coats (R)

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

: 2. Joni Ernst (R) : 3. Chuck Grassley (R)

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

: 2. Pat Roberts (R) : 3. Jerry Moran (R)

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

: 2. Mitch McConnell (R) : 3. Rand Paul (R)

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

: 2. Bill Cassidy (R) : 3. David Vitter (R)

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

: 1. Angus King (I) : 2. Susan Collins (R)

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

: 1. Ben Cardin (D) : 3. Barbara Mikulski (D)

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

: 1. Elizabeth Warren (D) : 2. Ed Markey (D)

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

: 1. Debbie Stabenow (D) : 2. Gary Peters (D)

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

: 1. Amy Klobuchar (DFL) : 2. Al Franken (DFL)

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

: 1. Roger Wicker (R) : 2. Thad Cochran (R)

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

: 1. Claire McCaskill (D) : 3. Roy Blunt (R)

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

: 1. Jon Tester (D) : 2. Steve Daines (R)

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

: 1. Deb Fischer (R) : 2. Ben Sasse (R)

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

: 1. Dean Heller (R) : 3. Harry Reid (D)

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

: 2. Jeanne Shaheen (D) : 3. Kelly Ayotte (R)

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

: 1. Bob Menendez (D) : 2. Cory Booker (D)

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

: 1. Martin Heinrich (D) : 2. Tom Udall (D)

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

: 1. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) : 3. Chuck Schumer (D)

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

: 2. Thom Tillis (R) : 3. Richard Burr (R)

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

: 1. Heidi Heitkamp (D-NPL) : 3. John Hoeven (R)

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

: 1. Sherrod Brown (D) : 3. Rob Portman (R)

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

: 2. Jim Inhofe (R) : 3. James Lankford (R)

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

: 2. Jeff Merkley (D) : 3. Ron Wyden (D)

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

: 1. Bob Casey Jr. (D) : 3. Pat Toomey (R)

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

: 1. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) : 2. Jack Reed (D)

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

: 2. Lindsey Graham (R) : 3. Tim Scott (R)

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

: 2. Mike Rounds (R) : 3. John Thune (R)

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

: 1. Bob Corker (R) : 2. Lamar Alexander (R)

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

: 1. Ted Cruz (R) : 2. John Cornyn (R)

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

: 1. Orrin Hatch (R) : 3. Mike Lee (R)

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

: 1. Bernie Sanders (I) : 3. Patrick Leahy (D)

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

: 1. Tim Kaine (D) : 2. Mark Warner (D)

[[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. Joe Manchin (D) : 2. Shelley Moore Capito (R)

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

: 1. Tammy Baldwin (D) : 3. Ron Johnson (R)

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

: 1. John Barrasso (R) : 2. Mike Enzi (R)

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House of Representatives

Main article: List of United States representatives in the 114th Congress

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

: . Bradley Byrne (R) : . Martha Roby (R) : . Mike Rogers (R) : . Robert Aderholt (R) : . Mo Brooks (R) : . Gary Palmer (R) : . Terri Sewell (D)

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

: . Don Young (R)

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

: . Ann Kirkpatrick (D) : . Martha McSally (R) : . Raúl Grijalva (D) : . Paul Gosar (R) : . Matt Salmon (R) : . David Schweikert (R) : . Ruben Gallego (D) : . Trent Franks (R) : . Kyrsten Sinema (D)

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

: . Rick Crawford (R) : . French Hill (R) : . Steve Womack (R) : . Bruce Westerman (R)

