107th United States Congress

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The One Hundred Seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 2001 to January 3, 2003, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President George W. Bush.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-first Census of the United States in 1990. Both chambers had a Republican majority until June 6, 2001, after which the Senate had a Democratic majority.

[edit] Dates of sessions

January 3, 2001 - January 3, 2003

Previous congress: 106th Congress
Next congress: 108th Congress

[edit] Major events

Main article: Events of 2001; Events of 2002

This Congress began in the final days of the Clinton Administration. Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of outgoing President Bill Clinton, was sworn in as a Senator from New York, and a Joint session of Congress met to count the electoral votes in the contentious 2000 Presidential election. An unprecedented split in the United States Senate and the defection of a single Senator led to three changes in majorities. After the September 11 attacks, some Senators were targeted by anthrax attacks. Finally, the Congress voted to allow the President to attack Iraq.

[edit] Major legislation

A letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle containing "weaponized" anthrax powder caused the deaths of two postal workers.
A letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle containing "weaponized" anthrax powder caused the deaths of two postal workers.
The second anthrax note.
The second anthrax note.
Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 107th Congress

The 107th Congress passed 377 public laws. 5764 House and 3181 Senate bills were proposed, as well as 521 House Concurrent Resolutions, 160 Senate Concurrent Resolutions, 125 House Joint Resolutions, 53 Senate Joint Resolutions, 616 House Resolutions, and 368 Senate Resolutions.

[edit] Party summary

[edit] Senate

Affiliation Members
January 3, 2001
to
January 20, 2001
January 20, 2001
to
June 6, 2001
June 6, 2001
to
October 25, 2002
October 26, 2002
to
November 5, 2002
November 5, 2002
to
November 25, 2002
November 25, 2002
to
January 3, 2003
Republican Party 50 50 49 49 49 50
Democratic Party 50 50 50 49 49 48
Independent
(caucused with Democrats)
1 1 1 1
Independent
(caucus unknown)
1 1
Vacant 1
Total 100 100 100 99 100 100
Control Democrats
(50+VP:50)
Republicans
(50+VP:50)
Democrats
(50+1:49)
Democrats
(49+1:49)
Democrats
(49+1:49:1)
Democrats
(48+1:50:1)
Note Al Gore (D) was Vice President of the United States, with the tie-breaking vote. Dick Cheney (R) became Vice President of the United States, with the tie-breaking vote. Sen. Jeffords switched from Republican to Independent and caucused with Democrats. Sen. Wellstone (D) died. Sen. Barkley (I), whose caucus is unknown, took Wellstone's seat. Jim Talent (R) took Jean Carnahan's (D) seat, but there was no reorganization as Senate was out of session.[1]

[edit] House of Representatives

Affiliation Members
Republican Party 221 10 seat majority with Independent's vote
Democratic Party 212
Independent 1 Caucused with Republicans
1 Caucused with Democrats
Total 435

[edit] Officers

[edit] Senate

Office Officer Party State Note
President Al Gore Democratic Tennessee January 3 - 20, 2001
Dick Cheney Republican Wyoming January 20, 2001 - end
President pro tempore Robert Byrd Democratic West Virginia January 3 - 20, 2001
Strom Thurmond Republican South Carolina January 20 - June 6, 2001
Robert Byrd Democratic West Virginia June 6, 2001 - end
Majority Leader Tom Daschle Democratic South Dakota January 3 - 20, 2001
Trent Lott Republican Mississippi January 20 - June 6, 2001
Tom Daschle Democratic South Dakota June 6, 2001 - end
Minority Leader Trent Lott Republican Mississippi January 3 - 20, 2001
Tom Daschle Democratic South Dakota January 20 - June 6, 2001
Trent Lott Republican Mississippi June 6, 2001 - end
Majority Whip Harry Reid Democratic Nevada January 3 - 20, 2001
Don Nickles Republican Oklahoma January 20 - June 6, 2001
Harry Reid Democratic Nevada June 6, 2001 - end
Minority Whip Don Nickles Republican Oklahoma January 3 - 20, 2001
Harry Reid Democratic Nevada January 20 - June 6, 2001
Don Nickles Republican Oklahoma June 6, 2001 - end

