• Source: 115th United States Congress

The 115th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States of America federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 2017, to January 3, 2019, during the final weeks of Barack Obama's presidency and the first two years of Donald Trump's first presidency. The seats in the House were apportioned based on the 2010 United States census.
The Republican Party retained their majority in both the House and the Senate, and, with inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2017, attained an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the 109th Congress in 2005.
Several political scientists described the legislative accomplishments of this Congress as modest, considering that both Congress and the presidency were under unified Republican Party control.




Major events



January 5, 2017: House of Representatives condemned United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334.
January 6, 2017: Joint session counted and certified the electoral votes of the 2016 presidential election.
January 11–12, 2017: Senate, in an all-night session, took first steps to repeal the Affordable Care Act, (ACA). The final vote was 51 to 48 to approve a budget resolution to allow "broad swaths of the Affordable Care Act to be repealed through a process known as budget reconciliation."
January 20, 2017: Donald Trump became 45th President of the United States
February 7, 2017: Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. This was the first time in United States history that a cabinet confirmation was tied in the Senate and required a tie-breaking vote.
February 28, 2017: President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress.
April 6, 2017: Senate invoked the "nuclear option" to weaken Supreme Court filibusters. Nominee Neil Gorsuch was then confirmed the next day.
June 14, 2017: Majority Whip Steve Scalise and several staffers were shot during the Congressional baseball shooting. They were practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game.
September 1, 2017: The Parliamentarian of the United States Senate decreed that the Senate had until the end of the month to pass ACA repeal via the reconciliation process, or the option would no longer be viable.
October 24 – December 14, 2017: 2017 United States political sexual scandals from the "Me too" movement:
Allegations that Democratic Congressman Ruben Kihuen sexually harassed a campaign staffer led some in congressional leadership to call for his resignation. Kihuen later announced he would not seek another term in office.
Democratic senator Al Franken announced he would resign "in the coming weeks" after photographs were made public suggesting that he sexually assaulted (groped) a Los Angeles-based radio personality during a USO tour in Iraq in 2006. He was also accused by multiple female constituents of groping at various Minnesota fair appearances that he attended.
Three members of Congress either resigned or announced their impending resignations. (See "Changes in membership")
Allegations that President Donald Trump previously raped and sexually harassed at least nineteen women, one girl, and Miss Teen USA contestants resulted in calls by members of Congress for him to resign.
Allegations that Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore previously raped and sexually harassed at least eight women and one girl contributed to his defeat by Democrat Doug Jones in a special Senate election to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Allegations that House member Blake Farenthold sexually harassed a former staffer resulted in the commencement of an investigation by the House Ethics Committee and his announcement he would not seek re-election in 2018. He subsequently resigned on April 6, 2018.
January 20–22, 2018: United States federal government shutdown of January 2018
January 30, 2018: 2018 State of the Union Address
February 9, 2018: United States federal government funding gap
April 9, 2018: FBI raids the office of Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen.
October 6, 2018: Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
November 28, 2018: Senate discharges from committee and calendars S.J.Res. 54, bill that ends US intervention in the Yemeni Civil War.
December 22, 2018 – January 25, 2019: 2018–19 United States federal government shutdown




Major legislation






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January 31, 2017: GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017, Pub.L. 115-3
February 28, 2017: Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act, Pub.L. 115-6
February 28, 2017: INSPIRE Women Act, Pub.L. 115-7
March 28, 2017: Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017, Pub.L. 115-15
April 18, 2017: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017, Pub.L. 115-25
May 5, 2017: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, H.R. 244, Pub. L. 115–31 (text) (PDF)
August 2, 2017: Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, H.R. 3364, Pub. L. 115–44 (text) (PDF)
November 2, 2017: Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017, Pub.L. 115-76
December 12, 2017: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, H.R. 2810, Pub. L. 115–91 (text) (PDF)
December 22, 2017: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, H.R. 1, Pub. L. 115–97 (text) (PDF)
February 9, 2018: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, H.R. 1892, Pub. L. 115–123 (text) (PDF)
February 14, 2018: Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017, Pub.L. 115-126
March 16, 2018: Taiwan Travel Act, H.R. 535, Pub. L. 115–135 (text) (PDF)
March 23, 2018: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (including the CLOUD Act), H.R. 1625, Pub. L. 115–141 (text) (PDF)
April 11, 2018: Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, H.R. 1865, Pub. L. 115–164 (text) (PDF)
May 9, 2018: Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act, Pub.L. 115-171
May 24, 2018: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, S. 2155, Pub. L. 115–174 (text) (PDF)
May 30, 2018: Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017, S. 204, Pub. L. 115–176 (text) (PDF)
August 13, 2018: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, H.R. 5515, Pub. L. 115–232 (text) (PDF)
October 5, 2018: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, H.R. 302, Pub. L. 115–254 (text) (PDF)
October 9, 2018: Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act, Pub.L. 115-261
October 11, 2018: Music Modernization Act, H.R. 1551, Pub. L. 115–264 (text) (PDF)
October 23, 2018: America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, S. 3021, Pub. L. 115–270 (text) (PDF)
October 24, 2018: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, H.R. 6, Pub. L. 115–271 (text) (PDF)
November 16, 2018: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act, H.R. 3359, Pub. L. 115–278 (text) (PDF)
December 7, 2018: Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Pub.L. 115-299
December 11, 2018: Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018, Pub.L. 115-300
December 20, 2018: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, H.R. 2, Pub. L. 115–334 (text) (PDF)
December 21, 2018: National Quantum Initiative Act, Pub.L. 115-368
December 21, 2018: FIRST STEP Act, S. 756, Pub. L. 115–391 (text) (PDF)
January 14, 2019: Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, Pub.L. 115-435
January 14, 2019: Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018, Pub.L. 115-441
November 1, 2017: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements




= Proposed

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May 4, 2017: American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628), passed House May 4, 2017
June 8, 2017: Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 10), passed House June 8, 2017




Party summary


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




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= House of Representatives

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Leadership


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




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President: Joe Biden (D), until January 20, 2017
Mike Pence (R), from January 20, 2017
President pro tempore: Orrin Hatch (R)



Majority (Republican) leadership

Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
Majority Whip: John Cornyn
Republican Conference Chairman: John Thune
Republican Conference Vice Chairman: Roy Blunt
Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Cory Gardner
Policy Committee Chairman: John Barrasso



Minority (Democratic) leadership

Minority Leader: Chuck Schumer
Minority Whip: Dick Durbin
Assistant Minority Leader: Patty Murray
Chief Deputy Whip: Jeff Merkley
Democratic Caucus Chairman: Chuck Schumer
Policy Committee Chairwoman: Debbie Stabenow
Democratic Caucus Vice Chairs: Mark Warner and Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Caucus Secretary: Tammy Baldwin
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Chris Van Hollen
Policy Committee Vice Chairman: Joe Manchin
Steering Committee Chairwoman: Amy Klobuchar
Outreach Chair: Bernie Sanders




= House of Representatives

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Speaker: Paul Ryan (R)



Majority (Republican) leadership

Majority Leader: Kevin McCarthy
Majority Whip: Steve Scalise
Republican Conference Chairman: Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Doug Collins
Republican Conference Secretary: Jason T. Smith
Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Steve Stivers
Policy Committee Chairman: Luke Messer



Minority (Democratic) leadership

Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi
Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer
Assistant Minority Leader: Jim Clyburn
Democratic Caucus Chairman: Joseph Crowley
Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairwoman: Linda Sánchez
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Ben Ray Luján
Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs: Rosa DeLauro and Eric Swalwell
Policy and Communications Chairmen: Cheri Bustos, David Cicilline, and Hakeem Jeffries




Demographics


Note: Demographics are accurate as of the commencement of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2017.

The average age of members of the House of Representatives during the 115th Congress was 57.8 years, while the average age of U.S. senators was 61.8 years.

The most common occupation of senators prior to being elected to their posts was law, followed by public service/politics and business. In the House of Representatives, business was the dominant prior occupation, followed by public service/politics and law. In the 115th Congress, 94.1% of House members and 100% of senators had attained a bachelor's degree or a higher degree; this was a historically high level of education for a United States Congress. In addition, 167 members of the House and 55 members of the Senate had law degrees. Only 18 members of Congress had no college education.
Ethnic minorities in the 115th Congress consisted of 52 African American members, 45 Hispanic or Latino members, 18 Asian-American or Pacific Islander members, and two members of Native American ancestry. Women comprised 20.1% of the membership in the 115th Congress, which had 109 women and 326 men. This represented an increase of 21 women from the 114th Congress.
Seven openly LGBT members served in the 115th Congress. Tammy Baldwin, Jared Polis, Sean Patrick Maloney, Mark Takano, David Cicilline, and Mark Pocan are openly gay, while Kyrsten Sinema is openly bisexual.
The majority of the 115th Congress was religiously affiliated, with 90.7% identifying as Christians. Approximately half of the Christians were Protestant. Other religious faiths of congressmembers in the 115th Congress included Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism.




Members






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The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All of the class 3 seats were contested in the November 2016 elections. Class 1 terms end with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2018; Class 2 began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2020; and Class 3 began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 2022.




= House of Representatives

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All 435 seats were filled by the regular elections on November 8, 2016, or subsequent special elections thereafter.




Caucuses






Changes in membership






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= House of Representatives

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Committees


Section contents: Senate, House, Joint




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= House of Representatives

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= Joint

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Employees and legislative agency directors






= Senate

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




= House of Representatives

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




= Legislative branch agency directors

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




See also






= Elections

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2016 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
2016 United States presidential election
2016 United States Senate elections
2016 United States House of Representatives elections
2018 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
2018 United States Senate elections
2018 United States House of Representatives elections




= Membership lists

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List of new members of the 115th United States Congress




Notes






References






External links



Official website, via Congress.gov
"Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 115th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
"Videos of Senate Sessions for the 115th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
"Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 115th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 115th Congress, 2017 calendar (PDF).
Senate Session Calendar for the 115th Congress (PDF).
Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 115th Congress (PDF).
Official Congressional Directory for the 115th Congress (PDF).

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