115th United States Congress

Major events

• January 3, 2017: 115th Congress officially begins.
• January 5, 2017: House of Representatives condemned United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334.
• January 6, 2017: A joint session to count the presidential Electoral College votes is held.
• January 11–12, 2017: Senate, in an all-night session, took first steps to repeal the Affordable Care Act, (ACA). The final vote was 51 to 48 to approve a budget resolution to allow "broad swaths of the Affordable Care Act to be repealed through a process known as budget reconciliation."
• January 20, 2017: The first inauguration of Donald Trump takes place. The Republicans gain a trifecta.
• 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.
• February 28, 2017: President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress.
• 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 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 Democratic 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.
  • Democratic 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.
  • Three members of Congress either resigned or announced their impending resignations. (See "Changes in membership")
  • Allegations that President Donald Trump previously 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.
  • Allegations that Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore previously 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.
  • Allegations that House member 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. He subsequently resigned on April 6, 2018.
• January 20–22, 2018: United States federal government shutdown of January 2018
• January 30, 2018: President Trump delivers the 2018 State of the Union Address.
• February 9, 2018: United States federal government funding gap
• April 9, 2018: FBI raids the office of Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen.
• October 6, 2018: Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
• November 28, 2018: Senate discharges from committee and calendars , bill that ends US intervention in the Yemeni Civil War.
• November 30, 2018: Former president George H. W. Bush dies at 94 years old.
• December 5, 2018: The funeral of former President George H. W. Bush took place.
• December 22, 2018 – January 25, 2019: 2018–19 United States federal government shutdown

Major legislation

Enacted

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

• January 31, 2017: GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017, Pub.L. 115-3
• February 28, 2017: Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act, Pub.L. 115-6
• February 28, 2017: INSPIRE Women Act, Pub.L. 115-7
• March 28, 2017: Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017, Pub.L. 115-15
• April 4, 2017: 2017 Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal repeal
• April 18, 2017: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017, Pub.L. 115-25
• May 5, 2017: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, ,
• August 2, 2017: Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, ,
• October 18, 2017: Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act of 2017
• November 2, 2017: Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017, Pub.L. 115-76
• December 12, 2017: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, ,
• December 22, 2017: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, ,
• February 9, 2018: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, ,
• February 14, 2018: Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017, Pub.L. 115-126
• March 16, 2018: Taiwan Travel Act, ,
• March 23, 2018: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (including the CLOUD Act), ,
• April 11, 2018: Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, ,
• May 9, 2018: Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act, Pub.L. 115-171
• May 24, 2018: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, ,
• May 30, 2018: Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017, ,
• August 13, 2018: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, ,
• October 5, 2018: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, ,
• October 9, 2018: Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act, Pub.L. 115-261
• October 11, 2018: Music Modernization Act, ,
• October 23, 2018: America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, ,
• October 24, 2018: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, ,
• November 16, 2018: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act, ,
• December 7, 2018: Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Pub.L. 115-299
• December 11, 2018: Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018, Pub.L. 115-300
• December 20, 2018: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, ,
• December 21, 2018: National Quantum Initiative Act, Pub.L. 115-368
• December 21, 2018: FIRST STEP Act, ,
• January 14, 2019: Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, Pub.L. 115-435
• January 14, 2019: Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018, Pub.L. 115-441
• November 1, 2017: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements

Proposed

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

• May 4, 2017: American Health Care Act (), passed House May 4, 2017
• June 8, 2017: Financial CHOICE Act (), passed House June 8, 2017

Party summary

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

Senate

House of Representatives

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Leadership

Senate

until January 20, 2017

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)

Majority (Republican) leadership

• Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
• Majority Whip: John Cornyn
• Republican Conference Chairman: John Thune
• Republican Conference Vice Chairman: Roy Blunt
• Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Cory Gardner
• Policy Committee Chairman: John Barrasso

Minority (Democratic) leadership

• Minority Leader: Chuck Schumer
• Minority Whip: Dick Durbin
• Assistant Minority Leader: Patty Murray
• Democratic Caucus Chairman: Chuck Schumer
• Policy Committee Chairwoman: Debbie Stabenow
• Democratic Caucus Vice Chairs: Mark Warner and Elizabeth Warren
• Democratic Caucus Secretary: Tammy Baldwin
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Chris Van Hollen
• Policy Committee Vice Chairman: Joe Manchin
• Steering Committee Chairwoman: Amy Klobuchar
• Outreach Chair: Bernie Sanders
• Senate Democratic Chief Deputy Whips: Cory Booker, Jeff Merkley, and Brian Schatz

