113th United States Congress
113th United States Congress | |
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112th ← → 114th | |
United States Capitol (2011) | |
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | |
Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 6 non-voting delegates |
Senate majority | Democratic Party |
Senate President | Joe Biden (D) |
House majority | Republican Party |
House Speaker | John Boehner (R) |
Sessions | |
1st: January 3, 2013 – Present |
The One Hundred Thirteenth United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government. It is composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives based on the results of the 2012 Senate elections and the 2012 House elections. The seats in the House were apportioned based on the 2010 United States Census. It first met in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2013, and is scheduled to end on January 3, 2015. Senators elected to regular terms in 2008 are in the last two years of those terms during this Congress. At its outset, this Congress has 43 African American members (all but 1 in the House of Representatives), [1] a record high number of female (100)[2] and LGBT (7)[3] members, and a member of the Kennedy family, after a brief pause from federal elective office for that family.
Major events
- January 3, 2013: Speaker election: There was speculation that conservative members of the majority Republican Party would oppose the re-election of John Boehner as speaker due to the removal of several conservative members for key committee posts, his bringing forward for a vote a resolution to the fiscal cliff that was opposed by a majority of the Republican conference, and his cancellation of a vote on aid for victims Hurricane Sandy. However, incumbent speaker and Republican conference nominee Boehner was elected on the first ballot. Several non-members received votes in this election, they are denoted with an asterisk (*). The results were: John Boehner: 220 votes, Nancy Pelosi: 192 votes, Eric Cantor: 3 votes, Jim Cooper and Allen West*: 2 votes each, and 1 vote each for: Justin Amash, John Dingell, Jim Jordan, Raul Labrador, John Lewis, Colin Powell*, and David Walker*. [4] Six members did not cast a vote and 1 voted "present." There were two vacancies.
- January 4, 2013: Joint session to count the Electoral College votes for the 2012 presidential election.[5]
- January 20–21, 2013: Second inauguration of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.[6] The new terms begin January 20, but because that is a Sunday, the Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies scheduled the inauguration ceremony for the next day.[6]
- November 4, 2014: 2014 general elections
Party summary
- Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.
Senate
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic | Independent | Republican | |||
End of previous congress | 51 | 2 | 47 | 100 | 0 |
Begin | 53 | 2 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 55% | 45% |
House of Representatives
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic | Republican | ||||
End of previous congress | 191 | 240 | 431 | 4 | |
Begin | 200 | 233 | 433 | 2 | |
Latest voting share | 46.2% | 53.8% | |||
Non-voting members | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Leadership
Section contents: Senate: Majority (D), Minority (R) • House: Majority (R), Minority (D)
Senate
Joe Biden (D)
Patrick Leahy (D)
- President: Joe Biden (D)
- President pro tempore: Patrick Leahy (D)
Majority (Democratic) leadership
- Majority Leader and Caucus Chair: Harry Reid
- Assistant Majority Leader (Majority Whip): Dick Durbin
- Caucus Vice Chair and Policy Committee Chair: Chuck Schumer
- Caucus Secretary: Patty Murray
- Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair: Michael Bennet
- Policy Committee Vice Chair: Debbie Stabenow
- Steering and Outreach Committee Chair: Mark Begich
- Steering and Outreach Committee Vice Chair: Jeanne Shaheen
- Chief Deputy Whip: Barbara Boxer
Minority (Republican) leadership
- Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell
- Assistant Minority Leader (Minority Whip): John Cornyn
- Conference Chairman: John Thune
- Policy Committee Chairman: John Barrasso
- Conference Vice Chair: Roy Blunt
- Senatorial Committee Chair: Jerry Moran
- Deputy Whips: Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Mike Crapo, Saxby Chambliss, Rob Portman, David Vitter, Roger Wicker
House of Representatives
John Boehner (R)
- Speaker: John Boehner (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership
- Majority Leader: Eric Cantor
- Majority Whip: Kevin McCarthy
- Majority Chief Deputy Whip: Peter Roskam
- Conference Chair: Cathy McMorris Rodgers
- Campaign Committee Chairman: Greg Walden
- Policy Committee Chairman: James Lankford
- Conference Vice-Chair: Lynn Jenkins
- Conference Secretary: Virginia Foxx
Minority (Democratic) leadership
- Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi
- Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer
- Assistant Democratic Leader: Jim Clyburn
- Senior Chief Deputy Minority Whip: John Lewis
- Chief Deputy Minority Whips: Maxine Waters, Jim Matheson, Ed Pastor, Jan Schakowsky, Diana DeGette, G. K. Butterfield, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Peter Welch
- Caucus Chairman: Xavier Becerra
- Caucus Vice-Chairman: Joseph Crowley
- Campaign Committee Chairman: Steve Israel
- Steering/Policy Committee Co-Chairs: Rosa DeLauro and Rob Andrews
- Organization, Study, and Review Chairman: Mike Capuano
Members
Senate
Senators are listed by state, and the numbers refer to their Senate classes.
