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114th United States Congress

October 15, 2023

The 114th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States of America federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 2015, to January 3, 2017, during the final two years of Barack Obama's presidency. The seats in the House were apportioned based on the 2010 United States census.[1][2][3]

114th United States Congress
113th ←
→ 115th
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017
Members100 senators
435 representatives
6 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityRepublican
Senate PresidentJoe Biden (D)
House majorityRepublican
House SpeakerJohn Boehner (R)
(until October 29, 2015)
Paul Ryan (R)
(from October 29, 2015)
Sessions
1st: January 6, 2015 – December 18, 2015
2nd: January 4, 2016 – January 3, 2017
House of Representatives member pin for the 114th U.S. Congress

The 2014 elections gave the Republicans control of the Senate and the House for the first time since the 109th Congress. With 248 seats in the House of Representatives and 54 seats in the Senate, this Congress began with the largest Republican majority since the 71st Congress of 1929–1931.

Major events Edit

 
President Barack Obama gave the State of the Union Address on January 20, 2015
 
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress on March 3, 2015
 
Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, and Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew defended the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action at a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 23, 2015
 
Pope Francis addressed Congress September 24, 2015.
Main articles: 2015 in the United States, 2016 in the United States, and 2017 in the United States

Major legislation Edit

Enacted Edit

Main article: List of acts of the 114th United States Congress

Proposed Edit

Main article: List of bills in the 114th United States Congress

Vetoed Edit

Party summary Edit

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

Senate Edit

 
Final Senate Membership
     44 Democrats
     54 Republicans

     2 Independents, caucusing with Democrats
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Independent
(caucusing with
Democrats) 		Republican
End of previous Congress 53 2 45 100 0
Begin (January 3, 2015) 44 2 54 100 0
Final voting share 46.0% 54.0%  
Beginning of the next Congress 46 2 52 100 0

House of Representatives Edit

 
Final House Membership
     187 Democrats
     246 Republicans

     2 Vacant
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Independent Republican
End of previous Congress 201 0 234 435 0
Begin (January 3, 2015) 188 0 247 435 0
January 5, 2015[a] 246 434 1
February 6, 2015[b] 245 433 2
March 31, 2015[c] 244 432 3
May 5, 2015[a] 245 433 2
June 2, 2015[b] 246 434 1
September 10, 2015[c] 247 435 0
October 31, 2015[d] 246 434 1
June 7, 2016[d] 247 435 0
June 23, 2016[e] 187 434 1
July 20, 2016[f] 186 433 2
September 6, 2016[g] 246 432 3
November 8, 2016 [e][f][g] 188 247 435 0
December 4, 2016 [h] 187 434 1
December 31, 2016 [i] 246 433 2
Final voting share 43.2% 0.0% 56.8%
Non-voting members 4 1 1 6 0
Beginning of the next Congress 194 0 241 435 0
 
114th U.S. Congress House of Representatives Member Pin

Leadership Edit

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

Senate Edit

Senate President
 
Joe Biden (D)
Senate President pro tempore
 
Orrin Hatch (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership Edit

Minority (Democratic) leadership Edit

House of Representatives Edit

See also: January 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election and October 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
House Speaker
 
John Boehner (R), until October 29, 2015
 
Paul Ryan (R), from October 29, 2015

Majority (Republican) leadership Edit

Minority (Democratic) leadership Edit

Members Edit

Senate Edit

Senators are listed by state and then by Senate classes, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2016; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2018; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 2020.

House of Representatives Edit

For maps of congressional districts, see List of United States congressional districts.

Changes in membership Edit

Senate Edit

There were no changes in Senate membership during this Congress.

House of Representatives Edit

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
House changes
District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[n]
New York 11th Michael Grimm
(R) 		Incumbent resigned January 5, 2015, following a guilty plea on one count of felony tax evasion.[27]
A special election was held May 5, 2015.[28]		 Dan Donovan
(R) 		May 12, 2015
Mississippi 1st Alan Nunnelee
(R) 		Incumbent died February 6, 2015.[29]
A special election runoff was held June 2, 2015.[30][31]		 Trent Kelly
(R) 		June 9, 2015
Illinois 18th Aaron Schock
(R) 		Incumbent resigned March 31, 2015, following a spending scandal.[32][33]
A special election was held September 10, 2015. 		Darin LaHood
(R) 		September 17, 2015
Ohio 8th John Boehner
(R) 		Incumbent resigned October 31, 2015.[34]
A special election was held June 7, 2016. 		Warren Davidson
(R) 		June 9, 2016[35]
Pennsylvania 2nd Chaka Fattah
(D) 		Incumbent resigned June 23, 2016, following a conviction of corruption charges.[36]
A special election was held November 8, 2016.[37]		 Dwight Evans
(D) 		November 14, 2016
Hawaii 1st Mark Takai
(D) 		Incumbent died July 20, 2016.[38]
A special election was held November 8, 2016.[39]		 Colleen Hanabusa
(D) 		November 14, 2016
Kentucky 1st Ed Whitfield
(R) 		Incumbent resigned September 6, 2016, following an ethics investigation.[40]
A special election was held November 8, 2016.[41]		 James Comer
(R) 		November 14, 2016
California 44th Janice Hahn
(D) 		Incumbent resigned December 4, 2016, to become a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.[42]
No special election was held and the seat remained vacant until the next Congress. Hahn did not run for re-election in 2016. 		Vacant until the next Congress
Michigan's 10th Candice Miller
(R) 		Incumbent resigned December 31, 2016, to become Macomb County Public Works Commissioner.[43]
No special election was held and the seat remained vacant until the next Congress. Miller did not run for re-election in 2016.

Committees Edit

[Section contents: Senate, House, Joint ]

Senate Edit

Main article: List of current United States Senate committees
Committee Chairman Ranking Member
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Pat Roberts (R-KS) Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Appropriations Thad Cochran (R-MS) Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Armed Services John McCain (R-AZ) Jack Reed (D-RI)
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Richard Shelby (R-AL) Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Budget Mike Enzi (R-WY) Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
Commerce, Science and Transportation John Thune (R-SD) Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Energy and Natural Resources Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Environment and Public Works Jim Inhofe (R-OK) Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Finance Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Foreign Relations Bob Corker (R-TN) Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Patty Murray (D-WA)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Ron Johnson (R-WI) Thomas Carper (D-DE)
Indian Affairs John Barrasso (R-WY) Jon Tester (D-MT)
Judiciary Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Rules and Administration Roy Blunt (R-MO) Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Small Business and Entrepreneurship David Vitter (R-LA) Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Veterans' Affairs Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

House of Representatives Edit

Main article: List of current United States House of Representatives committees
Committee Chairman Ranking Member
Agriculture Michael Conaway (R-TX) Collin Peterson (D-MN)
Appropriations Harold Rogers (R-KY) Nita Lowey (D-NY)
Armed Services Mac Thornberry (R-TX) Adam Smith (D-WA)
Budget Tom Price (R-GA) Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Education and the Workforce John Kline (R-MN) Bobby Scott (D-VA)
Energy and Commerce Fred Upton (R-MI) Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Ethics Charlie Dent (R-PA) Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
Financial Services Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Foreign Affairs Edward Royce (R-CA) Eliot Engel (D-NY)
Homeland Security Michael McCaul (R-TX) Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
House Administration Candice Miller (R-MI) Robert Brady (D-PA)
Judiciary Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) John Conyers (D-MI)
Natural Resources Rob Bishop (R-UT) Raul Grijalva (D-AZ)
Oversight and Government Reform Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
Rules Pete Sessions (R-TX) Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
Science, Space & Technology Lamar Smith (R-TX) Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Small Business Steve Chabot (R-OH) Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
Transportation and Infrastructure Bill Shuster (R-PA) Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
Veterans' Affairs Jeff Miller (R-FL) Corrine Brown (D-FL)
Ways and Means Kevin Brady (R-TX) Sander Levin (D-MI)
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Devin Nunes (R-CA) Adam Schiff (D-CA)

