118th United States Congress
2023–2025 meeting of U.S. legislature
- Kevin McCarthy
(January 7 – October 3, 2023)[a] - Patrick McHenry
(pro tempore, October 3–25, 2023) - Mike Johnson
(October 25, 2023 – present)
2nd: January 3, 2024 – present
The 118th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It convened in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2023, and will end on January 3, 2025, during the third and fourth years of President Joe Biden's term in office.
In the 2022 midterm elections, the Republican Party won control of the House 222–213, taking the majority for the first time since the 115th Congress, while the Democratic Party gained one seat in the Senate, where they already had effective control, and giving them a 51–49 seat majority (with a caucus of 48 Democrats and three independents). With Republicans winning the House, the 118th Congress ended the federal government trifecta Democrats held in the 117th.[1]
This congress also features the first female Senate president pro tempore (Patty Murray), the first Black party leader (Hakeem Jeffries) in congressional history, and the longest-serving Senate party leaders (Mitch McConnell and Dick Durbin).[b]
The 118th Congress has been characterized as a uniquely ineffectual Congress, with its most notable events pointing towards political dysfunction.[2] The intense gridlock, particularly in the Republican-controlled House, where the Republican Conference's majority was often undercut by internal disputes amongst its members,[3] resulted in it passing the lowest number of laws for the first year of session since the Richard Nixon administration, and possibly ever.[4] The unproductive session demotivated many seasoned legislators, with five committee chairs amongst the dozens declaring resignations before the end of the session, three of whom were eligible to reprise their positions if the Republican party retained their majority for 2025.[5]
The Congress began with a multi-ballot election for Speaker of the House, which had not happened since the 68th Congress in 1923. Kevin McCarthy was eventually elected speaker on the 15th ballot. After relying on Democratic votes to get out of a debt ceiling crisis and government shutdown threats, McCarthy became the first speaker to ever be removed from the role during a legislative session on October 3, 2023.[6] Following three failed attempts by various representatives to fill the post, on October 25, Mike Johnson was elected as speaker. Johnson would advance four more bipartisan continuing resolutions from November into March to avoid shutdowns.[7][8] Congress finalized the 2024 United States federal budget on March 23, 2024, through two separate minibus packages.[9]
Partisan disciplinary actions have also increased. With the expulsion of New York Representative George Santos from the House in December 2023 over the opposition of the Speaker, this was the first congress since the 107th in which a member was expelled, and the first ever in which a Republican was. There was also an increase of censures passed in the House,[10] being the first congress with multiple censures since the 1983 congressional page sex scandal and the most in one year since 1870. In December 2023, House Republicans authorized an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden,[11] followed by the impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas in February 2024, the first time a cabinet secretary has been the target of impeachment proceedings since William W. Belknap in 1876, and only the second such cabinet impeachment in history.[12][13] The charges were dismissed by the Senate, the first time the Senate dismissed impeachment articles without trial after the reading.[14]
Major events
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- 118th United States Congress convenes; House of Representatives adjourns without electing Speaker for first time in 100 years
- January 3, 2023, 12 p.m. EST: Congress convenes. Members-elect of the United States Senate are sworn in, but members-elect of the United States House of Representatives can't be sworn as the House adjourns for the day without electing a speaker.[15]
- January 3–7, 2023: The election for the House speakership takes 15 ballots. Kevin McCarthy is ultimately elected as speaker, but only after 6 representatives-elect vote "present", lowering the threshold to be elected from 218 to 215.[16]
- February 2, 2023: House votes 218–211 to remove Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota from the Committee on Foreign Affairs for her comments about Israel and concerns over her objectivity.[17]
- February 7, 2023: President Joe Biden delivers the 2023 State of the Union Address.
- April 27, 2023: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol addresses a joint session of Congress.
- June 3, 2023: The 2023 debt-ceiling crisis ends with the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.
- June 21, 2023: House votes 213–209 to censure Representative Adam Schiff of California for his actions during the congressional investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and the first impeachment of Donald Trump.[18]
- June 22, 2023: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a joint session of Congress.
- July 12, 2023: Kamala Harris casts her 31st tie-breaking vote as Vice President, tying the record set by John C. Calhoun, to invoke cloture on Kalpana Kotagal's nomination to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.[19]
- September 12, 2023: House opens an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden.
