The 109th 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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, from January 3, 2005 to January 3, 2007, during the fifth and sixth years of George W. Bush's presidency. House members were elected in the 2004 elections on November 2, 2004. Senators were elected in three classes in the 2000 elections on November 7, 2000, 2002 elections on November 5, 2002, or 2004 elections on November 2, 2004. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-second Census of the United States in 2000. This is the most recent Congress to feature a Republican Senator from Rhode Island,

Lincoln Chafee Lincoln Davenport Chafee ( ; born March 26, 1953) is an American politician. He was mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island from 1993 to 1999, a United States Senator from 1999 to 2007, and the 74th Governor of Rhode Island from 2011 to 2015. He was a m ...

, who lost re-election in 2006. The Republicans maintained control of both the House and the Senate (slightly increasing their majority in both chambers), and with the reelection of

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Bush, the Republicans maintained an overall federal government

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Major events

* January 20, 2005 — President George W. Bush began his second term. * November 7, 2006 — California Representative Nancy Pelosi and Nevada Senator

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led the Democratic Party in taking control of both the House and the Senate in the 2006 congressional elections, the first time in 12 years the Democrats secure control of both houses of Congress simultaneously. * Prominent events included the filibuster "

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" scare, the failure of the federal government to promptly respond to Hurricane Katrina disaster relief, the

Tom DeLay corruption investigation Tom DeLay, a Republican U.S. Representative from Texas from 1979–83, and from 1985–2006 and the House Majority Leader from 2003–05, was convicted in 2010 of money laundering and conspiracy charges related to illegal campaign finance activ ...

Plamegate The Plame affair (also known as the CIA leak scandal and Plamegate) was a political scandal that revolved around journalist Robert Novak's public identification of Valerie Plame as a covert Central Intelligence Agency officer in 2003. In 2002, ...

, the rising unpopularity of the

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, the 2006 immigration reform protests and government involvement in the Terri Schiavo case. * In addition to the DeLay indictment, this Congress also had a number of scandals:

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, Randy "Duke" Cunningham, William J. Jefferson,

Mark Foley scandal The Mark Foley scandal, which broke in late September 2006, centers on soliciting emails and sexually suggestive instant messages sent by Mark Foley, a Republican Congressman from Florida, to teenaged boys who had formerly served as congre ...

, and the Jack Abramoff scandals. * This Congress met for 242 days, the fewest since World War II and 12 days fewer than the

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. As the Congress neared its conclusion, some media commentators labelled this the "Do Nothing Congress," a pejorative originally given to the 80th United States Congress by President

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, although the number of bills passed by Congress is no measure of its success. * The President vetoed only one bill, his first veto, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005.

Major legislation

Enacted

George Bush signs the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006

* February 17, 2005:

Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 The U.S. Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(d), 1453, 1711–15, expanded federal subject-matter jurisdiction over many large class action lawsuits and mass actions in the United States. The bill was the first major piece of ...

, * March 21, 2005: Theresa Marie Schiavo's law, * April 20, 2005:

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) () is a legislative act that made several significant changes to the United States Bankruptcy Code. Referred to colloquially as the "New Bankruptcy Law", the Act of Co ...

, * April 27, 2005:

Family Entertainment and Copyright Act The Family Entertainment and Copyright Act, Pub. L. 109-9, 119 Stat. 218 (April 27, 2005), is a federal legislative act regarding copyright that became law in the United States in 2005. The Act consists of two titles or subparts: Title I is calle ...

, * May 11, 2005: Real ID Act of 2005
Pub.L. 109-13
* July 9, 2005:

Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005 Junk may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Junk'' (film), a 2000 Japanese horror film * ''J-U-N-K'', a 1920 American film * ''Junk'' (novel), by Melvin Burgess, 1996 * ''Junk'', a novel by Christopher Largen Music Groups * Junk (band), a Br ...

Pub.L. 109-21
* July 29, 2005: Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
Pub.L. 109-41
* August 2, 2005: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act ( CAFTA Implementation Act), * August 8, 2005: Energy Policy Act of 2005, * August 10, 2005: Transportation Equity Act of 2005, * October 26, 2005: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, * December 1, 2005: Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005, * December 20, 2005: Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005
Pub.L. 109-129
* December 22, 2005: Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005, * December 30, 2005: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006, * January 11, 2006: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Pub.L. 109-169
* February 8, 2006:

Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 is a United States Act of Congress concerning the federal budget that became law in 2006. Legislative history The Senate's version passed after a tie-breaking vote was cast by Vice President Dick Cheney. The bill ...

, * February 15, 2006: Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act
Pub.L. 109-173
* March 8, 2006: USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2006, * May 17, 2006:

Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 The Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (or TIPRA, , ) is an American law, which was enacted on May 17, 2006. This bill prevents several tax provisions from sunsetting in the near future. The two most notable pieces of the bill ...

, * May 29, 2006: Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act, * June 15, 2006: Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005
Pub.L. 109-235
* July 24, 2006: Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005
Pub.L. 109-243
* July 27, 2006: Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006
Pub.L. 109-246
* July 27, 2006: Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, * August 17, 2006:

Pension Protection Act of 2006 The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (), 120 Stat. 780, was signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush on August 17, 2006. Pension reform This legislation requires companies who have underfunded their pension plans to pay higher premiums to ...

Pub.L. 109-280
* September 26, 2006:

Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (S. 2590) is an Act of Congress that requires the full disclosure to the public of all entities or organizations receiving federal funds beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2007. The websit ...

, * September 26, 2006: United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Pub.L. 109-283
* September 29, 2006: Credit Rating Agency Reform Act
Pub.L. 109-291
* September 30, 2006: Iran Freedom and Support Act
Pub.L. 109-293
* October 4, 2006: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007
Pub.L. 109-295
* October 6, 2006: Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act of 2006
Pub.L. 109-308
* October 6, 2006:

Trademark Dilution Revision Act The Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006 (H.R. 683, ) was a law passed in the United States covering trademark law, and specifically dealt with trademark dilution. The act amended the Trademark Act of 1946 and the later Federal Trademark Diluti ...

Pub.L. 109-312
* October 13, 2006: Darfur Peace and Accountability Act
Pub.L. 109-344
* October 13, 2006:

Safe Port Act The Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 (or SAFE Port Act, ) was an Act of Congress in the United States covering port security and to which an online gambling measure was added at the last moment. The House and Senate passed ...

, , including title VIII,

Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) is United States legislation regulating online gambling. It was added as Title VIII to the SAFE Port Act (found at ) which otherwise regulated port security. The UIGEA prohibits gam ...

* October 17, 2006: John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
Pub.L. 109-364
* October 17, 2006:

Military Commissions Act of 2006 The Military Commissions Act of 2006, also known as HR-6166, was an Act of Congress signed by President George W. Bush on October 17, 2006. The Act's stated purpose was "to authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of ...

, * October 26, 2006: Secure Fence Act of 2006, * November 27, 2006: Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act
Pub.L. 109-374
* December 14, 2006: Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act of 2006
Pub.L. 109-394
* December 19, 2006: Combating Autism Act of 2006
Pub.L. 109-416
* December 19, 2006: Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act
Pub.L. 109-417
* December 20, 2006: Tax Relief and Health Act of 2006, * December 20, 2006:

Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) is a United States federal statute enacted by the 109th United States Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 20, 2006. The bill was introduced in the United Stat ...

