114th United States Congress
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The One Hundred Fourteenth United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 2015 to January 3, 2017, during the final two years of Barack Obama's presidency. The 2014 elections gave the Republicans control of the Senate (and control of both houses of Congress) for the first time since the 109th Congress. With 247 seats in the House of Representatives and 54 seats in the Senate, this Congress began with the largest Republican majority since the 71st Congress of 1929–1931.
Major events
- January 6, 2015: Incumbent Speaker of the House John Boehner was re-elected despite the defections of 25 members from his own Republican caucus, twice the amount from the previous Congress.[2]
- 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.[3][4]
- 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.[5]
- March 25, 2015: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani addressed a joint session of Congress.[6]
- April 29, 2015: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe addressed a joint session of Congress,[7][8] becoming the first Japanese leader to do so.[7]
- September 24, 2015 (scheduled): Pope Francis to address a joint session of Congress, without consulting President Obama,[9] becoming the first Pope to do so.
- November 8, 2016 (scheduled): United States elections, 2016, including United States Senate elections, 2016 and United States House of Representatives elections, 2016.
Major legislation
Enacted
- January 12, 2015: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, Pub.L. 114–1, H.R. 26
- April 16, 2015: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, Pub.L. 114–10, H.R. 2
Proposed
Vetoed
- February 24, 2015: Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act (S. 1)
Party summary
- Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.
Senate
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic | Independent | Republican | ||||
End of previous Congress | 53 | 2 | 45 | 100 | 0 | |
Begin (January 3, 2015) | 44 | 2 | 54 | 100 | 0 | |
Latest voting share | 46% | 54% |
House of Representatives
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic | Republican | ||||
End of previous Congress | 201 | 234 | 435 | 0 | |
Begin (January 3, 2015) | 188 | 247 | 435 | 0 | |
January 5, 2015[note 1] | 246 | 434 | 1 | ||
February 6, 2015[note 2] | 245 | 433 | 2 | ||
March 31, 2015[note 3] | 244 | 432 | 3 | ||
Latest voting share | 43.4% | 56.6% | |||
Non-voting members | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Leadership
[ Section contents: Senate: Majority (R), Minority (D) • House: Majority (R), Minority (D) ]
Senate
- President: Joe Biden (D)
- President pro tempore: Orrin Hatch (R)[10]
- President pro tempore emeritus: Patrick Leahy (D)[11]
Majority (Republican) leadership
- Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell[12]
- Assistant Majority Leader (Majority Whip): John Cornyn[12]
- Conference Chairman: John Thune[12]
- Conference Vice Chair: Roy Blunt[12]
- Senatorial Committee Chair: Roger Wicker
- Policy Committee Chairman: John Barrasso[12]
- Chief Deputy Whip: Mike Crapo
- Deputy Whips: [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Minority (Democratic) leadership
- Minority Leader and Caucus Chair: Harry Reid[13]
- Assistant Minority Leader (Minority Whip): Dick Durbin[13]
- Caucus Vice Chair and Policy Committee Chair: Chuck Schumer[13]
- Caucus Secretary: Patty Murray
- Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair: Jon Tester[13]
- Policy Committee Vice Chair: Debbie Stabenow
- Policy Committee Strategic Policy Adviser: Elizabeth Warren[13]
- Policy Committee Policy Development Adviser: Mark Warner
- Steering and Outreach Committee Chair: Amy Klobuchar[13]
- Steering and Outreach Committee Vice Chair: Jeanne Shaheen
- Chief Deputy Whip: Barbara Boxer
- Deputy Whips: [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
House of Representatives
- Speaker: John Boehner (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership
- Majority Leader: Kevin McCarthy
- Majority Whip: Steve Scalise
- Majority Chief Deputy Whip: Patrick McHenry
- Conference Chair: Cathy McMorris Rodgers
- Conference Vice-Chair: Lynn Jenkins
- Conference Secretary: Virginia Foxx
- Campaign Committee Chairman: Greg Walden
- Policy Committee Chairman: Luke Messer
- Senior Deputy Whips: Kristi Noem, Dennis Ross, Aaron Schock (until March 31, 2015), Steve Stivers, Ann Wagner
Minority (Democratic) leadership
- Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi
- Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer
- Assistant Democratic Leader: Jim Clyburn
- Caucus Chairman: Xavier Becerra
- Caucus Vice-Chairman: Joe Crowley
- Campaign Committee Chairman: Ben Ray Luján
- Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs: Rosa DeLauro (Steering) and Donna Edwards (Policy)
- Organization, Study, and Review Chairman: Karen Bass
- Policy and Communications Chairman: Steve Israel
- 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
Members
Senate
Senators are listed by state then seniority. The numbers refer to their Senate classes.