Joint committees Edit

Main article: List of current United States congressional joint committees

Caucuses Edit

Main article: Caucuses of the United States Congress

Employees Edit

Senate Edit

Source: "Senate Organization Chart for the 114th Congress". Senate.gov. US Senate. from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

House of Representatives Edit

Source: . House.gov. US House. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

Legislative branch agency directors Edit

See also Edit

Elections Edit

Membership lists Edit

Notes Edit

  1. ^ a b In New York's 11th district: Michael Grimm (R) resigned January 5, 2015, and Dan Donovan (R) was elected May 5, 2015.
  2. ^ a b In Mississippi's 1st district: Alan Nunnelee (R) died February 6, 2015, and Trent Kelly (R) was elected June 2, 2015.
  3. ^ a b In Illinois's 18th district: Aaron Schock (R) resigned March 31, 2015, and Darin Lahood (R) was elected September 10, 2015.
  4. ^ a b In Ohio's 8th district: John Boehner (R) resigned October 31, 2015, and Warren Davidson (R-) was elected June 7, 2016.
  5. ^ a b In Pennsylvania's 2nd district: Chaka Fattah (D) resigned June 23, 2016, and Dwight Evans (D) was elected November 8, 2016.
  6. ^ a b In Hawaii's 1st district: Mark Takai (D) died July 20, 2016, and Colleen Hanabusa (D) was elected November 8, 2016.
  7. ^ a b In Kentucky's 1st district: Ed Whitfield (R) resigned September 6, 2016, and James Comer (R) was elected November 8, 2016.
  8. ^ In California's 44th district: Janice Hahn (D) resigned December 4, 2016.
  9. ^ In Michigan's 10th district: Candice Miller (R) resigned December 31, 2016.
  10. ^ a b Senators King (ME) and Sanders (VT) had no political affiliation but caucused with the Democratic Party.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) and the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party (D-NPL) are the Minnesota and North Dakota affiliates of the U.S. Democratic Party and are counted as Democrats.
  12. ^ Sablan caucuses with the Democratic Party.[26]
  13. ^ Like many members of the PNP, Pedro Pierluisi affiliates with both the PNP and the Democratic Party.
  14. ^ When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

References Edit

  1. ^ H.J.Res. 129: "Appointing the day for the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress."
  2. ^ H.Con.Res. 104: "Providing for the sine die adjournment of the first session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress."
  3. ^ "House Calendars for January 3, 2017 - 115th Congress, 1st Session-Calendar of year 2017". www.govinfo.gov.
  4. ^ Walsh, Deirdre (January 6, 2015). "Boehner Overcomes Big Opposition to Remain Speaker". CNN. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Heitshusen, Valerie; Beth, Richard S. (January 4, 2019). "Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913–2019" (PDF). CRS Report for Congress. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  6. ^ Bradner, Eric (January 25, 2015). "Criticism over Netanyahu visit intensifies". CNN. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  7. ^ Lee, Carol; Solomon, Jay (March 3, 2015). "Israel's Netanyahu Urges Congress to Block 'Bad Deal' With Iran". The Wall Street Journal. New York. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  8. ^ Baker, Peter (March 9, 2015). "Angry White House and G.O.P. Senators Clash Over Letter to Iran". The New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
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  10. ^ a b Zengerle, Patricia (March 26, 2015). "Japan PM Abe to Address Joint Session of Congress". Reuters. from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  11. ^ Mauldin, William (April 29, 2015). "Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Argues for Trade Deal in Speech to Congress". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  12. ^ Sherman, Jake (February 5, 2015). "Pope will address Congress in September". Politico. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  13. ^ Steinhauer, Jennifer (September 25, 2015). "John Boehner Will Resign From Congress". The New York Times.
  14. ^ DeBonis, Mike; Kane, Paul (September 25, 2015). "House Speaker John Boehner to Resign at End of October". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  15. ^ "Shock! McCarthy drops Speaker bid". The Hill. October 8, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  16. ^ Richard Escobedo (November 1, 2015). "Who was the last House speaker younger than Paul Ryan?". CBS News.
  17. ^ Modi addresses Congress as U.S.-India ties bloom By Nicole Gaouette and Elise Labott, CNN, June 9, 2016, retrieved March 22, 2020
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  19. ^ 5-Year, $300 Billion "FAST Act" Will Extend Transpo Policy Status Quo to 2020 By Angie Schmitt, USA.Streetsblog.org, December 2, 2015, retrieved March 22, 2020
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  21. ^ Historic Bill Of Rights For Survivors Of Sexual Assault Is Heading To Obama's Desk by Emma O'Connor, BuzzFeed, September 7, 2016, retrieved March 22, 2020
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  26. ^ "Caucus Memberships of Gregorio Sablan". House.gov. US House of Representatives. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  27. ^ "Boehner Commends Grimm for Announcing Resignation" January 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Roll Call, December 30, 2014.
  28. ^ "Welcome to New York's Sixth Special Election in Six Years" January 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Roll Call, January 2, 2015.
  29. ^ "GOP Rep. Nunnelee of Miss. Dies After Brain Cancer, Stroke" ABC News, February 6, 2015.
  30. ^ Pender, Geoff (February 6, 2015). "Governor will set election after Nunnelee's death". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  31. ^ Cahn, Emily (May 12, 2015). "Mississippi Special Election Heads to Runoff". Roll Call.
  32. ^ Bash, Dana; Zeleny, Jeff; Jaffe, Alexandra (March 17, 2015). "Aaron Schock resigns amid scandal". CNN. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  33. ^ DeBonis, Mike; Costa, Robert; Kane, Paul (March 17, 2015). "Rep. Aaron Schock announces resignation in wake of spending probe". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  34. ^ "Amid revolt, Boehner steps aside to avoid 'irreparable harm' to Congress". USA Today. September 26, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
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  36. ^ "Rep. Chaka Fattah resigns after conviction, effective immediately" (Press release). CBS. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  37. ^ Brennan, Chris (July 1, 2016). "Special election for Fattah's former U.S. House seat will be Nov. 8". Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  38. ^ Blair, Chad (July 20, 2016). "Tributes Pour In After Death of Congressman Mark Takai." CivilBeat.org. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  39. ^ Dayton, Kevin (August 3, 2016). "Special-election winner will finish Takai's term". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
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  43. ^ 2016 Congressional Record, Vol. 162, Page H7147
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External links Edit

  • United States House of Representatives official website
  • United States Senate official website
  • Bills and Resolutions:
  • Roll Call Votes:
    • House
    • Senate

