115th United States Congress

2017–2019 legislative term

115th United States Congress
114th ←
→ 116th
United States Capitol (2017)

January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Members100 senators
435 representatives
6 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityRepublican
Senate PresidentJoe Biden (D)[a]
(until January 20, 2017)
Mike Pence (R)
(from January 20, 2017)
House majorityRepublican
House SpeakerPaul Ryan (R)
Sessions
1st: January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2018
2nd: January 3, 2018 – January 3, 2019
House of Representatives member pin for the 115th U.S. Congress
Congressional Record
Volume 163
Volume 163 (2017)
Volume 164
Volume 164 (2018)

The 115th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States of America federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 2017, to January 3, 2019, during the final weeks of Barack Obama's presidency and the first two years of Donald Trump's presidency. The seats in the House were apportioned based on the 2010 United States census.[1]

The Republican Party retained their majority in both the House and the Senate, and, with inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2017, attained an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the 109th Congress in 2005. This remains the last Congress to date in which the Republican Party held a trifecta.

Several political scientists described the legislative accomplishments of this Congress as modest, considering that both Congress and the presidency were under unified Republican Party control.[2][3][4][5]

As of 2024, this is the most recent Congress in which Democrats held Senate seats in Florida, Missouri, Indiana and North Dakota, and the last time Republicans held a House seat in Maine, a Senate seat in Nevada, and both of Arizona's Senate seats.

Major events

Donald Trump takes the oath of office as the 45th president of the United States
President Donald Trump addressing Congress, with Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan.
American Federation of Government Employees members protesting for the federal employees affected by the January 2018 government shutdown
Donald Trump meeting with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer regarding the looming 2018–2019 government shutdown

Major legislation

Enacted

Trump signing the Music Modernization Act
Senator Tammy Duckworth and then House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi opposing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Proposed

Party summary

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

Senate

  • Senate membership
  • Final (from December 31, 2018)
    Final (from December 31, 2018)
  • January 3, 2017 – February 8, 2017
    January 3, 2017 – February 8, 2017
  • February 8, 2017 – February 9, 2017
    February 8, 2017 – February 9, 2017
  • February 9, 2017 – January 2, 2018
    February 9, 2017 – January 2, 2018
  • January 2, 2018 – January 3, 2018
    January 2, 2018 – January 3, 2018
  • January 3, 2018 – April 1, 2018
    January 3, 2018 – April 1, 2018
  • April 1, 2018 – April 2, 2018
    April 1, 2018 – April 2, 2018
  • April 2, 2018 – August 25, 2018
    April 2, 2018 – August 25, 2018
  • August 25, 2018 – September 4, 2018
    August 25, 2018 – September 4, 2018
  • September 4, 2018 – December 31, 2018
    September 4, 2018 – December 31, 2018
Affiliation Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Vacant
Democratic Independent
(caucusing with
Democrats)
Republican
End of previous Congress 44 2 54 100 0
Begin (January 3, 2017) 46 2 52 100 0
February 8, 2017 [b] 51 99 1
February 9, 2017 [b] 52 100 0
January 2, 2018 [c] 45 99 1
January 3, 2018 [b][c] 47 51 100 0
April 1, 2018 [d] 50 99 1
April 2, 2018 [d] 51 100 0
August 25, 2018 [e] 50 99 1
September 4, 2018 [e] 51 100 0
December 31, 2018 [e] 50 99 1
Final voting share 49.5% 50.5%
Beginning of the next Congress 45 2 52 99 1

House of Representatives

House membership (from December 31, 2018)
     196 Democrats
     236 Republicans

     3 vacant
Ideological divisions in the House (on March 27, 2017)
     69 Progressive Caucus
     Freedom Caucus 33      

     113 Other Democrats
     Other Republicans 156      

     11 Blue Dog Coalition
     Tuesday Group 48      

     4 vacant
Party
(shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Vacant
Democratic Independent Republican
End of previous Congress 187 0 246 433 2
Begin (January 3, 2017) 194 0 241 435 0
January 23, 2017 [f] 240 434 1
January 24, 2017 [g] 193 433 2
February 10, 2017 [h] 239 432 3
February 16, 2017 [i] 238 431 4
March 1, 2017 [j] 237 430 5
April 11, 2017 [f][k] 238 431 4
May 25, 2017 [j][k] 239 432 3
June 6, 2017 [g][k] 194 433 2
June 20, 2017 [h][i][k] 241 435 0
June 30, 2017 [l] 240 434 1
October 21, 2017 [m] 239 433 2
November 7, 2017 [l][k] 240 434 1
December 5, 2017 [n] 193 433 2
December 8, 2017 [o] 239 432 3
January 15, 2018 [p] 238 431 4
March 13, 2018 [m][k] 194 432 3
March 16, 2018 [q] 193 431 4
April 6, 2018 [r] 237 430 5
April 23, 2018 [s] 236 429 6
April 24, 2018 [o][k] 237 430 5
April 27, 2018 [t] 236 429 6
May 12, 2018 [u] 235 428 7
June 30, 2018 [r][k] 236 429 6
August 7, 2018 [p][k] 237 430 5
September 10, 2018 [v] 236 429 6
September 30, 2018 [w] 235 428 7
November 6, 2018 [n][q][s][t][u] 197 236 433 2
December 31, 2018 [x] 196 432 3
Final voting share 45.4% 0.0% 54.6%  
Non-voting members 3 1 2 6 0
Beginning of the next Congress 235 0 199 434 1[29]

