The 115th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the

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federal government, composed of the

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and the

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. It met in

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, 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

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., §3(b), and The Republican Party retained their majorities in both the House and the Senate, and with

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being sworn in as

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on January 20, 2017, this gave the Republicans an overall federal government

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for the first time since the

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in 2005. 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. According to a contemporary study, "House and Senate GOP majorities struggled to legislate: GOP fissures and the president frequently undermined the Republican agenda. Most notably, clashes within and between the two parties (for example, on healthcare issues) strained old ways of doing business." This is the most recent Congress to feature a Democratic member representing North Dakota, Senator

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; a Republican senator from Nevada,

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; and Democratic senators from Florida,

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; Indiana,

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and Missouri,

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; all of whom lost re-election in 2018.

Major events

* January 5, 2017: House of Representatives condemned United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334. * January 6, 2017: Joint session counted and certified the electoral votes of the 2016 presidential election. * January 11–12, 2017: Senate, in an all-night session, took first steps to repeal the

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, (ACA). The final vote was 51 to 48 to approve a budget resolution to allow "broad swaths of the Affordable Care Act to be repealed through a process known as budget reconciliation." * January 20, 2017:

became 45th

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* February 7, 2017: Vice President

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cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm

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. This was the first time in United States history that a cabinet confirmation was tied in the Senate and required a tie-breaking vote. * February 28, 2017: President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress. * April 6, 2017: Senate invoked the "

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" to weaken Supreme Court filibusters. Nominee

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was then confirmed the next day. * June 14, 2017: Majority Whip

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and several staffers were shot during the

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. They were practicing for the annual

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. * September 1, 2017: The

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decreed that the Senate had until the end of the month to pass ACA repeal via the reconciliation process, or the option would no longer be viable. * October 24 – December 14, 2017: 2017 United States political sexual scandals from the "Me too" movement: ** Allegations that Democratic Congressman

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sexually harassed a campaign staffer led some in congressional leadership to call for his resignation. Kihuen later announced he would not seek another term in office. ** Democratic senator

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announced he would resign "in the coming weeks" after photographs were made public suggesting that he sexually assaulted (groped) a Los Angeles-based radio personality during a

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tour in Iraq in 2006. He was also accused by multiple female constituents of groping at various Minnesota fair appearances that he attended. ** Three members of Congress either resigned or announced their impending resignations. (See "Changes in membership") ** Allegations that President

previously raped and sexually harassed at least nineteen women, one girl, and

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contestants resulted in calls by members of Congress for him to resign. ** Allegations that Republican Alabama Senate candidate

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previously raped and sexually harassed at least eight women and one girl contributed to his defeat by Democrat Doug Jones in a special Senate election to replace Attorney General

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. ** Allegations that House member

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sexually harassed a former staffer resulted in the commencement of an investigation by the

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and his announcement he would not seek re-election in 2018. He subsequently resigned on April 6, 2018. * January 20–22, 2018:

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* January 30, 2018:

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* February 9, 2018: United States federal government funding gap * October 6, 2018: Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. * November 28, 2018: Senate discharges from committee and calendars , bill that ends US intervention in the

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. * December 22, 2018 – January 25, 2019: 2018–19 United States federal government shutdown

Major legislation

Enacted

* January 31, 2017: GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017
Pub.L. 115-3
* February 28, 2017:

Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act The Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act (, ) is a public law amendment to the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act () to authorize the National Science Foundation to encourage its entrepreneurial programs to recruit and support wome ...

Pub.L. 115-6
* February 28, 2017:

INSPIRE Women Act The INSPIRE Women Act (,) was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on January 5, 2017 by Representative Barbara Comstock of Virginia. The bill compels the director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) t ...

Pub.L. 115-7
* March 28, 2017: Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017
Pub.L. 115-15
* April 18, 2017:

Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 The Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (, H.R. 353) is a law providing for weather research and forecasting improvement, weather satellite and data innovation, and federal weather coordination. The bill was introduced into th ...

Pub.L. 115-25
* May 5, 2017:

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (, ), also known as the 2017 omnibus spending bill, is a United States appropriations legislation passed during the 115th Congress. It provides spending permission to several federal agencies for fis ...

, , * August 2, 2017:

Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act The Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) is a United States federal law that imposed sanctions on Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The bill was passed by the Senate on July 27, 2017, 98–2, after it passed the House 419 ...

, , * November 2, 2017: Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017
Pub.L. 115-76
* December 12, 2017:

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (; NDAA 2018Pub.L. 115–91 is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for Fiscal Year 2018. Analogou ...

, , * December 22, 2017:

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 The Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, , is a congressional revenue act of the United States originally introduced in Congress as the Tax Cuts and Jobs A ...

, , * February 9, 2018:

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 is a federal statute concerning spending and the budget in the United States, that was signed into law by President Donald Trump on February 9, 2018. Delays in the passage of the bill caused a nine-hour fundi ...

, , * February 14, 2018:

Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017 The Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017, also known as the Safe Sport Authorization Act, is an American law that establishes protection for young athletes. Among its provisions, it established the U ...

Pub.L. 115-126
* March 16, 2018:

Taiwan Travel Act The Taiwan Travel Act (, ) is an Act of Congress, Act of the United States Congress. Passed on February 28, 2018, it was signed into law by President of the United States, President Donald Trump on March 16, 2018. As a follow-up to the Taiwan Re ...