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Paul Ryan (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

• Majority Leader: Kevin McCarthy
• Majority Whip: Steve Scalise
• Republican Conference Chairwoman: Cathy McMorris Rodgers
• Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Doug Collins
• Republican Conference Secretary: Jason T. Smith
• Republican 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
• Democratic Caucus Chairman: Joseph Crowley
• Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairwoman: Linda Sánchez
• Democratic 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 are accurate as of the commencement of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2017.

The average age of members of the House of Representatives during the 115th Congress was 57.8 years, while the average age of U.S. senators was 61.8 years.

The most common occupation of senators prior to being elected to their posts was law, followed by public service/politics and business. In the House of Representatives, business was the dominant prior occupation, followed by public service/politics and law. In the 115th Congress, 94.1% of House members and 100% of senators had attained a bachelor's degree or a higher degree; this was a historically high level of education for a United States Congress. In addition, 167 members of the House and 55 members of the Senate had law degrees. Only 18 members of Congress had no college education.

Ethnic minorities in the 115th Congress consisted of 52 African American members, 45 Hispanic or Latino members, 18 Asian-American or Pacific Islander members, and two members of Native American ancestry. Women comprised 20.1% of the membership in the 115th Congress, which had 109 women and 326 men. This represented an increase of 21 women from the 114th Congress.

Seven openly LGBT members served in the 115th Congress. Tammy Baldwin, Jared Polis, Sean Patrick Maloney, Mark Takano, David Cicilline, and Mark Pocan are openly gay, while Kyrsten Sinema is openly bisexual.

The majority of the 115th Congress was religiously affiliated, with 90.7% identifying as Christians. Approximately half of the Christians were Protestant. Other religious faiths of congressmembers in the 115th Congress included Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism.

Members

Senate

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

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.

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

: 2. Jeff Sessions (R) (until February 8, 2017) :: Luther Strange (R), (from February 9, 2017 to January 3, 2018) :: Doug Jones (D), (from January 3, 2018) : 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), (until August 25, 2018) :: Jon Kyl (R), (from September 4, 2018 to December 31, 2018) :: Vacant

[[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. Kamala Harris (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. Tammy Duckworth (D)

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

: 1. Joe Donnelly (D) : 3. Todd Young (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. John Kennedy (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. Chris Van Hollen (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),(until January 2, 2018) :: Tina Smith (DFL),(from January 3, 2018)

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

: 1. Roger Wicker (R) : 2. Thad Cochran (R), (until April 1, 2018) :: Cindy Hyde-Smith (R), (from April 2, 2018)

[[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. Catherine Cortez Masto (D)

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

: 2. Jeanne Shaheen (D) : 3. Maggie Hassan (D)

[[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 115th Congress

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

[[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]]

: . Tom O'Halleran (D) : . Martha McSally (R) : . Raúl Grijalva (D) : . Paul Gosar (R) : . Andy Biggs (R) : . David Schweikert (R) : . Ruben Gallego (D) : . Trent Franks (R), until December 8, 2017 :: Debbie Lesko (R), from April 24, 2018 : . 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) : . Ro Khanna (D) : . Anna Eshoo (D) : . Zoe Lofgren (D) : . Jimmy Panetta (D) : . David Valadao (R) : . Devin Nunes (R) : . Kevin McCarthy (R) : . Salud Carbajal (D) : . Steve Knight (R) : . Julia Brownley (D) : . Judy Chu (D) : . Adam Schiff (D) : . Tony Cárdenas (D) : . Brad Sherman (D) : . Pete Aguilar (D) : . Grace Napolitano (D) : . Ted Lieu (D) : . Xavier Becerra (D), until January 24, 2017 :: Jimmy Gomez (D), from June 6, 2017 : . 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) : . Nanette Barragán (D) : . Mimi Walters (R) : . Lou Correa (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 B. Larson (D) : . Joe Courtney (D) : . Rosa DeLauro (D) : . Jim Himes (D) : . Elizabeth Esty (D)