Leadership

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

Senate

Senate President
Joe Biden
Joe Biden (D),
until January 20, 2017
Mike Pence
Mike Pence (R),
from January 20, 2017
Senate President pro tempore

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

House of Representatives

House Speaker

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

Demographics

Note: Demographics are accurate as of the commencement of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2017.
Democratic women in the House of Representatives wearing white to honor women's suffrage. (March 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.[33]

Religious affiliation
Senate affiliation
House affiliation

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.[33] 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.[33]

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.[33] 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.[33]

Seven openly LGBT members served in the 115th Congress. Tammy Baldwin,[34] Jared Polis,[35] Sean Patrick Maloney, Mark Takano, David Cicilline, and Mark Pocan are openly gay, while Kyrsten Sinema is openly bisexual.[36]

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.[33]

Members

Senate

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.

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)

Alaska

2. Dan Sullivan (R)
3. Lisa Murkowski (R)

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

Arkansas

2. Tom Cotton (R)
3. John Boozman (R)

California

1. Dianne Feinstein (D)
3. Kamala Harris (D)

Colorado

2. Cory Gardner (R)
3. Michael Bennet (D)

Connecticut

1. Chris Murphy (D)
3. Richard Blumenthal (D)

Delaware

1. Tom Carper (D)
2. Chris Coons (D)

Florida

1. Bill Nelson (D)
3. Marco Rubio (R)

Georgia

2. David Perdue (R)
3. Johnny Isakson (R)

Hawaii

1. Mazie Hirono (D)
3. Brian Schatz (D)

Idaho

2. Jim Risch (R)
3. Mike Crapo (R)

Illinois

2. Dick Durbin (D)
3. Tammy Duckworth (D)

Indiana

1. Joe Donnelly (D)
3. Todd Young (R)

Iowa

2. Joni Ernst (R)
3. Chuck Grassley (R)

Kansas

2. Pat Roberts (R)
3. Jerry Moran (R)

Kentucky

2. Mitch McConnell (R)
3. Rand Paul (R)

Louisiana

2. Bill Cassidy (R)
3. John Kennedy (R)

Maine

1. Angus King (I)
2. Susan Collins (R)

Maryland

1. Ben Cardin (D)
3. Chris Van Hollen (D)

Massachusetts

1. Elizabeth Warren (D)
2. Ed Markey (D)

Michigan

1. Debbie Stabenow (D)
2. Gary Peters (D)

Minnesota

1. Amy Klobuchar (DFL)[y]
2. Al Franken (DFL),[y](until January 2, 2018)
Tina Smith (DFL),[y](from January 3, 2018)[37]

Mississippi

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

Missouri

1. Claire McCaskill (D)
3. Roy Blunt (R)

Montana

1. Jon Tester (D)
2. Steve Daines (R)

Nebraska

1. Deb Fischer (R)
2. Ben Sasse (R)

Nevada

1. Dean Heller (R)
3. Catherine Cortez Masto (D)

New Hampshire

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

New Jersey

1. Bob Menendez (D)
2. Cory Booker (D)

New Mexico

1. Martin Heinrich (D)
2. Tom Udall (D)

New York

1. Kirsten Gillibrand (D)
3. Chuck Schumer (D)

North Carolina

2. Thom Tillis (R)
3. Richard Burr (R)

North Dakota

1. Heidi Heitkamp (D-NPL)[y]
3. John Hoeven (R)

Ohio

1. Sherrod Brown (D)
3. Rob Portman (R)

Oklahoma

2. Jim Inhofe (R)
3. James Lankford (R)

Oregon

2. Jeff Merkley (D)
3. Ron Wyden (D)

Pennsylvania

1. Bob Casey Jr. (D)
3. Pat Toomey (R)

Rhode Island

1. Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
2. Jack Reed (D)

South Carolina

2. Lindsey Graham (R)
3. Tim Scott (R)

South Dakota

2. Mike Rounds (R)
3. John Thune (R)

Tennessee

1. Bob Corker (R)
2. Lamar Alexander (R)

Texas

1. Ted Cruz (R)
2. John Cornyn (R)

Utah

1. Orrin Hatch (R)
3. Mike Lee (R)

Vermont

1. Bernie Sanders (I)
3. Patrick Leahy (D)

Virginia

1. Tim Kaine (D)
2. Mark Warner (D)

Washington

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

West Virginia

1. Joe Manchin (D)
2. Shelley Moore Capito (R)

Wisconsin

1. Tammy Baldwin (D)
3. Ron Johnson (R)

Wyoming

1. John Barrasso (R)
2. Mike Enzi (R)
Party membership of the Senate, by state:
  2 Democrats
  2 Republicans
  1 Democrat and 1 Republican
   1 Independent and 1 Democrat
   1 Independent and 1 Republican
Senate majority leadership
Mitch McConnell
Senate Republican leader
Mitch McConnell
John Cornyn
Senate Republican whip
John Cornyn
Senate minority leadership
Charles Schumer
Senate Democratic leader
Chuck Schumer
Richard Durbin
Senate Democratic whip
Richard Durbin