, , * March 23, 2018:

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(including the

CLOUD Act The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act or CLOUD Act () is a United States federal law enacted in 2018 by the passing of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, PL 115-141, Division V. The CLOUD Act primarily amends the Stored Communi ...

), , * April 11, 2018: Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, , * May 9, 2018: Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act
Pub.L. 115-171
* May 24, 2018: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, , * May 30, 2018:

Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017 The Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017 (, ), also known as the Right to Try Act, is a United States federal law The law of the United States comprises many levels of codified ...

, , * August 13, 2018:

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (NDAA 2019) is a United States federal law which specifies the budget, expenditures and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal year 2019. It was si ...

, , * October 5, 2018:

FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (, ) is a United States federal law, enacted during the 115th United States Congress, which reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other programs till the end of fiscal year 2023. The bill ...

, , * October 9, 2018: Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act
Pub.L. 115-261
* October 11, 2018:

Music Modernization Act The Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act, or Music Modernization Act or MMA (, ) is United States legislation signed into law on October 11, 2018 aimed to modernize copyright-related issues for music and audio recordings due t ...

, , * October 23, 2018: America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, , * October 24, 2018: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, , * November 16, 2018: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act, , * December 7, 2018: Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018
Pub.L. 115-299
* December 11, 2018:

Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018 The Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018 () is a law to provide humanitarian relief to victims of the genocide perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) during the Syrian and Iraqi Civil Wars. It al ...

Pub.L. 115-300
* December 20, 2018:

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 The 2018 farm bill or Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 is an enacted United States farm bill that reauthorized $867 billion for many expenditures approved in the prior farm bill (the Agricultural Act of 2014). The bill was passed by the Senat ...

, , * December 21, 2018:

National Quantum Initiative Act The National Quantum Initiative Act is an Act of Congress passed on December 13, 2018, and signed into law on December 21, 2018. The law gives the United States a plan for advancing quantum technology, particularly quantum computing. It was passe ...

Pub.L. 115-368
* December 21, 2018:

FIRST STEP Act The First Step Act, formally known as the Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act, is a bipartisan criminal justice bill passed by the 115th Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in Decembe ...

, , * January 14, 2019:

Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (Evidence Act) is a United States law that establishes processes for the federal government to modernize its data management practices, evidence-building functions, and statistical efficiency t ...

Pub.L. 115-435
* January 14, 2019: Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018
Pub.L. 115-441

Proposed

* May 4, 2017:

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(), passed House May 4, 2017 * June 8, 2017:

Financial CHOICE Act Financial CHOICE Act () is a bill introduced to the 115th United States Congress in 2017 that would, if enacted, roll back "many of the protections in the landmark Dodd-Frank 2010 federal law, including the "strongest" Wall Street "regulations ...

(), passed House June 8, 2017

Party summary

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

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

: Joe Biden (D), until January 20, 2017 **

(R), from January 20, 2017 *

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(R) * President pro tempore emeritus:

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(D)

Majority (Republican) leadership

Majority Leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.

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* Republican Conference Vice Chairman:

Roy Blunt Roy Dean Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator for Missouri, a seat he was first elected to in 2010. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 33rd Missouri Sec ...

* Republican Campaign Committee Chairman:

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* Policy Committee Chairman:

John Barrasso John Anthony Barrasso III ( ; born July 21, 1952) is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wyoming, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Wyoming State ...

Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority Leader:

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* Assistant Minority Leader:

Patty Murray Patricia Lynn Murray (; born October 11, 1950) is an American politician and educator who is the senior United States senator from Washington since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Murray was in the Washington State Senate from 1988 to ...

* Chief Deputy Whip:

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* Democratic Caucus Chairman:

* Policy Committee Chairwoman:

Debbie Stabenow Deborah Ann Stabenow ( ; née Greer, born April 29, 1950) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Michigan, a seat she has held since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she became the state's first female ...

* Democratic Caucus Vice Chairs:

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and

Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Ann Warren ( née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, serving since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party and regarded as a ...

* Democratic Caucus Secretary:

Tammy Baldwin Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (born February 11, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she served three terms in the Wisconsin Stat ...

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

Chris Van Hollen Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (born January 10, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maryland since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Van Hollen served as the U.S. representative for ...

* Policy Committee Vice Chairman:

Joe Manchin Joseph Manchin III (born August 24, 1947) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from West Virginia, a seat he has held since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Manchin was the 34th governor of ...

* Steering Committee Chairwoman:

Amy Klobuchar Amy Jean Klobuchar ( ; born May 25, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Minnesota, a seat she has held since 2007. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Minne ...

* Outreach Chair:

Bernie Sanders Bernard Sanders (born September8, 1941) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. He was the U.S. representative for the state's at-large congressional district from 1991 to 2007 ...

House of Representatives

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(R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

Majority Leader In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.

Kevin McCarthy Kevin Owen McCarthy (born January 26, 1965) is an American politician, serving as Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, House Minority Leader in the United States House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Rep ...

Cathy McMorris Rodgers Cathy Anne McMorris Rodgers (born May 22, 1969) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for , which encompasses the eastern third of the state and includes Spokane, the state's second-largest city. A Republican, McMorris Rodgers ...

* Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Doug Collins * Republican Conference Secretary:

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* Republican Campaign Committee Chairman:

Steve Stivers Steven Ernst Stivers ( ; born March 24, 1965) is an American businessman and politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2011 until 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party, and became chair of the National Republican Congressional ...