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

: . Lisa Blunt Rochester (D)

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

: . Matt Gaetz (R) : . Neal Dunn (R) : . Ted Yoho (R) : . John Rutherford (R) : . Al Lawson (D) : . Ron DeSantis (R), until September 10, 2018 :: Vacant : . Stephanie Murphy (D) : . Bill Posey (R) : . Darren Soto (D) : . Val Demings (D) : . Daniel Webster (R) : . Gus Bilirakis (R) : . Charlie Crist (D) : . Kathy Castor (D) : . Dennis A. Ross (R) : . Vern Buchanan (R) : . Tom Rooney (R) : . Brian Mast (R) : . Francis Rooney (R) : . Alcee Hastings (D) : . Lois Frankel (D) : . Ted Deutch (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) : . Drew Ferguson (R) : . Hank Johnson (D) : . John Lewis (D) : . Tom Price (R), until February 10, 2017 :: Karen Handel (R), from June 20, 2017 : . Rob Woodall (R) : . Austin Scott (R) : . Doug Collins (R) : . Jody Hice (R) : . Barry Loudermilk (R) : . Rick W. Allen (R) : . David Scott (D) : . Tom Graves (R)

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

: . Colleen Hanabusa (D) : . Tulsi Gabbard (D)

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

: . Raúl 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 K. Davis (D) : . Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) : . Jan Schakowsky (D) : . Brad Schneider (D) : . Bill Foster (D) : . Mike Bost (R) : . Rodney Davis (R) : . Randy Hultgren (R) : . John Shimkus (R) : . Adam Kinzinger (R) : . Cheri Bustos (D) : . Darin LaHood (R)

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

: . Pete Visclosky (D) : . Jackie Walorski (R) : . Jim Banks (R) : . Todd Rokita (R) : . Susan Brooks (R) : . Luke Messer (R) : . André Carson (D) : . Larry Bucshon (R) : . Trey Hollingsworth (R)

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

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

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

: . Roger Marshall (R) : . Lynn Jenkins (R) : . Kevin Yoder (R) : . Mike Pompeo (R), until January 23, 2017 :: Ron Estes (R), from April 11, 2017

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

: . James Comer (R) : . 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) : . Clay Higgins (R) : . Mike Johnson (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) : . Anthony Brown (D) : . Steny Hoyer (D) : . John Delaney (D) : . Elijah Cummings (D) : . Jamie Raskin (D)

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

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

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

: . Jack Bergman (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) : . Paul Mitchell (R) : . Dave Trott (R) : . Debbie Dingell (D) : . John Conyers (D), until December 5, 2017 :: Brenda Jones (D), from November 29, 2018 : . Brenda Lawrence (D)

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

: . Tim Walz (DFL) : . Jason Lewis (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]]

: . Trent Kelly (R) : . 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 T. Smith (R)

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

: . Ryan Zinke (R), until March 1, 2017 :: Greg Gianforte (R), from May 25, 2017

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

: . Jeff Fortenberry (R) : . Don Bacon (R) : . Adrian Smith (R)

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

: . Dina Titus (D) : . Mark Amodei (R) : . Jacky Rosen (D) : . Ruben Kihuen (D)

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

: . Carol Shea-Porter (D) : . 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) : . Josh Gottheimer (D) : . 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), until December 31, 2018 :: Vacant : . Steve Pearce (R) : . Ben Ray Luján (D)

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

: . Lee Zeldin (R) : . Peter T. King (R) : . Thomas Suozzi (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) : . Carolyn Maloney (D) : . Adriano Espaillat (D) : . Joseph Crowley (D) : . José E. Serrano (D) : . Eliot Engel (D) : . Nita Lowey (D) : . Sean Patrick Maloney (D) : . John Faso (R) : . Paul Tonko (D) : . Elise Stefanik (R) : . Claudia Tenney (R) : . Tom Reed (R) : . John Katko (R) : . Louise Slaughter (D), until March 16, 2018 :: Joseph D. Morelle (D), from November 6, 2018 : . Brian Higgins (D) : . Chris Collins (R)