House of Representatives
- 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
- Non-voting members
Changes in membership
Senate
There have currently been no vacancies in the 114th Congress in the U.S. Senate.
House of Representatives
District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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New York 11th | Michael Grimm (R) | Resigned January 5, 2015, following a guilty plea on one count of felony tax evasion.[16] A special election will be held May 5, 2015.[17] |
TBD | TBD |
Mississippi 1st | Alan Nunnelee (R) | Died February 6, 2015.[18] A special election will be held May 12, 2015.[19] |
TBD | TBD |
Illinois 18th | Aaron Schock (R) | Resigned March 31, 2015, following a spending scandal.[20][21] A special election will be held September 10, 2015. |
TBD | TBD |
Committees
[Section contents: Senate, House, Joint ] Listed alphabetically by chamber, including Chairperson and Ranking Member.
Senate
House
Joint
Committee | Chairman | Ranking Member |
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Joint Economic Committee | Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN) | Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) |
Joint Committee on the Library | Sen. TBD (R) | Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) |
Joint Committee on Printing | Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) | Sen. TBD (R) |
Joint Committee on Taxation | Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) | Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) |
Employees and legislative agency directors
Senate
Source: "Senate Organization Chart for the 114th Congress". Senate.gov. US Senate. Archived from the original on 2015-03-28. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- Chaplain: Barry C. Black
- 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: "Officers and Organizations of the House". House.gov. US House. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- Chaplain: Patrick J. Conroy
- Chief Administrative Officer: Ed Cassidy
- Clerk: Karen L. Haas
- Historian: Matthew Wasniewski
- Parliamentarian: Thomas J. Wickham Jr.
- Sergeant at Arms: Paul D. Irving
Legislative branch agency directors
- Architect of the Capitol: Stephen T. Ayers
- Comptroller General of the United States: Eugene Louis Dodaro
- Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Douglas Elmendorf[22]
- Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington
- Public Printer of the United States: Davita Vance-Cooks
See also
- United States elections, 2014 (elections leading to this Congress)
- United States elections, 2016 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
- List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama
Notes
References
- ↑ "H.J.Res.129 - Appointing the day for the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress.". Congress.gov. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ↑ Walsh, Deirdre (January 6, 2015). "Boehner Overcomes Big Opposition to Remain Speaker". CNN. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ↑ Bradner, Eric (January 25, 2015). "Criticism over Netanyahu visit intensifies". CNN. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ↑ Lee, Carol; Solomon, Jay (March 3, 2015). "Israel’s Netanyahu Urges Congress to Block ‘Bad Deal’ With Iran". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ↑ Baker, Peter (March 9, 2015). "Angry White House and G.O.P. Senators Clash Over Letter to Iran". The New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ↑ Riechmann, Deb (March 26, 2015) - "In U.S., Ghani Vows Afghan Self-Reliance". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved March 27, 2015. Archived 2015-03-30.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Zengerle, Patricia (March 26, 2015). "Japan PM Abe to Address Joint Session of Congress". Reuters. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ↑ Mauldin, William (April 29, 2015). "Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Argues for Trade Deal in Speech to Congress". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ↑ Sherman, Jake (February 5, 2015). "Pope will address Congress in September". Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ↑ S.Res. 3
- ↑ S.Res. 6
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Lesniewski, Niels; Dennis, Steven (November 13, 2014). "Mitch McConnell Unanimously Elected Majority Leader by GOP". Roll Call. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Sanchez, Humberto; Lesniewski, Niels (November 13, 2014). "Harry Reid Unveils New Leadership Team, Strategy". Roll Call. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ↑ Sablan caucuses with the Democratic Party. "Caucus Memberships of Gregorio Sablan". House.gov. US House of Representatives. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ↑ Like many members of the PNP, Pedro Pierluisi affiliates with both the PNP and the Democratic Party.
- ↑ "Boehner Commends Grimm for Announcing Resignation" Roll Call, December 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Welcome to New York's Sixth Special Election in Six Years" Roll Call, January 2, 2015.
- ↑ "GOP Rep. Nunnelee of Miss. Dies After Brain Cancer, Stroke" ABC News, February 6, 2015.
- ↑ Pender, Geoff (February 6, 2015). "Governor will set election after Nunnelee's death". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ↑ Bash, Dana; Zeleny, Jeff; Jaffe, Alexandra (March 17, 2015). "Aaron Schock resigns amid scandal". CNN. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ DeBonis, Mike; Costa, Robert; Kane, Paul (March 17, 2015). "Rep. Aaron Schock announces resignation in wake of spending probe". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ Shabad, Rebecca (January 5, 2015). "Budget scorekeeper awaits GOP decision". The Hill. Archived from the original on 2015-03-28. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
External links
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