House of Representatives

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

Alabama

1. Bradley Byrne (R)
2. Martha Roby (R)
3. Mike Rogers (R)
4. Robert Aderholt (R)
5. Mo Brooks (R)
6. Gary Palmer (R)
7. Terri Sewell (D)

Alaska

At-large. Don Young (R)

Arizona

1. Tom O'Halleran (D)
2. Martha McSally (R)
3. Raúl Grijalva (D)
4. Paul Gosar (R)
5. Andy Biggs (R)
6. David Schweikert (R)
7. Ruben Gallego (D)
8. Trent Franks (R), until December 8, 2017
Debbie Lesko (R), from April 24, 2018
9. Kyrsten Sinema (D)

Arkansas

1. Rick Crawford (R)
2. French Hill (R)
3. Steve Womack (R)
4. Bruce Westerman (R)

California

1. Doug LaMalfa (R)
2. Jared Huffman (D)
3. John Garamendi (D)
4. Tom McClintock (R)
5. Mike Thompson (D)
6. Doris Matsui (D)
7. Ami Bera (D)
8. Paul Cook (R)
9. Jerry McNerney (D)
10. Jeff Denham (R)
11. Mark DeSaulnier (D)
12. Nancy Pelosi (D)
13. Barbara Lee (D)
14. Jackie Speier (D)
15. Eric Swalwell (D)
16. Jim Costa (D)
17. Ro Khanna (D)
18. Anna Eshoo (D)
19. Zoe Lofgren (D)
20. Jimmy Panetta (D)
21. David Valadao (R)
22. Devin Nunes (R)
23. Kevin McCarthy (R)
24. Salud Carbajal (D)
25. Steve Knight (R)
26. Julia Brownley (D)
27. Judy Chu (D)
28. Adam Schiff (D)
29. Tony Cárdenas (D)
30. Brad Sherman (D)
31. Pete Aguilar (D)
32. Grace Napolitano (D)
33. Ted Lieu (D)
34. Xavier Becerra (D), until January 24, 2017
Jimmy Gomez (D), from June 6, 2017
35. Norma Torres (D)
36. Raul Ruiz (D)
37. Karen Bass (D)
38. Linda Sánchez (D)
39. Ed Royce (R)
40. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)
41. Mark Takano (D)
42. Ken Calvert (R)
43. Maxine Waters (D)
44. Nanette Barragán (D)
45. Mimi Walters (R)
46. Lou Correa (D)
47. Alan Lowenthal (D)
48. Dana Rohrabacher (R)
49. Darrell Issa (R)
50. Duncan D. Hunter (R)
51. Juan Vargas (D)
52. Scott Peters (D)
53. Susan Davis (D)

Colorado

1. Diana DeGette (D)
2. Jared Polis (D)
3. Scott Tipton (R)
4. Ken Buck (R)
5. Doug Lamborn (R)
6. Mike Coffman (R)
7. Ed Perlmutter (D)

Connecticut

1. John B. Larson (D)
2. Joe Courtney (D)
3. Rosa DeLauro (D)
4. Jim Himes (D)
5. Elizabeth Esty (D)

Delaware

At-large. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D)

Florida

1. Matt Gaetz (R)
2. Neal Dunn (R)
3. Ted Yoho (R)
4. John Rutherford (R)
5. Al Lawson (D)
6. Ron DeSantis (R), until September 10, 2018
Vacant
7. Stephanie Murphy (D)
8. Bill Posey (R)
9. Darren Soto (D)
10. Val Demings (D)
11. Daniel Webster (R)
12. Gus Bilirakis (R)
13. Charlie Crist (D)
14. Kathy Castor (D)
15. Dennis A. Ross (R)
16. Vern Buchanan (R)
17. Tom Rooney (R)
18. Brian Mast (R)
19. Francis Rooney (R)
20. Alcee Hastings (D)
21. Lois Frankel (D)
22. Ted Deutch (D)
23. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
24. Frederica Wilson (D)
25. Mario Díaz-Balart (R)
26. Carlos Curbelo (R)
27. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)

Georgia

1. Buddy Carter (R)
2. Sanford Bishop (D)
3. Drew Ferguson (R)
4. Hank Johnson (D)
5. John Lewis (D)
6. Tom Price (R), until February 10, 2017
Karen Handel (R), from June 20, 2017
7. Rob Woodall (R)
8. Austin Scott (R)
9. Doug Collins (R)
10. Jody Hice (R)
11. Barry Loudermilk (R)
12. Rick W. Allen (R)
13. David Scott (D)
14. Tom Graves (R)

