109th United States Congress

109th United States Congress


108th ←	→ 110th
House Speaker Dennis Hastert (2006)
Duration: January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007

Senate President:	Dick Cheney (R)
Senate Pres. pro tem:	Ted Stevens (R)
House Speaker:	Dennis Hastert (R)
Members:	100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members
Senate Majority:	Republican Party
House Majority:	Republican Party

Sessions
1st: January 4, 2005 – December 22, 2005 2nd: January 3, 2006 – December 8, 2006

The One Hundred Ninth United States Congress was the legislative branch of the United States, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, from January 3, 2005 to January 3, 2007, during the fifth and sixth years of George W. Bush's presidency. House members were elected in the 2004 elections on November 4, 2004. Senators were elected in three classes in the 2000 elections on November 7, 2000, 2002 elections on November 5, 2002, or 2004 elections on November 4, 2004. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-second Census of the United States in 2000. Both chambers had a Republican majority, the same party as President Bush.

Major events

November 7, 2006 — California Representative Nancy Pelosi and Nevada Senator Harry Reid lead the Democratic Party in taking control of both the House and the Senate in the 2006 congressional elections, the first time in 12 years the Democrats secure control of both houses of Congress simultaneously.
Prominent events included the filibuster "nuclear option" scare, the failure of the federal government to promptly respond to Hurricane Katrina disaster relief, the Tom DeLay corruption investigation, the CIA leak scandal, the rising unpopularity of the Iraq War, the 2006 immigration reform protests and government involvement in the Terri Schiavo case.
In addition to the DeLay indictment, this Congress also had a number of scandals: Bob Ney, Randy "Duke" Cunningham, William J. Jefferson, Mark Foley scandal, and the Jack Abramoff scandals.
This Congress met for 242 days, the fewest since World War II and 12 days fewer than the 80th Congress.^[1]^[2]^[3] As the Congress neared its conclusion, some media commentators labelled this the "Do Nothing Congress," ^[1]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] a pejorative originally given to the 80th United States Congress by President Harry Truman, although the number of bills passed by Congress is no measure of its success.
The President vetoed only one bill, his first veto, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005.

Major legislation

Enacted

President George W. Bush signing the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, on September 26, 2006.

With Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) looking on, President George W. Bush signs into law Pub.L. 109–353, the North Korea Nonproliferation Act of 2006, on October 13, 2006.

Main article: List of Acts of the 109th United States Congress

February 17, 2005: Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–2
March 21, 2005: Theresa Marie Schiavo's law, Pub.L. 109–3
April 20, 2005: Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, Pub.L. 109–8
April 27, 2005: Family Entertainment and Copyright Act, Pub.L. 109–9
July 28, 2005: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (CAFTA Implementation Act), Pub.L. 109–53
July 29, 2005: Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–58
August 10, 2005: Transportation Equity Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–59
October 26, 2005: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, Pub.L. 109–92
December 1, 2005: Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–118
December 22, 2005: Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–145
December 30, 2005: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006, Pub.L. 109–148
February 8, 2006: Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–171
May 17, 2006: Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–222
May 29, 2006: Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act, Pub.L. 109–228
July 27, 2006: Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, Pub.L. 109–248
September 26, 2006: Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, Pub.L. 109–282
October 13, 2006: Safe Port Act, Pub.L. 109–347, including title VIII, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
October 17, 2006: Military Commissions Act of 2006, Pub.L. 109–366
October 26, 2006: Secure Fence Act of 2006, Pub.L. 109–367
December 20, 2006: Stolen Valor Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–437
December 20, 2006: Tax Relief and Health Act of 2006, Pub.L. 109–432

Proposed, but not enacted

More information: Complete index of Public and Private Laws for 109th Congress at U.S. Government Printing Office

Hearings

Congressional response to the NSA warrantless surveillance program (Senate Judiciary; House Intelligence; Democrats of the House Judiciary)

Party summary

Senate

Party standings in the Senate during the 109th Congress

44 Democratic Senators

1 Independent Senator, caucusing with Democrats

55 Republican Senators

The party summary for the Senate remained the same during the entire 109th Congress. On January 16, 2006, Democrat Jon Corzine resigned, but Democrat Bob Menendez was appointed and took Corzine's seat the next day.