, * December 20, 2006: Stolen Valor Act of 2005, * January 12, 2007: Johanna's Law
Pub.L. 109-475
* January 12, 2007: Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006
Pub.L. 109-476

Proposed, but not enacted

* — Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act * — Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 (Vetoed) * — Jessica Lunsford Act * — Border Protection, Anti-terrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 * —

Digital Transition Content Security Act The United States The Digital Transition Content Security Act (DTCSA, ) was a bill introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner Jr., a Wisconsin Republican, on December 16, 2005. The bill was backed by Democratic Rep. John ...

* — Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2005 (

Akaka Bill The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009 S1011/HR2314 was a bill before the 111th Congress. It is commonly known as the Akaka Bill after Senator Daniel Akaka of Hawaii, who proposed various forms of this bill after 2000. The bill ...

) * —

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (CIRA, ) was a United States Senate bill introduced in the 109th Congress (2005–2006) by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PE) on April 7, 2006. Co-sponsors, who signed on the same day, were Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), ...

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

Hearings

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

Party summary

Senate

The party summary for the Senate remained the same during the entire 109th Congress. On January 16, 2006, Democrat

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resigned, but Democrat Bob Menendez was appointed and took Corzine's seat the next day.

House of Representatives

Due to resignations and

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, Republicans lost a net of three seats; Democrats gained one seat; three seats were left vacant; and one seat which was vacant at the beginning of the Congress was filled. All seats were filled though

. (See

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, below.)

Leadership

Senate

: Dick Cheney (R) * President pro tempore:

Ted Stevens Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. He was the longest-serving Republican Senator in history at the time he left ...

(R) * President pro tempore emeritus:

Robert Byrd Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician and musician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A ...

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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.

Bill Frist William Harrison Frist (born February 22, 1952) is an American physician, businessman, and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1995 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as Senate Majority Lea ...

Majority Whip 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 ...

: Mitch McConnell * Republican Conference Chairman:

Rick Santorum Richard John Santorum ( ; born May 10, 1958) is an American politician, attorney, and political commentator. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2007 and was the Senate's third ...

* Policy Committee Chairman: Jon Kyl * Republican Conference Secretary: Kay Bailey Hutchison * Republican Campaign Committee Chairwoman:

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*Chief Deputy Whip: Bob Bennett

Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority Leader:

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: Richard Durbin * Democratic Conference Chairman:

* Policy Committee Chairman:

Byron Dorgan Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is an American author, businessman and former politician who served as a United States Representative (1981–1992) and United States Senator (1992–2011) from North Dakota. He is member of the Democratic ...

* Democratic Conference Secretary:

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 Campaign Committee Chairman:

Chuck Schumer Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, having held his seat since 1999, an ...

* Steering and Outreach Committee Chair:

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* Chief Deputy Whip: Barbara Boxer

House of Representatives

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: Dennis Hastert

Majority (Republican) leadership

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Tom DeLay Thomas Dale DeLay (; born April 8, 1947) is an American author and retired politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He was Republic ...

, until September 28, 2005 **

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 Secr ...

, September 28, 2005 – February 2, 2006 ("Interim Leader") ** John Boehner, from February 2, 2006 *

Senior Chief Deputy Whip 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 ...

Eric Cantor Eric Ivan Cantor (born June 6, 1963) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented Virginia's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2014. A Republican, Cantor served as House Minori ...

* Deputy Whip Team: Kevin Brady * Assistant Deputy Whip Team:

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Chairman:

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* Republican Conference Chairwoman: Deborah Pryce * Republican Conference Vice-Chairman:

Jack Kingston John Heddens Kingston (born April 24, 1955) is an American politician who served as U.S. representative for in southeast Georgia, serving from 1993 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party and was part of the House leadership (2002–06) ...

* Republican Conference Secretary: John T. Doolittle * Policy Committee Chairman:

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, until February 2, 2006 ** Adam Putnam, from February 2, 2006 * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Tom Reynolds

Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi *

: Steny Hoyer *

John Lewis John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...

Minority Deputy Whip Team 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 ...

: Joe Crowley,

Diana DeGette Diana Louise DeGette (; born July 29, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, her district is based in Denver. DeGette was a Chief Deputy Whip from 2005 ...

Ron Kind Ronald James Kind (born March 16, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , since 1997. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is in the western part of the state and is anchored by La Cros ...

Ed Pastor Edward Lopez Pastor (; June 28, 1943 – November 27, 2018) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona from 1991 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Arizona ...

Jan Schakowsky Janice Schakowsky ( ; née Danoff; born May 26, 1944) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative from since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is anchored in Chicago's North Side, including ...

, John Tanner &

Maxine Waters Maxine Moore Waters (née Carr; born August 15, 1938) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1991. The district, numbered as the 29th district from 1991 to 1993 and as the 35th district from 1993 to 2013, inc ...

* Democratic Caucus Chairman: Bob Menendez, until January 16, 2006 **

Jim Clyburn James Enos Clyburn (born July 21, 1940) is an American politician and retired educator serving as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina. He has served as House Majority Whip since 2019. He is a two-time m ...

, from January 16, 2006 * Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman:

, until January 16, 2006 **

John Larson John Barry Larson (born July 22, 1948) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for since 1999. The district is based in the state capital, Hartford. A member of the Democratic Party, Larson chaired the Hous ...

, from January 16, 2006 * Assistant to the House Minority Leader:

John Spratt John McKee Spratt Jr. (born November 1, 1942) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1983 to 2011. The 5th Congressional District covers all or part of 14 counties in north-central South Carolina. The largest cities ...

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

Rahm Emanuel Rahm Israel Emanuel (; born November 29, 1959) is an American politician and diplomat who is the current United States Ambassador to Japan. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served two terms as the 55th Mayor of Chicago from 2011 ...

* Steering Committee Co-Chairs:

Rosa DeLauro Rosa Luisa DeLauro (; born March 2, 1943) is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in New Haven and includes most of its suburbs. DeLauro is ...

, George Miller

Members

Senate

In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 2006; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 2008; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 2010.

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: 2.

Jeff Sessions Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States Attorney General from 2017 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as United States ...

(R) : 3. Richard Shelby (R)

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...

: 2.

(R) : 3. Lisa Murkowski (R)

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

: 1. Jon Kyl (R) : 3. John McCain (R)

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

: 2.

Mark Pryor Mark Lunsford Pryor (born January 10, 1963) is an American attorney, politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to becoming senator, he was Attorn ...

(D) : 3.

Blanche Lincoln Blanche Lambert Lincoln (born Blanche Meyers Lambert; September 30, 1960) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected to the Senate in ...

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California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

: 1.

Dianne Feinstein Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein ( ; born Dianne Emiel Goldman; June 22, 1933) is an American politician who serves as the senior United States senator from California, a seat she has held since 1992. A member of the Democratic Party, she wa ...

(D) : 3. Barbara Boxer (D)

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

: 2.