[edit] House of Representatives

Office Officer Party District Note
Speaker Dennis Hastert Republican Illinois-14
Majority Leader Dick Armey Republican Texas-26
Minority Leader Dick Gephardt Democratic Missouri-3 2001-02
Nancy Pelosi Democratic California-8 2002 - end
Majority Whip Tom DeLay Republican Texas-22
Minority Whip David Bonior Democratic Michigan-12 2001-02
Nancy Pelosi Democratic California-8 2002
Steny Hoyer Democratic Maryland-5 2002-end

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

Senators' party membership by state.
Senators' party membership by state.
Senator Party State Hometown Class First took
office
Richard Shelby Republican Alabama Tuscaloosa 3 1987
Jeff Sessions Republican Mobile 2 1997
Ted Stevens Republican Alaska Girdwood 2 1969
Frank Murkowski Republican Fairbanks 3 1981
John McCain Republican Arizona Phoenix 3 1987
Jon Kyl Republican Phoenix 1 1995
Tim Hutchinson Republican Arkansas Bentonville 2 1997
Blanche Lincoln Democrat Helena 3 1999
Dianne Feinstein Democrat California San Francisco 1 1992
Barbara Boxer Democrat Greenbrae 3 1993
Ben Nighthorse Campbell Republican Colorado Ignacio 3 1993
Wayne Allard Republican Loveland 2 1997
Christopher Dodd Democrat Connecticut East Haddam 3 1981
Joseph Lieberman Democrat New Haven 1 1989
Joe Biden Democrat Delaware Wilmington 2 1973
Thomas Carper Democrat Wilmington 1 2001
Bob Graham Democrat Florida Miami Lakes 3 1987
Bill Nelson Democrat Orlando 1 2001
Max Cleland Democrat Georgia Lithonia 2 1997
Zell Miller Democrat Young Harris 3 2000
Daniel Inouye Democrat Hawaii Honolulu 3 1963
Daniel Akaka Democrat Honolulu 1 1991
Larry Craig Republican Idaho Eagle 2 1991
Mike Crapo Republican Idaho Falls 3 1999
Richard Durbin Democrat Illinois Springfield 2 1997
Peter Fitzgerald Republican Inverness 3 1999
Richard Lugar Republican Indiana Indianapolis 1 1977
Evan Bayh Democrat Indianapolis 3 1999
Chuck Grassley Republican Iowa New Hartford 3 1981
Tom Harkin Democrat Cumming 2 1985
Sam Brownback Republican Kansas Topeka 3 1997
Pat Roberts Republican Dodge City 2 1997
Mitch McConnell Republican Kentucky Louisville 2 1985
Jim Bunning Republican Southgate 3 1999
John Breaux Democrat Louisiana Crowley 3 1987
Mary Landrieu Democrat New Orleans 2 1997
Olympia Snowe Republican Maine Auburn 1 1995
Susan Collins Republican Bangor 2 1997
Paul Sarbanes Democrat Maryland Baltimore 1 1977
Barbara Mikulski Democrat Baltimore 3 1987
Edward Kennedy Democrat Massachusetts Hyannis Port 1 1962
John Kerry Democrat Boston 2 1985
Carl Levin Democrat Michigan Detroit 2 1979
Debbie Stabenow Democrat Lansing 1 2001
Paul Wellstone Democrat Minnesota Saint Paul 2 1991 (died October 25, 2002
Dean Barkley Independent Annandale installed November 4, 2002
Mark Dayton Democrat Minneapolis 1 2001
Thad Cochran Republican Mississippi Jackson 2 1979
Trent Lott Republican Pascagoula 1 1989
Kit Bond Republican Missouri Mexico 3 1987
Jean Carnahan Democrat Rolla 1 2001
Max Baucus Democrat Montana Helena 2 1979
Conrad Burns Republican Billings 1 1989
Chuck Hagel Republican Nebraska Omaha 2 1997
Ben Nelson Democrat Omaha 1 2001
Harry Reid Democrat Nevada Searchlight 3 1987
John Ensign Republican Las Vegas 1 2001
Bob Smith Republican New Hampshire Tuftonboro 2 1990
Judd Gregg Republican Rye 3 1993
Robert Torricelli Democrat New Jersey New Milford 2 1997
Jon Corzine Democrat Hoboken 1 2001
Pete Domenici Republican New Mexico Albuquerque 2 1973
Jeff Bingaman Democrat Santa Fe 1 1983
Charles Schumer Democrat New York Brooklyn 3 1999
Hillary Clinton Democrat Chappaqua 1 2001
Jesse Helms Republican North Carolina Raleigh 2 1973
John Edwards Democrat Raleigh 3 1999
Kent Conrad Democrat North Dakota Bismarck 1 1987
Byron Dorgan Democrat Bismarck 3 1993
Mike DeWine Republican Ohio Cedarville 1 1995
George Voinovich Republican Cleveland 3 1999
Don Nickles Republican Oklahoma Ponca City 3 1981
James Inhofe Republican Tulsa 2 1995
Ron Wyden Democrat Oregon Portland 3 1997
Gordon Smith Republican Pendleton 2 1997
Arlen Specter Republican Pennsylvania Philadelphia 3 1981
Rick Santorum Republican Penn Hills 1 1995
Jack Reed Democrat Rhode Island Cranston 2 1997
Lincoln Chafee Republican Warwick 1 1999
Strom Thurmond Republican South Carolina Edgefield 2 1954
Ernest Hollings Democrat Charleston 3 1966
Tom Daschle Democrat South Dakota Aberdeen 3 1987
Tim Johnson Democrat Vermillion 2 1997
Fred Thompson Republican Tennessee Nashville 2 1994
Bill Frist Republican Nashville 1 1995
Phil Gramm Republican Texas College Station 2 1985
Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican Dallas 1 1993
Orrin Hatch Republican Utah Salt Lake City 1 1977
Robert Bennett Republican Salt Lake City 3 1993
Patrick Leahy Democrat Vermont Middlesex 3 1975
James Jeffords Republican (left Republican party June 5, 2001) Shrewsbury 1 1989
Independent (from June 6, 2001)
John Warner Republican Virginia Alexandria 2 1979
George Allen Republican Mount Vernon 1 2001
Patty Murray Democrat Washington Seattle 3 1993
Maria Cantwell Democrat Edmonds 1 2001
Robert Byrd Democrat West Virginia Sophia 1 1959
Jay Rockefeller Democrat Charleston 2 1985
Herbert Kohl Democrat Wisconsin Milwaukee 1 1989
Russ Feingold Democrat Middleton 3 1993
Craig Thomas Republican Wyoming Casper 1 1995
Michael Enzi Republican Gillette 2 1997