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Democratic	Independent	Republican		Vacant
End of previous Congress	48	1	51	100	0

Entire Congress	44	1	55	100	0
Final voting share	45%		55%

Beginning of the next Congress	49	2	49	100	0

Partisan mix of the Senate by state

State ranked in partisan order	Percentage Democratic	Percentage Republicans	Republican/ Democratic	Republican seat plurality
Alabama	0%	100%	2/0	2
Alaska	0%	100%	2/0	2
Arizona	0%	100%	2/0	2
Georgia	0%	100%	2/0	2
Idaho	0%	100%	2/0	2
Kansas	0%	100%	2/0	2
Kentucky	0%	100%	2/0	2
Maine	0%	100%	2/0	2
Mississippi	0%	100%	2/0	2
Missouri	0%	100%	2/0	2
New Hampshire	0%	100%	2/0	2
North Carolina	0%	100%	2/0	2
Ohio	0%	100%	2/0	2
Oklahoma	0%	100%	2/0	2
Pennsylvania	0%	100%	2/0	2
South Carolina	0%	100%	2/0	2
Tennessee	0%	100%	2/0	2
Texas	0%	100%	2/0	2
Utah	0%	100%	2/0	2
Virginia	0%	100%	2/0	2
Wyoming	0%	100%	2/0	2
United States	44%	55%	55/44	11
Colorado	50%	50%	1/1	0
Florida	50%	50%	1/1	0
Indiana	50%	50%	1/1	0
Iowa	50%	50%	1/1	0
Louisiana	50%	50%	1/1	0
Minnesota	50%	50%	1/1	0
Montana	50%	50%	1/1	0
Nebraska	50%	50%	1/1	0
Nevada	50%	50%	1/1	0
New Mexico	50%	50%	1/1	0
Oregon	50%	50%	1/1	0
Rhode Island	50%	50%	1/1	0
South Dakota	50%	50%	1/1	0
Vermont	50%	0%	0/1 (1 independent)	-1
Arkansas	100%	0%	0/2	-2
California	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Connecticut	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Delaware	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Hawaii	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Illinois	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Maryland	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Massachusetts	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Michigan	100%	0%	0/2	-2
New Jersey	100%	0%	0/2	-2
New York	100%	0%	0/2	-2
North Dakota	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Washington	100%	0%	0/2	-2
West Virginia	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Wisconsin	100%	0%	0/2	-2

House of Representatives

Due to resignations and special elections, Republicans lost a net of three seats; Democrats gained one seat; three seats were left vacant; and one seat which was vacant at the beginning of the Congress was filled. All seats were filled though special elections. (See Changes in membership, below.)

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Democratic	Independent	Republican		Vacant
End of previous Congress	207	1	225	433	2

Begin	201	1	232	434	1
March 10, 2005	202		435	0
April 29, 2005			231	434	1
August 2, 2005			230	433	2
September 6, 2005			231	434	1
December 1, 2005			230	433	2
December 7, 2005			231	434	1
January 16, 2006	201		433	2
June 9, 2006			230	432	3
June 13, 2006			231	433	2
September 29, 2006			230	432	3
November 3, 2006			229	431	4
November 13, 2006	202		230	433	2
December 31, 2006	202		229	432	3
Final voting share	47.0%		53.0%
Non-voting members	4	1	0	5	0