Wayne Allard Alan Wayne Allard (born December 2, 1943) is an American veterinarian and politician who served as a United States Representative (1991–1997) and United States Senator (1997–2009) from Colorado, as well as previously a Colorado State Senator ...

(R) : 3. Ken Salazar (D)

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

: 1. Joseph Lieberman (D) : 3.

Christopher Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's histor ...

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Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

: 1.

Tom Carper Thomas Richard Carper (born January 23, 1947) is an American politician and former military officer serving as the senior United States senator from Delaware, having held the seat since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Carper served i ...

(D) : 2. Joe Biden (D)

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

: 1.

Bill Nelson Clarence William Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nelson previously served as a United States Senator from Flo ...

(D) : 3. Mel Martinez (R)

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: 2.

Saxby Chambliss Clarence Saxby Chambliss (born November 10, 1943) is an American lawyer and retired politician who was a United States Senator from Georgia from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a U.S. Representative from ...

(R) : 3.

Johnny Isakson John Hardy Isakson (December 28, 1944 – December 19, 2021) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2005 to 2019 as a member of the Republican Party. He represented in the United States ...

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Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...

: 1.

Daniel Akaka Daniel Kahikina Akaka (; September 11, 1924 – April 6, 2018) was an American educator and politician who served as a United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Akaka was the first U.S. Senator of Nat ...

(D) : 3. Daniel Inouye (D)

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

: 2.

Larry Craig Lawrence Edwin Craig (born July 20, 1945) is an American retired politician from the state of Idaho. A Republican, he served 18 years in the United States Senate (1991–2009), preceded by 10 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, repres ...

(R) : 3.

Mike Crapo Michael Dean Crapo ( ; born May 20, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo previously served as the U.S. repres ...

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Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

: 2.

Dick Durbin Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin has served as the Senate De ...

(D) : 3.

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...

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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

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Evan Bayh Birch Evans Bayh III ( ; born December 26, 1955) is an American lawyer, lobbyist, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Indiana from 1999 to 2011 and the 46th governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997. Bayh ...

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Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

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Tom Harkin Thomas Richard Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. representative for Io ...

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Chuck Grassley Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate, and the senior United States senator from Iowa, having held the seat since 1981. In 2022, h ...

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Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

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Pat Roberts Charles Patrick Roberts (born April 20, 1936) is a retired American politician and journalist who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1997 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Roberts served 8 terms in the U.S. House of Rep ...

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Sam Brownback Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, diplomat, and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party who served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Fr ...

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Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

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Jim Bunning James Paul David Bunning (October 23, 1931 – May 26, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher and politician who represented Kentucky in both chambers of the United States Congress. He was the sole Major League Baseball athlete to ha ...

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Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

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Mary Landrieu Mary Loretta Landrieu ( ; born November 23, 1955) is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as a United States senator from Louisiana from 1997 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Landrieu served as the Louisiana State Treas ...

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David Vitter David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and politician who served as United States Senator for Louisiana from 2005 to 2017. A Republican, Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999. ...

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Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

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Olympia Snowe Olympia Jean Snowe (; born February 21, 1947) is an American businesswoman and politician who was a United States Senator from Maine from 1995 to 2013. Snowe, a member of the Republican Party, became known for her ability to influence the outcom ...

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Susan Collins Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, she has held her seat since 1997 and is Maine's longest-serving member of Con ...

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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

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Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party from Maryland, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 ...

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Barbara Mikulski Barbara Ann Mikulski ( ; born July 20, 1936) is an American politician and social worker who served as a United States senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she also served in the United States House of Repr ...

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Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...

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John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party, he ...

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Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

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Mark Dayton Mark Brandt Dayton (born January 26, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Minnesota from 2011 to 2019. He was a United States Senator for Minnesota from 2001 to 2007, and the Minnesota State Auditor from 1991 to ...

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Norm Coleman Norman Bertram Coleman Jr. (born August 17, 1949) is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a United States Senator for Minnesota. From 1994 to 2002, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota. First elected ...

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Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

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Trent Lott Chester Trent Lott Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American lawyer, author, and politician. A former United States Senator from Mississippi, Lott served in numerous leadership positions in both the United States House of Representatives and the ...

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Thad Cochran William Thad Cochran (; December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator for Mississippi from 1978 until his resignation due to health issues in 2018. A Republican, he previously ...

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Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

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James Talent James Matthes Talent (born October 18, 1956) is an American politician who was a U.S. Senator from Missouri from 2002 to 2007. He is a Republican and resided in the St. Louis area while serving in elected office. After serving for eight years in ...

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Kit Bond Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond (born March 6, 1939) is an American attorney, politician and former United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, he defeated Democrat Harriett W ...

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Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

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Max Baucus Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the long ...

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Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...

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Chuck Hagel Charles Timothy Hagel ( born October 4, 1946)Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

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John Ensign John Eric Ensign (born March 25, 1958) is an American veterinarian and former politician from Nevada. A member of the Republican Party, Ensign was a Congressman and United States Senator from Nevada; he served in the latter seat from January 2001 ...

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New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

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Judd Gregg Judd Alan Gregg (born February 14, 1947) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 76th governor of New Hampshire from 1989 to 1993 and was a United States senator from New Hampshire; in the Senate, Gregg served as chairman of the S ...

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New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

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Frank Lautenberg Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 until his death in 2013. He was ori ...

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New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

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Jeff Bingaman Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr. (born October 3, 1943) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1983 to 2013, for 5 terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Chairman of Committee Outrea ...

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Pete Domenici Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici (May 7, 1932 – September 13, 2017) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served six terms in the S ...

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North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

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Richard Burr Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is an American businessman and politician who is the senior United States senator from North Carolina, serving since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, Burr was previously a member of the United S ...

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North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...

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Kent Conrad Gaylord Kent Conrad (born March 12, 1948) is a former American politician who was a United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, the North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party. First elec ...

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Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

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Oklahoma

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James Inhofe James Mountain Inhofe ( ; born November 17, 1934) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oklahoma, a seat he was first elected to in 1994. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the U.S. Senate Committe ...

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Tom Coburn Thomas Allen Coburn (March 14, 1948 – March 28, 2020) was an American politician and physician who served as a United States senator for Oklahoma from 2005, until his resignation in 2015. A Republican, he previously served as a United St ...

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Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

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Arlen Specter Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican fr ...

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Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

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South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

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Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin Graham (born July 9, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham chaired the Senate Committee on ...

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Jim DeMint James Warren DeMint (born September 2, 1951) is an American political advocate, businessman, author, and retired politician who served as a United States Senator from South Carolina and as president of the Heritage Foundation. DeMint is a member ...

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South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...

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John Thune John Randolph Thune ( ; born January 7, 1961) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005, and as the Senate minority whip since 2021. A member of the Re ...

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Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

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Lamar Alexander Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. (born July 3, 1940) is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he also was the 45th governor of Tennessee from ...

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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

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John Cornyn John Cornyn III ( ; born February 2, 1952) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Texas, a seat he has held since 2002. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the Senate majority whip for ...

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Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

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Orrin Hatch Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. senato ...

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Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

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Patrick Leahy Patrick Joseph Leahy (; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who is the senior United States senator from Vermont and serves as the president pro tempore of the United States Senate. A member of the Democratic Party, ...