* Policy Committee Chairman:

Luke Messer Allen Lucas Messer (born February 27, 1969) is an American politician and lobbyist who represented Indiana's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. Born ...

Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority Leader:

Nancy Pelosi Nancy Patricia Pelosi (; ; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who has served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2019 and previously from 2007 to 2011. She has represented in the United States House of ...

Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and attorney serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1981 and as House majority leader, House Majority Leader since 2019. A Democrat ...

Assistant Minority Leader A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This means ensuring that members of the party vote according to the party platform, rather than according to their own individual ideology o ...

Jim Clyburn James Enos Clyburn (born July 21, 1940) is an American politician and retired educator serving as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina. He has served as House majority whip ...

* Democratic Caucus Chairman:

Joseph Crowley Joseph Crowley (born March 16, 1962) is an American politician and consultant who served as U.S. Representative from New York's 14th congressional district from 1999 to 2019. He was defeated by Democratic primary challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Co ...

* Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairwoman:

Linda Sánchez Linda Teresa Sánchez (born January 28, 1969) is an American politician and former labor lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for . A member of the Democratic Party, Sánchez was first elected to Congress in 2002. She serves on the Ways an ...

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

Ben Ray Luján Ben Ray Luján ( ; born June 7, 1972) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from New Mexico since 2021. He served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2021 and the assistant House Democratic leader ...

* Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs:

Rosa DeLauro Rosa Luisa DeLauro (; born March 2, 1943) is an American politician who has been the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. The dist ...

and

Eric Swalwell Eric Michael Swalwell (born November 16, 1980) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 15th congressional district since 2013. His district covers most of eastern Alameda County and part of cent ...

* Policy and Communications Chairmen:

Cheri Bustos Cheryl Lea Bustos ( ; née Callahan; born October 17, 1961) is an American journalist, healthcare executive, and politician who is the U.S. representative from Illinois's 17th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, ...

David Cicilline David Nicola Cicilline (; born July 15, 1961) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 36th mayor of Providence from 2003 to 2011, the first openly ...

, and

Hakeem Jeffries Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (; born August 4, 1970) is an American politician and attorney and leader-elect of the Democratic caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. Jeffries has represented New York's 8th congressional district, anchored in so ...

Demographics

:''Note: Demographics are accurate as of the commencement of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2017.'' -womenwearwhite (32503590144)

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Seven openly LGBT members served in the 115th Congress.

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Sean Patrick Maloney Sean Patrick Maloney (born July 30, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative from from 2013 to 2023. The district includes Newburgh (city), New York, Newburgh, Beacon, New York, Beacon, and Poughkeepsie, ...

Mark Takano Mark Allan Takano ( ; born December 10, 1960) is an American politician and academic who has been the United States representative for California's 41st congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Takano became the first ...

, and

Mark Pocan Mark William Pocan ( ; born August 14, 1964) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district since 2013. The district is based in the state capital, Madison. A member of th ...

are openly gay, while

Kyrsten Sinema Kyrsten Lea Sinema (; born July 12, 1976) is an American politician and former social worker serving as the senior United States senator from Arizona since January 2019. A former member of the Democratic Party, Sinema became an independent in ...

is openly bisexual. 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.

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.

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: 2.

(R) (until February 8, 2017) ::

Luther Strange Luther Johnson Strange III (born March 1, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Alabama from 2017 to 2018. He was appointed to fill that position after it was vacated by Sen. J ...

(R), (from February 9, 2017 to January 3, 2018) :: Doug Jones (D), (from January 3, 2018) : 3.

Richard Shelby Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alabama. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat who later switched to the Republican Party in 1994, h ...

(R)

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: 2. Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator), Dan Sullivan (R) : 3. Lisa Murkowski (R)

List of United States senators from Arizona, 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''

List of United States senators from Arkansas, Arkansas

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

List of United States senators from California, California

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

List of United States senators from Colorado, Colorado

: 2.

(R) : 3. Michael Bennet (D)

List of United States senators from Connecticut, Connecticut

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

List of United States senators from Delaware, Delaware

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

List of United States senators from Florida, Florida

: 1.

(D) : 3. Marco Rubio (R)

List of United States senators from Georgia, Georgia

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

List of United States senators from Hawaii, Hawaii

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

List of United States senators from Idaho, Idaho

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

List of United States senators from Illinois, Illinois

: 2.

(D) : 3. Tammy Duckworth (D)

List of United States senators from Indiana, Indiana

: 1.

(D) : 3. Todd Young (R)

List of United States senators from Iowa, Iowa

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

List of United States senators from Kansas, Kansas

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

List of United States senators from Kentucky, Kentucky

: 2.

(R) : 3. Rand Paul (R)

List of United States senators from Louisiana, Louisiana

: 2. Bill Cassidy (R) : 3. John Kennedy (Louisiana politician), John Kennedy (R)

List of United States senators from Maine, Maine

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

List of United States senators from Maryland, Maryland

: 1. Ben Cardin (D) : 3.

(D)

List of United States senators from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: 1.

(D) : 2. Ed Markey (D)

List of United States senators from Michigan, Michigan

: 1.

(D) : 2. Gary Peters (D)

List of United States senators from Minnesota, Minnesota

: 1.

