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The 111th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. It began during the last weeks of the George W. Bush administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of Barack Obama's presidency. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The apportionment of seats in the House was based on the 2000 U.S. census.

In the November 2008 elections, the Democratic Party increased its majorities in both chambers (including – when factoring in the two Democratic caucusing independents – a brief filibuster-proof 60-40 supermajority in the Senate), and with Barack Obama being sworn in as president on January 20, 2009, this gave Democrats an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the 103rd Congress in 1993.

However, the Senate supermajority only lasted for a period of 72 working days while the Senate was actually in session. A new delegate seat was created for the Northern Mariana Islands. The 111th Congress had the most long-serving members in history: at the start of the 111th Congress, the average member of the House had served 10.3 years, while the average Senator had served 13.4 years. The Democratic Party would not simultaneously control both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate again until more than a decade later, during the 117th Congress. After comprising the majority of the House of Representatives since the 106th United States Congress, the 111th United States Congress was the first where Baby boomers comprised the majority of the Senate.

The 111th Congress was the most productive congress since the 89th Congress. It enacted numerous significant pieces of legislation, including the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and the New START treaty.

Major events

January 2009: Two Senate seats were disputed when the Congress convened:

  1. An appointment dispute over the Illinois seat vacated by President Barack Obama arose following Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's solicitation of bribes in exchange for an appointment to the Senate. Roland Burris (D) was appointed to the seat on December 31, 2008, but his credentials were not accepted until January 12, 2009.

  2. An election dispute over the Minnesota seat previously held by Norm Coleman (R), between Coleman and challenger Al Franken (D), was decided on June 30, 2009, in favor of Franken. Franken's admission briefly gave the Senate Democratic caucus 60 votes, enough to defeat a filibuster in a party-line vote.

  3. January 8, 2009: Joint session counted the Electoral College votes of the 2008 presidential election.

  4. January 20, 2009: Barack Obama became 44th President of the United States.

  5. February 24, 2009: President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress

  6. April 28, 2009: Senator Arlen Specter switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.

  7. August 25, 2009: Senator Ted Kennedy died of a Brain tumor

  8. September 9, 2009: President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to promote health care reform, which Representative Joe Wilson (R) interrupted by shouting at the President.

  9. January 21, 2010: Citizens United v. FEC: The U.S. Supreme Court struck down limits on campaign contributions by nonprofits, corporations, labor unions and other associations.

  10. January 25, 2010: 2010 State of the Union Address

  11. February 4, 2010: Republican Scott Brown's election to the Senate ended the Democratic super-majority.

  12. April 20 – September 19, 2010: Deepwater Horizon oil spill

  13. November 2, 2010: 2010 general elections, in which Republicans regained control of the House while the Democrats remained in control of the Senate.

Major legislation

Enacted

Health care reform

At the encouragement of the Obama administration, Congress devoted significant time considering health care reform. In March 2010, Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, the first comprehensive health care reform legislation in decades, along with further amendments in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Other major reform proposals during the health care debate included:

Proposed

Proposed bills include (in alphabetical order):

Vetoed

Treaties ratified

Major nomination hearings

Impeachments

  • : Judge Samuel B. Kent: impeached June 19, 2009, resigned June 30, 2009, before trial; charges dismissed July 22, 2009.

  • : Judge Thomas Porteous: impeached March 11, 2010, convicted December 8, 2010.

Party summary

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

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

President: Dick Cheney (R), until January 20, 2009

President pro tempore: Robert Byrd (D), until June 28, 2010

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Republican Conference Vice Chairman: Lisa Murkowski, until September 17, 2010

Policy Committee Chairman: John Ensign, until June 17, 2009

House of Representatives

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Members

Senate

In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 2010; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 2012; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 2014.

List of United States senators from AlabamaAlabama

  1. 2. Jeff Sessions (R)

  2. 3. Richard Shelby (R)

List of United States senators from AlaskaAlaska

  1. 2. Mark Begich (D)

  2. 3. Lisa Murkowski (R)

List of United States senators from ArizonaArizona

  1. 1. Jon Kyl (R)

  2. 3. John McCain (R)

List of United States senators from ArkansasArkansas

  1. 2. Mark Pryor (D)

  2. 3. Blanche Lincoln (D)

List of United States senators from CaliforniaCalifornia

  1. 1. Dianne Feinstein (D)

  2. 3. Barbara Boxer (D)

List of United States senators from ColoradoColorado

  1. 2. Mark Udall (D)

  2. 3. Ken Salazar (D), until January 20, 2009

    1. Michael Bennet (D), from January 21, 2009

List of United States senators from ConnecticutConnecticut

  1. 1. Joe Lieberman (ID)

  2. 3. Chris Dodd (D)

List of United States senators from DelawareDelaware

  1. 1. Tom Carper (D)