- September 29, 2023: Senator Dianne Feinstein of California dies.[20]
- October 3, 2023: House votes 216–210 to remove Kevin McCarthy from the position of Speaker of the House through a motion to vacate the chair.[21] Patrick McHenry becomes Speaker pro tempore.
- October 17–25, 2023: October 2023 Speaker election
- October 19, 2023: President Biden gives a primetime oval office address, calling for a new aid package for Israel and Ukraine, amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Israel–Hamas war.[22]
- October 25, 2023: Mike Johnson is elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.[23]
- November 8, 2023: House votes 234–188 to censure Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan for her comments condemning Israel in the midst of the Israel–Hamas war.[24]
- December 1, 2023: Over the opposition of the Speaker, the House votes 311–114–2 to expel Representative George Santos of New York following a United States House Committee on Ethics report that unanimously found substantial evidence Santos violated federal criminal law.[25][26]
- December 5, 2023: Kamala Harris casts her 32nd and 33rd tie-breaking votes, surpassing the record set by John C. Calhoun, to invoke cloture and then confirm the nomination of Loren AliKhan to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.[27]
- December 7, 2023: House votes 214–191 to censure Representative Jamaal Bowman of New York for pulling a fire alarm in the Capitol in October.[28]
- February 6, 2024: House votes to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, but the vote fails 214–216.[29]
- February 13, 2024: House votes again to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, succeeding 214–213.[13]
- February 28, 2024: Senator Mitch McConnell announces he will step down as Republican Senate Leader at the end of the 118th Congress, in January 2025.[30]
- March 7, 2024: President Biden delivers the 2024 State of the Union Address.
- April 11, 2024: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses a joint session of Congress.[31]
- April 16–17, 2024: Two articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas are delivered and read in the Senate, with votes on the following day to dismiss both articles without a full trial, 51–48 and 51–49.[32]
- April 24, 2024: Representative Donald Payne Jr. of New Jersey dies.[33]
Major legislation
Enacted
- March 20, 2023: COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023, S. 619
Debt-ceiling extension
- June 3, 2023: Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, H.R. 3746
Federal budget
The FY 2023–24 budget was passed after 4 continuing resolutions and 2 final omnibus bills (funding 6 out of 12 government agencies in each bill) in March.
Continuing resolutions:
- September 30, 2023: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act, H.R. 5860
- November 17, 2023: Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 H.R. 6363
- January 19, 2024: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 H.R. 2872
- March 1, 2024: Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024 H.R. 7463
Final omnibus:
- March 9, 2024: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4366
- March 23, 2024: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 2882
Military and foreign affairs
- December 22, 2023: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, H.R. 2670
- April 20, 2024: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, H.R. 7888
- April 24, 2024: H.R. 815
- Division A - Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024
- Division B - Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024
- Division C - Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024.
Proposed (but not enacted)
- House bills
- H.R. 1: Lower Energy Costs Act (passed House, pending before the Senate as of March 30, 2023)
- H.R. 2: Secure the Border Act of 2023 (passed House, pending before the Senate as of May 11, 2023)
- H.R. 5: Parents Bill of Rights Act (passed House, pending before the Senate as of March 27, 2023)
- H.R. 7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023 (House committee consideration as of January 9, 2023)
- H.R. 11: Freedom to Vote Act
- H.R. 12: Women's Health Protection Act of 2023
- H.R. 14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023
- H.R. 15: Equality Act
- H.R. 16: American Dream and Promise Act of 2023
- H.R. 17: Paycheck Fairness Act
- H.R. 20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023
- H.R. 21: Strategic Production Response Act (passed House, pending before the Senate as of January 30, 2023)
- H.R. 22: Protecting America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act (passed House, pending before the Senate as of January 25, 2023)
- H.R. 23: Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act (passed House, pending before the Senate as of January 25, 2023)
- H.R. 25: FairTax Act of 2023 (House committee consideration as of January 9, 2023)
- H.R. 26: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (passed House, pending before the Senate as of January 25, 2023)
- H.R. 40: Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
- H.R. 51: Washington, D.C., Admission Act (House committee consideration as of January 9, 2023)