(DFL) : 2.

(DFL),(until January 2, 2018) :: Tina Smith (DFL),(from January 3, 2018)

List of United States senators from Mississippi, Mississippi

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

List of United States senators from Missouri, Missouri

: 1.

(D) : 3.

(R)

List of United States senators from Montana, Montana

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

List of United States senators from Nebraska, Nebraska

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

List of United States senators from Nevada, Nevada

: 1.

(R) : 3. Catherine Cortez Masto (D)

List of United States senators from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

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

List of United States senators from New Jersey, New Jersey

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

List of United States senators from New Mexico, New Mexico

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

List of United States senators from New York, New York

: 1. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) : 3.

(D)

List of United States senators from North Carolina, North Carolina

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

List of United States senators from North Dakota, North Dakota

: 1.

(D-NPL) : 3. John Hoeven (R)

List of United States senators from Ohio, Ohio

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

List of United States senators from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

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

List of United States senators from Oregon, Oregon

: 2.

(D) : 3. Ron Wyden (D)

List of United States senators from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

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

List of United States senators from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: 1. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) : 2. Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician), Jack Reed (D)

List of United States senators from South Carolina, South Carolina

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

List of United States senators from South Dakota, South Dakota

: 2. Mike Rounds (R) : 3.

(R)

List of United States senators from Tennessee, Tennessee

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

List of United States senators from Texas, Texas

: 1. Ted Cruz (R) : 2.

(R)

List of United States senators from Utah, Utah

: 1.

(R) : 3. Mike Lee (American politician), Mike Lee (R)

List of United States senators from Vermont, Vermont

: 1.

(I) : 3.

(D)

List of United States senators from Virginia, Virginia

: 1. Tim Kaine (D) : 2.

(D)

List of United States senators from Washington, Washington

: 1. Maria Cantwell (D) : 3.

(D)

List of United States senators from West Virginia, West Virginia

: 1.

(D) : 2. Shelley Moore Capito (R)

List of United States senators from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: 1.

(D) : 3. Ron Johnson (Wisconsin politician), Ron Johnson (R)

List of United States senators from Wyoming, Wyoming

: 1.

(R) : 2. Mike Enzi (R) 115th United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

All 435 seats were filled by the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections, regular elections on November 8, 2016, or subsequent special elections thereafter.

List of United States representatives from Alabama, Alabama

: . Bradley Byrne (R) : . Martha Roby (R) : . Mike Rogers (Alabama politician), Mike Rogers (R) : . Robert Aderholt (R) : . Mo Brooks (R) : . Gary Palmer (politician), Gary Palmer (R) : . Terri Sewell (D)

List of United States representatives from Alaska, Alaska

: . Don Young (R)

List of United States representatives from Arizona, Arizona

: . Tom O'Halleran (D) : . Martha McSally (R) : . Raúl Grijalva (D) : . Paul Gosar (R) : . Andy Biggs (R) : . David Schweikert (R) : . Ruben Gallego (D) : . Trent Franks (R), until December 8, 2017 :: Debbie Lesko (R), from April 24, 2018 : .

(D)

List of United States representatives from Arkansas, Arkansas

: . Rick Crawford (politician), Rick Crawford (R) : . French Hill (politician), French Hill (R) : . Steve Womack (R) : . Bruce Westerman (R)

List of United States representatives from California, California

: . Doug LaMalfa (R) : . Jared Huffman (D) : . John Garamendi (D) : . Tom McClintock (R) : . Mike Thompson (California politician), Mike Thompson (D) : . Doris Matsui (D) : . Ami Bera (D) : . Paul Cook (politician), Paul Cook (R) : . Jerry McNerney (D) : . Jeff Denham (R) : . Mark DeSaulnier (D) : .

(D) : . Barbara Lee (D) : . Jackie Speier (D) : .

(D) : . Jim Costa (D) : . Ro Khanna (D) : . Anna Eshoo (D) : . Zoe Lofgren (D) : . Jimmy Panetta (D) : . David Valadao (R) : . Devin Nunes (R) : .

(R) : . Salud Carbajal (D) : . Steve Knight (politician), Steve Knight (R) : . Julia Brownley (D) : . Judy Chu (D) : . Adam Schiff (D) : . Tony Cárdenas (D) : . Brad Sherman (D) : . Pete Aguilar (D) : . Grace Napolitano (D) : . Ted Lieu (D) : . Xavier Becerra (D), until January 24, 2017 :: Jimmy Gomez (D), from June 6, 2017 : . Norma Torres (D) : . Raul Ruiz (politician), Raul Ruiz (D) : . Karen Bass (D) : .

(D) : . Ed Royce (R) : . Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) : .

(D) : . Ken Calvert (R) : . Maxine Waters (D) : . Nanette Barragán (D) : . Mimi Walters (R) : . Lou Correa (D) : . Alan Lowenthal (D) : . Dana Rohrabacher (R) : . Darrell Issa (R) : . Duncan D. Hunter (R) : . Juan Vargas (D) : . Scott Peters (politician), Scott Peters (D) : . Susan Davis (politician), Susan Davis (D)

List of United States representatives from Colorado, Colorado

: . Diana DeGette (D) : .

(D) : . Scott Tipton (R) : . Ken Buck (R) : . Doug Lamborn (R) : . Mike Coffman (R) : . Ed Perlmutter (D)

List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

: . John B. Larson (D) : . Joe Courtney (politician), Joe Courtney (D) : .