  2. 2. Joe Biden (D), until January 15, 2009

    1. Ted Kaufman (D), January 16, 2009 – November 15, 2010

    2. Chris Coons (D), from November 15, 2010

List of United States senators from FloridaFlorida

  1. 1. Bill Nelson (D)

  2. 3. Mel Martinez (R), until September 9, 2009

    1. George LeMieux (R), from September 10, 2009

List of United States senators from GeorgiaGeorgia

  1. 2. Saxby Chambliss (R)

  2. 3. Johnny Isakson (R)

List of United States senators from HawaiiHawaii

  1. 1. Daniel Akaka (D)

  2. 3. Daniel Inouye (D)

List of United States senators from IdahoIdaho

  1. 2. Jim Risch (R)

  2. 3. Mike Crapo (R)

List of United States senators from IllinoisIllinois

  1. 2. Dick Durbin (D)

  2. 3. Roland Burris (D), January 12, 2009 – November 29, 2010

    1. Mark Kirk (R), from November 29, 2010

List of United States senators from IndianaIndiana

  1. 1. Richard Lugar (R)

  2. 3. Evan Bayh (D)

List of United States senators from IowaIowa

  1. 2. Tom Harkin (D)

  2. 3. Chuck Grassley (R)

List of United States senators from KansasKansas

  1. 2. Pat Roberts (R)

  2. 3. Sam Brownback (R)

List of United States senators from KentuckyKentucky

  1. 2. Mitch McConnell (R)

  2. 3. Jim Bunning (R)

List of United States senators from LouisianaLouisiana

  1. 2. Mary Landrieu (D)

  2. 3. David Vitter (R)

List of United States senators from MaineMaine

  1. 1. Olympia Snowe (R)

  2. 2. Susan Collins (R)

List of United States senators from MarylandMaryland

  1. 1. Ben Cardin (D)

  2. 3. Barbara Mikulski (D)

List of United States senators from MassachusettsMassachusetts

  1. 1. Ted Kennedy (D), until August 25, 2009

    1. Paul G. Kirk (D), September 24, 2009 – February 4, 2010

    2. Scott Brown (R), from February 4, 2010

    2. John Kerry (D)

List of United States senators from MichiganMichigan

  1. 1. Debbie Stabenow (D)

  2. 2. Carl Levin (D)

List of United States senators from MinnesotaMinnesota

  1. 1. Amy Klobuchar (DFL)

  2. 2. Al Franken (DFL),from July 7, 2009

List of United States senators from MississippiMississippi

  1. 1. Roger Wicker (R)

  2. 2. Thad Cochran (R)

List of United States senators from MissouriMissouri

  1. 1. Claire McCaskill (D)

  2. 3. Kit Bond (R)

List of United States senators from MontanaMontana

  1. 1. Jon Tester (D)

  2. 2. Max Baucus (D)

List of United States senators from NebraskaNebraska

  1. 1. Ben Nelson (D)

  2. 2. Mike Johanns (R)

List of United States senators from NevadaNevada

  1. 1. John Ensign (R)

  2. 3. Harry Reid (D)

List of United States senators from New HampshireNew Hampshire

  1. 2. Jeanne Shaheen (D)

  2. 3. Judd Gregg (R)

List of United States senators from New JerseyNew Jersey

  1. 1. Bob Menendez (D)

  2. 2. Frank Lautenberg (D)

List of United States senators from New MexicoNew Mexico

  1. 1. Jeff Bingaman (D)

  2. 2. Tom Udall (D)

List of United States senators from New YorkNew York

  1. 1. Hillary Clinton (D), until January 21, 2009

    1. Kirsten Gillibrand (D), from January 26, 2009

    3. Chuck Schumer (D)

List of United States senators from North CarolinaNorth Carolina

  1. 2. Kay Hagan (D)

  2. 3. Richard Burr (R)

List of United States senators from North DakotaNorth Dakota

  1. 1. Kent Conrad (D-NPL)

  2. 3. Byron Dorgan (D-NPL)

List of United States senators from OhioOhio

  1. 1. Sherrod Brown (D)

  2. 3. George Voinovich (R)

List of United States senators from OklahomaOklahoma

  1. 2. Jim Inhofe (R)

  2. 3. Tom Coburn (R)

List of United States senators from OregonOregon

  1. 2. Jeff Merkley (D)

  2. 3. Ron Wyden (D)

List of United States senators from PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

  1. 1. Bob Casey Jr. (D)

  2. 3. Arlen Specter (R) until April 29, 2009, then (D)

List of United States senators from Rhode IslandRhode Island

  1. 1. Sheldon Whitehouse (D)

  2. 2. Jack Reed (D)

List of United States senators from South CarolinaSouth Carolina

  1. 2. Lindsey Graham (R)