October 15, 2023
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The 114th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States of America federal government composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives It met in Washington D C from January 3 2015 to January 3 2017 during the final two years of Barack Obama s presidency The seats in the House were apportioned based on the 2010 United States census 1 2 3 114th United States Congress113th 115thUnited States Capitol 2016 January 3 2015 January 3 2017Members100 senators435 representatives6 non voting delegatesSenate majorityRepublicanSenate PresidentJoe Biden D House majorityRepublicanHouse SpeakerJohn Boehner R until October 29 2015 Paul Ryan R from October 29 2015 Sessions1st January 6 2015 December 18 20152nd January 4 2016 January 3 2017House of Representatives member pin for the 114th U S CongressThe 2014 elections gave the Republicans control of the Senate and the House for the first time since the 109th Congress With 248 seats in the House of Representatives and 54 seats in the Senate this Congress began with the largest Republican majority since the 71st Congress of 1929 1931 Contents 1 Major events 2 Major legislation 2 1 Enacted 2 2 Proposed 2 3 Vetoed 3 Party summary 3 1 Senate 3 2 House of Representatives 4 Leadership 4 1 Senate 4 1 1 Majority Republican leadership 4 1 2 Minority Democratic leadership 4 2 House of Representatives 4 2 1 Majority Republican leadership 4 2 2 Minority Democratic leadership 5 Members 5 1 Senate 5 1 1 Alabama 5 1 2 Alaska 5 1 3 Arizona 5 1 4 Arkansas 5 1 5 California 5 1 6 Colorado 5 1 7 Connecticut 5 1 8 Delaware 5 1 9 Florida 5 1 10 Georgia 5 1 11 Hawaii 5 1 12 Idaho 5 1 13 Illinois 5 1 14 Indiana 5 1 15 Iowa 5 1 16 Kansas 5 1 17 Kentucky 5 1 18 Louisiana 5 1 19 Maine 5 1 20 Maryland 5 1 21 Massachusetts 5 1 22 Michigan 5 1 23 Minnesota 5 1 24 Mississippi 5 1 25 Missouri 5 1 26 Montana 5 1 27 Nebraska 5 1 28 Nevada 5 1 29 New Hampshire 5 1 30 New Jersey 5 1 31 New Mexico 5 1 32 New York 5 1 33 North Carolina 5 1 34 North Dakota 5 1 35 Ohio 5 1 36 Oklahoma 5 1 37 Oregon 5 1 38 Pennsylvania 5 1 39 Rhode Island 5 1 40 South Carolina 5 1 41 South Dakota 5 1 42 Tennessee 5 1 43 Texas 5 1 44 Utah 5 1 45 Vermont 5 1 46 Virginia 5 1 47 Washington 5 1 48 West Virginia 5 1 49 Wisconsin 5 1 50 Wyoming 5 2 House of Representatives 5 2 1 Alabama 5 2 2 Alaska 5 2 3 Arizona 5 2 4 Arkansas 5 2 5 California 5 2 6 Colorado 5 2 7 Connecticut 5 2 8 Delaware 5 2 9 Florida 5 2 10 Georgia 5 2 11 Hawaii 5 2 12 Idaho 5 2 13 Illinois 5 2 14 Indiana 5 2 15 Iowa 5 2 16 Kansas 5 2 17 Kentucky 5 2 18 Louisiana 5 2 19 Maine 5 2 20 Maryland 5 2 21 Massachusetts 5 2 22 Michigan 5 2 23 Minnesota 5 2 24 Mississippi 5 2 25 Missouri 5 2 26 Montana 5 2 27 Nebraska 5 2 28 Nevada 5 2 29 New Hampshire 5 2 30 New Jersey 5 2 31 New Mexico 5 2 32 New York 5 2 33 North Carolina 5 2 34 North Dakota 5 2 35 Ohio 5 2 36 Oklahoma 5 2 37 Oregon 5 2 38 Pennsylvania 5 2 39 Rhode Island 5 2 40 South Carolina 5 2 41 South Dakota 5 2 42 Tennessee 5 2 43 Texas 5 2 44 Utah 5 2 45 Vermont 5 2 46 Virginia 5 2 47 Washington 5 2 48 West Virginia 5 2 49 Wisconsin 5 2 50 Wyoming 5 2 51 Non voting members 6 Changes in membership 6 1 Senate 6 2 House of Representatives 7 Committees 7 1 Senate 7 2 House of Representatives 7 3 Joint committees 8 Caucuses 9 Employees 9 1 Senate 9 2 House of Representatives 9 3 Legislative branch agency directors 10 See also 10 1 Elections 10 2 Membership lists 11 Notes 12 References 13 External linksMajor events Edit nbsp President Barack Obama gave the State of the Union Address on January 20 2015 nbsp Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress on March 3 2015 nbsp Secretary of State John Kerry Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew defended the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action at a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on July 23 2015 nbsp Pope Francis addressed Congress September 24 2015 Main articles 2015 in the United States 2016 in the United States and 2017 in the United States January 6 2015 Incumbent Speaker of the House John Boehner was re elected even though several members of his own party once again chose not to vote for him 4 He received 216 votes a majority of the votes cast but two votes shy of a majority of the full membership 5 January 20 2015 2015 State of the Union Address March 3 2015 Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress regarding sanctions against Iran Netanyahu was invited by Speaker John Boehner without consulting President Obama 6 7 March 9 2015 U S Senator Tom Cotton wrote and sent a letter to the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran signed by 47 of the Senate s 54 Republicans attempting to cast doubt on the Obama administration s authority to engage in nuclear proliferation negotiations with Iran 8 March 25 2015 Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani addressed a joint session of Congress 9 April 29 2015 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe addressed a joint session of Congress 10 11 becoming the first Japanese leader to do so 10 September 24 2015 Pope Francis addressed a joint session of Congress 12 becoming the first Pope to do so September 25 2015 House Speaker John Boehner announced that he would resign as Speaker and from the House at the end of October 2015 13 14 Subsequently Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy the presumptive favorite to succeed John Boehner unexpectedly withdrew his candidacy for the job 15 October 29 2015 Paul Ryan was elected to succeed John Boehner as Speaker of the House receiving 236 votes of 432 votes cast 5 He is the youngest Speaker since James G Blaine in 1869 16 January 12 2016 2016 State of the Union Address June 8 2016 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a joint session of Congress 17 June 22 23 2016 In the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting Congress debated gun control reform 18 The U S House recessed for the July 4 holiday during a sit in protest held by Democrats that halted business in the chamber for more than 24 hours November 8 2016 Donald Trump and Mike Pence elected as president and vice president in presidential elections while the Republicans retain majority at both Senate and House of Representatives Major legislation EditEnacted Edit Main article List of acts of the 114th United States Congress January 12 2015 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 1 text PDF February 27 2015 Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act Pub L 114 3 March 4 2015 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2015 Pub L 114 4 April 16 2015 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 10 text PDF May 22 2015 Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 17 text PDF June 2 2015 USA FREEDOM Act Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 23 text PDF June 29 2015 Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 27 text PDF July 6 2015 Department of Homeland Security Interoperable Communications Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 29 text PDF