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Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

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George Allen George Allen may refer to: Politics and law * George E. Allen (1896–1973), American political operative and one-time head coach of the Cumberland University football team * George Allen (Australian politician) (1800–1877), Mayor of Sydney and ...

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Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States A metonym for the federal government of the United States Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

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Maria Cantwell Maria Ellen Cantwell (; born October 13, 1958) is an American politician and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Washington since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Washingto ...

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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 ...

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West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...

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Jay Rockefeller John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV (born June 18, 1937) is a retired American politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia (1985–2015). He was first elected to the Senate in 1984, while in office as governor of West Virg ...

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Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

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Russ Feingold Russell Dana Feingold ( ; born March 2, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1993 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was its nominee in the 2016 election for the same U ...

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Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

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Mike Enzi Michael Bradley Enzi ( ; February 1, 1944 – July 26, 2021) was an American politician who served in the United States Senate from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party from 1997 to 2021. Prior to his tenure in the United States Senate h ...

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House of Representatives

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

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: . Jo Bonner (R) : . Terry Everett (R) : . Mike D. Rogers (R) : . Robert Aderholt (R) : . Bud Cramer (D) : . Spencer Bachus (R) : . Artur Davis (D)

List of United States representatives from Alaska, Alaska

: . Don Young (R)

List of United States representatives from Arizona, Arizona

: . Rick Renzi (R) : . Trent Franks (R) : .

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(D) : . J.D. Hayworth (R) : . Jeff Flake (R) : . Raúl Grijalva (D) : . Jim Kolbe (R)

List of United States representatives from Arkansas, Arkansas

: . Robert Marion Berry, Marion Berry (D) : . Vic Snyder (D) : . John Boozman (R) : . Mike Ross (politician), Mike Ross (D)

List of United States representatives from California, California

: . Mike Thompson (California politician), Mike Thompson (D) : . Wally Herger (R) : . Dan Lungren (R) : . John Doolittle (R) : . Vacant, until March 9, 2005 :: Doris Matsui (D), from March 10, 2005 : . Lynn Woolsey (D) : . George Miller (D) : . Nancy Pelosi (D) : . Barbara Lee (D) : . Ellen Tauscher (D) : . Richard Pombo (R) : . Tom Lantos (D) : . Pete Stark (D) : . Anna Eshoo (D) : . Mike Honda (D) : . Zoe Lofgren (D) : . Sam Farr (D) : . Dennis Cardoza (D) : . George Radanovich (R) : . Jim Costa (D) : . Devin Nunes (R) : . Bill Thomas (R) : . Lois Capps (D) : . Elton Gallegly (R) : . Howard McKeon (R) : .

(R) : . Brad Sherman (D) : . Howard Berman (D) : . Adam Schiff (D) : . Henry Waxman (D) : . Xavier Becerra (D) : . Hilda Solis (D) : . Diane Watson (D) : . Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) : .

(D) : . Jane Harman (D) : . Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) : . Grace Napolitano (D) : . Linda Sánchez (D) : . Edward R. Royce (R) : . Jerry Lewis (California politician), Jerry Lewis (R) : . Gary Miller (politician), Gary Miller (R) : . Joe Baca (D) : . Ken Calvert (R) : . Mary Bono (R) : . Dana Rohrabacher (R) : . Loretta Sanchez (D) : . Christopher Cox (R) until August 2, 2005 :: John B. T. Campbell III, John Campbell (R) from December 7, 2005 : . Darrell Issa (R) : . Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R) until December 1, 2005 :: Brian Bilbray (R) from June 13, 2006 : . Bob Filner (D) : . Duncan L. Hunter, Duncan Hunter (R) : . Susan Davis (Congresswoman), Susan Davis (D)

List of United States representatives from Colorado, Colorado

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(D) : . Mark Udall (D) : . John Salazar (D) : . Marilyn Musgrave (R) : . Joel Hefley (R) : . Tom Tancredo (R) : . Bob Beauprez (R)

List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

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(D) : . Rob Simmons (R) : .

(D) : . Chris Shays (R) : . Nancy Johnson (R)

List of United States representatives from Delaware, Delaware

: . Mike Castle (R)

List of United States representatives from Florida, Florida

: . Jeff Miller (Florida politician), Jeff Miller (R) : . Allen Boyd (D) : . Corrine Brown (D) : . Ander Crenshaw (R) : . Ginny Brown-Waite (R) : . Cliff Stearns (R) : . John Mica (R) : . Ric Keller (R) : . Michael Bilirakis (R) : . Bill Young (R) : . Jim Davis (Florida politician), Jim Davis (D) : . Adam Putnam (R) : . Katherine Harris (R) : . Connie Mack IV (R) : . Dave Weldon (R) : . Mark Foley (R), until September 29, 2006, vacant thereafter : . Kendrick Meek (D) : . Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) : . Robert Wexler (D) : . Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) : . Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) : . E. Clay Shaw Jr., Clay Shaw (R) : . Alcee Hastings (D) : . Tom Feeney (R) : . Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

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(R) : . Sanford Bishop (D) : . Jim Marshall (Georgia politician), Jim Marshall (D) : . Cynthia McKinney (D) : .

(D) : . Tom Price (American politician), Tom Price (R) : . John Linder (R) : . Lynn Westmoreland (R) : . Charlie Norwood (R) : . Nathan Deal (R) : . Phil Gingrey (R) : . John Barrow (US politician), John Barrow (D) : . David Scott (Georgia politician), David Scott (D)

List of United States representatives from Hawaii, Hawaii

: . Neil Abercrombie (D) : . Ed Case (D)

List of United States representatives from Idaho, Idaho

: . C. L. Otter (R) : . Michael K. Simpson (R)

List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

: . Bobby Rush (D) : . Jesse Jackson Jr. (D) : . Dan Lipinski (D) : . Luis Gutiérrez (D) : .

(D) : . Henry Hyde (R) : . Danny K. Davis (D) : . Melissa Bean (D) : . Janice D. Schakowsky (D) : . Mark Steven Kirk (R) : . Jerry Weller (R) : . Jerry Costello (D) : . Judy Biggert (R) : . Dennis Hastert (R) : . Timothy V. Johnson (R) : . Donald Manzullo (R) : . Lane Evans (D) : . Ray LaHood (R) : . John Shimkus (R)

List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . Pete Visclosky (D) : . Chris Chocola (R) : . Mark Souder (R) : . Steve Buyer (R) : . Dan Burton (U.S. Congressman), Dan Burton (R) : . Mike Pence (R) : . Julia Carson (D) : . John Hostettler (R) : . Mike Sodrel (R)

List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . Jim Nussle (R) : . Jim Leach (R) : . Leonard Boswell (D) : . Tom Latham (politician), Tom Latham (R) : . Steve King (R)

List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . Jerry Moran (R) : . Jim Ryun (R) : . Dennis Moore (politician), Dennis Moore (D) : . Todd Tiahrt (R)

List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . Ed Whitfield (R) : . Ron Lewis (R) : . Anne Northup (R) : . Geoff Davis (R) : . Hal Rogers (R) : . Ben Chandler (D)