  2. 3. Jim DeMint (R)

List of United States senators from South DakotaSouth Dakota

  1. 2. Tim P. Johnson (D)

  2. 3. John Thune (R)

List of United States senators from TennesseeTennessee

  1. 1. Bob Corker (R)

  2. 2. Lamar Alexander (R)

List of United States senators from TexasTexas

  1. 1. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)

  2. 2. John Cornyn (R)

List of United States senators from UtahUtah

  1. 1. Orrin Hatch (R)

  2. 3. Bob Bennett (R)

List of United States senators from VermontVermont

  1. 1. Bernie Sanders (I)

  2. 3. Patrick Leahy (D)

List of United States senators from VirginiaVirginia

  1. 1. Jim Webb (D)

  2. 2. Mark Warner (D)

List of United States senators from WashingtonWashington

  1. 1. Maria Cantwell (D)

  2. 3. Patty Murray (D)

List of United States senators from West VirginiaWest Virginia

  1. 1. Robert Byrd (D), until June 28, 2010

    1. Carte Goodwin (D), July 16, 2010 – November 15, 2010

    2. Joe Manchin (D), from November 15, 2010

    2. Jay Rockefeller (D)

List of United States senators from WisconsinWisconsin

  1. 1. Herb Kohl (D)

  2. 3. Russ Feingold (D)

List of United States senators from WyomingWyoming

  1. 1. John Barrasso (R)

  2. 2. Mike Enzi (R)

House of Representatives

List of United States representatives from AlabamaAlabama

  1. . Jo Bonner (R)

  2. . Bobby Bright (D)

  3. . Mike Rogers (R)

  4. . Robert Aderholt (R)

  5. . Parker Griffith (D, then R)

  6. . Spencer Bachus (R)

  7. . Artur Davis (D)

List of United States representatives from AlaskaAlaska

  1. . Don Young (R)

List of United States representatives from ArizonaArizona

  1. . Ann Kirkpatrick (D)

  2. . Trent Franks (R)

  3. . John Shadegg (R)

  4. . Ed Pastor (D)

  5. . Harry Mitchell (D)

  6. . Jeff Flake (R)

  7. . Raúl Grijalva (D)

  8. . Gabby Giffords (D)

List of United States representatives from ArkansasArkansas

  1. . Marion Berry (D)

  2. . Vic Snyder (D)

  3. . John Boozman (R)

  4. . Mike Ross (D)

List of United States representatives from CaliforniaCalifornia

  1. . Mike Thompson (D)

  2. . Wally Herger (R)

  3. . Dan Lungren (R)

  4. . Tom McClintock (R)

  5. . Doris Matsui (D)

  6. . Lynn Woolsey (D)

  7. . George Miller (D)

  8. . Nancy Pelosi (D)

  9. . Barbara Lee (D)

  10. . Ellen Tauscher (D), until June 26, 2009

    1. John Garamendi (D), from November 3, 2009

    . Jerry McNerney (D)

  11. . Jackie Speier (D)

  12. . Pete Stark (D)

  13. . Anna Eshoo (D)

  14. . Mike Honda (D)

  15. . Zoe Lofgren (D)

  16. . Sam Farr (D)

  17. . Dennis Cardoza (D)

  18. . George Radanovich (R)

  19. . Jim Costa (D)

  20. . Devin Nunes (R)

  21. . Kevin McCarthy (R)

  22. . Lois Capps (D)

  23. . Elton Gallegly (R)

  24. . Howard McKeon (R)

  25. . David Dreier (R)

  26. . Brad Sherman (D)

  27. . Howard Berman (D)

  28. . Adam Schiff (D)

  29. . Henry Waxman (D)

  30. . Xavier Becerra (D)

  31. . Hilda Solis (D), until February 24, 2009

    1. Judy Chu (D), from July 14, 2009

    . Diane Watson (D)

  32. . Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)

  33. . Maxine Waters (D)

  34. . Jane Harman (D)

  35. . Laura Richardson (D)

  36. . Grace Napolitano (D)

  37. . Linda Sanchez (D)

  38. . Ed Royce (R)

  39. . Jerry Lewis (R)

  40. . Gary Miller (R)

  41. . Joe Baca (D)

  42. . Ken Calvert (R)

  43. . Mary Bono Mack (R)

  44. . Dana Rohrabacher (R)

  45. . Loretta Sanchez (D)

  46. . John Campbell (R)

  47. . Darrell Issa (R)

  48. . Brian Bilbray (R)

  49. . Bob Filner (D)

  50. . Duncan Hunter (R)

  51. . Susan Davis (D)

List of United States representatives from ColoradoColorado

  1. . Diana DeGette (D)

  2. . Jared Polis (D)

  3. . John Salazar (D)

  4. . Betsy Markey (D)