September 25 2015 Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2015 Pub L 114 50 September 30 2015 National Winstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015 Pub L 114 52 November 2 2015 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 74 text PDF November 5 2015 Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 86 text PDF November 25 2015 SPACE Act of 2015 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 90 text PDF November 25 2015 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Pub L 114 92 December 4 2015 Fixing America s Surface Transportation FAST Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 94 text PDF 19 December 10 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 95 text PDF December 18 2015 Consolidated Appropriations Act 2016 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 113 text PDF January 28 2016 Grants Oversight and New Efficiency GONE Act Pub L 114 117 February 8 2016 International Megan s Law to Prevent Sexual Exploitation and Other Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders Pub L 114 119 February 8 2016 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 120 text PDF February 24 2016 Internet Tax Freedom Act contained in Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 125 text PDF 20 May 9 2016 Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act Pub L 114 151 June 28 2016 Frank R Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Pub L 114 182 June 30 2016 Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act PROMESA Pub L 114 187 July 20 2016 Global Food Security Act of 2016 Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 195 text PDF July 29 2016 Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiences MEGABYTE Act of 2016 Pub L 114 210 September 28 2016 Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 222 text PDF September 29 2016 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act Pub L 114 223 October 7 2016 Sexual Assault Survivors Rights Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 236 text PDF 21 December 10 2016 Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act 2017 Pub L 114 254 December 13 2016 21st Century Cures Act Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 114 255 text PDF 22 December 14 2016 First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act Pub L 114 268 December 14 2016 Better Online Ticket Sales BOTS Act Pub L 114 274 December 16 2016 Frank R Wolf International Religious Freedom Act Pub L 114 281 December 16 2016 United States Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016 Pub L 114 304 December 16 2016 Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery HEAR Act of 2016 Pub L 114 308 December 16 2016 Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act Pub L 114 319 December 23 2016 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 Pub L 114 328 January 6 2017 American Innovation and Competitiveness Act Pub L 114 329Proposed Edit Main article List of bills in the 114th United States Congress Vetoed Edit February 24 2015 Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S 1 March 31 2015 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 United States Code of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures S J Res 8 October 22 2015 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 H R 1735 December 19 2015 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 United States Code of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Modified and Reconstructed Stationary Sources Electric Utility Generating Units S J Res 23 December 19 2015 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 United States Code of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources Electric Utility Generating Units S J Res 24 January 8 2016 The Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 H R 3762 January 19 2016 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 United States Code of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of waters of the United States under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act S J Res 22 June 8 2016 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term Fiduciary H J Res 88 July 22 2016 Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016 H R 1777 September 23 2016 Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act S 2040 Passed over Veto Party summary EditResignations and new members are discussed in the Changes in membership section below Senate Edit nbsp Final Senate Membership 44 Democrats 54 Republicans 2 Independents caucusing with DemocratsAffiliation Party Shading indicates majority caucus Total VacantDemocratic Independent caucusing withDemocrats RepublicanEnd of previous Congress 53 2 45 100 0Begin January 3 2015 44 2 54 100 0Final voting share 46 0 54 0 Beginning of the next Congress 46 2 52 100 0House of Representatives Edit nbsp Final House Membership 187 Democrats 246 Republicans 2 VacantParty Shading indicates majority caucus Total VacantDemocratic Independent RepublicanEnd of previous Congress 201 0 234 435 0Begin January 3 2015 188 0 247 435 0January 5 2015 a 246 434 1February 6 2015 b 245 433 2March 31 2015 c 244 432 3May 5 2015 a 245 433 2June 2 2015 b 246 434 1September 10 2015 c 247 435 0October 31 2015 d 246 434 1June 7 2016 d 247 435 0June 23 2016 e 187 434 1July 20 2016 f 186 433 2September 6 2016 g 246 432 3November 8 2016 e f g 188 247 435 0December 4 2016 h 187 434 1December 31 2016 i 246 433 2Final voting share 43 2 0 0 56 8 Non voting members 4 1 1 6 0Beginning of the next Congress 194 0 241 435 0 nbsp 114th U S Congress House of Representatives Member PinLeadership EditSection contents Senate Majority R Minority D House Majority R Minority D Senate Edit Senate President nbsp Joe Biden D Senate President pro tempore nbsp Orrin Hatch R President Joe Biden D President pro tempore Orrin Hatch R 23 Majority Republican leadership Edit Majority Leader Mitch McConnell 24 Assistant Majority Leader Majority Whip John Cornyn 24 Chief Deputy Whip Mike Crapo Deputy Whips data missing Republican Conference Chairman John Thune 24 Republican Conference Vice Chairman Roy Blunt 24 Senatorial Committee Chairman Roger Wicker Policy Committee Chairman John Barrasso 24 Minority Democratic leadership Edit Minority Leader Harry Reid 25 Assistant Minority Leader Minority Whip Dick Durbin 25 Chief Deputy Whip Barbara Boxer Deputy Whips data missing Democratic Caucus Chairman Harry Reid 25 Democratic Caucus Vice Chair and Policy Committee Chairman Chuck Schumer 25 Democratic Caucus Secretary Patty Murray Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Jon Tester 25 Policy Committee Vice Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow Policy Committee Strategic Policy Adviser Elizabeth Warren 25 Policy Committee Policy Development Adviser Mark Warner Steering and Outreach Committee Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar 25 Steering and Outreach Committee Vice Chairwoman Jeanne ShaheenHouse of Representatives Edit See also January 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election and October 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election