[edit] House of Representatives

    House seats by party holding plurality in state        80 < Republican ≤ 100%      80 < Democratic ≤ 100%        60 < Republican ≤ 80%      60 < Democratic ≤ 80%        50 < Republican ≤ 60%      50 < Democratic ≤ 60%         Independent
House seats by party holding plurality in state
     80 < Republican ≤ 100%      80 < Democratic ≤ 100%
     60 < Republican ≤ 80%      60 < Democratic ≤ 80%
     50 < Republican ≤ 60%      50 < Democratic ≤ 60%
     Independent
Section contents: Alabama - Alaska - Arizona - Arkansas - California - Colorado - Connecticut - Delaware - Florida - Georgia - Hawaii - Idaho - Illinois - Indiana - Iowa - Kansas - Kentucky - Louisiana - Maine - Maryland - Massachusetts - Michigan - Minnesota - Mississippi - Missouri - Montana - Nebraska - Nevada - New Hampshire - New Jersey - New Mexico - New York - North Carolina - North Dakota - Ohio - Oklahoma - Oregon - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - South Carolina - South Dakota - Tennessee - Texas - Utah - Vermont - Virginia - Washington - West Virginia - Wisconsin - Wyoming
American Samoa - District of Columbia - Guam - Puerto Rico - Virgin Islands