  5. . Doug Lamborn (R)

  6. . Mike Coffman (R)

  7. . Ed Perlmutter (D)

List of United States representatives from ConnecticutConnecticut

  1. . John Larson (D)

  2. . Joe Courtney (D)

  3. . Rosa DeLauro (D)

  4. . Jim Himes (D)

  5. . Chris Murphy (D)

List of United States representatives from DelawareDelaware

  1. . Mike Castle (R)

List of United States representatives from FloridaFlorida

  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. . Alan Grayson (D)

  9. . Gus Bilirakis (R)

  10. . Bill Young (R)

  11. . Kathy Castor (D)

  12. . Adam Putnam (R)

  13. . Vern Buchanan (R)

  14. . Connie Mack (R)

  15. . Bill Posey (R)

  16. . Tom Rooney (R)

  17. . Kendrick Meek (D)

  18. . Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)

  19. . Robert Wexler (D), until January 3, 2010

    1. Ted Deutch (D), from April 13, 2010

    . Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

  20. . Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R)

  21. . Ron Klein (D)

  22. . Alcee Hastings (D)

  23. . Suzanne Kosmas (D)

  24. . Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

List of United States representatives from GeorgiaGeorgia

  1. . Jack Kingston (R)

  2. . Sanford Bishop (D)

  3. . Lynn Westmoreland (R)

  4. . Hank Johnson (D)

  5. . John Lewis (D)

  6. . Tom Price (R)

  7. . John Linder (R)

  8. . Jim Marshall (D)

  9. . Nathan Deal (R), until March 21, 2010

    1. Tom Graves (R), from June 8, 2010

    . Paul Broun (R)

  10. . Phil Gingrey (R)

  11. . John Barrow (D)

  12. . David Scott (D)

List of United States representatives from HawaiiHawaii

  1. . Neil Abercrombie (D), until February 28, 2010

    1. Charles Djou (R), from May 22, 2010

    . Mazie Hirono (D)

List of United States representatives from IdahoIdaho

  1. . Walt Minnick (D)

  2. . Mike Simpson (R)

List of United States representatives from IllinoisIllinois

  1. . Bobby Rush (D)

  2. . Jesse Jackson (D)

  3. . Dan Lipinski (D)

  4. . Luis Gutiérrez (D)

  5. . Mike Quigley (D), from April 7, 2009

  6. . Peter Roskam (R)

  7. . Danny Davis (D)

  8. . Melissa Bean (D)

  9. . Jan Schakowsky (D)

  10. . Mark Kirk (R), until November 29, 2010

    1. vacant

    . Debbie Halvorson (D)

  11. . Jerry Costello (D)

  12. . Judy Biggert (R)

  13. . Bill Foster (D)

  14. . Tim V. Johnson (R)

  15. . Donald Manzullo (R)

  16. . Phil Hare (D)

  17. . Aaron Schock (R)

  18. . John Shimkus (R)

List of United States representatives from IndianaIndiana

  1. . Pete Visclosky (D)

  2. . Joe Donnelly (D)

  3. . Mark Souder (R), until May 21, 2010

    1. Marlin Stutzman (R), from November 2, 2010

    . Steve Buyer (R)

  4. . Dan Burton (R)

  5. . Mike Pence (R)

  6. . Andre Carson (D)

  7. . Brad Ellsworth (D)

  8. . Baron Hill (D)

List of United States representatives from IowaIowa

  1. . Bruce Braley (D)

  2. . David Loebsack (D)

  3. . Leonard Boswell (D)

  4. . Tom Latham (R)

  5. . Steve King (R)

List of United States representatives from KansasKansas

  1. . Jerry Moran (R)

  2. . Lynn Jenkins (R)

  3. . Dennis Moore (D)

  4. . Todd Tiahrt (R)

List of United States representatives from KentuckyKentucky

  1. . Ed Whitfield (R)

  2. . Brett Guthrie (R)

  3. . John Yarmuth (D)

  4. . Geoff Davis (R)

  5. . Harold Rogers (R)

  6. . Ben Chandler (D)

List of United States representatives from LouisianaLouisiana

  1. . Steve Scalise (R)

  2. . Joseph Cao (R)

  3. . Charlie Melancon (D)

  4. . John Fleming (R)

  5. . Rodney Alexander (R)

  6. . Bill Cassidy (R)

  7. . Charles Boustany (R)

List of United States representatives from MaineMaine

  1. . Chellie Pingree (D)

  2. . Mike Michaud (D)

List of United States representatives from MarylandMaryland

  1. . Frank Kratovil (D)

  2. . Dutch Ruppersberger (D)

  3. . John Sarbanes (D)

  4. . Donna Edwards (D)

  5. . Steny Hoyer (D)

  6. . Roscoe Bartlett (R)

  7. . Elijah Cummings (D)