House Speaker nbsp John Boehner R until October 29 2015 nbsp Paul Ryan R from October 29 2015 Speaker John Boehner R until October 29 2015 Paul Ryan R from October 29 2015Majority Republican leadership Edit Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy Majority Whip Steve Scalise Majority Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry Senior Deputy Whips Kristi Noem Dennis Ross Aaron Schock until March 31 2015 Steve Stivers Ann Wagner Republican Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican Conference Vice Chairwoman Lynn Jenkins Republican Conference Secretary Virginia Foxx Republican Campaign Committee Chairman Greg Walden Policy Committee Chairman Luke Messer Republican Campaign Committee Deputy Chairman Lynn WestmorelandMinority Democratic leadership Edit Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Minority Whip Steny Hoyer Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn Senior Chief Deputy Minority Whip John Lewis Chief Deputy Minority Whips G K Butterfield Diana DeGette Keith Ellison Jan Schakowsky Kyrsten Sinema Debbie Wasserman Schultz Peter Welch Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman Joe Crowley Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman Ben Ray Lujan Steering and Policy Committee Co Chairs Rosa DeLauro Steering and Donna Edwards Policy Organization Study and Review Chairwoman Karen Bass Policy and Communications Chairman Steve IsraelMembers EditSenate Edit Senators are listed by state and then by Senate classes In this Congress Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress requiring re election in 2016 Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress requiring re election in 2018 and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress requiring re election in 2020 Alabama Edit 2 Jeff Sessions R 3 Richard Shelby R Alaska Edit 2 Dan Sullivan R 3 Lisa Murkowski R Arizona Edit 1 Jeff Flake R 3 John McCain R Arkansas Edit 2 Tom Cotton R 3 John Boozman R California Edit 1 Dianne Feinstein D 3 Barbara Boxer D Colorado Edit 2 Cory Gardner R 3 Michael Bennet D Connecticut Edit 1 Chris Murphy D 3 Richard Blumenthal D Delaware Edit 1 Tom Carper D 2 Chris Coons D Florida Edit 1 Bill Nelson D 3 Marco Rubio R Georgia Edit 2 David Perdue R 3 Johnny Isakson R Hawaii Edit 1 Mazie Hirono D 3 Brian Schatz D Idaho Edit 2 Jim Risch R 3 Mike Crapo R Illinois Edit 2 Dick Durbin D 3 Mark Kirk R Indiana Edit 1 Joe Donnelly D 3 Dan Coats R Iowa Edit 2 Joni Ernst R 3 Chuck Grassley R Kansas Edit 2 Pat Roberts R 3 Jerry Moran R Kentucky Edit 2 Mitch McConnell R 3 Rand Paul R Louisiana Edit 2 Bill Cassidy R 3 David Vitter R Maine Edit 1 Angus King I j 2 Susan Collins R Maryland Edit 1 Ben Cardin D 3 Barbara Mikulski D Massachusetts Edit 1 Elizabeth Warren D 2 Ed Markey D Michigan Edit 1 Debbie Stabenow D 2 Gary Peters D Minnesota Edit 1 Amy Klobuchar DFL k 2 Al Franken DFL k Mississippi Edit 1 Roger Wicker R 2 Thad Cochran R Missouri Edit 1 Claire McCaskill D 3 Roy Blunt R Montana Edit 1 Jon Tester D 2 Steve Daines R Nebraska Edit 1 Deb Fischer R 2 Ben Sasse R Nevada Edit 1 Dean Heller R 3 Harry Reid D New Hampshire Edit 2 Jeanne Shaheen D 3 Kelly Ayotte R New Jersey Edit 1 Bob Menendez D 2 Cory Booker D New Mexico Edit 1 Martin Heinrich D 2 Tom Udall D New York Edit 1 Kirsten Gillibrand D 3 Chuck Schumer D North Carolina Edit 2 Thom Tillis R 3 Richard Burr R North Dakota Edit 1 Heidi Heitkamp D NPL k 3 John Hoeven R Ohio Edit 1 Sherrod Brown D 3 Rob Portman R Oklahoma Edit 2 Jim Inhofe R 3 James Lankford R Oregon Edit 2 Jeff Merkley D 3 Ron Wyden D Pennsylvania Edit 1 Bob Casey Jr D 3 Pat Toomey R Rhode Island Edit 1 Sheldon Whitehouse D 2 Jack Reed D South Carolina Edit 2 Lindsey Graham R 3 Tim Scott R South Dakota Edit 2 Mike Rounds R 3 John Thune R Tennessee Edit 1 Bob Corker R 2 Lamar Alexander R Texas Edit 1 Ted Cruz R 2 John Cornyn R Utah Edit 1 Orrin Hatch R 3 Mike Lee R Vermont Edit 1 Bernie Sanders I j 3 Patrick Leahy D Virginia Edit 1 Tim Kaine D 2 Mark Warner D Washington Edit 1 Maria Cantwell D 3 Patty Murray D West Virginia Edit 1 Joe Manchin D 2 Shelley Moore Capito R Wisconsin Edit 1 Tammy Baldwin D 3 Ron Johnson R Wyoming Edit 1 John Barrasso R 2 Mike Enzi R nbsp Party membership of the Senate by state 2 Democrats 2 Republicans 1 Democrat and 1 Republican 1 Independent and 1 Democrat 1 Independent and 1 RepublicanSenate majority leadership nbsp Republican leaderMitch McConnell nbsp Republican whipJohn Cornyn Senate minority leadership nbsp Democratic leaderHarry Reid nbsp Democratic whipDick Durbin House of Representatives Edit For maps of congressional districts see List of United States congressional districts Contents Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Non voting members Alabama Edit 1 Bradley Byrne R 2 Martha Roby R 3 Mike Rogers R 4 Robert Aderholt R 5 Mo Brooks R 6 Gary Palmer R 7 Terri Sewell D Alaska Edit At large Don Young R Arizona Edit 1 Ann Kirkpatrick D 2 Martha McSally R 3 Raul Grijalva D 4 Paul Gosar R 5 Matt Salmon R 6 David Schweikert R 7 Ruben Gallego D 8 Trent Franks R 9 Kyrsten Sinema D Arkansas Edit 1 Rick Crawford R 2 French Hill R 3 Steve Womack R 4 Bruce Westerman R California Edit 1 Doug LaMalfa R 2 Jared Huffman D 3 John Garamendi D 4 Tom McClintock R 5 Mike Thompson D 6 Doris Matsui D 7 Ami Bera D 8 Paul Cook R 9 Jerry McNerney D 10 Jeff Denham R 11 Mark DeSaulnier D 12 Nancy Pelosi D 13 Barbara Lee D 14 Jackie Speier D 15 Eric Swalwell D 16 Jim Costa D 17 Mike Honda D 18 Anna Eshoo D 19 Zoe Lofgren D 20 Sam Farr D 21 David Valadao R 22 Devin Nunes R 23 Kevin McCarthy R 24 Lois Capps D 25 Steve Knight R 26 Julia Brownley D 27 Judy Chu D 28 Adam Schiff D 29 Tony Cardenas D 30 Brad Sherman D 31 Pete Aguilar D 32 Grace Napolitano D 33 Ted Lieu D 34 Xavier Becerra D 35 Norma Torres D 36 Raul Ruiz D 37 Karen Bass D 38 Linda Sanchez D 39 Ed Royce R 40 Lucille Roybal Allard D 41 Mark Takano D 42 Ken Calvert R 43 Maxine Waters D 44 Janice Hahn D until December 4 2016Vacant dd 45 Mimi Walters R 46 Loretta Sanchez D 47 Alan Lowenthal D 48 Dana Rohrabacher R 49 Darrell Issa R 50 Duncan D Hunter R 51 Juan Vargas D 52 Scott Peters D 53 Susan Davis D Colorado Edit 1 Diana DeGette D 2 Jared Polis D 3 Scott Tipton R 4 Ken Buck R 5 Doug Lamborn R 6 Mike Coffman R 7 Ed Perlmutter D Connecticut Edit 1 John Larson D 2 Joe Courtney D 3 Rosa DeLauro D 4 Jim Himes D 5 Elizabeth Esty D Delaware Edit At large John Carney D Florida Edit 1 Jeff Miller R 2 Gwen Graham D 3 Ted Yoho R 4 Ander Crenshaw R 5 Corrine Brown D 6 Ron DeSantis R 7 John Mica R 8 Bill Posey R 9 Alan Grayson D 10 Daniel Webster R 11 Rich Nugent R 12 Gus Bilirakis R 13 David Jolly R 14 Kathy Castor D 15 Dennis Ross R 16 Vern Buchanan R 17 Tom Rooney R 18 Patrick Murphy D 19 Curt Clawson R 20 Alcee Hastings D 21 Ted Deutch D 22 Lois Frankel D 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 24 Frederica Wilson D 25 Mario Diaz Balart R 26 Carlos Curbelo R 27 Ileana Ros Lehtinen R Georgia Edit 1 Buddy Carter R 2 Sanford Bishop D 3 Lynn Westmoreland R 4 Hank Johnson D 5 John Lewis D 6 Tom Price R 7 Rob Woodall R 8 Austin Scott R 9 Doug Collins R 10 Jody Hice R 11 