- H.R. 82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (House committee consideration as of January 9, 2023)
- H.R. 277: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (passed House, pending before the Senate as of June 20, 2023)
- H.R. 734: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 (passed House, pending before the Senate as of April 25, 2023)
- H.R. 1124: Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act
- H.R. 1279: Sunshine Protection Act of 2023
- H.R. 1282: "The Major Richard Star Act" To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes (placed on Union Calendar No. 117)
- H.R. 2663: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
- H.R. 2811: Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 (partially incorporated into Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023)
- H.R. 2891: SAFE Banking Act of 2023
- H.R. 2953: FAIR Act of 2023
- H.R. 3194: U.S. Citizenship Act of 2023
- H.R. 3421: Medicare for All Act
- H.R. 4319: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2023
- H.R. 4889: Raise the Wage Act of 2023
- H.R. 5601: MORE Act of 2023
- H.R. 7024: Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (passed House, pending before the Senate as of February 1, 2024)
- H.R. 7521: Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (passed House, pending before the Senate)
- Senate bills
- S. 1: Freedom to Vote Act
- S. 5: Equality Act
- S. 40: Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
- S. 316: A bill to repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq. (passed Senate, pending before the House as of March 30, 2023)
- S. 326: VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act (Senate rejected cloture motion on April 26, 2023)
- S. 582: Sunshine Protection Act of 2023
- S. 567: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023
- S. 597: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
- S. 686: RESTRICT Act (Senate committee consideration as of March 7, 2023)
- S. 701: Women's Health Protection Act of 2023 (placed on Legislative Calendar on March 9, 2023)
- S. 870: Fire Grants and Safety Act (pending before the House as of April 24, 2023)
- S. 916: Junk Fee Prevention Act (Senate committee consideration as of March 22, 2023)
- S. 1149: Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2023
- S. 1176: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
- S. 1655: Medicare for All Act
- S. 1376: Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act
- S. 2488: Raise the Wage Act of 2023
- S. 2860: SAFER Banking Act of 2023
Major resolutions
Adopted
- H.Res. 5: Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 11: Establishing the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
- H.Res. 12: Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary.
- H.Res. 76: Removing Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
- H.Res. 521: Censuring Adam Schiff and referring his conduct to the House Ethics Committee for further investigation.
- H.Res. 757: Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.
- H.Res. 845: Censuring Rashida Tlaib for statements on the Israel–Hamas war considered antisemitic.
- H.Res. 863: Impeaching Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.
- H.Res. 878: Expelling George Santos for alleged fraud and campaign finance violations.
- H.Res. 914: Censuring Jamaal Bowman for unlawfully pulling a fire alarm in the Capitol.
- H.J.Res. 7: Terminating the national emergency concerning COVID-19 declared by the President on March 13, 2020.
- H.J.Res. 26: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
- S.Res. 376: Clarifying the dress code for the floor of the Senate.
Proposed
- H.Res. 786: Calling for an immediate deescalation and cease-fire in Israel and occupied Palestine. (referred to the House Foreign Affairs Committee)
- H.Con.Res. 3: Expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches. (awaiting action in the Senate)
- H.Con.Res. 9: Denouncing the horrors of socialism. (awaiting action in the Senate)
- S.J.Res. 4: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Vetoed
- H.J.Res. 27: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'".
- H.J.Res. 30: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".
- H.J.Res. 39: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414".
- H.J.Res. 42: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022.
- H.J.Res. 45: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans".
- S.J.Res. 11: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards".
- S.J.Res. 32: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)".
- S.J.Res. 38: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers".
Party summary
- Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section:
118th Congress
Senate
|
| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Independent* | Republican | |||
| End of previous Congress[c] | 48 | 2 | 50 | 100 | 0 |
| Begin (January 3, 2023) | 48 | 3 | 49 | 100 | 0 |
| January 8, 2023[d] | 48 | 99 | 1 | ||
| January 23, 2023[d] | 49 | 100 | 0 | ||
| September 29, 2023[e] | 47 | 99 | 1 | ||
| October 3, 2023[e] | 48 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Current voting share | 51.0% | 49.0% | |||
- All three self-identified independents caucus with the Democrats.