Beginning of next Congress	233	0	202	435	0

Partisan mix of the House by state

State ranked in partisan order	Percentage Democratic	Percentage Republicans	Republican/ Democratic	Republican seat plurality
Nebraska	0%	100%	3/0	3
Idaho	0%	100%	2/0	2
New Hampshire	0%	100%	2/0	2
Alaska	0%	100%	1/0	1
Delaware	0%	100%	1/0	1
Montana	0%	100%	1/0	1
Wyoming	0%	100%	1/0	1
Kentucky	17%	83%	5/1	4
Iowa	20%	80%	4/1	3
Oklahoma	20%	80%	4/1	3
Indiana	22%	78%	7/2	5
Arizona	25%	75%	6/2	4
Kansas	25%	75%	3/1	2
Virginia	27%	73%	8/3	5
Florida	28%	72%	18/7	11
Alabama	29%	71%	5/2	3
Louisiana	29%	71%	5/2	3
Ohio	33%	67%	12/6	6
South Carolina	33%	67%	4/2	2
Nevada	33%	67%	2/1	1
New Mexico	33%	67%	2/1	1
Utah	33%	67%	2/1	1
Texas	35%	65%	20/11 (1 vacancy)	9
Pennsylvania	37%	63%	12/7	5
Michigan	40%	60%	9/6	3
Connecticut	40%	60%	3/2	1
Colorado	43%	57%	4/3	1
Missouri	44%	56%	5/4	1
Georgia	46%	54%	7/6	1
North Carolina	46%	54%	7/6	1
United States	47%	53%	231/201	30
Minnesota	50%	50%	4/4	0
Wisconsin	50%	50%	4/4	0
Mississippi	50%	50%	2/2	0
New Jersey	50%	50%	6/6 (1 vacancy)	0
Vermont	0%	0%	0/0 (1 independent)	0
Illinois	53%	47%	9/10	-1
Tennessee	56%	44%	4/5	-1
California	62%	38%	20/33	-13
West Virginia	67%	33%	1/2	-1
Washington	67%	33%	3/6	-3
New York	69%	31%	9/20	-11
Arkansas	75%	25%	1/3	-2
Maryland	75%	25%	2/6	-4
Oregon	80%	20%	1/4	-3
North Dakota	100%	0%	0/1	-1
South Dakota	100%	0%	0/1	-1
Hawaii	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Maine	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Rhode Island	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Massachusetts	100%	0%	0/10	-10
State ranked in partisan order	Percentage Republicans	Percentage Democratic	Republican/ Democratic	Republican seat plurality

Leadership

[ Section contents: Senate: Majority (R), Minority (D) • House: Majority (R), Minority (D) ]

Senate

Senate President
Dick Cheney (R)

Senate President pro tempore
Ted Stevens (R)

President of the Senate: Dick Cheney (R)
President pro tempore: Ted Stevens (R)
President pro tempore emeritus: Robert Byrd (D)

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

House of Representatives

House Speaker
Dennis Hastert (R)

Speaker: Dennis Hastert

Majority (Republican) leadership

Majority Leader: Tom DeLay, until September 28, 2005
- Roy Blunt, September 28, 2005 – February 2, 2006 ("Interim Leader")
- John Boehner, from February 2, 2006
Majority Whip: Roy Blunt
Senior Chief Deputy Whip: Eric Cantor
Deputy Whip Team: Kevin Brady
Assistant Deputy Whip Team: Doc Hastings
Conference Chair: Deborah Pryce
Conference Vice-Chair: Jack Kingston
Conference Secretary: John T. Doolittle
Policy Committee Chairman: John Shadegg, until February 2, 2006
- Adam Putnam, from February 2, 2006
Campaign Committee Chairman: Tom Reynolds

Minority (Democratic) leadership

Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi
Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer
Senior Chief Deputy Whip: John Lewis
Minority Deputy Whip Team: Diana DeGette
Democratic Caucus Chairman: Jim Clyburn
Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman: John Larson
Assistant to the House Minority Leader: John Spratt
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Rahm Emanuel
Democratic Steering Committee Co-Chairs: Rosa DeLauro, George Miller

Members

Senate

New Jersey

1. Jon Corzine (D), until January 17, 2006
- Bob Menendez (D), from January 18, 2006
2. Frank Lautenberg (D)

New Mexico

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

New York

3. Charles Schumer (D)
1. Hillary Clinton (D)

North Carolina

2. Elizabeth Dole (R)
3. Richard Burr (R)

North Dakota

1. Kent Conrad (D)
3. Byron Dorgan (D)

Ohio

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

Oklahoma

2. James Inhofe (R)
3. Tom Coburn (R)

Oregon

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

Pennsylvania

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

Rhode Island

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

South Carolina

2. Lindsey Graham (R)
3. Jim DeMint (R)

South Dakota

2. Tim Johnson (D)
3. John Thune (R)

Tennessee

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

Texas

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

Utah

1. Orrin Hatch (R)
3. Robert Bennett (R)

Vermont

3. Patrick Leahy (D)
1. James Jeffords (I)

Virginia

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

Washington

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

West Virginia

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

Wisconsin

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

Wyoming

1. Craig Thomas (R)
2. Michael Enzi (R)

House of Representatives

Initial percentage of members of the House of Representatives from each party by state at the opening of the 109th Congress in January 2005