  8. . Chris Van Hollen (D)

List of United States representatives from MassachusettsMassachusetts

  1. . John Olver (D)

  2. . Richard Neal (D)

  3. . Jim McGovern (D)

  4. . Barney Frank (D)

  5. . Niki Tsongas (D)

  6. . John Tierney (D)

  7. . Ed Markey (D)

  8. . Mike Capuano (D)

  9. . Stephen Lynch (D)

  10. . Bill Delahunt (D)

List of United States representatives from MichiganMichigan

  1. . Bart Stupak (D)

  2. . Peter Hoekstra (R)

  3. . Vern Ehlers (R)

  4. . David Camp (R)

  5. . Dale Kildee (D)

  6. . Fred Upton (R)

  7. . Mark Schauer (D)

  8. . Mike Rogers (R)

  9. . Gary Peters (D)

  10. . Candice Miller (R)

  11. . Thaddeus McCotter (R)

  12. . Sander Levin (D)

  13. . Carolyn Cheeks (D)

  14. . John Conyers (D)

  15. . John Dingell (D)

List of United States representatives from MinnesotaMinnesota

  1. . Tim Walz (DFL)

  2. . John Kline (R)

  3. . Erik Paulsen (R)

  4. . Betty McCollum (DFL)

  5. . Keith Ellison (DFL)

  6. . Michele Bachmann (R)

  7. . Collin Peterson (DFL)

  8. . Jim Oberstar (DFL)

List of United States representatives from MississippiMississippi

  1. . Travis Childers (D)

  2. . Bennie Thompson (D)

  3. . Gregg Harper (R)

  4. . Gene Taylor (D)

List of United States representatives from MissouriMissouri

  1. . Lacy Clay (D)

  2. . Todd Akin (R)

  3. . Russ Carnahan (D)

  4. . Ike Skelton (D)

  5. . Emanuel Cleaver (D)

  6. . Sam Graves (R)

  7. . Roy Blunt (R)

  8. . Jo Ann Emerson (R)

  9. . Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)

List of United States representatives from MontanaMontana

  1. . Denny Rehberg (R)

List of United States representatives from NebraskaNebraska

  1. . Jeff Fortenberry (R)

  2. . Lee Terry (R)

  3. . Adrian Smith (R)

List of United States representatives from NevadaNevada

  1. . Shelley Berkley (D)

  2. . Dean Heller (R)

  3. . Dina Titus (D)

List of United States representatives from New HampshireNew Hampshire

  1. . Carol Shea-Porter (D)

  2. . Paul Hodes (D)

List of United States representatives from New JerseyNew Jersey

  1. . Rob Andrews (D)

  2. . Frank LoBiondo (R)

  3. . John Adler (D)

  4. . Chris Smith (R)

  5. . Scott Garrett (R)

  6. . Frank Pallone (D)

  7. . Leonard Lance (R)

  8. . Bill Pascrell (D)

  9. . Steve Rothman (D)

  10. . Donald Payne (D)

  11. . Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)

  12. . Rush Holt (D)

  13. . Albio Sires (D)

List of United States representatives from New MexicoNew Mexico

  1. . Martin Heinrich (D)

  2. . Harry Teague (D)

  3. . Ben Lujan (D)

List of United States representatives from New YorkNew York

  1. . Tim Bishop (D)

  2. . Steve Israel (D)

  3. . Peter King (R)

  4. . Carolyn McCarthy (D)

  5. . Gary Ackerman (D)

  6. . Gregory Meeks (D)

  7. . Joseph Crowley (D)

  8. . Jerry Nadler (D)

  9. . Anthony Weiner (D)

  10. . Edolphus Towns (D)

  11. . Yvette Clarke (D)

  12. . Nydia Velázquez (D)

  13. . Michael McMahon (D)

  14. . Carolyn Maloney (D)

  15. . Charles Rangel (D)

  16. . Jose Serrano (D)

  17. . Eliot Engel (D)

  18. . Nita Lowey (D)

  19. . John Hall (D)

  20. . Kirsten Gillibrand (D), until January 26, 2009

    1. Scott Murphy (D), from April 29, 2009

    . Paul Tonko (D)

  21. . Maurice Hinchey (D)

  22. . John McHugh (R), until September 21, 2009

    1. Bill Owens (D), from November 6, 2009

    . Mike Arcuri (D)

  23. . Dan Maffei (D)

  24. . Chris Lee (R)

  25. . Brian Higgins (D)

  26. . Louise Slaughter (D)

  27. . Eric Massa (D), until March 8, 2010

    1. Tom Reed (R), from November 2, 2010

List of United States representatives from North CarolinaNorth Carolina

  1. . G. K. Butterfield (D)

  2. . Bob Etheridge (D)

  3. . Walter Jones (R)