(D) : . Jim Himes (D) : . Elizabeth Esty (D)

List of United States representatives from Delaware, Delaware

: . Lisa Blunt Rochester (D)

List of United States representatives from Florida, Florida

: . Matt Gaetz (R) : . Neal Dunn (R) : . Ted Yoho (R) : . John Rutherford (Florida politician), John Rutherford (R) : . Al Lawson (D) : . Ron DeSantis (R), until September 10, 2018 :: ''Vacant'' : . Stephanie Murphy (D) : . Bill Posey (R) : . Darren Soto (D) : . Val Demings (D) : . Daniel Webster (Florida politician), Daniel Webster (R) : . Gus Bilirakis (R) : . Charlie Crist (D) : . Kathy Castor (D) : . Dennis A. Ross (R) : . Vern Buchanan (R) : . Tom Rooney (Florida politician), Tom Rooney (R) : . Brian Mast (R) : . Francis Rooney (R) : . Alcee Hastings (D) : . Lois Frankel (D) : . Ted Deutch (D) : . Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) : . Frederica Wilson (D) : . Mario Díaz-Balart (R) : . Carlos Curbelo (politician), Carlos Curbelo (R) : . Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)

List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

: . Buddy Carter (R) : . Sanford Bishop (D) : . Drew Ferguson (politician), Drew Ferguson (R) : . Hank Johnson (D) : . John Lewis (D) : . Tom Price (American politician), Tom Price (R), until February 10, 2017 :: Karen Handel (R), from June 20, 2017 : . Rob Woodall (R) : . Austin Scott (politician), Austin Scott (R) : . Doug Collins (R) : . Jody Hice (R) : . Barry Loudermilk (R) : . Rick W. Allen (R) : . David Scott (Georgia politician), David Scott (D) : . Tom Graves (R)

List of United States representatives from Hawaii, Hawaii

: . Colleen Hanabusa (D) : . Tulsi Gabbard (D)

List of United States representatives from Idaho, Idaho

: . Raúl Labrador (R) : . Mike Simpson (R)

List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

: . Bobby Rush (D) : . Robin Kelly (D) : . Dan Lipinski (D) : . Luis Gutiérrez (D) : . Mike Quigley (politician), Mike Quigley (D) : . Peter Roskam (R) : . Danny K. Davis (D) : . Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) : . Jan Schakowsky (D) : . Brad Schneider (D) : . Bill Foster (politician), Bill Foster (D) : . Mike Bost (R) : . Rodney Davis (politician), Rodney Davis (R) : . Randy Hultgren (R) : . John Shimkus (R) : . Adam Kinzinger (R) : .

(D) : . Darin LaHood (R)

List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . Pete Visclosky (D) : . Jackie Walorski (R) : . Jim Banks (R) : . Todd Rokita (R) : . Susan Brooks (R) : .

(R) : . André Carson (D) : . Larry Bucshon (R) : . Trey Hollingsworth (R)

List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . Rod Blum (R) : . Dave Loebsack (D) : . David Young (Iowa politician), David Young (R) : . Steve King (R)

List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . Roger Marshall (politician), Roger Marshall (R) : . Lynn Jenkins (R) : . Kevin Yoder (R) : . Mike Pompeo (R), until January 23, 2017 :: Ron Estes (R), from April 11, 2017

List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . James Comer (politician), James Comer (R) : . Brett Guthrie (R) : . John Yarmuth (D) : . Thomas Massie (R) : . Hal Rogers (R) : . Andy Barr (U.S. politician), Andy Barr (R)

List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: .

(R) : . Cedric Richmond (D) : . Clay Higgins (R) : . Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician), Mike Johnson (R) : . Ralph Abraham (politician), Ralph Abraham (R) : . Garret Graves (R)

List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . Chellie Pingree (D) : . Bruce Poliquin (R)

List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Andy Harris (politician), Andy Harris (R) : . Dutch Ruppersberger (D) : . John Sarbanes (D) : . Anthony Brown (Maryland politician), Anthony Brown (D) : .

(D) : . John Delaney (Maryland politician), John Delaney (D) : . Elijah Cummings (D) : . Jamie Raskin (D)

List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . Richard Neal (D) : . Jim McGovern (U.S. politician), Jim McGovern (D) : . Niki Tsongas (D) : . Joseph P. Kennedy III (D) : . Katherine Clark (D) : . Seth Moulton (D) : . Mike Capuano (D) : . Stephen F. Lynch (D) : . Bill Keating (politician), Bill Keating (D)

List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . Jack Bergman (R) : . Bill Huizenga (R) : . Justin Amash (R) : . John Moolenaar (R) : . Dan Kildee (D) : . Fred Upton (R) : . Tim Walberg (R) : . Mike Bishop (politician), Mike Bishop (R) : . Sander Levin (D) : . Paul Mitchell (politician), Paul Mitchell (R) : . Dave Trott (politician), Dave Trott (R) : . Debbie Dingell (D) : . John Conyers (D), until December 5, 2017 :: Brenda Jones (politician), Brenda Jones (D), from November 29, 2018 : . Brenda Lawrence (D)

List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . Tim Walz (DFL) : . Jason Lewis (congressman), Jason Lewis (R) : . Erik Paulsen (R) : . Betty McCollum (DFL) : . Keith Ellison (DFL) : . Tom Emmer (R) : . Collin Peterson (DFL) : . Rick Nolan (DFL)

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . Trent Kelly (politician), Trent Kelly (R) : . Bennie Thompson (D) : . Gregg Harper (R) : . Steven Palazzo (R)

List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . Lacy Clay (D) : . Ann Wagner (R) : . Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) : . Vicky Hartzler (R) : . Emanuel Cleaver (D) : . Sam Graves (R) : . Billy Long (R) : .