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

: . Doug LaMalfa (R) : . Jared Huffman (D) : . John Garamendi (D) : . Tom McClintock (R) : . Mike Thompson (D) : . Doris Matsui (D) : . Ami Bera (D) : . Paul Cook (R) : . Jerry McNerney (D) : . Jeff Denham (R) : . Mark DeSaulnier (D) : . Nancy Pelosi (D) : . Barbara Lee (D) : . Jackie Speier (D) : . Eric Swalwell (D) : . Jim Costa (D) : . Mike Honda (D) : . Anna Eshoo (D) : . Zoe Lofgren (D) : . Sam Farr (D) : . David Valadao (R) : . Devin Nunes (R) : . Kevin McCarthy (R) : . Lois Capps (D) : . Steve Knight (R) : . Julia Brownley (D) : . Judy Chu (D) : . Adam Schiff (D) : . Tony Cardenas (D) : . Brad Sherman (D) : . Pete Aguilar (D) : . Grace Napolitano (D) : . Ted Lieu (D) : . Xavier Becerra (D) : . Norma Torres (D) : . Raul Ruiz (D) : . Karen Bass (D) : . Linda Sánchez (D) : . Ed Royce (R) : . Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) : . Mark Takano (D) : . Ken Calvert (R) : . Maxine Waters (D) : . Janice Hahn (D), until December 4, 2016 :: Vacant : . Mimi Walters (R) : . Loretta Sanchez (D) : . Alan Lowenthal (D) : . Dana Rohrabacher (R) : . Darrell Issa (R) : . Duncan D. Hunter (R) : . Juan Vargas (D) : . Scott Peters (D) : . Susan Davis (D)

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

: . Diana DeGette (D) : . Jared Polis (D) : . Scott Tipton (R) : . Ken Buck (R) : . Doug Lamborn (R) : . Mike Coffman (R) : . Ed Perlmutter (D)

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

: . John Larson (D) : . Joe Courtney (D) : . Rosa DeLauro (D) : . Jim Himes (D) : . Elizabeth Esty (D)

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

: . John Carney (D)

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

: . Jeff Miller (R) : . Gwen Graham (D) : . Ted Yoho (R) : . Ander Crenshaw (R) : . Corrine Brown (D) : . Ron DeSantis (R) : . John Mica (R) : . Bill Posey (R) : . Alan Grayson (D) : . Daniel Webster (R) : . Rich Nugent (R) : . Gus Bilirakis (R) : . David Jolly (R) : . Kathy Castor (D) : . Dennis Ross (R) : . Vern Buchanan (R) : . Tom Rooney (R) : . Patrick Murphy (D) : . Curt Clawson (R) : . Alcee Hastings (D) : . Ted Deutch (D) : . Lois Frankel (D) : . Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) : . Frederica Wilson (D) : . Mario Díaz-Balart (R) : . Carlos Curbelo (R) : . Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)

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

: . Buddy Carter (R) : . Sanford Bishop (D) : . Lynn Westmoreland (R) : . Hank Johnson (D) : . John Lewis (D) : . Tom Price (R) : . Rob Woodall (R) : . Austin Scott (R) : . Doug Collins (R) : . Jody Hice (R) : . Barry Loudermilk (R) : . Rick Allen (R) : . David Scott (D) : . Tom Graves (R)

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

: . Mark Takai (D), until July 20, 2016 :: Colleen Hanabusa (D), from November 8, 2016 : . Tulsi Gabbard (D)

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

: . Raul Labrador (R) : . Mike Simpson (R)

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

: . Bobby Rush (D) : . Robin Kelly (D) : . Dan Lipinski (D) : . Luis Gutiérrez (D) : . Mike Quigley (D) : . Peter Roskam (R) : . Danny Davis (D) : . Tammy Duckworth (D) : . Jan Schakowsky (D) : . Bob Dold (R) : . Bill Foster (D) : . Mike Bost (R) : . Rodney Davis (R) : . Randy Hultgren (R) : . John Shimkus (R) : . Adam Kinzinger (R) : . Cheri Bustos (D) : . Aaron Schock (R), until March 31, 2015 :: Darin LaHood (R), from September 10, 2015

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

: . Pete Visclosky (D) : . Jackie Walorski (R) : . Marlin Stutzman (R) : . Todd Rokita (R) : . Susan Brooks (R) : . Luke Messer (R) : . André Carson (D) : . Larry Bucshon (R) : . Todd Young (R)

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

: . Rod Blum (R) : . David Loebsack (D) : . David Young (R) : . Steve King (R)

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

: . Tim Huelskamp (R) : . Lynn Jenkins (R) : . Kevin Yoder (R) : . Mike Pompeo (R)

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

: . Ed Whitfield (R), until September 6, 2016 :: James Comer (R), from November 8, 2016 : . Brett Guthrie (R) : . John Yarmuth (D) : . Thomas Massie (R) : . Hal Rogers (R) : . Andy Barr (R)