List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . Bobby Jindal (R) : . William J. Jefferson (D) : . Charlie Melançon (D) : . Jim McCrery (R) : . Rodney Alexander (R) : . Richard Baker (U.S. politician), Richard H. Baker (R) : . Charles Boustany (R)

List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . Tom Allen (Maine politician), Tom Allen (D) : . Mike Michaud (D)

List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Wayne Gilchrest (R) : . Dutch Ruppersberger (D) : . Ben Cardin (D) : . Albert Wynn (D) : . Steny Hoyer (D) : . Roscoe Bartlett (R) : . Elijah Cummings (D) : . Chris Van Hollen (D)

List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . John Olver (D) : . Richard Neal (D) : . Jim McGovern (congressman), Jim McGovern (D) : . Barney Frank (D) : . Marty Meehan (D) : . John F. Tierney, John Tierney (D) : . Ed Markey (D) : . Mike Capuano (D) : . Stephen Lynch (politician), Stephen Lynch (D) : . Bill Delahunt (D)

List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . Bart Stupak (D) : . Peter Hoekstra (R) : . Vern Ehlers (R) : . David Lee Camp (R) : . Dale Kildee (D) : . Fred Upton (R) : . Joe Schwarz (R) : . Mike Rogers (Michigan politician), Mike Rogers (R) : . Joe Knollenberg (R) : . Candice Miller (R) : . Thaddeus McCotter (R) : . Sander Levin (D) : . Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D) : . John Conyers (D) : . John Dingell (D)

List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . Gil Gutknecht (R) : . John Kline (politician), John Kline (R) : . Jim Ramstad (R) : . Betty McCollum (DFL) : . Martin Olav Sabo (DFL) : . Mark Kennedy (politician), Mark Kennedy (R) : . Collin Peterson (DFL) : . James Oberstar (DFL)

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . Roger Wicker (R) : . Bennie Thompson (D) : . Chip Pickering (R) : . Gene Taylor (Mississippi), Gene Taylor (D)

List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . Lacy Clay (D) : . Todd Akin (R) : . Russ Carnahan (D) : . Ike Skelton (D) : . Emanuel Cleaver (D) : . Sam Graves (R) : .

(R) : . Jo Ann Emerson (R) : . Kenny Hulshof (R)

List of United States representatives from Montana, Montana

: . Denny Rehberg (R)

List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Jeff Fortenberry (R) : . Lee Terry (R) : . Tom Osborne (R)

List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . Shelley Berkley (D) : . Jim Gibbons (U.S. politician), Jim Gibbons (R), until December 31, 2006, vacant thereafter : . Jon Porter (R)

List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Jeb Bradley (R) : . Charles Foster Bass, Charlie Bass (R)

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . Rob Andrews (D) : . Frank LoBiondo (R) : . Jim Saxton (R) : . Chris Smith (New Jersey politician), Chris Smith (R) : . Scott Garrett (R) : . Frank Pallone (D) : . Mike Ferguson (New Jersey), Mike Ferguson (R) : . Bill Pascrell Jr. (D) : . Steve Rothman (D) : . Donald M. Payne (D) : . Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) : . Rush D. Holt Jr. (D) : . Bob Menendez (D), until January 17, 2006 :: Albio Sires (D), from November 13, 2006

List of United States representatives from New Mexico, New Mexico

: . Heather Wilson (R) : . Steve Pearce (politician), Steve Pearce (R) : . Tom Udall (D)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Tim Bishop (D) : . Steve Israel (D) : . Peter T. King (R) : . Carolyn McCarthy (D) : . Gary Ackerman (D) : . Gregory Meeks (D) : . Joseph Crowley (D) : . Jerry Nadler (D) : . Anthony Weiner (D) : . Edolphus Towns (D) : . Major Owens (D) : . Nydia Velázquez (D) : . Vito Fossella (R) : . Carolyn Maloney (D) : . Charles Rangel (D) : . José E. Serrano (D) : . Eliot Engel (D) : . Nita Lowey (D) : . Sue W. Kelly (R) : . John E. Sweeney (R) : . Michael R. McNulty (D) : . Maurice Hinchey (D) : . John M. McHugh (R) : . Sherwood Boehlert (R) : . James T. Walsh, Jim Walsh (R) : . Tom Reynolds (R) : . Brian Higgins (D) : . Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D) : . Randy Kuhl (R)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . G. K. Butterfield (D) : . Bob Etheridge (D) : . Walter B. Jones (R) : . David Price (U.S. politician), David Price (D) : . Virginia Foxx (R) : . Howard Coble (R) : . Mike McIntyre (D) : . Robin Hayes (R) : . Sue Wilkins Myrick (R) : . Patrick McHenry (R) : . Charles H. Taylor (R) : . Mel Watt (D) : . Brad Miller (congressman), Brad Miller (D)

List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

: . Earl Pomeroy (D-NPL)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Steve Chabot (R) : . Rob Portman (R) until April 29, 2005 :: Jean Schmidt (R), from September 6, 2005 : . Mike Turner (R) : . Mike Oxley (R) : . Paul Gillmor (R) : . Ted Strickland (D) : . Dave Hobson (R) : . John Boehner (R) : . Marcia Kaptur (D) : . Dennis Kucinich (D) : . Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D) : . Pat Tiberi (R) : . Sherrod Brown (D) : . Steve LaTourette (R) : . Deborah Pryce (R) : . Ralph Regula (R) : . Tim Ryan (Ohio politician), Tim Ryan (D) : . Robert W. Ney (R) until November 3, 2006, vacant thereafter

List of United States representatives from Oklahoma, Oklahoma

: . John A. Sullivan (Oklahoma politician), John Sullivan (R) : . Dan Boren (D) : . Frank Lucas (Oklahoma politician), Frank Lucas (R) : . Tom Cole (R) : . Ernest Istook (R)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . David Wu (D) : . Greg Walden (R) : . Earl Blumenauer (D) : . Peter DeFazio (D) : . Darlene Hooley (D)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Bob Brady (D) : . Chaka Fattah (D) : . Phil English (R) : . Melissa Hart (politician), Melissa Hart (R) : . John E. Peterson (R) : . Jim Gerlach (R) : . Curt Weldon (R) : . Mike Fitzpatrick (R) : . Bill Shuster (R) : . Don Sherwood (politician), Don Sherwood (R) : . Paul Kanjorski (D) : . John Murtha (D) : . Allyson Schwartz (D) : . Michael F. Doyle (D) : . Charlie Dent (R) : . Joseph R. Pitts (R) : . Tim Holden (D) : . Tim Murphy (congressman), Tim Murphy (R) : . Todd Russell Platts (R)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Patrick J. Kennedy (D) : . James Langevin (D)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Henry E. Brown Jr. (R) : . Joe Wilson (American politician), Joe Wilson (R) : . Gresham Barrett (R) : . Bob Inglis (R) : .

(D) : .