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Contents

Alabama

(5-2 Republican)

Alaska

(1 Republican)

At-large. Don Young (R)

1. Mike Thompson (D)
2. Wally Herger (R)
3. Dan Lungren (R)
4. John Doolittle (R)
5. Vacant, until March 9, 2005
- Doris Matsui (D), from March 10, 2005
6. Lynn Woolsey (D)
7. George Miller (D)
8. Nancy Pelosi (D)
9. Barbara Lee (D)
10. Ellen Tauscher (D)
11. Richard Pombo (R)
12. Tom Lantos (D)
13. Pete Stark (D)
14. Anna Eshoo (D)
15. Mike Honda (D)
16. Zoe Lofgren (D)
17. Sam Farr (D)
18. Dennis Cardoza (D)
19. George Radanovich (R)
20. Jim Costa (D)
21. Devin Nunes (R)
22. Bill Thomas (R)
23. Lois Capps (D)
24. Elton Gallegly (R)
25. Howard McKeon (R)
26. David Dreier (R)
27. Brad Sherman (D)
28. Howard Berman (D)
29. Adam Schiff (D)
30. Henry Waxman (D)
31. Xavier Becerra (D)
32. Hilda Solis (D)
33. Diane Watson (D)
34. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)
35. Maxine Waters (D)
36. Jane Harman (D)
37. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D)
38. Grace Napolitano (D)
39. Linda Sánchez (D)
40. Edward R. Royce (R)
41. Jerry Lewis (R)
42. Gary Miller (R)
43. Joe Baca (D)
44. Ken Calvert (R)
45. Mary Bono (R)
46. Dana Rohrabacher (R)
47. Loretta Sanchez (D)
48. Christopher Cox, until August 2, 2005 (R)
- John Campbell (R), from December 7, 2005
49. Darrell Issa (R)
50. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R), until December 1, 2005
- Brian Bilbray (R), from June 13, 2006
51. Bob Filner (D)
52. Duncan Hunter (R)
53. Susan Davis (D)

At-large. Michael N. Castle (R)

Florida

(18-7 Republican)

1. Jeff Miller (R)
2. Allen Boyd (D)
3. Corrine Brown (D)
4. Ander Crenshaw (R)
5. Ginny Brown-Waite (R)
6. Cliff Stearns (R)
7. John Mica (R)
8. Ric Keller (R)
9. Michael Bilirakis (R)
10. Bill Young (R)
11. Jim Davis (D)
12. Adam Putnam (R)
13. Katherine Harris (R)
14. Connie Mack IV (R)
15. Dave Weldon (R)
16. Mark Foley (R), until September 29, 2006, vacant thereafter
17. Kendrick Meek (D)
18. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)
19. Robert Wexler (D)
20. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
21. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R)
22. Clay Shaw (R)
23. Alcee Hastings (D)
24. Tom Feeney (R)
25. Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

Georgia

(7-6 Republican)

Hawaii

(2 Democrats)

1. Neil Abercrombie (D)
2. Ed Case (D)

Idaho

(2 Republicans)

1. C. L. Otter (R)
2. Michael K. Simpson (R)

1. Tom Allen (D)
2. Mike Michaud (D)

At-large. Denny Rehberg (R)

Nebraska

(3 Republicans)

Nevada

(2-1 Republican)

1. Shelley Berkley (D)
2. Jim Gibbons (R), until December 31, 2006, vacant thereafter
3. Jon Porter (R)

New Hampshire

(2 Republicans)

1. Jeb Bradley (R)
2. Charlie Bass (R)

New Jersey

(7-6 Democratic)