  4. . David Price (D)

  5. . Virginia Foxx (R)

  6. . Howard Coble (R)

  7. . Mike McIntyre (D)

  8. . Larry Kissell (D)

  9. . Sue Myrick (R)

  10. . Patrick McHenry (R)

  11. . Heath Shuler (D)

  12. . Mel Watt (D)

  13. . Brad Miller (D)

List of United States representatives from North DakotaNorth Dakota

  1. . Earl Pomeroy (D-NPL)

List of United States representatives from OhioOhio

  1. . Steve Driehaus (D)

  2. . Jean Schmidt (R)

  3. . Mike Turner (R)

  4. . Jim Jordan (R)

  5. . Bob Latta (R)

  6. . Charlie Wilson (D)

  7. . Steve Austria (R)

  8. . John Boehner (R)

  9. . Marcy Kaptur (D)

  10. . Dennis Kucinich (D)

  11. . Marcia Fudge (D)

  12. . Pat Tiberi (R)

  13. . Betty Sutton (D)

  14. . Steve LaTourette (R)

  15. . Mary Kilroy (D)

  16. . John Boccieri (D)

  17. . Tim Ryan (D)

  18. . Zack Space (D)

List of United States representatives from OklahomaOklahoma

  1. . John Sullivan (R)

  2. . Dan Boren (D)

  3. . Frank Lucas (R)

  4. . Tom Cole (R)

  5. . Mary Fallin (R)

List of United States representatives from OregonOregon

  1. . David Wu (D)

  2. . Greg Walden (R)

  3. . Earl Blumenauer (D)

  4. . Peter DeFazio (D)

  5. . Kurt Schrader (D)

List of United States representatives from PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

  1. . Bob Brady (D)

  2. . Chaka Fattah (D)

  3. . Kathy Dahlkemper (D)

  4. . Jason Altmire (D)

  5. . Glenn Thompson (R)

  6. . Jim Gerlach (R)

  7. . Joe Sestak (D)

  8. . Patrick Murphy (D)

  9. . Bill Shuster (R)

  10. . Chris Carney (D)

  11. . Paul Kanjorski (D)

  12. . John Murtha (D), until February 8, 2010

    1. Mark Critz (D), from May 18, 2010

    . Allyson Schwartz (D)

  13. . Michael Doyle (D)

  14. . Charlie Dent (R)

  15. . Joseph Pitts (R)

  16. . Tim Holden (D)

  17. . Tim Murphy (R)

  18. . Todd Platts (R)

List of United States representatives from Rhode IslandRhode Island

  1. . Patrick Kennedy (D)

  2. . James Langevin (D)

List of United States representatives from South CarolinaSouth Carolina

  1. . Henry E. Brown (R)

  2. . Joe Wilson (R)

  3. . Gresham Barrett (R)

  4. . Bob Inglis (R)

  5. . John Spratt (D)

  6. . Jim Clyburn (D)

List of United States representatives from South DakotaSouth Dakota

  1. . Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D)

List of United States representatives from TennesseeTennessee

  1. . Phil Roe (R)

  2. . Jimmy Duncan (R)

  3. . Zach Wamp (R)

  4. . Lincoln Davis (D)

  5. . Jim Cooper (D)

  6. . Bart Gordon (D)

  7. . Marsha Blackburn (R)

  8. . John Tanner (D)

  9. . Steve Cohen (D)

List of United States representatives from TexasTexas

  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. . Ruben 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 Smith (R)

  22. . Pete Olson (R)

  23. . Ciro Rodriguez (D)

  24. . Kenny Marchant (R)

  25. . Lloyd Doggett (D)

  26. . Michael Burgess (R)

  27. . Solomon Ortiz (D)

  28. . Henry Cuellar (D)

  29. . Gene Green (D)

  30. . Bernice Johnson (D)

  31. . John Carter (R)

  32. . Pete Sessions (R)

List of United States representatives from UtahUtah

  1. . Rob Bishop (R)

  2. . Jim Matheson (D)

  3. . Jason Chaffetz (R)

List of United States representatives from VermontVermont

  1. . Peter Welch (D)

List of United States representatives from VirginiaVirginia

  1. . Rob Wittman (R)

  2. . Glenn Nye (D)

  3. . Bobby Scott (D)

  4. . Randy Forbes (R)

  5. . Tom Perriello (D)

  6. . Bob Goodlatte (R)

  7. . Eric Cantor (R)

  8. . Jim Moran (D)

  9. . Rick Boucher (D)

  10. . Frank Wolf (R)

  11. . Gerry Connolly (D)

List of United States representatives from WashingtonWashington

  1. . Jay Inslee (D)

  2. . Rick Larsen (D)

  3. . Brian Baird (D)

  4. . Doc Hastings (R)

  5. . Cathy Rodgers (R)