(D)

List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

: . Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie Herseth (D)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Bill Jenkins (politician), William L. Jenkins (R) : . Jimmy Duncan (U.S. politician), John Duncan (R) : . Zach Wamp (R) : . Lincoln Davis (D) : . Jim Cooper (D) : . Bart Gordon (D) : . Marsha Blackburn (R) : . John S. Tanner (D) : . Harold Ford Jr. (D)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . Louie Gohmert (R) : . Ted Poe (R) : . Sam Johnson (R) : . Ralph Hall (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) : . Ron Paul (R) : . Rubén Hinojosa (D) : . Silvestre Reyes (D) : . Chet Edwards (D) : . Sheila Jackson-Lee (D) : . Randy Neugebauer (R) : . Charlie Gonzalez (D) : . Lamar S. Smith (R) : .

(R), until June 9, 2006 :: Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (R), from November 13, 2006 : . Henry Bonilla (R) : . Kenny Marchant (R) : . Lloyd Doggett (D) : . Michael C. Burgess (R) : . Solomon P. Ortiz (D) : . Henry Cuellar (D) : . Gene Green (D) : . Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) : . John Carter (Texas politician), John Carter (R) : . Pete Sessions (R)

List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . Rob Bishop (R) : . Jim Matheson (D) : . Chris Cannon (R)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Bernie Sanders (I)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Jo Ann Davis (R) : . Thelma Drake (R) : . Robert C. Scott (D) : . Randy Forbes (R) : . Virgil Goode (R) : . Bob Goodlatte (R) : .

(R) : . Jim Moran (D) : . Rick Boucher (D) : . Frank Wolf (politician), Frank Wolf (R) : . Thomas M. Davis (R)

List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

: . Jay Inslee (D) : . Rick Larsen (D) : . Brian Baird (D) : .

(R) : . Cathy McMorris (R) : . Norm Dicks (D) : . Jim McDermott (D) : . Dave Reichert (R) : . Adam Smith (Washington politician), Adam Smith (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Alan Mollohan (D) : . Shelley Moore Capito (R) : . Nick Rahall (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Paul Ryan (R) : . Tammy Baldwin (D) : .

(D) : . Gwen Moore (D) : . Jim Sensenbrenner (R) : . Tom Petri (R) : . Dave Obey (D) : . Mark Andrew Green, Mark Green (R)

List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . Barbara Cubin (R)

Non-voting members

: . Eni Faleomavaega (D) : . Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) : . Madeleine Bordallo (D) : . Luis Fortuño (Resident Commissioner) (R/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, PNP) : . Donna Christian-Christensen (D) 109th US congress house of reps

Changes in membership

Members who came and left during this Congress.

Senate

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House of Representatives

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Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, Aging (Special) (Gordon H. Smith, Chair; Herb Kohl, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization, Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Marketing, Inspection, and Product Promotion, Marketing, Inspection and Product Promotion (Jim Talent, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness, Production and Price Competitiveness ( Mitch McConnell, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation, Research, Nutrition and General Legislation (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (

, Chair; Robert C. Byrd, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies, Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies (Robert F. Bennett, Chair; Herb Kohl, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies ( Richard Shelby, Chair; Barbara A. Mikulski, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (

, Chair; Daniel K. Inouye, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, District of Columbia (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy, Water, and Related Agencies, Energy, Water and Related Agencies (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Homeland Security (

, Chair; Robert C. Byrd, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, Interior and Related Agencies ( Conrad Burns, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Legislative Branch (

, Chair; Richard Durbin, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies ( Kay Bailey Hutchison, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs ( Mitch McConnell, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, Housing, Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, Housing, Urban Development and Related Agencies (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services ( John Warner, Chair; Carl Levin, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland, Airland ( John McCain, Chair; Joe Lieberman, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Emerging Threats and Capabilities (

, Chair; Jack Reed, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Personnel (

, Chair; Ben Nelson, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Readiness and Management Support (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, Seapower (Jim Talent, Chair; Edward Kennedy, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Strategic Forces (

, Chair; Bill Nelson (politician), Bill Nelson, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs ( Richard Shelby, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Economic Policy (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, Financial Institutions (Robert F. Bennett, Chair; Tim Johnson, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, Housing and Transportation (

, Chair; Jack Reed, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance, International Trade and Finance (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities and Investment, Securities and Investment (

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, Chair;

, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Commerce, Science and Transportation (

, Chair; Daniel K. Inouye, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Aviation ( Conrad Burns, Chair; John D. Rockefeller IV, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Product Safety, and Insurance, Consumer Affairs, Product Safety and Insurance (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, Disaster Prevention and Prediction (

, Chair; Ben Nelson, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Fisheries and the Coast Guard, Fisheries and the Coast Guard (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Global Climate Change and Impacts, Global Climate Change and Impacts (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on National Ocean Policy Study, National Ocean Policy Study (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science and Space, Science and Space ( Kay Bailey Hutchison, Chair; Bill Nelson (politician), Bill Nelson, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine (

, Chair; Daniel K. Inouye, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation and Competitiveness, Technology, Innovation and Competitiveness (

, Chair; John F. Kerry, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism and Economic Development, Trade, Tourism and Economic Development (Gordon H. Smith, Chair; Byron L. Dorgan, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Energy and Natural Resources (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Energy, Energy (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on National Parks, National Parks ( Craig Thomas, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, Public Lands and Forests (Larry E. Craig, Chair; Ron Wyden, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Energy Subcommittee on Water and Power, Water and Power ( Lisa Murkowski, Chair; Tim Johnson, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics, Ethics (Select) (George V. Voinovich, Chair; Tim Johnson, Vice Chair) * United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Environment and Public Works (Jim Inhofe, Chair; Jim Jeffords, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change and Nuclear Safety, Clean Air, Climate Change and Nuclear Safety (George V. Voinovich, Chair; Thomas R. Carper, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water, Fisheries, Wildlife and Water (

, Chair; Hillary Rodham Clinton, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management, Superfund and Waste Management (

, Chair; Barbara Boxer, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Transportation and Infrastructure (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, Health Care (

, Chair; John D. Rockefeller IV, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, International Trade ( Craig Thomas, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Long-Term Growth and Debt Reduction, Long-Term Growth and Debt Reduction (Gordon H. Smith, Chair; John F. Kerry, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, Social Security and Family Policy (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, Taxation and IRS Oversight ( Jon Kyl, Chair; Jim Jeffords, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations ( Richard Lugar, Chair; Joe Biden, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, African Affairs ( Mel Martinez, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, East Asian and Pacific Affairs ( Lisa Murkowski, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, European Affairs (

, Chair; Joe Biden, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export, and Trade Promotion, International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion (

Chuck Hagel Charles Timothy Hagel ( born October 4, 1946)Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes (; February 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020) was an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party from Maryland, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 ...