House of Representatives
|
| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | |||
| End of previous Congress | 216 | 213 | 429 | 6 |
| Begin (January 3, 2023)[f] | 212 | 222 | 434 | 1 |
| March 7, 2023[f] | 213 | 435 | 0 | |
| May 31, 2023[g] | 212 | 434 | 1 | |
| September 15, 2023[h] | 221 | 433 | 2 | |
| November 13, 2023[g] | 213 | 434 | 1 | |
| November 28, 2023[h] | 222 | 435 | 0 | |
| December 1, 2023[i] | 221 | 434 | 1 | |
| December 31, 2023[j] | 220 | 433 | 2 | |
| January 21, 2024[k] | 219 | 432 | 3 | |
| February 2, 2024[l] | 212 | 431 | 4 | |
| February 28, 2024[i] | 213 | 432 | 3 | |
| March 22, 2024[m] | 218 | 431 | 4 | |
| April 20, 2024[n] | 217 | 430 | 5 | |
| April 24, 2024[o] | 212 | 429 | 6 | |
| Current voting share | 49.4% | 50.6% | ||
| Non-voting members | 3 | 3[p] | 6 | 0 |
Leadership
Note: Democrats refer to themselves as a "caucus"; Republicans refer to themselves as a "conference".
Senate
Senate President
Kamala Harris (D)
Kamala Harris (D)
Senate President pro tempore
Patty Murray (D)
Patty Murray (D)
Presiding
Majority (Democratic)
- Majority Leader/Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus:[q] Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Majority Whip: Dick Durbin (IL)
- Chair of the Democratic Policy & Communications Committee: Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Chair of the Democratic Steering Committee: Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Vice Chairs, Senate Democratic Caucus: Mark Warner (VA) & Elizabeth Warren (MA)
- Chair of the Democratic Outreach Committee: Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Tammy Baldwin (WI)
- Vice Chairs of the Democratic Policy & Communications Committee: Joe Manchin (WV) & Cory Booker (NJ)
- Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Gary Peters (MI)
- Vice Chair of the Democratic Steering Committee: Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- Vice Chair of the Democratic Outreach Committee: Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
- Deputy Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Brian Schatz (HI)
- Senate Democratic Chief Deputy Whip: Jeff Merkley (OR)
- Vice Chairs of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Tina Smith (MN) & Alex Padilla (CA)
Minority (Republican)
- Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell (KY)[47][48]
- Minority Whip: John Thune (SD)
- Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference: John Barrasso (WY)
- Chairwoman of the Republican Policy Committee: Joni Ernst (IA)
- Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: Shelley Moore Capito (WV)
- Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee: Steve Daines (MT)
- Chair of the Senate Republican Steering Committee: Mike Lee (UT)
House of Representatives
House Speaker
Kevin McCarthy (R),
from January 7 to October 3, 2023
from January 7 to October 3, 2023
Patrick McHenry (R),
from October 3 to October 25, 2023 (as Speaker pro tempore)
from October 3 to October 25, 2023 (as Speaker pro tempore)
Mike Johnson (R),
from October 25, 2023
from October 25, 2023
Presiding
- Speaker:
- Kevin McCarthy (R), January 7, 2023 – October 3, 2023
- Patrick McHenry (R), October 3–25, 2023 (as speaker pro tempore)
- Mike Johnson (R), from October 25, 2023
Majority (Republican)
- Majority Leader: Steve Scalise (LA 1)
- Majority Whip: Tom Emmer (MN 6)
- Conference Chair: Elise Stefanik (NY 21)
- Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference:
- Mike Johnson (LA 4), until October 25, 2023
- Blake Moore (UT 1), since November 8, 2023
- Policy Committee Chairman: Gary Palmer (AL 6)
- Conference Secretary: Lisa McClain (MI 9)
- Campaign Committee Chairman: Richard Hudson (NC 9)
- Majority Chief Deputy Whip: Guy Reschenthaler (PA 14)
Minority (Democratic)
- Minority Leader: Hakeem Jeffries (NY 8)[49]
- Minority Whip: Katherine Clark (MA 5)
- Caucus Chairman: Pete Aguilar (CA 33)
- Assistant Democratic Leader:
- Jim Clyburn (SC 6), until February 14, 2024
- Joe Neguse (CO 2), since March 20, 2024
- Caucus Vice Chairman: Ted Lieu (CA 36)
- Minority Senior Chief Deputy Whip: Jan Schakowsky (IL 9)
- Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Suzan DelBene (WA 1)
- Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee:
- Joe Neguse (CO 2), until March 20, 2024
- Debbie Dingell (MI 6), since April 16, 2024
- House Democratic Freshman Class Leadership Representative: Jasmine Crockett (TX 30)
Members
Senate
The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All class 3 seats were contested in the November 2022 elections. In this Congress, class 3 means their term commenced in 2023, requiring re-election in 2028; class 1 means their term ends with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2024; and class 2 means their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2026.