(R)

List of United States representatives from Montana, Montana

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

List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Jeff Fortenberry (R) : . Don Bacon (politician), Don Bacon (R) : . Adrian Smith (politician), Adrian Smith (R)

List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . Dina Titus (D) : . Mark Amodei (R) : . Jacky Rosen (D) : .

(D)

List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Carol Shea-Porter (D) : . Ann McLane Kuster (D)

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . Donald Norcross (D) : . Frank LoBiondo (R) : . Tom MacArthur (R) : . Chris Smith (New Jersey politician), Chris Smith (R) : . Josh Gottheimer (D) : . Frank Pallone (D) : . Leonard Lance (R) : . Albio Sires (D) : . Bill Pascrell (D) : . Donald Payne Jr. (D) : . Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) : . Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)

List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico

: . Michelle Lujan Grisham (D), until December 31, 2018 :: ''Vacant'' : . Steve Pearce (politician), Steve Pearce (R) : .

(D)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Lee Zeldin (R) : . Peter T. King (R) : . Thomas Suozzi (D) : . Kathleen Rice (D) : . Gregory Meeks (D) : . Grace Meng (D) : . Nydia Velázquez (D) : .

(D) : . Yvette Clarke (D) : . Jerrold Nadler (D) : . Dan Donovan (politician), Dan Donovan (R) : . Carolyn Maloney (D) : . Adriano Espaillat (D) : .

(D) : . José E. Serrano (D) : . Eliot Engel (D) : . Nita Lowey (D) : .

(D) : . John Faso (R) : . Paul Tonko (D) : . Elise Stefanik (R) : . Claudia Tenney (R) : . Tom Reed (politician), Tom Reed (R) : . John Katko (R) : . Louise Slaughter (D), until March 16, 2018 :: Joseph D. Morelle (D), from November 6, 2018 : . Brian Higgins (D) : . Chris Collins (New York politician), Chris Collins (R)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . G. K. Butterfield (D) : . George Holding (R) : . Walter B. Jones Jr. (R) : . David Price (U.S. politician), David Price (D) : . Virginia Foxx (R) : . Mark Walker (North Carolina politician), Mark Walker (R) : . David Rouzer (R) : . Richard Hudson (U.S. politician), Richard Hudson (R) : . Robert Pittenger (R) : . Patrick McHenry (R) : . Mark Meadows (North Carolina politician), Mark Meadows (R) : . Alma Adams (D) : . Ted Budd (R)

List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

: . Kevin Cramer (R)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Steve Chabot (R) : . Brad Wenstrup (R) : . Joyce Beatty (D) : . Jim Jordan (U.S. politician), Jim Jordan (R) : . Bob Latta (R) : . Bill Johnson (Ohio politician), Bill Johnson (R) : . Bob Gibbs (R) : . Warren Davidson (R) : . Marcy Kaptur (D) : . Mike Turner (R) : . Marcia Fudge (D) : . Pat Tiberi (R), until January 15, 2018 :: Troy Balderson (R), from August 7, 2018 : . Tim Ryan (Ohio politician), Tim Ryan (D) : . David Joyce (politician), David Joyce (R) : .

(R) : . Jim Renacci (R)

List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: . Jim Bridenstine (R), until April 23, 2018 :: Kevin Hern (R), from November 6, 2018 : . Markwayne Mullin (R) : . Frank Lucas (Oklahoma politician), Frank Lucas (R) : . Tom Cole (R) : . Steve Russell (politician), Steve Russell (R)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . Suzanne Bonamici (D) : . Greg Walden (R) : . Earl Blumenauer (D) : . Peter DeFazio (D) : . Kurt Schrader (D)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Bob Brady (D) : . Dwight Evans (politician), Dwight Evans (D) : . Mike Kelly (Pennsylvania politician), Mike Kelly (R) : . Scott Perry (politician), Scott Perry (R) : . Glenn Thompson (politician), Glenn Thompson (R) : . Ryan Costello (R) : . Pat Meehan (R), until April 27, 2018 :: Mary Gay Scanlon (D), from November 6, 2018 : . Brian Fitzpatrick (American politician), Brian Fitzpatrick (R) : . Bill Shuster (R) : . Tom Marino (R) : . Lou Barletta (R) : . Keith Rothfus (R) : . Brendan Boyle (D) : . Michael F. Doyle (D) : . Charlie Dent (R), until May 12, 2018 :: Susan Wild (D), from November 6, 2018 : . Lloyd Smucker (R) : . Matt Cartwright (D) : . Tim Murphy (American politician), Tim Murphy (R), until October 21, 2017 :: Conor Lamb (D) from March 13, 2018

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: .

