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The 107th United States Congress was a 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 met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 2001, to January 3, 2003, during the final weeks of the Clinton presidency and the first two years of the George W. Bush presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1990 United States census.
The House of Representatives had a Republican majority throughout the session, while the Senate was tied 50–50 for only the second time in history resulting in numerous changes in the majority. Vice President Al Gore gave Democrats a majority for 17 days, then a Republican majority after Dick Cheney became Vice President on January 20, 2001. Senator Jim Jeffords (R-VT) became an independent who caucused with the Democrats on June 6, 2001, giving the party a 51–49 majority for the rest of the Congress.
When Bush was sworn in as president on January 20, the Republicans held a federal trifecta for the first time since the 83rd Congress in 1955.
Major events
A rare even split in the United States Senate, the defection of a Senator, and the inauguration of a new Vice President, led to three changes in majorities.
January 3, 2001: The 107th Congress officially begins, with the Senate split 50–50. Democrat Al Gore — the outgoing Vice President — briefly gives the Democrats a majority.
January 3, 2001: First Lady Hillary Clinton, wife of outgoing President Bill Clinton, became the first, and, to date, only presidential spouse to hold political office (briefly serving as both First Lady and Senator).
January 20, 2001: George W. Bush was sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States; simultaneously, Dick Cheney was sworn in as the 46th Vice President, giving Republicans a Senate majority.
February 27, 2001: President Bush addressed a joint session of Congress.
May 24, 2001: Senator Jim Jeffords left the Republican Party, becoming an independent who caucused with the Democrats, giving them a majority from June 6.
September 11, 2001: The September 11 attacks occurred.
September 20, 2001: President Bush addressed a joint session of Congress, announcing the investigation into the September 11 attacks.
October 7, 2001: Operation Enduring Freedom began with airstrikes against the Taliban.
October 9, 2001: Anthrax spores were mailed to, among others, two Senators, Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT).
December 2001: Accounting scandals arise from the financial practices of Enron and WorldCom.
June 12, 2002: John Howard, the Prime Minister of Australia, addressed a joint session of Congress. The address was originally scheduled for September 12, 2001, but was postponed after the September 11 attacks.
September 6, 2002: Over 300 members of both houses of Congress meet in Federal Hall, New York City, to mark the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks and memorialize the victims.
October 25, 2002: Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN), dies in a plane crash, and non-caucusing Independence Party member Dean Barkley is appointed to hold the seat until a special election was held.
November 23, 2002: Jim Talent wins the United States Senate special election for a Missouri seat, giving Republicans the majority once again (though formal reorganization was delayed until the 108th United States Congress convened).
Major legislation
June 7, 2001: Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, Pub. L. 107–16 (text) (PDF), 115 Stat. 38
September 18, 2001: Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001, Pub.L. 107-40
September 22, 2001: Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, Pub.L. 107-42
September 28, 2001: United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act, Pub.L. 107-43
October 26, 2001: "USA PATRIOT" Act, Pub. L. 107–56 (text) (PDF), 115 Stat. 272
October 27, 2001: International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001, Pub.L. 107-57
November 19, 2001: Aviation and Transportation Security Act, Pub.L. 107-71
December 18, 2001: MD-Care Act, Pub.L. 107-84
December 21, 2001: Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001, Pub.L. 107-99
January 8, 2002: No Child Left Behind Act, Pub. L. 107–110 (text) (PDF), 115 Stat. 1425
January 8, 2002: District of Columbia Police Coordination Amendment Act of 2001, Pub.L. 107-113
January 11, 2002: Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, Pub. L. 107–118 (text) (PDF), 115 Stat. 2356
March 9, 2002: Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act, Pub. L. 107–147 (text) (PDF), 116 Stat. 21
March 27, 2002: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold), Pub. L. 107–155 (text) (PDF), 116 Stat. 81
May 13, 2002: Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107–171 (text) (PDF), 116 Stat. 134
May 14, 2002: Hematological Cancer Research Investment and Education Act, Pub.L. 107-172
May 14, 2002: Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107-173
May 15, 2002: Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No-FEAR) Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107-174
July 30, 2002: Sarbanes–Oxley Act, Pub. L. 107–204 (text) (PDF), 116 Stat. 745
August 5, 2002: Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107-207
August 6, 2002: Trade Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107–210 (text) (PDF), 116 Stat. 933
October 1, 2002: National Construction Safety Team Act, Pub.L. 107-231
October 16, 2002: Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq, Pub. L. 107–243 (text) (PDF), 116 Stat. 1497
October 21, 2002: Sudan Peace Act, Pub. L. 107–245 (text) (PDF), 116 Stat. 1504
October 29, 2002: Help America Vote Act, Pub. L. 107–252 (text) (PDF), 116 Stat. 1666
November 6, 2002: Rare Diseases Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107-280
November 25, 2002: Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107-295
November 25, 2002: Homeland Security Act, Pub. L. 107–296 (text) (PDF), 116 Stat. 2135
November 26, 2002: Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107-297
December 17, 2002: E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107–347 (text) (PDF), 116 Stat. 2899
Party summary