Hawaii

1. Colleen Hanabusa (D)
2. Tulsi Gabbard (D)

Idaho

1. Raúl Labrador (R)
2. Mike Simpson (R)

Illinois

1. Bobby Rush (D)
2. Robin Kelly (D)
3. Dan Lipinski (D)
4. Luis Gutiérrez (D)
5. Mike Quigley (D)
6. Peter Roskam (R)
7. Danny K. Davis (D)
8. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)
9. Jan Schakowsky (D)
10. Brad Schneider (D)
11. Bill Foster (D)
12. Mike Bost (R)
13. Rodney Davis (R)
14. Randy Hultgren (R)
15. John Shimkus (R)
16. Adam Kinzinger (R)
17. Cheri Bustos (D)
18. Darin LaHood (R)

Indiana

1. Pete Visclosky (D)
2. Jackie Walorski (R)
3. Jim Banks (R)
4. Todd Rokita (R)
5. Susan Brooks (R)
6. Luke Messer (R)
7. André Carson (D)
8. Larry Bucshon (R)
9. Trey Hollingsworth (R)

Iowa

1. Rod Blum (R)
2. Dave Loebsack (D)
3. David Young (R)
4. Steve King (R)

Kansas

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

Kentucky

1. James Comer (R)
2. Brett Guthrie (R)
3. John Yarmuth (D)
4. Thomas Massie (R)
5. Hal Rogers (R)
6. Andy Barr (R)

Louisiana

1. Steve Scalise (R)
2. Cedric Richmond (D)
3. Clay Higgins (R)
4. Mike Johnson (R)
5. Ralph Abraham (R)
6. Garret Graves (R)

Maine

1. Chellie Pingree (D)
2. Bruce Poliquin (R)

Maryland

1. Andy Harris (R)
2. Dutch Ruppersberger (D)
3. John Sarbanes (D)
4. Anthony Brown (D)
5. Steny Hoyer (D)
6. John Delaney (D)
7. Elijah Cummings (D)
8. Jamie Raskin (D)

Massachusetts

1. Richard Neal (D)
2. Jim McGovern (D)
3. Niki Tsongas (D)
4. Joseph P. Kennedy III (D)
5. Katherine Clark (D)
6. Seth Moulton (D)
7. Mike Capuano (D)
8. Stephen F. Lynch (D)
9. Bill Keating (D)

Michigan

1. Jack Bergman (R)
2. Bill Huizenga (R)
3. Justin Amash (R)
4. John Moolenaar (R)
5. Dan Kildee (D)
6. Fred Upton (R)
7. Tim Walberg (R)
8. Mike Bishop (R)
9. Sander Levin (D)
10. Paul Mitchell (R)
11. Dave Trott (R)
12. Debbie Dingell (D)
13. John Conyers (D), until December 5, 2017
Brenda Jones (D), from November 29, 2018
14. Brenda Lawrence (D)

Minnesota

1. Tim Walz (DFL)[y]
2. Jason Lewis (R)
3. Erik Paulsen (R)
4. Betty McCollum (DFL)[y]
5. Keith Ellison (DFL)[y]
6. Tom Emmer (R)
7. Collin Peterson (DFL)[y]
8. Rick Nolan (DFL)[y]

Mississippi

1. Trent Kelly (R)
2. Bennie Thompson (D)
3. Gregg Harper (R)
4. Steven Palazzo (R)


Missouri

1. Lacy Clay (D)
2. Ann Wagner (R)
3. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)
4. Vicky Hartzler (R)
5. Emanuel Cleaver (D)
6. Sam Graves (R)
7. Billy Long (R)
8. Jason T. Smith (R)

Montana

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

Nebraska

1. Jeff Fortenberry (R)
2. Don Bacon (R)
3. Adrian Smith (R)

Nevada

1. Dina Titus (D)
2. Mark Amodei (R)
3. Jacky Rosen (D)
4. Ruben Kihuen (D)

New Hampshire

1. Carol Shea-Porter (D)
2. Annie Kuster (D)

New Jersey

1. Donald Norcross (D)
2. Frank LoBiondo (R)
3. Tom MacArthur (R)
4. Chris Smith (R)
5. Josh Gottheimer (D)
6. Frank Pallone (D)
7. Leonard Lance (R)
8. Albio Sires (D)
9. Bill Pascrell (D)
10. Donald Payne Jr. (D)
11. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)
12. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)

New Mexico

1. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D), until December 31, 2018
Vacant
2. Steve Pearce (R)
3. Ben Ray Luján (D)