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

: . G. K. Butterfield (D) : . George Holding (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) : . Ted Budd (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) : . Warren Davidson (R) : . Marcy Kaptur (D) : . Mike Turner (R) : . Marcia Fudge (D) : . Pat Tiberi (R), until January 15, 2018 :: Troy Balderson (R), from August 7, 2018 : . Tim Ryan (D) : . David Joyce (R) : . Steve Stivers (R) : . Jim Renacci (R)

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

: . Jim Bridenstine (R), until April 23, 2018 :: Kevin Hern (R), from November 6, 2018 : . 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) : . Dwight Evans (D) : . Mike Kelly (R) : . Scott Perry (R) : . Glenn Thompson (R) : . Ryan Costello (R) : . Pat Meehan (R), until April 27, 2018 :: Mary Gay Scanlon (D), from November 6, 2018 : . Brian Fitzpatrick (R) : . Bill Shuster (R) : . Tom Marino (R) : . Lou Barletta (R) : . Keith Rothfus (R) : . Brendan Boyle (D) : . Michael F. Doyle (D) : . Charlie Dent (R), until May 12, 2018 :: Susan Wild (D), from November 6, 2018 : . Lloyd Smucker (R) : . Matt Cartwright (D) : . Tim Murphy (R), until October 21, 2017 :: Conor Lamb (D) from March 13, 2018

[[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), until February 16, 2017 :: Ralph Norman (R), from June 20, 2017 : . 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) : . David Kustoff (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) : . Vicente Gonzalez (D) : . Beto O'Rourke (D) : . Bill Flores (R) : . Sheila Jackson Lee (D) : . Jodey Arrington (R) : . Joaquín Castro (D) : . Lamar S. Smith (R) : . Pete Olson (R) : . Will Hurd (R) : . Kenny Marchant (R) : . Roger Williams (R) : . Michael Burgess (R) : . Blake Farenthold (R), until April 6, 2018 :: Michael Cloud (R), from June 30, 2018 : . 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), until June 30, 2017 :: John Curtis (R), from November 7, 2017 : . 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 Taylor (R) : . Bobby Scott (D) : . Donald McEachin (D) : . Tom Garrett Jr. (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) : . Pramila Jayapal (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), until September 30, 2018 :: Vacant

[[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) : . Mike Gallagher (R)

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

: . Liz Cheney (R)

[[Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives|Non-voting members]]

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

Kevin McCarthy Steve Scalise Nancy Pelosi Steny Hoyer

Caucuses

Main article: Caucuses of the United States Congress

Changes in membership

Senate

|- | Alabama (2) | nowrap | Jeff Sessions (R) | Resigned February 8, 2017, to become U.S. Attorney General. Successor appointed February 9, 2017, to continue the term. | nowrap | Luther Strange (R) | February 9, 2017

|- | Minnesota (2) | nowrap | Al Franken (D) | Resigned January 2, 2018, amid a sexual misconduct scandal. Successor appointed January 2, 2018, to continue the term. Appointee was later elected to finish the term ending January 3, 2021. | nowrap | Tina Smith (D) | January 3, 2018

|- | Alabama (2) | nowrap | Luther Strange (R) | Appointment expired January 3, 2018, following a special election. Successor elected December 12, 2017, and seated January 3, 2018, to finish the term ending January 3, 2021. | nowrap | Doug Jones (D) | January 3, 2018

|- | Mississippi (2) | nowrap | Thad Cochran (R) | Resigned April 1, 2018, for health reasons. Successor appointed April 2, 2018, to continue the term. Appointee was later elected to finish the term ending January 3, 2021. | nowrap | Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) | April 9, 2018

|- | Arizona (3) | nowrap | John McCain (R) | Died August 25, 2018. Successor appointed September 4, 2018, to continue the term. | nowrap | Jon Kyl (R) | September 5, 2018

|- | Arizona (3) | nowrap | Jon Kyl (R) | Resigned December 31, 2018. Successor was seated in the next Congress.