  6. . Norm Dicks (D)

  7. . Jim McDermott (D)

  8. . Dave Reichert (R)

  9. . Adam Smith (D)

List of United States representatives from West VirginiaWest Virginia

  1. . Alan Mollohan (D)

  2. . Shelley Moore Capito (R)

  3. . Nick Rahall (D)

List of United States representatives from WisconsinWisconsin

  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. . Steve Kagen (D)

List of United States representatives from WyomingWyoming

  1. . Cynthia Lummis (R)

Non-voting delegates

  1. . Eni Faleomavaega (D)

  2. . Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)

  3. . Madeleine Bordallo (D)

  4. . Gregorio C. Sablan (I, then D)

  5. . Pedro Pierluisi (Resident Commissioner) (D/NPP)

  6. . Donna Christian-Christensen (D)

Changes in membership

Senate

Four of the changes are associated with the 2008 presidential election and appointments to the Obama Administration, one senator changed parties, one election was disputed, two senators died, one senator resigned, and three appointed senators served only until special elections were held during this Congress. |- |- | Minnesota(2) | Disputed | style="font-size:80%" | Norm Coleman (R) expired his term on January 3, 2009, following a challenged election of Al Franken (D). The results were disputed, and the seat remained vacant at the beginning of the Congress.Following recounts and litigation, successor elected June 30, 2009. | nowrap | Al Franken(DFL) | July 7, 2009 |- | Illinois(3) | Vacant | style="font-size:80%" | Barack Obama (D) resigned near the end of the previous Congress, after being elected President of the United States.Successor appointed December 31, 2008, during the last Congress, but due to a credentials challenge, his credentials were not deemed "in order" until January 12, and he was not sworn in to fill his seat until 12 days after the initiation of this Congress. | nowrap | Roland Burris(D) | January 12, 2009 |- | Delaware(2) | nowrap | Joe Biden(D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 15, 2009, to assume the position of Vice President.Successor appointed January 15, 2009, to finish the term. | nowrap | Ted Kaufman(D) | January 16, 2009 |- | Colorado(3) | nowrap | Ken Salazar(D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 20, 2009, to become Secretary of the Interior.Successor appointed on January 21, 2009, and later elected for a full six-year term. | nowrap | Michael Bennet(D) | January 21, 2009 |- | New York(1) | nowrap | Hillary Clinton(D) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 21, 2009, to become Secretary of State.Successor appointed on January 26, 2009, and later elected to finish the term. | nowrap | Kirsten Gillibrand(D) | January 26, 2009 |- | Pennsylvania(3) | nowrap | Arlen Specter(R) | style="font-size:80%" | Changed party affiliation April 30, 2009. | nowrap | Arlen Specter(D) | April 30, 2009 |- | Massachusetts(1) | nowrap | Ted Kennedy(D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died August 25, 2009.Successor appointed September 23, 2009, to finish the term. | nowrap | Paul G. Kirk(D) | September 25, 2009 |- | Florida(3) | nowrap | Mel Martinez(R) | style="font-size:80%" | Resigned September 9, 2009, for personal reasons.Successor appointed September 9, 2009, to finish the term. | nowrap | George LeMieux(R) | September 10, 2009 |- | Massachusetts(1) | nowrap | Paul G. Kirk(D) | style="font-size:80%" | Appointment ended February 4, 2010.Successor elected in the special election for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2013. | nowrap | Scott Brown(R) | February 4, 2010 |- | West Virginia(1) | nowrap | Robert Byrd(D) | style="font-size:80%" | Died June 28, 2010.Successor appointed July 16, 2010, to finish the term. | nowrap | Carte Goodwin(D) | July 16, 2010 |- | Delaware(2) | nowrap | Ted Kaufman(D) | style="font-size:80%" | The appointment lasted only until the November 2010 special election, in which he was not a candidate.Successor elected in the special election for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2015. | nowrap | Chris Coons(D) | November 15, 2010 |- | West Virginia(1) | nowrap | Carte Goodwin(D) | style="font-size:80%" | The appointment lasted only until the November 2010 special election, in which he was not a candidate.Successor elected in the special election for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2013. | nowrap | Joe Manchin(D) | November 15, 2010 |- | Illinois(3) | nowrap | Roland Burris(D) | style="font-size:80%" | The appointment lasted only until the November 2010 special election, in which he was not a candidate.Successor elected to finish the final weeks of the Congress, and a full six-year term. | nowrap | Mark Kirk(R) | November 29, 2010 |}

House of Representatives

Five changes are associated with appointments to the Obama Administration, four directly and one indirectly. Two representatives changed parties, one died, and five resigned. House vacancies are only filled by elections. State laws regulate when (and if) there will be special elections.