(D) : . James Langevin (D)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Mark Sanford (R) : . Joe Wilson (U.S. politician), Joe Wilson (R) : . Jeff Duncan (politician), Jeff Duncan (R) : . Trey Gowdy (R) : . Mick Mulvaney (R), until February 16, 2017 :: Ralph Norman (R), from June 20, 2017 : .

(D) : . Tom Rice (R)

List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

: . Kristi Noem (R)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Phil Roe (politician), Phil Roe (R) : . Jimmy Duncan (U.S. politician), Jimmy Duncan (R) : . Chuck Fleischmann (R) : . Scott DesJarlais (R) : . Jim Cooper (D) : . Diane Black (R) : . Marsha Blackburn (R) : . David Kustoff (R) : . Steve Cohen (politician), Steve Cohen (D)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . Louie Gohmert (R) : . Ted Poe (R) : . Sam Johnson (R) : . John Ratcliffe (American politician), John Ratcliffe (R) : . Jeb Hensarling (R) : . Joe Barton (R) : . John Culberson (R) : . Kevin Brady (R) : . Al Green (politician), Al Green (D) : . Michael McCaul (R) : . Mike Conaway (R) : . Kay Granger (R) : . Mac Thornberry (R) : . Randy Weber (R) : . Vicente Gonzalez (politician), Vicente Gonzalez (D) : . Beto O'Rourke (D) : . Bill Flores (R) : . Sheila Jackson Lee (D) : . Jodey Arrington (R) : . Joaquín Castro (D) : . Lamar S. Smith (R) : . Pete Olson (R) : . Will Hurd (R) : . Kenny Marchant (R) : . Roger Williams (Texas politician), Roger Williams (R) : . Michael C. Burgess, Michael Burgess (R) : .

(R), until April 6, 2018 :: Michael Cloud (R), from June 30, 2018 : . Henry Cuellar (D) : . Gene Green (D) : . Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) : . John Carter (Texas politician), John Carter (R) : . Pete Sessions (R) : . Marc Veasey (D) : . Filemon Vela Jr. (D) : . Lloyd Doggett (D) : . Brian Babin (R)

List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . Rob Bishop (R) : . Chris Stewart (politician), Chris Stewart (R) : . Jason Chaffetz (R), until June 30, 2017 :: John Curtis (Utah politician), John Curtis (R), from November 7, 2017 : . Mia Love (R)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Peter Welch (D)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Rob Wittman (R) : . Scott Taylor (politician), Scott Taylor (R) : . Bobby Scott (politician), Bobby Scott (D) : . Donald McEachin (D) : . Tom Garrett Jr. (R) : . Bob Goodlatte (R) : . Dave Brat (R) : . Don Beyer (D) : . Morgan Griffith (R) : . Barbara Comstock (R) : . Gerry Connolly (D)

List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

: . Suzan DelBene (D) : . Rick Larsen (D) : . Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) : . Dan Newhouse (R) : .

(R) : . Derek Kilmer (D) : . Pramila Jayapal (D) : . Dave Reichert (R) : . Adam Smith (Washington politician), Adam Smith (D) : . Dennis Heck (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . David McKinley (R) : . Alex Mooney (R) : . Evan Jenkins (politician), Evan Jenkins (R), until September 30, 2018 :: ''Vacant''

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: .

(R) : .

(D) : . Ron Kind (D) : . Gwen Moore (D) : . Jim Sensenbrenner (R) : . Glenn Grothman (R) : . Sean Duffy (R) : . Mike Gallagher (Wisconsin politician), Mike Gallagher (R)

List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . Liz Cheney (R)

Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives, Non-voting members

: . Amata Coleman Radewagen (R) : . Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) : . Madeleine Bordallo (D) : . Gregorio Sablan (I) : . Jenniffer González (New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, PNP/R) (Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, Resident Commissioner) : . Stacey Plaskett (D) US House 2016

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Changes in membership

Senate

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(D) , Resigned January 2, 2018, amid a sexual misconduct scandal.
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Appointee was later 2018 United States Senate special election in Minnesota, elected to finish the term. , nowrap , Tina Smith
(D) , January 3, 2018 , - ,

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Appointment expired January 3, 2018, following a 2017 United States Senate special election in Alabama, special election.
Successor elected December 12, 2017, to finish the term and qualified January 3, 2018. , nowrap , Doug Jones
(D) , January 3, 2018 , - , List of United States senators from Mississippi, Mississippi
(2) , nowrap , Thad Cochran
(R) , Resigned April 1, 2018, for health reasons.
Successor appointed April 2, 2018, to continue the term.
Appointee was later 2018 United States Senate special election in Mississippi, elected to finish the term. , nowrap , Cindy Hyde-Smith
(R) , April 9, 2018 , - , List of United States senators from Arizona, Arizona
(3) , nowrap , John McCain
(R) , Died August 25, 2018.
Successor appointed September 4, 2018, to continue the term. , nowrap , Jon Kyl
(R) , September 5, 2018 , - , List of United States senators from Arizona, Arizona
(3) , nowrap , Jon Kyl
(R) , Resigned December 31, 2018.
Successor was seated in next Congress. , colspan=2 , Vacant until the next Congress