|}

House of Representatives

|- | | nowrap | (R) | data-sort-value="January 23, 2017" |Resigned January 23, 2017, to become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. A special election was held April 11, 2017. | nowrap | (R) | April 25, 2017

|- | | nowrap | (D) | data-sort-value="January 24, 2017" |Resigned January 24, 2017, to become Attorney General of California. A special election was held June 6, 2017. | nowrap | (D) | July 11, 2017

|- | | nowrap | (R) | data-sort-value="February 10, 2017" |Resigned February 10, 2017, to become U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. A special election was held June 20, 2017. | nowrap | (R) | June 26, 2017

|- | | nowrap | (R) | data-sort-value="February 16, 2017" |Resigned February 16, 2017, to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget. A special election was held June 20, 2017. | nowrap | (R) | June 26, 2017

|- | | nowrap | (R) | data-sort-value="March 1, 2017" |Resigned March 1, 2017, to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior. | nowrap | (R) | June 21, 2017

|- | | nowrap | (R) | data-sort-value="June 30, 2017" |Resigned June 30, 2017, for personal reasons. A special election was held November 7, 2017. | nowrap | (R) | November 13, 2017

|- | | nowrap | (R) | data-sort-value="October 21, 2017" |Resigned October 21, 2017. A special election was held March 13, 2018. | nowrap | (D) | April 12, 2018

|- | | nowrap | (D) | data-sort-value="December 5, 2017" |Resigned December 5, 2017. A special election was held November 6, 2018. | nowrap | (D) | November 29, 2018

|- | | nowrap | (R) | data-sort-value="December 8, 2017" |Resigned December 8, 2017. A special election was held April 24, 2018. | nowrap | (R) | May 7, 2018

|- | | nowrap | (R) | data-sort-value="January 15, 2018" |Resigned January 15, 2018, to lead the Ohio Business Roundtable. A special election was held August 7, 2018 | |Troy Balderson (R) | September 5, 2018

|- | | nowrap | (D) | data-sort-value="March 16, 2018" |Died March 16, 2018. A special election was held November 6, 2018. | nowrap | (D) | November 13, 2018

|- | | nowrap | (R) | data-sort-value="April 6, 2018" |Resigned April 6, 2018. | nowrap | (R) | July 10, 2018

|- | | nowrap | (R) | data-sort-value="April 23, 2018" |Resigned April 23, 2018, to become the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Successor was elected to the next term and, by Oklahoma law, was considered thereby "appointed" November 6, 2018, to finish the current term. There is debate about the legality of such an appointment, however. | nowrap | (R) | November 13, 2018

|- | | nowrap | (R) | data-sort-value="April 27, 2018" |Resigned April 27, 2018. A special election was held November 6, 2018. | nowrap | (D) | November 13, 2018

|- | | nowrap | (R) | data-sort-value="May 12, 2018" |Resigned May 12, 2018. A special election was held November 6, 2018. | nowrap | (D) | November 27, 2018

|- | | nowrap | (R) | data-sort value="September 10, 2018" |Resigned September 10, 2018, to focus on his gubernatorial campaign. Seat remained vacant until determined by general election.

|- | | nowrap | (R) | data-sort value="September 30, 2018" |Resigned September 30, 2018, to become justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Seat remained vacant until determined by general election.

|- | | nowrap | (D) | data-sort value="December 31, 2018" |Resigned December 31, 2018, to become Governor of New Mexico.

|}

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

Main article: List of current United States congressional joint committees

Employees and legislative agency directors

Senate

• Chaplain: Barry C. Black (Seventh-day Adventist)
• Curator: Melinda Smith
• Historian: Betty Koed
• Librarian: Leona I. Faust
• Parliamentarian: Elizabeth MacDonough
• Secretary: Julie E. Adams
• Sergeant at Arms: Frank J. Larkin, until April 16, 2018
  • Michael C. Stenger, starting April 16, 2018
• Secretary for the Majority: Laura Dove
• Secretary for the Minority: Gary B. Myrick

House of Representatives

• Chaplain: Patrick J. Conroy (Roman Catholic)
• Chief Administrative Officer: Phil Kiko
• Clerk: Karen L. Haas
• Historian: Matthew Wasniewski
• Inspector General: Theresa M. Grafenstine then Michael Ptasienski
• 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, until November 25, 2018
  • Christine A. Merdon (acting), starting November 25, 2018
• 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: Keith Hall
• Librarian of Congress: Carla Diane Hayden
• Public Printer of the United States: Jim Bradley

Notes

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