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

Vacant, August 6, 2001 - November 19, 2001
Asa Hutchinson (R) of Bentonville, resigned August 5, 2001

California

Vacant, January 3, 2001 - June 4, 2001

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Vacant, September 7, 2001 - October 15, 2001
Joe Scarborough (R) of Pensacola, resigned September 6, 2001

Georgia

Hawaii

Vacant, September 29, 2002November 29, 2002
Patsy Mink (D) of Honolulu, died September 28, 2002

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Vacant, May 29, 2001 - October 15, 2001
Joe Moakley (D) of Boston, died May 28, 2001

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Vacant, until next Congress
Vacant, until next Congress

Oklahoma

Vacant, February 16, 2001 - January 7, 2002
Steve Largent (R) of Tulsa, resigned February 15, 2001

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Vacant, February 1, 2001 - May 14, 2001
Bud Shuster (R) of Everett, resigned January 31, 2001

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Vacant, August 17, 2001 - December 17, 2001
Floyd Spence (R) of Lexington, died August 16, 2001

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Vacant, March 31, 2001 - June 18, 2001
Norman Sisisky (D) of Petersburg, died March 30, 2001

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming


American Samoa

District of Columbia

Guam

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

[edit] Changes in Membership

[edit] Senate

Senator State Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation
Mel Carnahan Missouri Governor and Senate-candidate Mel Carnahan died October 16, 2000, but was posthumously elected to the United States Senate on November 7, 2000. His gubernatorial successor, Roger B. Wilson, appointed Mel's widow, Jean Carnahan, to serve until the subsequent election. Jean Carnahan January 3, 2001
Paul Wellstone Minnesota Died October 25, 2002. Governor Jesse Ventura appointed Mr. Barkley to serve the remaining two months of the term until Senator-elect Norm Coleman, who won the 2002 general election, was installed at the beginning of the next Congress. Dean Barkley November 4, 2002
Jean Carnahan Missouri As an appointed Senator, Jean Carnahan served only until the election of an elected successor. Ms. Carnahan lost to Mr. Talent in the 2002 general election, and so Mr. Talent was subsequently installed. Jim Talent November 25, 2002
Phil Gramm Texas Resigned November 30, 2002 to give Senator-elect Cornyn advantageous office space. Governor Rick Perry appointed Cornyn in November 2002.[1] John Cornyn December 2, 2002

[edit] House of Representatives

Representative District Reason for Vacancy Successor Date of Successor's Installation
Julian Dixon California 32nd Died December 8, 2000. Diane Watson June 5, 2001
Bud Shuster Pennsylvania 9th Resigned, effective January 31, 2001. Bill Shuster May 15, 2001
Norman Sisisky Virginia 4th Died March 30, 2001. J. Randy Forbes June 19, 2001
Joe Moakley Massachusetts 9th Died May 28, 2001. Stephen F. Lynch October 16, 2001
Asa Hutchinson Arkansas 3rd Resigned August 5, 2001 to head the Drug Enforcement Agency. John Boozman November 20, 2001
Floyd Spence South Carolina 2nd Died August 16, 2001. Joe Wilson December 18, 2001
Joe Scarborough Florida 1st Resigned, effective September 6, 2001. Jeff Miller October 16, 2001
Steve Largent Oklahoma 1st Resigned, effective February 15, 2002, to concentrate on his campaign for Governor. John Sullivan January 8, 20021
Jim Traficant Ohio 17th Expelled July 24, 2002 for criminal conviction of 10 counts of bribery, racketeering, and tax evasion. seat vacant until next Congress
Tony P. Hall Ohio 3rd Resigned September 9, 2002 after he was appointed to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. seat vacant until next Congress
Patsy Mink Hawaii 2nd Died September 28, 2002 but was elected posthumously on November 5, 2002. Ed Case November 30, 2002

[edit] Employees

[edit] Senate

[edit] House of Representatives

[edit] References

  1. ^ Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov

[edit] External links

  • Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [2]
  • "Thomas" Project [3]
  • U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History [4]
  • U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists [5]

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