New York

1. Lee Zeldin (R)
2. Peter T. King (R)
3. Thomas Suozzi (D)
4. Kathleen Rice (D)
5. Gregory Meeks (D)
6. Grace Meng (D)
7. Nydia Velázquez (D)
8. Hakeem Jeffries (D)
9. Yvette Clarke (D)
10. Jerrold Nadler (D)
11. Dan Donovan (R)
12. Carolyn Maloney (D)
13. Adriano Espaillat (D)
14. Joseph Crowley (D)
15. José E. Serrano (D)
16. Eliot Engel (D)
17. Nita Lowey (D)
18. Sean Patrick Maloney (D)
19. John Faso (R)
20. Paul Tonko (D)
21. Elise Stefanik (R)
22. Claudia Tenney (R)
23. Tom Reed (R)
24. John Katko (R)
25. Louise Slaughter (D), until March 16, 2018
Joseph D. Morelle (D), from November 6, 2018
26. Brian Higgins (D)
27. Chris Collins (R)

North Carolina

1. G. K. Butterfield (D)
2. George Holding (R)
3. Walter B. Jones Jr. (R)
4. David Price (D)
5. Virginia Foxx (R)
6. Mark Walker (R)
7. David Rouzer (R)
8. Richard Hudson (R)
9. Robert Pittenger (R)
10. Patrick McHenry (R)
11. Mark Meadows (R)
12. Alma Adams (D)
13. Ted Budd (R)

North Dakota

At-large. Kevin Cramer (R)

Ohio

1. Steve Chabot (R)
2. Brad Wenstrup (R)
3. Joyce Beatty (D)
4. Jim Jordan (R)
5. Bob Latta (R)
6. Bill Johnson (R)
7. Bob Gibbs (R)
8. Warren Davidson (R)
9. Marcy Kaptur (D)
10. Mike Turner (R)
11. Marcia Fudge (D)
12. Pat Tiberi (R), until January 15, 2018
Troy Balderson (R), from August 7, 2018[z]
13. Tim Ryan (D)
14. David Joyce (R)
15. Steve Stivers (R)
16. Jim Renacci (R)

Oklahoma

1. Jim Bridenstine (R), until April 23, 2018
Kevin Hern (R), from November 6, 2018
2. Markwayne Mullin (R)
3. Frank Lucas (R)
4. Tom Cole (R)
5. Steve Russell (R)

Oregon

1. Suzanne Bonamici (D)
2. Greg Walden (R)
3. Earl Blumenauer (D)
4. Peter DeFazio (D)
5. Kurt Schrader (D)

Pennsylvania

1. Bob Brady (D)
2. Dwight Evans (D)
3. Mike Kelly (R)
4. Scott Perry (R)
5. Glenn Thompson (R)
6. Ryan Costello (R)
7. Pat Meehan (R), until April 27, 2018
Mary Gay Scanlon (D), from November 6, 2018
8. Brian Fitzpatrick (R)
9. Bill Shuster (R)
10. Tom Marino (R)
11. Lou Barletta (R)
12. Keith Rothfus (R)
13. Brendan Boyle (D)
14. Michael F. Doyle (D)
15. Charlie Dent (R), until May 12, 2018
Susan Wild (D), from November 6, 2018
16. Lloyd Smucker (R)
17. Matt Cartwright (D)
18. Tim Murphy (R), until October 21, 2017
Conor Lamb (D) from March 13, 2018

Rhode Island

1. David Cicilline (D)
2. James Langevin (D)

South Carolina

1. Mark Sanford (R)
2. Joe Wilson (R)
3. Jeff Duncan (R)
4. Trey Gowdy (R)
5. Mick Mulvaney (R), until February 16, 2017
Ralph Norman (R), from June 20, 2017
6. Jim Clyburn (D)
7. Tom Rice (R)

South Dakota

At-large. Kristi Noem (R)

Tennessee

1. Phil Roe (R)
2. Jimmy Duncan (R)
3. Chuck Fleischmann (R)
4. Scott DesJarlais (R)
5. Jim Cooper (D)
6. Diane Black (R)
7. Marsha Blackburn (R)
8. David Kustoff (R)
9. Steve Cohen (D)

Texas

1. Louie Gohmert (R)
2. Ted Poe (R)
3. Sam Johnson (R)
4. John Ratcliffe (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. Randy Weber (R)
15. Vicente Gonzalez (D)
16. Beto O'Rourke (D)
17. Bill Flores (R)
18. Sheila Jackson Lee (D)
19. Jodey Arrington (R)
20. Joaquín Castro (D)
21. Lamar S. Smith (R)
22. Pete Olson (R)
23. Will Hurd (R)
24. Kenny Marchant (R)
25. Roger Williams (R)
26. Michael Burgess (R)
27. Blake Farenthold (R), until April 6, 2018
Michael Cloud (R), from June 30, 2018
28. Henry Cuellar (D)
29. Gene Green (D)
30. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)
31. John Carter (R)
32. Pete Sessions (R)
33. Marc Veasey (D)
34. Filemon Vela Jr. (D)
35. Lloyd Doggett (D)
36. Brian Babin (R)

Utah

1. Rob Bishop (R)
2. Chris Stewart (R)
3. Jason Chaffetz (R), until June 30, 2017
John Curtis (R), from November 7, 2017
4. Mia Love (R)

Vermont

At-large. Peter Welch (D)