House of Representatives
All 435 seats were filled by election in November 2022. Additionally, six non-voting members were elected from the American territories and Washington, D.C.[t]
The numbers refer to the congressional district of the given state in this Congress. Eight new congressional districts were created or re-created, while eight others were eliminated, as a result of the 2020 United States census.[u][v]
Changes in membership
Senate changes
| State (class) | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[w] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska (2) | Ben Sasse (R) | Incumbent resigned January 8, 2023, to become the president of the University of Florida.[36] Successor was appointed January 12, 2023, to continue the term.[51][x] | Pete Ricketts (R) | January 23, 2023 |
| California (1) | Dianne Feinstein (D) | Incumbent died September 29, 2023.[37] Successor was appointed October 1, 2023, to continue the term.[53] | Laphonza Butler (D) | October 3, 2023 |
| California (1) | Laphonza Butler (D) | Appointment to expire in November or December 2024, following a special election.[54] Successor will be elected November 5, 2024, to finish the term ending with this Congress.[55] | TBD | |
House of Representatives changes
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[w] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia 4 | Vacant | Incumbent Donald McEachin (D) died November 28, 2022, before the beginning of this Congress. A special election was held on February 21, 2023.[56] | Jennifer McClellan (D) | March 7, 2023 |
| Rhode Island 1 | David Cicilline (D) | Incumbent resigned May 31, 2023, to become CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation. A special election was held on November 7, 2023.[41] | Gabe Amo (D) | November 13, 2023 |
| Utah 2 | Chris Stewart (R) | Incumbent resigned September 15, 2023, due to his wife's health issues. A special election was held on November 21, 2023.[43] | Celeste Maloy (R) | November 28, 2023 |
| New York 3 | George Santos (R) | Incumbent expelled December 1, 2023.[57] A special election was held on February 13, 2024. | Tom Suozzi (D) | February 28, 2024 |
| California 20 | Kevin McCarthy (R) | Incumbent resigned December 31, 2023.[58] A special election will be held with a nonpartisan blanket primary on March 19, 2024, and the general election on May 21, 2024. | TBD (R)[y] | TBD |
| Ohio 6 | Bill Johnson (R) | Incumbent resigned January 21, 2024, to become president of Youngstown State University.[59][60] A special election will be held with primaries on March 19, 2024, and the general election on June 11, 2024. | TBD | |
| New York 26 | Brian Higgins (D) | Incumbent resigned February 2, 2024, to become president of Shea's Performing Arts Center.[61] A special election will be held on April 30, 2024.[62] | TBD | |
| Colorado 4 | Ken Buck (R) | Incumbent resigned March 22, 2024.[63] A special election will be held on June 25, 2024. | TBD | |
| Wisconsin 8 | Mike Gallagher (R) | Incumbent resigned on April 20, 2024.[64] | Vacant until the next Congress[65] | |
| New Jersey 10 | Donald Payne Jr. (D) | Incumbent died on April 24, 2024.[66] | TBD | |
Committees
Section contents: Senate, House, Joint
Senate committees
Standing committees
| Committee | Chair | Ranking Member/Vice Chair |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry | Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) | John Boozman (R-AR) |
| Appropriations | Patty Murray (D-WA) | Susan Collins (R-ME) |
| Armed Services | Jack Reed (D-RI) | Roger Wicker (R-MS) |
| Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | Sherrod Brown (D-OH) | Tim Scott (R-SC) |
| Budget | Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) | Chuck Grassley (R-IA) |
| Commerce, Science and Transportation | Maria Cantwell (D-WA) | Ted Cruz (R-TX) |
| Energy and Natural Resources | Joe Manchin (D-WV) | John Barrasso (R-WY) |
| Environment and Public Works | Tom Carper (D-DE) | Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) |
| Finance | Ron Wyden (D-OR) | Mike Crapo (R-ID) |
| Foreign Relations | Bob Menendez (D-NJ) until September 22, 2023 Ben Cardin (D-MD) from September 25, 2023 | Jim Risch (R-ID) |
| Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | Bernie Sanders (I-VT) | Bill Cassidy (R-LA) |
| Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | Gary Peters (D-MI) | Rand Paul (R-KY) |
| Judiciary | Dick Durbin (D-IL) | Lindsey Graham (R-SC) |
| Rules and Administration | Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) | Deb Fischer (R-NE) |