House of Representatives
Changes in membership
Senate
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| Massachusetts
(2)
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | John Kerry
(D)
| style="font-size:80%" | Will resign if confirmed by the senate to be U.S. Secretary of State.
The appointed successor will serve until a special election is held to finish the term ending January 3, 2015.
| TBD
| TBD
|}
House of Representatives
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| Illinois 2nd
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D) resigned November 21, 2012, near the end of the previous Congress for health reasons.[8]
A special election will be held April 9, 2013.
| TBD
| TBD
|-
| South Carolina 1st
| Vacant
| style="font-size:80%" | Tim Scott (R) resigned January 2, 2013, near the end of the previous Congress, when appointed to the U.S. Senate.[9]
A special election will be held on May 7, 2013.[10]
| TBD
| TBD
|- | colspan=5 |
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| Missouri 8th
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Jo Ann Emerson
(R)
| style="font-size:80%" | Will resign in February to become president and CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association[11]
A special election date has not yet been set.
| TBD
| TBD
|}
Committees
[ Section contents: Senate, House, Joint ]
Senate
House of Representatives
Joint committees
- Economic— Chair: TBD, Ranking: TBD
- Inaugural Ceremonies (Special)— Chair: Sen. Chuck Schumer (D), Ranking: Sen. Lamar Alexander (R)
- The Library— Chair: TBD, Ranking: TBD
- Printing— Chair: TBD, Ranking: TBD
- Taxation— Chair: TBD, Ranking: TBD
References and external links
- ^ Burke, Lauren Victoria (November 7, 2012). "Congress: 5 New African Americans Will Join Congress in 2013". politic365. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- ^ Mendelberg, Tali and Karpowitz, Christopher F. (November 8, 2012). "More Women, but Not Nearly Enough". The New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Moulton, Brian (November 12, 2012). "Kyrsten Sinema Headed to the U.S. House of Representatives". Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- ^ Schroeder, Robert, "Boehner re-elected House speaker", MarketWatch, January 3, 2013. Not all the small-number votes included in this source. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ^ H.J.Res. 122
- ^ a b "Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies". Inaugural.senate.gov. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ^ Newlin, Eliza. "Res. Com. Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR, At-large) - The Almanac of American Politics". Nationaljournal.com. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
- ^ "Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns: Read his resignation letter". Washington Post. November 21, 2012.
- ^ 2012 Congressional Record, Vol. 158, Page H7467 (December 30, 2012)
- ^ Adcox, Seanna (January 2, 2013). "Special election for Tim Scott's seat set". AP. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
Haley's order means party primaries for Scott's former seat from the coastal district will be March 19. Any necessary runoffs would be April 2. The general election will be May 7.
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(help) - ^ "Missouri rep leaving Congress in February". December 3, 2012.
- Ramshaw, Emily (June 26, 2011). "Joaquin Castro: The 113th Congress and New District Brings Positive Change For Texas". New York Times.
- Peters, Jeremy W. (December 9, 2012). "113th Congress: This Time, It's Out With the New". New York Times. Retrieved December 10, 2012.