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

: . Steve Scalise (R) : . Cedric Richmond (D) : . Charles Boustany (R) : . John Fleming (R) : . Ralph Abraham (R) : . Garret Graves (R)

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

: . Chellie Pingree (D) : . Bruce Poliquin (R)

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

: . Andy Harris (R) : . Dutch Ruppersberger (D) : . John Sarbanes (D) : . Donna Edwards (D) : . Steny Hoyer (D) : . John Delaney (D) : . Elijah Cummings (D) : . Chris Van Hollen (D)

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

: . Richard Neal (D) : . Jim McGovern (D) : . Niki Tsongas (D) : . Joe Kennedy (D) : . Katherine Clark (D) : . Seth Moulton (D) : . Mike Capuano (D) : . Stephen Lynch (D) : . Bill Keating (D)

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

: . Dan Benishek (R) : . Bill Huizenga (R) : . Justin Amash (R) : . John Moolenaar (R) : . Dan Kildee (D) : . Fred Upton (R) : . Tim Walberg (R) : . Mike Bishop (R) : . Sander Levin (D) : . Candice Miller (R), until December 31, 2016 :: Vacant : . Dave Trott (R) : . Debbie Dingell (D) : . John Conyers (D) : . Brenda Lawrence (D)

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

: . Tim Walz (DFL) : . John Kline (R) : . Erik Paulsen (R) : . Betty McCollum (DFL) : . Keith Ellison (DFL) : . Tom Emmer (R) : . Collin Peterson (DFL) : . Rick Nolan (DFL)

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

: . Alan Nunnelee (R), until February 6, 2015 :: Trent Kelly (R), from June 2, 2015 : . Bennie Thompson (D) : . Gregg Harper (R) : . Steven Palazzo (R)

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

: . Lacy Clay (D) : . Ann Wagner (R) : . Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) : . Vicky Hartzler (R) : . Emanuel Cleaver (D) : . Sam Graves (R) : . Billy Long (R) : . Jason Smith (R)

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

: . Ryan Zinke (R)

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

: . Jeff Fortenberry (R) : . Brad Ashford (D) : . Adrian Smith (R)

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

: . Dina Titus (D) : . Mark Amodei (R) : . Joe Heck (R) : . Cresent Hardy (R)

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

: . Frank Guinta (R) : . Annie Kuster (D)

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

: . Donald Norcross (D) : . Frank LoBiondo (R) : . Tom MacArthur (R) : . Chris Smith (R) : . Scott Garrett (R) : . Frank Pallone (D) : . Leonard Lance (R) : . Albio Sires (D) : . Bill Pascrell (D) : . Donald Payne Jr. (D) : . Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) : . Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)

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

: . Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) : . Steve Pearce (R) : . Ben Ray Luján (D)

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

: . Lee Zeldin (R) : . Peter King (R) : . Steve Israel (D) : . Kathleen Rice (D) : . Gregory Meeks (D) : . Grace Meng (D) : . Nydia Velázquez (D) : . Hakeem Jeffries (D) : . Yvette Clarke (D) : . Jerrold Nadler (D) : . Dan Donovan (R), from May 5, 2015 : . Carolyn Maloney (D) : . Charles Rangel (D) : . Joseph Crowley (D) : . José E. Serrano (D) : . Eliot Engel (D) : . Nita Lowey (D) : . Sean Patrick Maloney (D) : . Chris Gibson (R) : . Paul Tonko (D) : . Elise Stefanik (R) : . Richard Hanna (R) : . Thomas Reed (R) : . John Katko (R) : . Louise Slaughter (D) : . Brian Higgins (D) : . Chris Collins (R)

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

: . G. K. Butterfield (D) : . Renee Ellmers (R) : . Walter B. Jones Jr. (R) : . David Price (D) : . Virginia Foxx (R) : . Mark Walker (R) : . David Rouzer (R) : . Richard Hudson (R) : . Robert Pittenger (R) : . Patrick McHenry (R) : . Mark Meadows (R) : . Alma Adams (D) : . George Holding (R)

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

: . Kevin Cramer (R)