Virginia

1. Rob Wittman (R)
2. Scott Taylor (R)
3. Bobby Scott (D)
4. Donald McEachin (D)
5. Tom Garrett Jr. (R)
6. Bob Goodlatte (R)
7. Dave Brat (R)
8. Don Beyer (D)
9. Morgan Griffith (R)
10. Barbara Comstock (R)
11. Gerry Connolly (D)

Washington

1. Suzan DelBene (D)
2. Rick Larsen (D)
3. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)
4. Dan Newhouse (R)
5. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)
6. Derek Kilmer (D)
7. Pramila Jayapal (D)
8. Dave Reichert (R)
9. Adam Smith (D)
10. Dennis Heck (D)

West Virginia

1. David McKinley (R)
2. Alex Mooney (R)
3. Evan Jenkins (R), until September 30, 2018
Vacant

Wisconsin

1. Paul Ryan (R)
2. Mark Pocan (D)
3. Ron Kind (D)
4. Gwen Moore (D)
5. Jim Sensenbrenner (R)
6. Glenn Grothman (R)
7. Sean Duffy (R)
8. Mike Gallagher (R)

Wyoming

At-large. Liz Cheney (R)

Non-voting members

American Samoa. Amata Coleman Radewagen (R)
District of Columbia. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)
Guam. Madeleine Bordallo (D)
Northern Mariana Islands. Gregorio Sablan (I)
Puerto Rico. Jenniffer González (PNP/R) (Resident Commissioner)
United States Virgin Islands. Stacey Plaskett (D)
Results of the 2016 elections that were first seated in this Congress. Pale blue are Democratic holds; pale red are Republican holds; bright blue are Democratic gains; bright red are Republican gains.
House votes by party holding plurality in state
Democratic
     100%
     80-99%
     70-79%
     60-69%
     51-59%
     50%
Republican
     100%
     80-99%
     70-79%
     60-69%
     51-59%
     50%
House majority leadership
Kevin McCarthy
House Republican leader
Kevin McCarthy
Steve Scalise
House Republican whip
Steve Scalise
House minority leadership
Nancy Pelosi
House Democratic leader
Nancy Pelosi
Steny Hoyer
House Democratic whip
Steny Hoyer
Newly elected members of the House of Representatives on the Capitol steps

Caucuses

Changes in membership

Senate

Senate changes
State
(class)
Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[aa]
Alabama
(2)
Jeff Sessions
(R)
Resigned February 8, 2017, to become U.S. Attorney General.[38]
Successor appointed February 9, 2017, to continue the term.[39]
Luther Strange
(R)
February 9, 2017
Minnesota
(2)
Al Franken
(D)
Resigned January 2, 2018, amid a sexual misconduct scandal.[40]
Successor appointed January 2, 2018, to continue the term.[37]
Appointee was later elected to finish the term ending January 3, 2021.
Tina Smith
(D)
January 3, 2018
Alabama
(2)
Luther Strange
(R)
Appointment expired January 3, 2018, following a special election.[41][42]
Successor elected December 12, 2017, and seated January 3, 2018 to finish the term ending January 3, 2021.[43]
Doug Jones
(D)
January 3, 2018
Mississippi
(2)
Thad Cochran
(R)
Resigned April 1, 2018, for health reasons.[44]
Successor appointed April 2, 2018, to continue the term.[k]
Appointee was later elected to finish the term ending January 3, 2021.
Cindy Hyde-Smith
(R)
April 9, 2018
Arizona
(3)
John McCain
(R)
Died August 25, 2018.[45]
Successor appointed September 4, 2018, to continue the term.[46]
Jon Kyl
(R)
September 5, 2018
Arizona
(3)
Jon Kyl
(R)
Resigned December 31, 2018.[28]
Successor was seated in next Congress.
Vacant until the next Congress