Barry Loudermilk R 12 Rick Allen R 13 David Scott D 14 Tom Graves R Hawaii Edit 1 Mark Takai D until July 20 2016 Colleen Hanabusa D from November 8 2016 dd 2 Tulsi Gabbard D Idaho Edit 1 Raul Labrador R 2 Mike Simpson R Illinois Edit 1 Bobby Rush D 2 Robin Kelly D 3 Dan Lipinski D 4 Luis Gutierrez D 5 Mike Quigley D 6 Peter Roskam R 7 Danny Davis D 8 Tammy Duckworth D 9 Jan Schakowsky D 10 Bob Dold R 11 Bill Foster D 12 Mike Bost R 13 Rodney Davis R 14 Randy Hultgren R 15 John Shimkus R 16 Adam Kinzinger R 17 Cheri Bustos D 18 Aaron Schock R until March 31 2015 Darin LaHood R from September 10 2015 dd Indiana Edit 1 Pete Visclosky D 2 Jackie Walorski R 3 Marlin Stutzman R 4 Todd Rokita R 5 Susan Brooks R 6 Luke Messer R 7 Andre Carson D 8 Larry Bucshon R 9 Todd Young R Iowa Edit 1 Rod Blum R 2 David Loebsack D 3 David Young R 4 Steve King R Kansas Edit 1 Tim Huelskamp R 2 Lynn Jenkins R 3 Kevin Yoder R 4 Mike Pompeo R Kentucky Edit 1 Ed Whitfield R until September 6 2016 James Comer R from November 8 2016 dd 2 Brett Guthrie R 3 John Yarmuth D 4 Thomas Massie R 5 Hal Rogers R 6 Andy Barr R Louisiana Edit 1 Steve Scalise R 2 Cedric Richmond D 3 Charles Boustany R 4 John Fleming R 5 Ralph Abraham R 6 Garret Graves R Maine Edit 1 Chellie Pingree D 2 Bruce Poliquin R Maryland Edit 1 Andy Harris R 2 Dutch Ruppersberger D 3 John Sarbanes D 4 Donna Edwards D 5 Steny Hoyer D 6 John Delaney D 7 Elijah Cummings D 8 Chris Van Hollen D Massachusetts Edit 1 Richard Neal D 2 Jim McGovern D 3 Niki Tsongas D 4 Joe Kennedy D 5 Katherine Clark D 6 Seth Moulton D 7 Mike Capuano D 8 Stephen Lynch D 9 Bill Keating D Michigan Edit 1 Dan Benishek R 2 Bill Huizenga R 3 Justin Amash R 4 John Moolenaar R 5 Dan Kildee D 6 Fred Upton R 7 Tim Walberg R 8 Mike Bishop R 9 Sander Levin D 10 Candice Miller R until December 31 2016Vacant dd 11 Dave Trott R 12 Debbie Dingell D 13 John Conyers D 14 Brenda Lawrence D Minnesota Edit 1 Tim Walz DFL k 2 John Kline R 3 Erik Paulsen R 4 Betty McCollum DFL k 5 Keith Ellison DFL k 6 Tom Emmer R 7 Collin Peterson DFL k 8 Rick Nolan DFL k Mississippi Edit 1 Alan Nunnelee R until February 6 2015 Trent Kelly R from June 2 2015 dd 2 Bennie Thompson D 3 Gregg Harper R 4 Steven Palazzo R Missouri Edit 1 Lacy Clay D 2 Ann Wagner R 3 Blaine Luetkemeyer R 4 Vicky Hartzler R 5 Emanuel Cleaver D 6 Sam Graves R 7 Billy Long R 8 Jason Smith R Montana Edit At large Ryan Zinke R Nebraska Edit 1 Jeff Fortenberry R 2 Brad Ashford D 3 Adrian Smith R Nevada Edit 1 Dina Titus D 2 Mark Amodei R 3 Joe Heck R 4 Cresent Hardy R New Hampshire Edit 1 Frank Guinta R 2 Annie Kuster D New Jersey Edit 1 Donald Norcross D 2 Frank LoBiondo R 3 Tom MacArthur R 4 Chris Smith R 5 Scott Garrett R 6 Frank Pallone D 7 Leonard Lance R 8 Albio Sires D 9 Bill Pascrell D 10 Donald Payne Jr D 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen R 12 Bonnie Watson Coleman D New Mexico Edit 1 Michelle Lujan Grisham D 2 Steve Pearce R 3 Ben Ray Lujan D New York Edit 1 Lee Zeldin R 2 Peter King R 3 Steve Israel D 4 Kathleen Rice D 5 Gregory Meeks D 6 Grace Meng D 7 Nydia Velazquez D 8 Hakeem Jeffries D 9 Yvette Clarke D 10 Jerrold Nadler D 11 Dan Donovan R from May 5 2015 12 Carolyn Maloney D 13 Charles Rangel D 14 Joseph Crowley D 15 Jose E Serrano D 16 Eliot Engel D 17 Nita Lowey D 18 Sean Patrick Maloney D 19 Chris Gibson R 20 Paul Tonko D 21 Elise Stefanik R 22 Richard Hanna R 23 Thomas Reed R 24 John Katko R 25 Louise Slaughter D 26 Brian Higgins D 27 Chris Collins R North Carolina Edit 1 G K Butterfield D 2 Renee Ellmers R 3 Walter B Jones Jr R 4 David Price D 5 Virginia Foxx R 6 Mark Walker R 7 David Rouzer R 8 Richard Hudson R 9 Robert Pittenger R 10 Patrick McHenry R 11 Mark Meadows R 12 Alma Adams D 13 George Holding R North Dakota Edit At large Kevin Cramer R Ohio Edit 1 Steve Chabot R 2 Brad Wenstrup R 3 Joyce Beatty D 4 Jim Jordan R 5 Bob Latta R 6 Bill Johnson R 7 Bob Gibbs R 8 John Boehner R until October 31 2015 Warren Davidson R from June 7 2016 dd 9 Marcy Kaptur D 10 Mike Turner R 11 Marcia Fudge D 12 Pat Tiberi R 13 Tim Ryan D 14 David Joyce R 15 Steve Stivers R 16 Jim Renacci R Oklahoma Edit 1 Jim Bridenstine R 2 Markwayne Mullin R 3 Frank Lucas R 4 Tom Cole R 5 Steve Russell R Oregon Edit 1 Suzanne Bonamici D 2 Greg Walden R 3 Earl Blumenauer D 4 Peter DeFazio D 5 Kurt Schrader D Pennsylvania Edit 1 Bob Brady D 2 Chaka Fattah D until June 23 2016 Dwight Evans D from November 8 2016 dd 3 Mike Kelly R 4 Scott Perry R 5 Glenn Thompson R 6 Ryan Costello R 7 Pat Meehan R 8 Mike Fitzpatrick R 9 Bill Shuster R 10 Tom Marino R 11 Lou Barletta R 12 Keith Rothfus R 13 Brendan Boyle D 14 Michael Doyle D 15 Charles Dent R 16 Joe Pitts R 17 Matt Cartwright D 18 Tim Murphy R Rhode Island Edit 1 David Cicilline D 2 James Langevin D South Carolina Edit 1 Mark Sanford R 2 Joe Wilson R 3 Jeff Duncan R 4 Trey Gowdy R 5 Mick Mulvaney R 6 Jim Clyburn D 7 Tom Rice R South Dakota Edit At large Kristi Noem R Tennessee Edit 1 Phil Roe R 2 Jimmy Duncan R 3 Chuck Fleischmann R 4 Scott DesJarlais R 5 Jim Cooper D 6 Diane Black R 7 Marsha Blackburn R 8 Stephen Fincher R 9 Steve Cohen D Texas Edit 1 Louie Gohmert R 2 Ted Poe R 3 Sam Johnson R 4 John Ratcliffe R 5 Jeb Hensarling R 6 Joe Barton R 7 John Culberson R 8 Kevin Brady R 9 Al Green D 10 Michael McCaul R 11 Mike Conaway R 12 Kay Granger R 13 Mac Thornberry R 14 Randy Weber R 15 Ruben Hinojosa D 16 Beto O Rourke D 17 Bill Flores R 18 Sheila Jackson Lee D 19 Randy Neugebauer R 20 Joaquin Castro D 21 Lamar Smith R 22 Pete Olson R 23 Will Hurd R 24 Kenny Marchant R 25 Roger Williams R 26 Michael Burgess R 27 Blake Farenthold R 28 Henry Cuellar D 29 Gene Green D 30 Eddie Bernice Johnson D 31 John Carter R 32 Pete Sessions R 33 Marc Veasey D 34 Filemon Vela Jr D 35 Lloyd Doggett D 36 Brian Babin R Utah Edit 1 Rob Bishop R 2 Chris Stewart R 3 Jason Chaffetz R 4 Mia Love R Vermont Edit At large Peter Welch D Virginia Edit 1 Rob Wittman R 2 Scott Rigell R 3 Bobby Scott D 4 Randy Forbes R 5 Robert Hurt R 6 Bob Goodlatte R 7 Dave Brat R 8 Don Beyer D 9 Morgan Griffith R 10 Barbara Comstock R 11 Gerry Connolly D Washington Edit 1 Suzan DelBene D 2 Rick Larsen D 3 Jaime Herrera Beutler R 4 Dan Newhouse R 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers R 6 Derek Kilmer D 7 Jim McDermott D 8 Dave Reichert R 9 Adam Smith D 10 Dennis Heck D West Virginia Edit 1 David McKinley R 2 Alex Mooney R 3 Evan Jenkins R Wisconsin Edit 1 Paul Ryan R 2 Mark Pocan D 3 Ron Kind D 4 Gwen Moore D 5 Jim Sensenbrenner R 6 Glenn Grothman R 7 Sean Duffy R 8 Reid Ribble R Wyoming Edit At large Cynthia Lummis R Non voting members Edit American Samoa Amata Coleman Radewagen R District of Columbia Eleanor Holmes Norton D Guam Madeleine Bordallo D Northern Mariana Islands Gregorio Sablan I l Puerto Rico Pedro Pierluisi Resident Commissioner D PNP m United States Virgin Islands Stacey Plaskett D nbsp Members of the U S House of Representatives July 22 2015 nbsp Composition of the House by district 2014 election results Bright red are pick ups by Republicans bright blue are pick ups by Democrats nbsp Percentage of members from each party by state ranging from dark blue most Democratic