| Small Business and Entrepreneurship | Ben Cardin (D-MD) until September 25, 2023 Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) from September 27, 2023 | Joni Ernst (R-IA) |
| Veterans' Affairs | Jon Tester (D-MT) | Jerry Moran (R-KS) |
Select, permanent select and special committees
| Committee | Chair | Ranking Member/Vice Chair |
|---|---|---|
| Aging (Special) | Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) | Mike Braun (R-IN) |
| Ethics (Select) | Chris Coons (D-DE) | James Lankford (R-OK) |
| Indian Affairs (Permanent Select) | Brian Schatz (D-HI) | Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) |
| Intelligence (Select) | Mark Warner (D-VA) | Marco Rubio (R-FL) |
| International Narcotics Control (Permanent Caucus) | Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) | Chuck Grassley (R-IA) |
House of Representatives committees
| Committee | Chair | Ranking Member |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | Glenn Thompson (R-PA) | David Scott (D-GA) |
| Appropriations | Kay Granger (R-TX) until April 10, 2024 Tom Cole (R-OK) from April 10, 2024 | Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) |
| Armed Services | Mike Rogers (R-AL) | Adam Smith (D-WA) |
| Budget | Jodey Arrington (R-TX) | Brendan Boyle (D-PA) |
| Education and the Workforce | Virginia Foxx (R-NC) | Bobby Scott (D-VA) |
| Energy and Commerce | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) | Frank Pallone (D-NJ) |
| Ethics | Michael Guest (R-MS) | Susan Wild (D-PA) |
| Financial Services | Patrick McHenry (R-NC) | Maxine Waters (D-CA) |
| Foreign Affairs | Michael McCaul (R-TX) | Gregory Meeks (D-NY) |
| Homeland Security | Mark Green (R-TN) | Bennie Thompson (D-MS) |
| House Administration | Bryan Steil (R-WI) | Joe Morelle (D-NY) |
| Intelligence (Permanent Select) | Mike Turner (R-OH) | Jim Himes (D-CT) |
| Judiciary | Jim Jordan (R-OH) | Jerry Nadler (D-NY) |
| Natural Resources | Bruce Westerman (R-AR) | Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) |
| Oversight and Reform | James Comer (R-KY) | Jamie Raskin (D-MD) |
| Rules | Tom Cole (R-OK) until April 10, 2024 Michael C. Burgess (R-TX) from April 10, 2024 | Jim McGovern (D-MA) |
| Science, Space and Technology | Frank Lucas (R- OK) | Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) |
| Small Business | Roger Williams (R-TX) | Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) |
| Transportation and Infrastructure | Sam Graves (R-MO) | Rick Larsen (D-WA) |
| Veterans' Affairs | Mike Bost (R-IL) | Mark Takano (D-CA) |
| Ways and Means | Jason Smith (R-MO) | Richard Neal (D-MA) |
Joint committees
| Committee | Chair | Vice Chair | Ranking Member | Vice Ranking Member |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic | Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) | Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) | Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) |
| Library | Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) | Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) | Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY) | Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) |
| Printing | Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) | Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) | Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) | Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY) |
| Taxation[z] | Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) | Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) | Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) | Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) |
Officers and officials
Congressional officers
- Architect of the Capitol:
- Brett Blanton (until February 13, 2023)
- Vacant (Chere Rexroat acting Architect from February 13, 2023)
- Attending Physician: Brian P. Monahan
Senate officers
- Chaplain: Barry Black (Seventh-day Adventist)
- Curator: Melinda Smith
- Historian: Betty Koed
- Librarian: Meghan Dunn
- Parliamentarian: Elizabeth MacDonough
- Secretary: Sonceria Berry
- Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper: Karen Gibson
House of Representatives officers
- Chaplain: Margaret G. Kibben (Presbyterian)
- Chief Administrative Officer: Catherine Szpindor
- Clerk:
- Cheryl Johnson (until June 30, 2023)
- Kevin McCumber (from July 1, 2023)
- Historian: Matthew Wasniewski
- Parliamentarian: Jason Smith
- Reading Clerks: Tylease Alli (D) and Susan Cole (R)
- Sergeant at Arms: William McFarland
See also
- List of new members of the 118th United States Congress
- 2022 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
- 2024 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
Notes
- ^ Removed in a vote of the House.