House of Representatives

House changes
District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[aa]
Kansas 4 Mike Pompeo
(R)
Resigned January 23, 2017, to become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.[47]
A special election was held April 11, 2017.[48]
Ron Estes
(R)
April 25, 2017
California 34 Xavier Becerra
(D)
Resigned January 24, 2017, to become Attorney General of California.[49]
A special election was held June 6, 2017.[50]
Jimmy Gomez
(D)
July 11, 2017
Georgia 6 Tom Price
(R)
Resigned February 10, 2017, to become U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.[51]
A special election was held June 20, 2017.[52]
Karen Handel
(R)
June 26, 2017
South Carolina 5 Mick Mulvaney
(R)
Resigned February 16, 2017, to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget.[53]
A special election was held June 20, 2017.[54]
Ralph Norman
(R)
June 26, 2017
Montana at-large Ryan Zinke
(R)
Resigned March 1, 2017, to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior.[53]
A special election was held May 25, 2017.[55]
Greg Gianforte
(R)
June 21, 2017
Utah 3 Jason Chaffetz
(R)
Resigned June 30, 2017, for personal reasons.[56]
A special election was held November 7, 2017.[57]
John Curtis
(R)
November 13, 2017
Pennsylvania 18 Tim Murphy
(R)
Resigned October 21, 2017.[58]
A special election was held March 13, 2018.[59]
Conor Lamb
(D)
April 12, 2018
Michigan 13 John Conyers
(D)
Resigned December 5, 2017.[60]
A special election was held November 6, 2018.[61]
Brenda Jones
(D)[62]
November 29, 2018
Arizona 8 Trent Franks
(R)
Resigned December 8, 2017.[63]
A special election was held April 24, 2018.[64]
Debbie Lesko
(R)
May 7, 2018
Ohio 12 Pat Tiberi
(R)
Resigned January 15, 2018, to lead the Ohio Business Roundtable.[65][66]
A special election was held August 7, 2018[67]
Troy Balderson (R) September 5, 2018
New York 25 Louise Slaughter
(D)
Died March 16, 2018.[68]
A special election was held November 6, 2018.[69]
Joseph Morelle
(D)
November 13, 2018
Texas 27 Blake Farenthold
(R)
Resigned April 6, 2018.[22]
A special election was held June 30, 2018.[70]
Michael Cloud
(R)
July 10, 2018
Oklahoma 1 Jim Bridenstine
(R)
Resigned April 23, 2018, to become the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.[71]
Successor was elected to the next term and, by Oklahoma law, was considered thereby "appointed" November 6, 2018 to finish the current term.[citation needed] There is debate about the legality of such an appointment, however.[citation needed]
Kevin Hern
(R)
November 13, 2018
Pennsylvania 7 Pat Meehan
(R)
Resigned April 27, 2018.[72]
A special election was held November 6, 2018.[73]
Mary Gay Scanlon
(D)
November 13, 2018
Pennsylvania 15 Charlie Dent
(R)
Resigned May 12, 2018.[74]
A special election was held November 6, 2018.[73]
Susan Wild
(D)
November 27, 2018[75]
Florida 6 Ron DeSantis
(R)
Resigned September 10, 2018, to focus on gubernatorial campaign.[76]
Seat remained vacant until determined by general election.
Vacant until the next Congress
West Virginia 3 Evan Jenkins
(R)
Resigned September 30, 2018, to become justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.[77]
Seat remained vacant until determined by general election.
New Mexico 1 Michelle Lujan Grisham
(D)
Resigned December 31, 2018, to become Governor of New Mexico.

Committees

Section contents: Senate, House, Joint

Senate

Committee Chairman Ranking Member
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Pat Roberts (R-KS) Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Appropriations Richard Shelby (R-AL) Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Armed Services John McCain (R-AZ) until August 25, 2018
Jim Inhofe (R-OK) from September 6, 2018
Acting from December 2017
Jack Reed (D-RI)
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Mike Crapo (R-ID) Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Budget Mike Enzi (R-WY) Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
Commerce, Science and Transportation John Thune (R-SD) Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Energy and Natural Resources Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Environment and Public Works John Barrasso (R-WY) Tom Carper (D-DE)
Finance Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Foreign Relations Bob Corker (R-TN) Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Patty Murray (D-WA)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Ron Johnson (R-WI) Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
Judiciary Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Rules and Administration Roy Blunt (R-MO) Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Jim Risch (R-ID) Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Veterans' Affairs Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Jon Tester (D-MT)
Aging (Special) Susan Collins (R-ME) Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA)
Ethics (Select) Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Chris Coons (D-DE)
Indian Affairs (Permanent Select) John Hoeven (R-ND) Tom Udall (D-NM)
Intelligence (Select) Richard Burr (R-NC) Mark Warner (D-VA)
International Narcotics Control (Permanent Caucus) Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

House of Representatives

Committee Chairman[78] Ranking Member
Agriculture Mike Conaway (R-TX) Collin Peterson (D-MN)
Appropriations Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) Nita Lowey (D-NY)
Armed Services Mac Thornberry (R-TX) Adam Smith (D-WA)
Budget Diane Black (R-TN), until January 11, 2018
Acting until February 16, 2017
Steve Womack (R-AR), from January 11, 2018
John Yarmuth (D-KY)
Education and the Workforce Virginia Foxx (R-NC) Bobby Scott (D-VA)
Energy and Commerce Greg Walden (R-OR) Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Ethics Susan Brooks (R-IN) Ted Deutch (D-FL)
Financial Services Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Foreign Affairs Ed Royce (R-CA) Eliot Engel (D-NY)
Homeland Security Michael McCaul (R-TX) Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
House Administration Gregg Harper (R-MS) Bob Brady (D-PA)
Judiciary Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) John Conyers (D-MI), until November 26, 2017
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), from November 26, 2017
Acting until December 20, 2017
Natural Resources Rob Bishop (R-UT) Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
Oversight and Government Reform Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), until June 13, 2017
Trey Gowdy (R-SC), from June 13, 2017
Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
Rules Pete Sessions (R-TX) Louise Slaughter (D-NY), until March 16, 2018
Jim McGovern (D-MA), from March 17, 2018
Acting until April 10, 2018
Science, Space and Technology Lamar Smith (R-TX) Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Small Business Steve Chabot (R-OH) Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
Transportation and Infrastructure Bill Shuster (R-PA) Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
Veterans' Affairs Phil Roe (R-TN) Tim Walz (D-MN)
Ways and Means Kevin Brady (R-TX) Richard Neal (D-MA)
Human Rights (Lantos Commission) Randy Hultgren (R-IL) Jim McGovern (D-MA)
Intelligence (Permanent Select) Devin Nunes (R-CA) Adam Schiff (D-CA)