1. Rob Andrews (D)
2. Frank LoBiondo (R)
3. Jim Saxton (R)
4. Chris Smith (R)
5. Scott Garrett (R)
6. Frank Pallone (D)
7. Mike Ferguson (R)
8. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D)
9. Steve Rothman (D)
10. Donald M. Payne (D)
11. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)
12. Rush D. Holt Jr. (D)
13. Bob Menendez (D), until January 17, 2006
- Albio Sires (D), from November 13, 2006

At-large. Earl Pomeroy (D)

Ohio

(12-6 Republican)

1. Steve Chabot (R)
2. Rob Portman (R), until April 29, 2005
- Jean Schmidt (R), from September 6, 2005
3. Michael R. Turner (R)
4. Michael G. Oxley (R)
5. Paul E. Gillmor (R)
6. Ted Strickland (D)
7. David L. Hobson (R)
8. John A. Boehner (R)
9. Marcia C. Kaptur (D)
10. Dennis J. Kucinich (D)
11. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D)
12. Patrick J. Tiberi (R)
13. Sherrod Brown (D)
14. Steve LaTourette (R)
15. Deborah D. Pryce (R)
16. Ralph S. Regula (R)
17. Timothy J. Ryan (D)
18. Robert W. Ney (R), until November 3, 2006, vacant thereafter

1. Patrick J. Kennedy (D)
2. James Langevin (D)

South Carolina

(4-2 Republican)

South Dakota

(1 Democrat)

At-large. Stephanie Herseth (D)

Tennessee

(5-4 Democratic)

Texas

(21-11 Republican)

1. Louie Gohmert (R)
2. Ted Poe (R)
3. Sam Johnson (R)
4. Ralph Hall (R)
5. Jeb Hensarling (R)
6. Joe Barton (R)
7. John Culberson (R)
8. Kevin Brady (R)
9. Al Green (D)
10. Michael McCaul (R)
11. Mike Conaway (R)
12. Kay Granger (R)
13. Mac Thornberry (R)
14. Ron Paul (R)
15. Rubén Hinojosa (D)
16. Silvestre Reyes (D)
17. Chet Edwards (D)
18. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D)
19. Randy Neugebauer (R)
20. Charlie Gonzalez (D)
21. Lamar S. Smith (R)
22. Tom DeLay (R), until June 9, 2006
- Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (R), from November 13, 2006
23. Henry Bonilla (R)
24. Kenny Marchant (R)
25. Lloyd Doggett (D)
26. Michael C. Burgess (R)
27. Solomon P. Ortiz (D)
28. Henry Cuellar (D)
29. Gene Green (D)
30. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)
31. John Carter (R)
32. Pete Sessions (R)

Utah

(2-1 Republican)

Vermont

(1 Independent, caucusing with Democrats)

At-large. Bernie Sanders (I)

1. Paul Ryan (R)
2. Tammy Baldwin (D)
3. Ron Kind (D)
4. Gwen Moore (D)
5. Jim Sensenbrenner (R)
6. Tom Petri (R)
7. Dave Obey (D)
8. Mark Green (R)

Wyoming

(1 Republican)

At-large. Barbara Cubin (R)

Non-voting members

American Samoa. Eni Faleomavaega (D)
District of Columbia. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)
Guam. Madeleine Bordallo (D)
Puerto Rico. Luis Fortuño (R and PNP)
Virgin Islands. Donna Christian-Christensen (D)

Changes in membership

Members who came and left during this Congress.

Senate

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation
New Jersey (1)	Jon Corzine (D)	Corzine resigned to become Governor of New Jersey on January 17, 2006.	Bob Menendez (D)	January 18, 2006
Connecticut (1)	Joseph Lieberman (D)	Change of party affiliation	Joseph Lieberman (ID)	August 9, 2006