to dark red most Republican House majority leadership nbsp Republican leaderKevin McCarthy nbsp Republican whipSteve Scalise House minority leadership nbsp Democratic leaderNancy Pelosi nbsp Democratic whipSteny HoyerChanges in membership EditSenate Edit There were no changes in Senate membership during this Congress House of Representatives Edit See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives House changes District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor sformal installation n New York 11th Michael Grimm R Incumbent resigned January 5 2015 following a guilty plea on one count of felony tax evasion 27 A special election was held May 5 2015 28 Dan Donovan R May 12 2015Mississippi 1st Alan Nunnelee R Incumbent died February 6 2015 29 A special election runoff was held June 2 2015 30 31 Trent Kelly R June 9 2015Illinois 18th Aaron Schock R Incumbent resigned March 31 2015 following a spending scandal 32 33 A special election was held September 10 2015 Darin LaHood R September 17 2015Ohio 8th John Boehner R Incumbent resigned October 31 2015 34 A special election was held June 7 2016 Warren Davidson R June 9 2016 35 Pennsylvania 2nd Chaka Fattah D Incumbent resigned June 23 2016 following a conviction of corruption charges 36 A special election was held November 8 2016 37 Dwight Evans D November 14 2016Hawaii 1st Mark Takai D Incumbent died July 20 2016 38 A special election was held November 8 2016 39 Colleen Hanabusa D November 14 2016Kentucky 1st Ed Whitfield R Incumbent resigned September 6 2016 following an ethics investigation 40 A special election was held November 8 2016 41 James Comer R November 14 2016California 44th Janice Hahn D Incumbent resigned December 4 2016 to become a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors 42 No special election was held and the seat remained vacant until the next Congress Hahn did not run for re election in 2016 Vacant until the next CongressMichigan s 10th Candice Miller R Incumbent resigned December 31 2016 to become Macomb County Public Works Commissioner 43 No special election was held and the seat remained vacant until the next Congress Miller did not run for re election in 2016 Committees Edit Section contents Senate House Joint Senate Edit Main article List of current United States Senate committees Committee Chairman Ranking MemberAgriculture Nutrition and Forestry Pat Roberts R KS Debbie Stabenow D MI Appropriations Thad Cochran R MS Barbara Mikulski D MD Armed Services John McCain R AZ Jack Reed D RI Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Richard Shelby R AL Sherrod Brown D OH Budget Mike Enzi R WY Bernie Sanders I VT Commerce Science and Transportation John Thune R SD Bill Nelson D FL Energy and Natural Resources Lisa Murkowski R AK Maria Cantwell D WA Environment and Public Works Jim Inhofe R OK Barbara Boxer D CA Finance Orrin Hatch R UT Ron Wyden D OR Foreign Relations Bob Corker R TN Ben Cardin D MD Health Education Labor and Pensions Lamar Alexander R TN Patty Murray D WA Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Ron Johnson R WI Thomas Carper D DE Indian Affairs John Barrasso R WY Jon Tester D MT Judiciary Chuck Grassley R IA Patrick Leahy D VT Rules and Administration Roy Blunt R MO Chuck Schumer D NY Small Business and Entrepreneurship David Vitter R LA Jeanne Shaheen D NH Veterans Affairs Johnny Isakson R GA Richard Blumenthal D CT House of Representatives Edit Main article List of current United States House of Representatives committees Committee Chairman Ranking MemberAgriculture Michael Conaway R TX Collin Peterson D MN Appropriations Harold Rogers R KY Nita Lowey D NY Armed Services Mac Thornberry R TX Adam Smith D WA Budget Tom Price R GA Chris Van Hollen D MD Education and the Workforce John Kline R MN Bobby Scott D VA Energy and Commerce Fred Upton R MI Frank Pallone D NJ Ethics Charlie Dent R PA Linda Sanchez D CA Financial Services Jeb Hensarling R TX Maxine Waters D CA Foreign Affairs Edward Royce R CA Eliot Engel D NY Homeland Security Michael McCaul R TX Bennie Thompson D MS House Administration Candice Miller R MI Robert Brady D PA Judiciary Bob Goodlatte R VA John Conyers D MI Natural Resources Rob Bishop R UT Raul Grijalva D AZ Oversight and Government Reform Jason Chaffetz R UT Elijah Cummings D MD Rules Pete Sessions R TX Louise Slaughter D NY Science Space amp Technology Lamar Smith R TX Eddie Bernice Johnson D TX Small Business Steve Chabot R OH Nydia Velazquez D NY Transportation and Infrastructure Bill Shuster R PA Peter DeFazio D OR Veterans Affairs Jeff Miller R FL Corrine Brown D FL Ways and Means Kevin Brady R TX Sander Levin D MI Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Devin Nunes R CA Adam Schiff D CA Joint committees Edit Main article List of current United States congressional joint committees Committee Chairman Vice ChairmanJoint Economic Committee Sen Dan Coats R IN Rep Pat Tiberi R OH Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies Special Sen Roy Blunt R MO Rep Paul Ryan R WI Joint Committee on the Library Sen Roy Blunt R MO Rep Gregg Harper R MS Joint Committee on Printing Rep Gregg Harper R MS Sen Roy Blunt R MO Joint Committee on Taxation Rep Kevin Brady R TX Sen Orrin Hatch R UT Caucuses EditMain article Caucuses of the United States CongressEmployees EditSenate Edit Source Senate Organization Chart for the 114th Congress Senate gov US Senate Archived from the original on March 28 2015 Retrieved January 26 2015 Chaplain Barry C Black Seventh day Adventist Curator Melinda Smith Librarian Leona I Faust Historian Donald A Ritchie until June 1 2015 Betty Koed starting June 1 2015 Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough Secretary Julie E Adams Sergeant at Arms Frank J Larkin Secretary for the Majority Laura Dove Secretary for the Minority Gary B MyrickHouse of Representatives Edit Source Officers and Organizations of the House House gov US House Archived from the original on July 6 2017 Retrieved January 26 2015 Chaplain Patrick J Conroy Roman Catholic Chief Administrative Officer Ed Cassidy until December 31 2015 Will Plaster January 1 2016 August 1 2016 Phil Kiko from August 1 2016 Clerk Karen L Haas Historian Matthew Wasniewski Inspector General Theresa M Grafenstine Parliamentarian Thomas J Wickham Jr Reading Clerks Susan Cole and Joseph Novotny Sergeant at Arms Paul D IrvingLegislative branch agency directors Edit Architect of the Capitol Stephen T Ayers Attending Physician of the United States Congress Brian P Monahan Comptroller General of the United States Eugene Louis Dodaro Director of the Congressional Budget Office Douglas Elmendorf 44 until March 31 2015 Keith Hall from April 1 2015 Librarian of Congress James H Billington until September 30 2015 David S Mao acting October 1 2015 September 14 2016 Carla Diane Hayden from September 14 2016 Public Printer of the United States Davita Vance CooksSee also EditElections Edit 2014 United States elections elections leading to this Congress 2014 United States Senate elections 2014 United States House of Representatives elections 2016 United States elections elections during this Congress leading to the next Congress 