House of Representatives

, - , , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="January 23, 2017" , Resigned January 23, 2017, to become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
A 2017 Kansas's 4th congressional district special election, special election was held April 11, 2017. , nowrap ,
(R) , April 25, 2017 , - , , nowrap ,
(D) , data-sort-value="January 24, 2017" , Resigned January 24, 2017, to become Attorney General of California.
A 2017 California's 34th congressional district special election, special election was held June 6, 2017. , nowrap ,
(D) , July 11, 2017 , - , , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="February 10, 2017" , Resigned February 10, 2017, to become United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
A 2017 Georgia's 6th congressional district special election, special election was held June 20, 2017. , nowrap ,
(R) , June 26, 2017 , - , , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="February 16, 2017" , Resigned February 16, 2017, to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
A 2017 South Carolina's 5th congressional district special election, special election was held June 20, 2017. , nowrap ,
(R) , June 26, 2017 , - , , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="March 1, 2017" , Resigned March 1, 2017, to become United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
A 2017 Montana's at-large congressional district special election, special election was held May 25, 2017. , nowrap ,
(R) , June 21, 2017 , - , , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="June 30, 2017" , Resigned June 30, 2017, for personal reasons.
A 2017 Utah's 3rd congressional district special election, special election was held November 7, 2017. , nowrap ,
(R) , November 13, 2017 , - , , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="October 21, 2017" , Resigned October 21, 2017.
A 2018 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special election, special election was held March 13, 2018. , nowrap ,
(D) , April 12, 2018 , - , , nowrap ,
(D) , data-sort-value="December 5, 2017" , Resigned December 5, 2017.
A 2018 Michigan's 13th congressional district special election, special election was held November 6, 2018. , nowrap ,
(D) , November 29, 2018 , - , , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="December 8, 2017" , Resigned December 8, 2017.
A 2018 Arizona's 8th congressional district special election, special election was held April 24, 2018. , nowrap ,
(R) , May 7, 2018 , - , , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="January 15, 2018" , Resigned January 15, 2018, to lead the Ohio Business Roundtable.
A 2018 Ohio's 12th congressional district special election, special election was held August 7, 2018 , , Troy Balderson (R) , September 5, 2018 , - , , nowrap ,
(D) , data-sort-value="March 16, 2018" , Died March 16, 2018.
A 2018 New York's 25th congressional district special election, special election was held November 6, 2018. , nowrap ,
(D) , November 13, 2018 , - , , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="April 6, 2018" , Resigned April 6, 2018.
A 2018 Texas's 27th congressional district special election, special election was held June 30, 2018. , nowrap ,
(R) , July 10, 2018 , - , , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="April 23, 2018" , Resigned April 23, 2018, to become the List of Administrators and Deputy Administrators of NASA, Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Successor was elected to the next term and, by Oklahoma law, was considered thereby "2018 Oklahoma's 1st congressional district special election, appointed" November 6, 2018 to finish the current term. There is debate about the legality of such an appointment, however. , nowrap ,
(R) , November 13, 2018 , - , , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="April 27, 2018" , Resigned April 27, 2018.
A 2018 Pennsylvania's 7th and 15th congressional district special elections, special election was held November 6, 2018. , nowrap ,
(D) , November 13, 2018 , - , , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort-value="May 12, 2018" , Resigned May 12, 2018.
A 2018 Pennsylvania's 7th and 15th congressional district special elections, special election was held November 6, 2018. , nowrap ,
(D) , November 27, 2018 , - , , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort value="September 10, 2018" , Resigned September 10, 2018, to focus on 2018 Florida gubernatorial election, gubernatorial campaign.
Seat remained vacant until determined by general election. , colspan=2 rowspan=3 , Vacant until the next Congress , - , , nowrap ,
(R) , data-sort value="September 30, 2018" , Resigned September 30, 2018, to become justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
Seat remained vacant until determined by general election. , - , , nowrap ,
(D) , data-sort value="December 31, 2018" , Resigned December 31, 2018, to become Governor of New Mexico.

Committees

Section contents: #Senate_5, Senate, #House of Representatives_5, House, #Joint, Joint

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint

Employees and legislative agency directors

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Barry C. Black (Seventh-day Adventist Church, Seventh-day Adventist) * Curator of the United States Senate, Curator: Melinda Smith * Historian of the United States Senate, Historian: Betty Koed * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Leona I. Faust * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Elizabeth MacDonough * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Julie E. Adams * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Frank J. Larkin, until April 16, 2018 ** Michael C. Stenger, starting April 16, 2018 * Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Majority: Laura Dove * Secretary for the Minority of the United States Senate, Secretary for the Minority: Gary B. Myrick

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Patrick J. Conroy (Roman Catholic) * Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives, Chief Administrative Officer: Phil Kiko * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Karen L. Haas * Historian of the United States House of Representatives, Historian: Matthew Wasniewski * Inspector General of the United States House of Representatives, Inspector General: Theresa M. Grafenstine then Michael Ptasienski * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Parliamentarian: Thomas J. Wickham Jr. * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Susan Cole and Joseph Novotny * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Paul D. Irving

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

* Architect of the Capitol: Stephen T. Ayers, until November 25, 2018 ** Christine A. Merdon (acting), starting November 25, 2018 * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Brian P. Monahan * Comptroller General of the United States: Eugene Louis Dodaro * Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Keith Hall (economist), Keith Hall * Librarian of Congress: Carla Diane Hayden * Public Printer of the United States: Jim Bradley

Notes

References

External links

* , via Congress.gov * * * * * * * {{United States Congresses 115th United States Congress,