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= House of Representatives
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Leadership
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President: Al Gore (D), until January 20, 2001
Dick Cheney (R), from January 20, 2001
President pro tempore: Robert Byrd (D), until January 20, 2001
Strom Thurmond (R), January 20 – June 6, 2001
Robert Byrd (D), from June 6, 2001
Republican leadership
Minority Leader: Trent Lott (R), until January 20, 2001, and from June 6, 2001
Majority leader January 20 – June 6, 2001
Minority Whip: Don Nickles (R), until January 20, 2001, and from June 6, 2001
Majority whip January 20 – June 6, 2001
Republican Conference Chairman: Rick Santorum
Republican Conference Secretary: Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican Campaign Committee Chair: Bill Frist
Republican Policy Committee Chairman: Larry Craig
Democratic leadership
Majority Leader: Tom Daschle (D), until January 20, 2001, and from June 6, 2001
Minority leader January 20 – June 6, 2001
Majority Whip: Harry Reid (D), until January 20, 2001, and from June 6, 2001
Minority whip January 20 – June 6, 2001
Democratic Policy Committee Chairman: Byron Dorgan
Democratic Conference Secretary: Barbara Mikulski
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Patty Murray
Democratic Chief Deputy Whip: John Breaux
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Speaker: Dennis Hastert (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership
Majority Leader: Dick Armey
Majority Whip: Tom DeLay
Chief Deputy Whip: Roy Blunt
Republican Conference Chairman: J. C. Watts
Republican Conference Vice-Chairman: Deborah Pryce
Republican Conference Secretary: Barbara Cubin
Policy Committee Chairman: Christopher Cox
Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Thomas M. Davis
House Rules Committee Chairman: David Dreier
Minority (Democratic) leadership
Minority Leader: Dick Gephardt
Minority Whip: David E. Bonior, until January 15, 2002
Nancy Pelosi, from January 15, 2002
Chief Deputy Minority Whips: John Lewis, Ed Pastor, Max Sandlin & Maxine Waters
Democratic Caucus Chairman: Martin Frost
Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman: Bob Menendez
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Nita Lowey
Members
Skip to House of Representatives, below
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Senators are listed by their class. In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 2002; Class 3 meant their term began in the previous Congress, facing re-election in 2004; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 2006.
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Congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself.
Changes in membership
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Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.
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Economic (Chair: Rep. Jim Saxton, Vice Chair: Sen. Jack Reed)
Taxation (Chair: Rep. Bill Thomas, Vice Chair: Sen. Max Baucus)
The Library (Chair: Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers, Vice Chair: Sen. Chris Dodd)
Printing (Chair: Sen. Mark Dayton, Vice Chair: Rep. Robert W. Ney)
Caucuses
Employees
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Architect of the Capitol: Alan M. Hantman
Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold
Comptroller General of the United States: David M. Walker
Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Dan Crippen
Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington
Public Printer of the United States: Michael F. DiMario, until 2002
Bruce James, from 2002
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Chaplain: Lloyd John Ogilvie (Presbyterian)
Curator: Diane K. Skvarla
Historian: Richard A. Baker
Parliamentarian: Bob Dove, until May 2001
Alan Frumin, May 2001 - end
Secretary: Gary Lee Sisco, until July 11, 2001
Jeri Thomson, July 12, 2001 - end
Librarian: Greg Harness
Sergeant at Arms: James W. Ziglar, until August 2, 2001
Alfonso E. Lenhardt, September 4, 2001 - end
Secretary for the Majority / Minority:
Martin P. Paone (Democrats)
Elizabeth B. Letchworth (Republicans)
David J. Schiappa (Republicans)
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Chaplain: Daniel P. Coughlin (Roman Catholic)
Chief Administrative Officer: James M. Eagen III
Clerk: Jeff Trandahl
Parliamentarian: Charles W. Johnson
Reading Clerks:
Mary Kevin Niland (D)
Paul Hays (R)
Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood
Inspector General: Steven McNamara
See also
List of new members of the 107th Congress
2000 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
2000 United States presidential election
2000 United States Senate elections
2000 United States House of Representatives elections
2002 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
2002 United States Senate elections
2002 United States House of Representatives elections
Notes
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
External links
United States 107th Congress Web Archive from the U.S. Library of Congress
Congress.gov
History, Art and Archives from the United States House of Representatives
Statistics & Lists from the United States Senate
Booknotes interview with Tom Daschle on Like No Other Time: The 107th Congress and the Two Years That Changed America, November 30, 2003.
"Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 107th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
"Videos of Senate Sessions for the 107th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
"Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 107th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 107th Congress (PDF).
Senate Session Calendar for the 107th Congress (PDF).
Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 107th Congress. S. PRT. 1967.
Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 107th Congress (Revised). S. PRT. 1967.
"Official Congressional Directory for the 107th Congress". Congressional Directory. 1991/1992- : S. Pub. 1887.
Official Congressional Directory for the 107th Congress (Revised) (PDF).
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