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Operations and Terrorism, International Operations and Terrorism ( John E. Sununu, Chair; Bill Nelson (politician), Bill Nelson, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South African Affairs, Near Eastern and South African Affairs (

, Chair; Barbara Boxer, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs, Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs (

, Chair; Chris Dodd, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (

, Chair; Edward M. Kennedy, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health and Preparedness, Bioterrorism and Public Health and Preparedness (

, Chair; Edward M. Kennedy, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Health Subcommittee on Education and Early Childhood Development, Education and Early Childhood Development (

, Chair; Chris Dodd, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Health Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, Employment and Workplace Safety (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Health Subcommittee on Retirement Security and Aging, Retirement Security and Aging ( Mike DeWine, Chair; Barbara A. Mikulski, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (

, Chair; Joe Lieberman, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia, Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia (George V. Voinovich, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (

, Chair; Carl Levin, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs ( John McCain, Chair;

, Vice Chair) * United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Select) (

, Chair; John D. Rockefeller IV, Vice Chair) * United States Senate Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, Administrative Oversight and the Courts (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights ( Mike DeWine, Chair; Herb Kohl, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Property Rights, Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Corrections and Rehabilitation, Corrections and Rehabilitation (

, Chair; Richard Durbin, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, Crime and Drugs (

, Chair; Joe Biden, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Citizenship, Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship (

, Chair; Edward M. Kennedy, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security ( Jon Kyl, Chair;

, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Rules and Administration (

, Chair; Chris Dodd, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Small Business and Entrepreneurship (

, Chair; John F. Kerry, Ranking Member) * United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Larry E. Craig, Chair; Daniel K. Akaka, Ranking Member)

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Bob Goodlatte, Chair; Collin C. Peterson, Ranking Member) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research, Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research (Tim Holden, Chair; Frank D. Lucas, Ranking Member) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Dairy, Nutrition and Forestry, Department Operations, Oversight (Gil Gutknecht, Chair; Joe Baca, Ranking Member) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, General Farm Commodities and Risk Management (Jerry Moran, Chair; Bob Etheridge, Ranking Member) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, Livestock and Horticulture (Robin Hayes, Chair; Ed Case, Ranking Member) ** United States House Agriculture Subcommittee on Speciality and Foreign Agriculture Programs, Speciality Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs (Bill Jenkins (politician), William L. Jenkins, Chair; Mike McIntyre, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Jerry Lewis (California politician), Jerry Lewis, Chair; David R. Obey, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies (Henry Bonilla, Chair; Rosa L. DeLauro, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Defense (C. W. Bill Young, Chair; John P. Murtha, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy, Water Development and Related Agencies, Energy, Water Development and Related Agencies (Dave Hobson, David Hobson, Chair; John P. Murtha, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs, Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Agencies (Jim Kolbe, Chair; Nita Lowey, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Homeland Security (Hal Rogers, Harold Rogers, Chair; Martin Olav Sabo, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (David L. Hobson, Chair; Pete Visclosky, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Ralph Regula, Chair; David R. Obey, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Military Quality of Life and Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies (James T. Walsh, Chair; Chet Edwards, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Science, The Departments of State, Justice and Commerce and Related Agencies, Science, The Departments of State, Justice and Commerce and Related Agencies (Charles H. Taylor, Chair; Norman D. Dicks, Ranking Member) ** United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, HUD, The Judiciary, District of Columbia and Independent Agencies, Transportation, Treasury, HUD, The Judiciary, District of Columbia and Independent Agencies (Joe Knollenberg, Chair; John Olver, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Armed Services, Armed Services (Duncan L. Hunter, Duncan Hunter, Chair; Ike Skelton, Ranking Member) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Military Personnel (John M. McHugh, Chair; Vic Snyder, Ranking Member) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Projection Forces, Projection Forces (Roscoe G. Bartlett, Chair; Gene Taylor (Mississippi politician), Gene Taylor, Ranking Member) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, Readiness (Joel Hefley, Chair; Solomon P. Ortiz, Ranking Member) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Forces, Strategic Forces (Terry Everett, Chair; Silvestre Reyes, Ranking Member) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Tactical Air and Land Forces (Curt Weldon, Chair; Neil Abercrombie, Ranking Member) ** United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities (Jim Saxton, Chair; Marty Meehan, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on the Budget, Budget (Jim Nussle, Chair; John M. Spratt Jr., Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Education and the Workforce ( John Boehner, Chair; George Miller, Ranking Member) ** United States House Education Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Education Reform (Michael Castle, Chair; Lynn Woolsey, Ranking Member) ** United States House Education Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Employer-Employee Relations (Sam Johnson, Chair; Robert E. Andrews, Ranking Member) ** United States House Education Subcommittee on Select Education, Select Education (Patrick Tiberi, Chair; Ruben Hinojosa, Ranking Member) ** United States House Education Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, 21st Century Competitiveness (Buck McKeon, Chair; Dale Kildee, Ranking Member) ** United States House Education Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Workforce Protections (Charlie Norwood, Chair; Major Owens, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Energy and Commerce (Joe Barton, Chair; John D. Dingell, Ranking Member) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection (Cliff Stearns, Chair; Janice D. Schakowsky, Ranking Member) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, Energy and Air Quality (Ralph M. Hall, Chair; Rick Boucher, Ranking Member) ** United States House Energy Subcommittee on Environment and Economy, Environment and Hazardous Materials (Paul E. Gillmor, Chair; Hilda Solis, Ranking Member) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, Health (Nathan Deal, Chair; Sherrod Brown, Ranking Member) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Ed Whitfield, Chair; Bart Stupak, Ranking Member) ** United States House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Telecommunications and the Internet (Fred Upton, Chair; Ed Markey, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Financial Services, Financial Services (Mike Oxley, Chair; Barney Frank, Ranking Member) ** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government-Sponsored Enterprises, Capital Markets, Insurance and Government-Sponsored Enterprises (Richard Baker (U.S. politician), Richard H. Baker, Chair; Paul Kanjorski, Ranking Member) ** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, Domestic, International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology ( Deborah Pryce, Chair; Carolyn Maloney, Ranking Member) ** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Spencer Bachus, Chair; Bernie Sanders, Ranking Member) ** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Housing and Community Opportunity (

, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Sue W. Kelly, Chair; Luis Guiterrez, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Government Reform, Government Reform (Thomas M. Davis, Tom Davis, Chair; Henry Waxman, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources (Mark Souder, Chair; Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform Subcommittee on Energy and Resources, Energy and Resources (Darrell E. Issa, Chair; Diane E. Watson, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, Federal Workforce and Agency Organization (Jon C. Porter, Chair; Danny K. Davis, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, Federalism and the Census (Michael R. Turner, Chair; William Lacy Clay Jr., William Lacy Clay, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform Subcommittee on Governmental Management, Finance and Accountability, Governmental Management, Finance and Accountability (Todd Russell Platts, Chair; Edolphus Towns, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Resources, National Security, Emerging Threats and International Resources (Chris Shays, Chair; Dennis J. Kucinich, Ranking Member) ** United States House Government Reform Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Regulatory Affairs (Candice S. Miller, Chair; Stephen F. Lynch, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Homeland Security, Homeland Security (Christopher Cox, Chair; Bennie Thompson, Ranking Member) ** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructre Protection and Cybersecurity, Economic Security, Infrastructre Protection and Cybersecurity (Dan Lungren, Chair; Loretta Sanchez, Ranking Member) ** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology, Emergency Preparedness, Science and Technology (Peter T. King, Peter King, Chair; Bill Pascrell Jr., Ranking Member) ** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment (Rob Simmons, Chair; Zoe Lofgren, Ranking Member) ** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight, Management, Integration and Oversight (Mike Rogers (Alabama politician), Mike Rogers, Chair; Kendrick Meek, Ranking Member) ** United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack (John Linder, Chair; James R. Langevin, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on House Administration, House Administration (