House of Representatives

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date successor seated
California 5th	None	Representative Bob Matsui (D) died January 1, 2005 — before the end of the previous Congress. A special election was held March 8, 2005	Doris Matsui (D)	March 10, 2005
Ohio 2nd	Rob Portman (R)	Resigned April 29, 2005 to become the United States Trade Representative. A special election was held August 2, 2005	Jean Schmidt (R)	September 6, 2005^[9]
California 48th	Christopher Cox (R)	Resigned August 2, 2005 to become chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A special election was held December 6, 2005	John Campbell (R)	December 7, 2005^[10]
California 50th	Duke Cunningham (R)	Resigned December 1, 2005 after pleading guilty to conspiracy for bribes and tax evasion. A special election was held June 6, 2006	Brian Bilbray (R)	June 13, 2006^[11]
New Jersey 13th	Bob Menendez (D)	Resigned January 16, 2006 to become a U.S. Senator. A special election was held November 7, 2006	Albio Sires (D)	November 13, 2006^[12]
Texas 22nd	Tom DeLay (R)	Resigned June 9, 2006 after a series of criminal indictments. A special election was held November 6, 2006	Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (R)	November 13, 2006^[13]
Florida 16th	Mark Foley (R)	Resigned September 29, 2006 after a teen sex scandal.	Remained vacant until the next Congress.^[14]
Ohio 18th	Bob Ney (R)	Resigned November 3, 2006 after pleading guilty to conspiracy.	Remained vacant until the next Congress.
Nevada 2nd	Jim Gibbons (R)	Resigned December 31, 2006 to become Governor of Nevada.	Remained vacant until the next Congress.

Employees

Senate

Chaplain: Barry C. Black
Curator: Diane K. Skvarla
Historian: Richard A. Baker
Parliamentarian: Alan Frumin
Secretary: Emily J. Reynolds
Sergeant at Arms: William H. Pickle
Secretary for the Majority: David J. Schiappa
Secretary for the Minority: Martin P. Paone

House of Representatives

Chaplain: Daniel P. Coughlin
Chief Administrative Officer: James M. Eagen, III
Clerk: Jeff Trandahl, until November 18, 2005
- Karen L. Haas, from December 1, 2005
Historian: Robert V. Remini
Parliamentarian: John V. Sullivan
Reading Clerks: Paul Hays (R), Mary Kevin Niland (D)
Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood
Inspector General of the United States House of Representatives: James J. Cornell

References

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↑ USA Today Editorial (December 11, 2006). "Our view on Congress wrapping up: 109th Congress' big success: Lowering the achievement bar". USA Today (MacLean, VA). Archived from the original on 2007-10-21.
↑ Cochran, John (2006-05-12). "'Do-Nothing Congress' Raises Critics' Ire". This Week with George Stephanopoulos. ABC.
↑ "The Cafferty File: Do-Nothing Congress". The Situation Room. 2006-12-04. CNN. cnn.com
↑ "Goodbye To The Do-Nothing Congress". Face The Nation. 2006-12-10. CBS. cbsnews.com
↑ Dobbs, Lou (August 2, 2006). "Five-weeks off for 'do-nothing Congress'". CNN. Retrieved 2006-11-12.
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1 2 3 4 5 The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) is affiliated with the United States Democratic Party.
↑ Ohio 2nd: A primary election was held on June 14, 2005. A runoff election was held on August 2, 2005. Jean Schmidt won and took her seat the next month. See Ohio 2nd congressional district election, 2005.
↑ California 48th: A primary election was held on October 4, 2005. A runoff election was held on December 6, 2005. John Campbell won and took his seat the next day.See California 48th Congressional District Election, 2005.
↑ California 50th: A primary election was held on April 11, 2006. A runoff election was held on June 6, 2006. Brian Bilbray won and took his seat one week later.See California 50th congressional district special election, 2006.
↑ New Jersey 13th: An election was held to fill the unexpired term at the November 7, 2006 General Election. Sires was sworn in on November 13. See New Jersey 13th congressional district special election, 2006.
↑ An election was held to fill the unexpired term at the November 7, 2006 General Election. Sekula-Gibbs took her seat on November 13.
↑ 2 Election Winners to Fill Vacancies", via wtopnews.com

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109th United States Congress

Major events

Major legislation

Enacted

Proposed, but not enacted

Hearings

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

Members

Senate

House of Representatives

Non-voting members

Changes in membership

Senate

House of Representatives

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Elections

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