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

: . Steve Chabot (R) : . Brad Wenstrup (R) : . Joyce Beatty (D) : . Jim Jordan (R) : . Bob Latta (R) : . Bill Johnson (R) : . Bob Gibbs (R) : . John Boehner (R), until October 31, 2015 :: Warren Davidson (R), from June 7, 2016 : . Marcy Kaptur (D) : . Mike Turner (R) : . Marcia Fudge (D) : . Pat Tiberi (R) : . Tim Ryan (D) : . David Joyce (R) : . Steve Stivers (R) : . Jim Renacci (R)

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

: . Jim Bridenstine (R) : . Markwayne Mullin (R) : . Frank Lucas (R) : . Tom Cole (R) : . Steve Russell (R)

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

: . Suzanne Bonamici (D) : . Greg Walden (R) : . Earl Blumenauer (D) : . Peter DeFazio (D) : . Kurt Schrader (D)

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

: . Bob Brady (D) : . Chaka Fattah (D), until June 23, 2016 :: Dwight Evans (D), from November 8, 2016 : . Mike Kelly (R) : . Scott Perry (R) : . Glenn Thompson (R) : . Ryan Costello (R) : . Pat Meehan (R) : . Mike Fitzpatrick (R) : . Bill Shuster (R) : . Tom Marino (R) : . Lou Barletta (R) : . Keith Rothfus (R) : . Brendan Boyle (D) : . Michael Doyle (D) : . Charles Dent (R) : . Joe Pitts (R) : . Matt Cartwright (D) : . Tim Murphy (R)

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

: . David Cicilline (D) : . James Langevin (D)

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

: . Mark Sanford (R) : . Joe Wilson (R) : . Jeff Duncan (R) : . Trey Gowdy (R) : . Mick Mulvaney (R) : . Jim Clyburn (D) : . Tom Rice (R)

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

: . Kristi Noem (R)

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

: . Phil Roe (R) : . Jimmy Duncan (R) : . Chuck Fleischmann (R) : . Scott DesJarlais (R) : . Jim Cooper (D) : . Diane Black (R) : . Marsha Blackburn (R) : . Stephen Fincher (R) : . Steve Cohen (D)

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

: . Louie Gohmert (R) : . Ted Poe (R) : . Sam Johnson (R) : . John Ratcliffe (R) : . Jeb Hensarling (R) : . Joe Barton (R) : . John Culberson (R) : . Kevin Brady (R) : . Al Green (D) : . Michael McCaul (R) : . Mike Conaway (R) : . Kay Granger (R) : . Mac Thornberry (R) : . Randy Weber (R) : . Ruben Hinojosa (D) : . Beto O'Rourke (D) : . Bill Flores (R) : . Sheila Jackson Lee (D) : . Randy Neugebauer (R) : . Joaquin Castro (D) : . Lamar Smith (R) : . Pete Olson (R) : . Will Hurd (R) : . Kenny Marchant (R) : . Roger Williams (R) : . Michael Burgess (R) : . Blake Farenthold (R) : . Henry Cuellar (D) : . Gene Green (D) : . Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) : . John Carter (R) : . Pete Sessions (R) : . Marc Veasey (D) : . Filemon Vela Jr. (D) : . Lloyd Doggett (D) : . Brian Babin (R)

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

: . Rob Bishop (R) : . Chris Stewart (R) : . Jason Chaffetz (R) : . Mia Love (R)

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

: . Peter Welch (D)

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

: . Rob Wittman (R) : . Scott Rigell (R) : . Bobby Scott (D) : . Randy Forbes (R) : . Robert Hurt (R) : . Bob Goodlatte (R) : . Dave Brat (R) : . Don Beyer (D) : . Morgan Griffith (R) : . Barbara Comstock (R) : . Gerry Connolly (D)

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

: . Suzan DelBene (D) : . Rick Larsen (D) : . Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) : . Dan Newhouse (R) : . Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) : . Derek Kilmer (D) : . Jim McDermott (D) : . Dave Reichert (R) : . Adam Smith (D) : . Dennis Heck (D)

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

: . David McKinley (R) : . Alex Mooney (R) : . Evan Jenkins (R)

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

: . Paul Ryan (R) : . Mark Pocan (D) : . Ron Kind (D) : . Gwen Moore (D) : . Jim Sensenbrenner (R) : . Glenn Grothman (R) : . Sean Duffy (R) : . Reid Ribble (R)

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

: . Cynthia Lummis (R)

Non-voting members

: . Amata Coleman Radewagen (R) : . Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) : . Madeleine Bordallo (D) : . Gregorio Sablan (I) : . Pedro Pierluisi (Resident Commissioner) (D/PNP) : . Stacey Plaskett (D)

Kevin McCarthy

Steve Scalise

Nancy Pelosi

Steny Hoyer

Changes in membership

Senate

There were no changes in Senate membership during this Congress.