, later Vern Ehlers, Chair; Juanita Millender-McDonald, Ranking Member) * United States House Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Katrina (Select) * United States House Select Committee on Intelligence, Intelligence (Select) (Peter Hoekstra, Chair; Jane Harman, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on International Relations, International Relations (Henry Hyde, Chair; Tom Lantos, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights, and International Operations, Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations (Chris Smith (New Jersey politician), Chris Smith, Chair; Donald M. Payne, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Asia and the Pacific (Jim Leach, Chair; Eni Faleomavaega, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats, Europe and Emerging Threats (Elton Gallegly, Chair; Robert Wexler, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation, International Terrorism and Nonproliferation (Edward R. Royce, Chair; Brad Sherman, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on The Middle East and Central Asia, The Middle East and Central Asia (Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chair; Gary Ackerman, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Dana Rohrabacher, Chair; William D. Delahunt, Ranking Member) ** United States House International Relations Subcommittee on The Western Hemisphere, The Western Hemisphere (Dan Burton, Chair; Robert Menendez, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Jim Sensenbrenner, Chair; John Conyers, Ranking Member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, Commercial and Administrative Law (Chris Cannon, Chair; Mel Watt, Ranking Member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, The Constitution (Steve Chabot, Chair; Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property (Lamar S. Smith, Chair; Howard L. Berman, Ranking Member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security (Howard Coble, Chair; Bobby Scott (politician), Bobby Scott, Ranking Member) ** United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, Immigration, Border Security and Claims (John N. Hostettler, Chair; Sheila Jackson-Lee, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Resources, Resources (Richard W. Pombo, Chair; Nick J. Rahall, Ranking Member) ** United States House Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Energy and Mineral Resources (Jim Gibbons (U.S. politician), Jim Gibbons, Chair; Raul Grijalva, Ranking Member) ** United States House Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Wayne T. Gilchrest, Chair; Frank Pallone Jr., Ranking Member) ** United States House Resources Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, Forests and Forest Health (Greg Walden, Chair; Tom Udall, Ranking Member) ** United States House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands (Devin Nunes, Chair; Donna Christian-Christensen, Ranking Member) ** United States House Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power, Water and Power (George P. Radanovich, Chair; Grace F. Napolitano, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (

, Chair; Louise M. Slaughter, Ranking Member) ** United States House Rules Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, Legislative and Budget Process (Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Chair; Alcee Hastings, Ranking Member) ** United States House Rules Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House, Rules and Organization of the House (

, Chair; Jim McGovern (American politician), Jim McGovern, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Science, Science (Sherwood Boehlert, Chair; Bart Gordon, Ranking Member) ** United States House Science Subcommittee on Energy, Energy (Judy Biggert, Chair; Michael M. Honda, Ranking Member) ** United States House Science Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards, Environment, Technology and Standards (Vernon J. Ehlers, Chair; David Wu, Ranking Member) ** United States House Science Subcommittee on Research, Research (Bob Inglis, Chair; Darlene Hooley, Ranking Member) ** United States House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Space and Aeronautics (Ken Calvert, Chair; Mark Udall, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Small Business, Small Business (Donald A. Manzullo, Chair; Nydia M. Velazquez, Ranking Member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight, Regulatory Reform and Oversight (W. Todd Akin, Chair; Madeleine Bordallo, Ranking Member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology, Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology Sam Graves Chair; John Barrow (U.S. politician), John Barrow, Ranking Member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports, Tax, Finance and Exports (Jeb Bradley, Chair; Juanita Millender-McDonald, Ranking Member) ** United States House Small Business Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs, Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs (Marilyn Musgrave, Chair; Daniel Lipinski, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct (

, Chair; Alan B. Mollohan, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Transportation and Infrastructure (Don Young, Chair; James L. Oberstar, Ranking Member) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Aviation, Aviation (John Mica, Chair; Jerry Costello, Ranking Member) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation (Frank A. LoBiondo, Chair; Bob Filner, Ranking Member) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management (Bill Shuster, Chair; Eleanor Holmes Norton, Ranking Member) ** United States House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines, Highways, Transit and Pipelines (Tom Petri, Chair; Peter DeFazio, Ranking Member) ** United States House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Railroads (Steve LaTourette, Chair; Corrine Brown, Ranking Member) ** United States House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Water Resources and Environment (John Duncan Jr., Chair; Eddie Bernice Johnson, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs (Steve Buyer, Chair; Lane Evans, Ranking Member) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (Jeff Miller (Florida politician), Jeff Miller, Chair; Shelley Berkley, Ranking Member) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Economic Opportunity (John Boozman, Chair; Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Ranking Member) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, Health (Henry E. Brown Jr., Chair; Michael Michaud, Ranking Member) ** United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Oversight and Investigations (Michael Bilirakis, Chair; Ted Strickland, Ranking Member) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Bill Thomas, Chair; Charles B. Rangel, Ranking Member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, Health (Nancy Johnson, Chair; Pete Stark, Ranking Member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources, Human Resources (Wally Herger, Chair; Jim McDermott, Ranking Member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, Oversight (Jim Ramstad, Chair;

, Ranking Member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Select Revenue Measures (Dave Camp, Chair; Michael McNulty, Ranking Member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, Social Security (Jim McCrery, Chair; Sander Levin, Ranking Member) ** United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, Trade (E. Clay Shaw Jr., Chair; Ben Cardin, Ranking Member) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* Joint Economic Committee, Economic (Rep. Jim Saxton, Chair; Sen. Robert F. Bennett, Vice Chair) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Rep.

, Chair; Sen.

, Vice Chair) * Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Sen.

, Chair; Rep.

, Vice Chair) * Joint Committee on Taxation, Taxation (Rep. Bill Thomas, Chair; Sen.

, Vice Chair)

Caucuses

Employees

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

* Architect of the Capitol: Alan M. Hantman * Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold * Comptroller General of the United States: David M. Walker (politician), David M. Walker * Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, until December 29, 2005 ** Donald B. Marron Jr., from December 29, 2005 * Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington * Public Printer of the United States: Bruce James, until 2006 ** vacant, from 2006

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: Diane K. Skvarla * Historian of the United States Senate, Historian: Richard A. Baker (Senate Historian), Richard A. Baker * Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, Parliamentarian: Alan Frumin * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Emily J. Reynolds * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Greg Harness * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: William H. Pickle * Secretary for the Majority: David J. Schiappa * Secretary for the Minority: Martin P. Paone

House of Representatives

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

Notes

References

External links

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House History
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Major legislation

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Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

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Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...

New York

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

Oklahoma

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

House of Representatives

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

List of United States representatives from Alaska, Alaska

List of United States representatives from Arizona, Arizona

List of United States representatives from Arkansas, Arkansas

List of United States representatives from California, California

List of United States representatives from Colorado, Colorado

List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

List of United States representatives from Delaware, Delaware

List of United States representatives from Florida, Florida

List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

List of United States representatives from Hawaii, Hawaii

List of United States representatives from Idaho, Idaho

List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States A metonym for the federal government of the United States Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...