Joint

Committee Chairman Ranking Member
Economic Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH), until January 11, 2018
Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN), from January 11, 2018
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Library Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Printing Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Rep. Bob Brady (D-PA)
Taxation Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (Select) Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) (co-chair)
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) (co-chair)
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Inaugural Ceremonies (Special) Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL)
Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans (Select) Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) (co-chair)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) (co-chair)
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC)

Employees and legislative agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

Legislative branch agency directors

See also

Elections

Membership lists

Notes

  1. ^ U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's term as President of the Senate ended at noon on January 20, 2017, when Mike Pence's term began.
  2. ^ a b c In Alabama, senator Jeff Sessions (R) resigned February 8, 2017. Luther Strange (R) was appointed February 9, 2017, to continue the term. Doug Jones (D) was elected to finish the term and qualified January 3, 2018.
  3. ^ a b In Minnesota, senator Al Franken (D) resigned January 2, 2018. Tina Smith (D) was appointed January 3, 2018, to continue the term.
  4. ^ a b In Mississippi, senator Thad Cochran (R) resigned April 1, 2018. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) was appointed April 2, 2018, to continue the term.
  5. ^ a b c In Arizona, senator John McCain (R) died August 25, 2018. Jon Kyl (R) was appointed September 4, 2018, to continue the term. Kyl announced his resignation, effective December 31, 2018.[28]
  6. ^ a b In Kansas's 4th district: Mike Pompeo (R) resigned January 23, 2017, and Ron Estes (R) was elected April 11, 2017.
  7. ^ a b In California's 34th district: Xavier Becerra (D) resigned January 24, 2017, and Jimmy Gomez (D) was elected June 6, 2017.
  8. ^ a b In Georgia's 6th district: Tom Price (R) resigned February 10, 2017, and Karen Handel (R) was elected June 20, 2017.
  9. ^ a b In South Carolina's 5th district: Mick Mulvaney (R) resigned February 16, 2017, and Ralph Norman (R) was elected June 20, 2017.
  10. ^ a b In Montana's at-large district: Ryan Zinke (R) resigned March 1, 2017, and Greg Gianforte (R) was elected May 25, 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Service begins on the day of a special election, when qualified, not necessarily upon the oath of office.
  12. ^ a b In Utah's 3rd district: Jason Chaffetz (R) resigned June 30, 2017, and John Curtis (R) was elected November 7, 2017.
  13. ^ a b In Pennsylvania's 18th district: Tim Murphy (R) resigned October 21, 2017, and Conor Lamb (D) was elected March 13, 2018.
  14. ^ a b In Michigan's 13th district: Rep. John Conyers (D) resigned December 5, 2017, and Brenda Jones (D) was elected November 6, 2018.
  15. ^ a b In Arizona's 8th district: Trent Franks (R) resigned December 8, 2017, and Debbie Lesko (R) was elected April 24, 2018.
  16. ^ a b In Ohio's 12th district: Pat Tiberi (R) resigned January 15, 2018, and Troy Balderson (R) was elected August 7, 2018, although the results weren't final until August 24, 2018.
  17. ^ a b In New York's 25th district: Louise Slaughter (D) died March 16, 2018, and Joseph D. Morelle (D) was elected November 6, 2018.
  18. ^ a b In Texas's 27th district: Blake Farenthold (R) resigned April 6, 2018, and Michael Cloud (R) was elected June 30, 2018.
  19. ^ a b In Oklahoma's 1st district: Jim Bridenstine (R) resigned April 23, 2018, and Kevin Hern (R) was elected November 6, 2018.
  20. ^ a b In Pennsylvania's 7th district: Pat Meehan (R) resigned April 27, 2018, and Mary Gay Scanlon (D) was elected November 6, 2018.
  21. ^ a b In Pennsylvania's 15th district: Charlie Dent (R) resigned May 12, 2018 and Susan Wild (D) was elected November 6, 2018.
  22. ^ In Florida's 6th district: Ron DeSantis (R) resigned September 10, 2018, to focus on the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election.
  23. ^ In West Virginia's 3rd district: Evan Jenkins (R) resigned September 30, 2018.
  24. ^ In New Mexico's 1st district: Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) resigned December 31, 2018.
  25. ^ a b c d e f g h i The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) and the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party (D-NPL) are the Minnesota and North Dakota affiliates of the U.S. Democratic Party and are counted as Democrats.
  26. ^ In Ohio's 12th congressional district, the special election on August 7, 2018, was so close that it was not settled until August 24, 2018.
  27. ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

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