2016 United States presidential election 2016 United States Senate elections 2016 United States House of Representatives electionsMembership lists Edit List of new members of the 114th United States CongressNotes Edit a b In New York s 11th district Michael Grimm R resigned January 5 2015 and Dan Donovan R was elected May 5 2015 a b In Mississippi s 1st district Alan Nunnelee R died February 6 2015 and Trent Kelly R was elected June 2 2015 a b In Illinois s 18th district Aaron Schock R resigned March 31 2015 and Darin Lahood R was elected September 10 2015 a b In Ohio s 8th district John Boehner R resigned October 31 2015 and Warren Davidson R was elected June 7 2016 a b In Pennsylvania s 2nd district Chaka Fattah D resigned June 23 2016 and Dwight Evans D was elected November 8 2016 a b In Hawaii s 1st district Mark Takai D died July 20 2016 and Colleen Hanabusa D was elected November 8 2016 a b In Kentucky s 1st district Ed Whitfield R resigned September 6 2016 and James Comer R was elected November 8 2016 In California s 44th district Janice Hahn D resigned December 4 2016 In Michigan s 10th district Candice Miller R resigned December 31 2016 a b Senators King ME and Sanders VT had no political affiliation but caucused with the Democratic Party a b c d e f g h The Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party DFL and the North Dakota Democratic Nonpartisan League Party D NPL are the Minnesota and North Dakota affiliates of the U S Democratic Party and are counted as Democrats Sablan caucuses with the Democratic Party 26 Like many members of the PNP Pedro Pierluisi affiliates with both the PNP and the Democratic Party When seated or oath administered not necessarily when service began References Edit H J Res 129 Appointing the day for the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress H Con Res 104 Providing for the sine die adjournment of the first session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress House Calendars for January 3 2017 115th Congress 1st Session Calendar of year 2017 www govinfo gov Walsh Deirdre January 6 2015 Boehner Overcomes Big Opposition to Remain Speaker CNN Retrieved January 7 2015 a b Heitshusen Valerie Beth Richard S January 4 2019 Speakers of the House Elections 1913 2019 PDF CRS Report for Congress Washington D C Congressional Research Service the Library of Congress Retrieved January 31 2019 Bradner Eric January 25 2015 Criticism over Netanyahu visit intensifies CNN Retrieved January 26 2015 Lee Carol Solomon Jay March 3 2015 Israel s Netanyahu Urges Congress to Block Bad Deal With Iran The Wall Street Journal New York Retrieved March 3 2015 Baker Peter March 9 2015 Angry White House and G O P Senators Clash Over Letter to Iran The New York Times Retrieved March 16 2015 Riechmann Deb March 26 2015 In U S Ghani Vows Afghan Self Reliance Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette Retrieved March 27 2015 Archived March 30 2015 a b Zengerle Patricia March 26 2015 Japan PM Abe to Address Joint Session of Congress Reuters Archived from the original on October 1 2015 Retrieved March 27 2015 Mauldin William April 29 2015 Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Argues for Trade Deal in Speech to Congress The Wall Street Journal Retrieved April 29 2015 Sherman Jake February 5 2015 Pope will address Congress in September Politico Retrieved April 29 2015 Steinhauer Jennifer September 25 2015 John Boehner Will Resign From Congress The New York Times DeBonis Mike Kane Paul September 25 2015 House Speaker John Boehner to Resign at End of October Washingtonpost com Retrieved September 25 2015 Shock McCarthy drops Speaker bid The Hill October 8 2015 Retrieved May 15 2016 Richard Escobedo November 1 2015 Who was the last House speaker younger than Paul Ryan CBS News Modi addresses Congress as U S India ties bloom By Nicole Gaouette and Elise Labott CNN June 9 2016 retrieved March 22 2020 Siegel Ben June 23 2016 Congress adjourns fight for gun control to July 5th Yahoo Politics Archived from the original on October 9 2016 Retrieved June 23 2016 5 Year 300 Billion FAST Act Will Extend Transpo Policy Status Quo to 2020 By Angie Schmitt USA Streetsblog org December 2 2015 retrieved March 22 2020 Obama s Best Day in Office The Wall Street Journal Opinion February 24 2016 Retrieved March 22 2020 Historic Bill Of Rights For Survivors Of Sexual Assault Is Heading To Obama s Desk by Emma O Connor BuzzFeed September 7 2016 retrieved March 22 2020 With media watchdogs on the sidelines pharma funded advocacy groups pushed Cures Act to the finish line Archived December 2 2020 at the Wayback Machine by Trudy Lieberman Health News Review retrieved March 22 2020 S Res 3 a b c d e Lesniewski Niels Dennis Steven November 13 2014 Mitch McConnell Unanimously Elected Majority Leader by GOP Roll Call Archived from the original on February 2 2015 Retrieved February 2 2015 a b c d e f g Sanchez Humberto Lesniewski Niels November 13 2014 Harry Reid Unveils New Leadership Team Strategy Roll Call Archived from the original on November 15 2014 Retrieved February 2 2015 Caucus Memberships of Gregorio Sablan House gov US House of Representatives Retrieved January 25 2015 Boehner Commends Grimm for Announcing Resignation Archived January 11 2015 at the Wayback Machine Roll Call December 30 2014 Welcome to New York s Sixth Special Election in Six Years Archived January 16 2015 at the Wayback Machine Roll Call January 2 2015 GOP Rep Nunnelee of Miss Dies After Brain Cancer Stroke ABC News February 6 2015 Pender Geoff February 6 2015 Governor will set election after Nunnelee s death The Clarion Ledger Retrieved February 19 2015 Cahn Emily May 12 2015 Mississippi Special Election Heads to Runoff Roll Call Bash Dana Zeleny Jeff Jaffe Alexandra March 17 2015 Aaron Schock resigns amid scandal CNN Retrieved March 17 2015 DeBonis Mike Costa Robert Kane Paul March 17 2015 Rep Aaron Schock announces resignation in wake of spending probe The Washington Post Retrieved March 17 2015 Amid revolt Boehner steps aside to avoid irreparable harm to Congress USA Today September 26 2015 Retrieved May 15 2016 Davidson will be sworn in today Journal News June 9 2016 Archived from the original on June 10 2016 Retrieved June 9 2016 Rep Chaka Fattah resigns after conviction effective immediately Press release CBS June 23 2016 Retrieved June 23 2016 Brennan Chris July 1 2016 Special election for Fattah s former U S House seat will be Nov 8 Philadelphia Media Network Retrieved July 4 2016 Blair Chad July 20 2016 Tributes Pour In After Death of Congressman Mark Takai CivilBeat org Retrieved September 21 2018 Dayton Kevin August 3 2016 Special election winner will finish Takai s term Honolulu Star Advertiser Retrieved August 5 2016 Rep Whitfield to retire amid ethics probe TheHill September 29 2015 Callais Krystle September 6 2016 U S Congressman Ed Whitfield stepping down WPSD TV Archived from the original on August 16 2017 Retrieved September 8 2016 Wire Sarah D November 29 2016 Rep Janice Hahn to resign seat early to be sworn in as L A County supervisor Los Angeles Times Retrieved from 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