- ^ McConnell has served as Senate Republican Leader since January 3, 2007, and Durbin has served as Senate Democratic Whip since January 3, 2005.
- ^ a b In Arizona: Kyrsten Sinema left the Democratic Party to become an independent politician on December 9, 2022. Effective January 3, 2023, Sinema does not participate in either political party caucus but keeps her seniority and continues to receive committee assignments through the Democrats.[34][35]
- ^ a b c d In Nebraska: Ben Sasse (R) resigned on January 8, 2023, to become President of the University of Florida.[36] Pete Ricketts (R) was appointed to fill the vacancy on January 12, 2023, and took office on January 23.
- ^ a b c d In California: Dianne Feinstein (D) died on September 29, 2023.[37] Laphonza Butler (D) was appointed to fill the vacancy on October 1, 2023, and took office on October 3.[38]
- ^ a b c In Virginia's 4th district: Donald McEachin (D) died during the previous Congress, and Jennifer McClellan (D) was elected February 21, 2023. She was sworn in on March 7.[39][40]
- ^ a b c d In Rhode Island's 1st district: David Cicilline (D) resigned on May 31, 2023, and Gabe Amo (D) was elected November 7, 2023. He was sworn in on November 13.[41]
- ^ a b c d In Utah's 2nd district: Chris Stewart (R) resigned on September 15, 2023, due to his wife's health issues,[42][43] and Celeste Maloy (R) was elected November 21, 2023. She was sworn in on November 28, 2023.[44]
- ^ a b c d In New York's 3rd district: George Santos (R) was expelled on December 1, 2023. Tom Suozzi (D) was elected February 13, 2024. He was sworn in on February 28, 2024.[45]
- ^ a b In California's 20th district: Kevin McCarthy (R) resigned on December 31, 2023. A special election will be held on May 21, 2024.
- ^ a b In Ohio's 6th district: Bill Johnson (R) resigned on January 21, 2024. A special election will be held on June 11, 2024.
- ^ a b In New York's 26th district: Brian Higgins (D) resigned on February 2, 2024. A special election will be held on April 30, 2024.
- ^ a b In Colorado's 4th district: Ken Buck (R) resigned on March 22, 2024. A special election will be held on June 25, 2024.
- ^ a b In Wisconsin's 8th district: Mike Gallagher (R) resigned on April 20, 2024. The seat will remain vacant for the rest of the congress.
- ^ a b In New Jersey's 10th district: Donald Payne Jr. (D) died on April 24, 2024. A special election will be held.
- ^ Includes a New Progressive Party member who is also affiliated as a Republican.
- ^ Since 1920, the Senate Democratic leader has also concurrently served as the Democratic Caucus chairperson; this is an unwritten tradition.
- ^ In California, There are two elections, a special election to fill the seat for the final two months of this congress, and a general election for a full term starting with the 119th Congress. Butler is not running to finish the final two months of the current term.
- ^ a b c d e f The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.
- ^ a b Puerto Rico's non-voting member, the Resident Commissioner, is elected every four years. Jenniffer González was last elected in 2020.
- ^ The new districts created were: Colorado's 8th; Florida's 28th; North Carolina's 14th; Oregon's 6th; Texas's 37th; Texas's 38th. The districts re-created were: Montana's 1st; Montana's 2nd.
- ^ The eliminated districts were: California's 53rd; Illinois's 18th; Michigan's 14th; Montana's at-large; New York's 27th; Ohio's 16th; Pennsylvania's 18th; West Virginia's 3rd.
- ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
- ^ Ricketts serves as senator on an interim basis, until a special election, which will be held on November 5, 2024, concurrently with the presidential election and the general election for Nebraska's class 1 senator. The winner of the special election will complete the remainder of Sasse's term, which expires on January 3, 2027, when the winner of the 2026 regular election will commence a full term.[52]
- ^ The general election will be contested between two Republicans.
- ^ The Joint Taxation Committee leadership rotate the chair and vice chair and the ranking members between the House and Senate at the start of each session in the middle of the congressional term. The first session leadership is shown here.
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