|- | | Vacant | Rahm Emanuel (D) resigned near the end of the previous Congress while being re-elected at this Congress, after being named White House Chief of Staff under Obama administration.A special election was held April 7, 2009 | | Mike Quigley (D) | April 7, 2009

|- | | | Kirsten Gillibrand (D) | Resigned January 26, 2009, when appointed to the Senate. A special election was held March 31, 2009. | | Scott Murphy (D) | March 31, 2009

|- | | | Gregorio Sablan (I) | Changed party affiliation February 23, 2009. | | Gregorio Sablan (D) | February 23, 2009

|- | | | Hilda Solis (D) | Resigned February 24, 2009, to become U.S. Secretary of Labor.A special election was held July 14, 2009. | | Judy Chu (D) | July 14, 2009

|- | | | Ellen Tauscher (D) | Resigned June 26, 2009, to become U.S. Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.A special election was held November 3, 2009. | | John Garamendi (D) | November 3, 2009

|- | | | John M. McHugh (R) | Resigned September 21, 2009, to become U.S. Secretary of the Army.A special election was held November 3, 2009. | | Bill Owens (D) | November 3, 2009

|- | | | Parker Griffith (D) | Changed party affiliation December 22, 2009. | | Parker Griffith (R) | December 22, 2009

|- | | | Robert Wexler (D) | Resigned January 3, 2010, to become president of the Center for Middle East Peace & Economic Cooperation.A special election was held April 13, 2010. | | Ted Deutch (D) | April 13, 2010

|- | | | John Murtha (D) | Died February 8, 2010. A special election was held May 18, 2010. | | Mark Critz (D) | May 18, 2010

|- | | | Neil Abercrombie (D) | Resigned February 28, 2010, to focus on run for Governor of Hawaii. A special election was held May 22, 2010. | | Charles Djou (R) | May 22, 2010

|- | | | Eric Massa (D) | Resigned March 8, 2010, due to a recurrence of his cancer, as well as an ethics investigation.A special election was held contemporaneously with the general election on November 2, 2010. | | Tom Reed (R) | November 2, 2010

|- | | | Nathan Deal (R) | Resigned March 21, 2010, to focus on run for Governor of Georgia.A special election runoff was held June 8, 2010. | | Tom Graves (R) | June 8, 2010

|- | | | Mark Souder (R) | Resigned May 21, 2010, after an affair with a staff member was revealed.A special election was held contemporaneously with the general election on November 2, 2010. | | Marlin Stutzman (R) | November 2, 2010

|- | | | Mark Kirk (R) | Resigned November 29, 2010, after being elected U.S. Senator. | colspan=2 | Vacant until the next Congress

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Committees

Senate

House of Representatives

Agriculture (Collin C. Peterson, Chair; Frank Lucas, Ranking)

Appropriations (David Obey, Chair; California Jerry Lewis, Ranking)

Armed Services (Ike Skelton, Chair; Buck McKeon, Ranking)

Education and Labor (George Miller, Chair; John Kline, Ranking)

Energy and Commerce (Henry Waxman, Chair; Joe Barton, Ranking)

Financial Services (Barney Frank, Chair; Spencer Bachus, Ranking)

Foreign Affairs (Howard Berman, Chair; Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking)

Homeland Security (Bennie Thompson, Chair; Peter T. King, Ranking)

House Administration (Bob Brady, Chair; Dan Lungren, Ranking)

Intelligence (Permanent Select) (Silvestre Reyes, Chair; Peter Hoekstra, Ranking)

Judiciary (John Conyers, Chair; Lamar S. Smith, Ranking)

Natural Resources (Nick Rahall, Chair; Doc Hastings, Ranking)

Oversight and Government Reform (Edolphus Towns, Chair; Darrell Issa, Ranking)

Rules (Louise Slaughter, Chair; David Dreier, Ranking)

Science and Technology (Bart Gordon, Chair; Ralph Hall, Ranking)

Small Business (Nydia Velazquez, Chair; Sam Graves, Ranking)

Transportation and Infrastructure (James Oberstar, Chair; John Mica, Ranking)

Veterans' Affairs (Bob Filner, Chair; Steve Buyer, Ranking)

Ways and Means (Sander Levin, from March 4, 2010 (acting; Dave Camp, Ranking)

Joint committees

Caucuses

Employees

List of federal agencies in the United States#United States CongressLegislative branch agency directors

Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Robert A. Sunshine (acting), until January 22, 2009

Public Printer of the United States: Robert C. Tapella, until December 29, 2010

Senate

Historian: Richard A. Baker, until 2009

House of Representatives

Employees include:

Chief Administrative Officer: Daniel P. Beard, until July 1, 2010

Historian: Robert Remini, until 2010

Inspector General: James J. Cornell, until January 2, 2010

See also

Elections

2008 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)

2010 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)

Membership lists

References

Notes