House of Representatives

Sorted Chronologically by date of vacancy

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|- | | nowrap | Michael Grimm (R) | Incumbent resigned January 5, 2015, following a guilty plea on one count of felony tax evasion. A special election was held May 5, 2015. | | Dan Donovan (R) | May 12, 2015

|- | | nowrap | Alan Nunnelee (R) | Incumbent died February 6, 2015. A special election runoff was held June 2, 2015. | | Trent Kelly (R) | June 9, 2015

|- | | nowrap | Aaron Schock (R) | Incumbent resigned March 31, 2015, following a spending scandal. A special election was held September 10, 2015. | | Darin LaHood (R) | September 17, 2015

|- | | nowrap | John Boehner (R) | Incumbent resigned October 31, 2015. A special election was held June 7, 2016. | | Warren Davidson (R) | June 9, 2016

|- | | nowrap | Chaka Fattah (D) | Incumbent resigned June 23, 2016, following a conviction of corruption charges. A special election was held November 8, 2016. | | Dwight Evans (D) | November 14, 2016

|- | | nowrap | Mark Takai (D) | Incumbent died July 20, 2016. A special election was held November 8, 2016. | | Colleen Hanabusa (D) | November 14, 2016

|- | | nowrap | Ed Whitfield (R) | Incumbent resigned September 6, 2016, following an ethics investigation. A special election was held November 8, 2016. | | James Comer (R) | November 14, 2016

|- | | nowrap | Janice Hahn (D) | Incumbent resigned December 4, 2016, to become a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. No special election was held and the seat remained vacant until the next Congress. Hahn did not run for re-election in 2016.

|- | | nowrap | Candice Miller (R) | Incumbent resigned December 31, 2016, to become Macomb County Public Works Commissioner. No special election was held and the seat remained vacant until the next Congress. Miller did not run for re-election in 2016.

|}

Committees

Section contents: [Senate, House, Joint ]

Senate

Main article: List of current United States Senate committees

House of Representatives

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

Joint committees

Main article: List of current United States congressional joint committees

Caucuses

Main article: Caucuses of the United States Congress

Employees

Senate

Source:

• Chaplain: Barry C. Black (Seventh-day Adventist)
• Curator: Melinda Smith
• Librarian: Leona I. Faust
• Historian: Donald A. Ritchie, until June 1, 2015
  • Betty Koed, starting June 1, 2015
• Parliamentarian: Elizabeth MacDonough
• Secretary: Julie E. Adams
• Sergeant at Arms: Frank J. Larkin
• Secretary for the Majority: Laura Dove
• Secretary for the Minority: Gary B. Myrick

House of Representatives

Source:

• Chaplain: Patrick J. Conroy (Roman Catholic)
• Chief Administrative Officer: Ed Cassidy, until December 31, 2015
  • Will Plaster, January 1, 2016 – August 1, 2016
  • Phil Kiko, from August 1, 2016
• Clerk: Karen L. Haas
• Historian: Matthew Wasniewski
• Inspector General: Theresa M. Grafenstine
• Parliamentarian: Thomas J. Wickham Jr.
• Reading Clerks: Susan Cole (R) and Joseph Novotny (D)
• Sergeant at Arms: Paul D. Irving

[[List of federal agencies in the United States#United States Congress|Legislative branch agency]] directors

• Architect of the Capitol: Stephen T. Ayers
• Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Brian P. Monahan
• Comptroller General of the United States: Eugene Louis Dodaro
• Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Douglas Elmendorf, until March 31, 2015
  • Keith Hall, from April 1, 2015
• Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington, until September 30, 2015
  • David S. Mao (acting), October 1, 2015 – September 14, 2016
  • Carla Diane Hayden, from September 14, 2016
• Public Printer of the United States: Davita Vance-Cooks

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