110th United States Congress
The One Hundred Tenth United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 2007, to January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the second administration of President George W. Bush. The apportionment of seats in the House was based on the 2000 U.S. census.
The Democratic Party controls a majority in both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995. The Democrats have only 49 members in the Senate, but hold an operational majority because the two independent senators ? Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Joe Lieberman of Connecticut ? caucus with the Democrats for organizational purposes. No Democratic-held seats fell to the Republican Party in the elections of 2006.[1] Democrat Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the House.[2] The House also received the first Muslims[3][4] and Buddhists[5] in Congress.
Major events
Members debated initiatives such as the Democrats' 100-Hour Plan and the Iraq War troop surge of 2007.[6][7][8]
Support for the Iraq War
Following President Bush's 2007 State of the Union Address, Congress debated his proposal to create a troop surge to increase security in Iraq. The House of Representatives passed a non-binding measure opposing the surge and then a $124 billion emergency spending measure to fund the war, which included language that dictated troop levels and withdrawal schedules. President Bush, however, vetoed the bill as promised, making this his second veto while in office. Both houses of Congress subsequently passed a bill funding the war without timelines, but with benchmarks for the Iraqi government and money for other spending projects like disaster relief.
Other events
Major legislation
These are partial lists of prominent enacted legislation and pending bills.
- See also: , Resume of Congressional Activity
Enacted
- February 2, 2007 ? House Page Board Revision Act of 2007, ,
- May 25, 2007 ? U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, , , including Title VIII: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007,
- June 14, 2007 ? Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007, ,
- July 26, 2007 ? Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007, ,
- August 3, 2007 ? Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, ,
- August 5, 2007 ? Protect America Act of 2007, ,
- September 14, 2007 ? Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, ,
- November 8, 2007 ? Water Resources Development Act of 2007, , - Veto Overridden
- December 19, 2007 ? Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, ,
- February 13, 2008 ? Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, ,
- May 21, 2008 ? Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, ,
- May 22, 2008 ? Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 (2007 Farm Bill), , - Veto Overridden
- June 30, 2008 ? Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008, , , including Title V: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 ("G.I. Bill 2008")
- July 10, 2008 ? FISA Amendments Act of 2008, ,
- July 29, 2008 ? Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008,
- July 30, 2008 ? Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, ,
- October 3, 2008 ? Public Law 110-343 (), including:
, via THOMAS
Pending or failed
- in (alphabetical order)
- See also: Active Legislation, 110th Congress, via senate.gov
Vetoed
Select committees
Hearings
Party summary
Senate
Membership has changed with one death and two resignations as of 11/16/08.
| Affiliation |
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Democratic |
Independent[11][12]
|
Republican |
Vacant
|
| Begin (January 4, 2007) |
49 |
2 |
49 |
100 |
0
|
| June 4, 2007 |
48 |
99 |
1
|
| June 25, 2007 |
49 |
100 |
0
|
| December 18, 2007 |
48 |
99 |
1
|
| December 31, 2007 |
49 |
100 |
0
|
| November 16, 2008 |
48 |
99 |
1
|
| Latest voting share |
50.5% |
49.5% |
|
House of Representatives
Membership at the beginning of the 110th Congress:
| Affiliation |
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total |
|- |
|
|
|
| Democratic |
Republican |
Vacant
|
| Begin (January 4, 2007) |
233 |
202 |
435 |
0
|
| February 13, 2007 |
201 |
434 |
1
|
| April 22, 2007 |
232 |
433 |
2
|
| July 1, 2007 |
231 |
432 |
3
|
| July 25, 2007 |
202 |
433 |
2
|
| September 4, 2007 |
232 |
434 |
1
|
| September 5, 2007 |
201 |
433 |
2
|
| October 10, 2007 |
200 |
432 |
3
|
| October 18, 2007 |
233 |
433 |
2
|
| November 26, 2007 |
199 |
432 |
3
|
| December 13, 2007 |
201 |
434 |
1
|
| December 15, 2007 |
232 |
433 |
2
|
| December 31, 2007 |
200 |
432 |
3
|
| January 14, 2008 |
199 |
431 |
4
|
| February 2, 2008 |
198 |
430 |
5
|
| February 11, 2008 |
231 |
429 |
6
|
| March 11, 2008 |
232 |
430 |
5
|
| March 13, 2008 |
233 |
431 |
4
|
| April 10, 2008 |
234 |
432 |
3
|
| May 6, 2008 |
235 |
433 |
2
|
| May 7, 2008 |
199 |
434 |
1
|
| May 20, 2008 |
236 |
435 |
0
|
| May 31, 2008 |
235 |
434 |
1
|
| June 19, 2008 |
236 |
435 |
0
|
| August 20, 2008 |
235 |
434 |
1
|
| November 19, 2008 |
236 |
435 |
0
|
| Latest voting share |
54.3% |
45.7% |
|
|
| Non-voting members |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0
|
Leadership
Senate
Majority (Democratic) leadership
Minority (Republican) leadership
House of Representatives
Majority (Democratic) leadership
Minority (Republican) leadership
Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 110th Congress in January 2007 Members
Senate
House of Representatives
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Initial percentage of members of the House of Representatives from each party by state at the opening of the 110th Congress in January 2007. 
Percentage of members of the House of Representatives (as of 2008-05-13) from each party by state.
(5-2 Republican)
(1 Republican)
(4-4 split)
(3-1 Democratic)
(34-19 Democratic)
(4-3 Democratic)
(4-1 Democratic)
(1 Republican)
(16-9 Republican)
(7-6 Republican)
(2 Democrats)
(2 Republicans)
(10-9 Democratic, then 11-8 Democratic)
(5-4 Democratic)
(3-2 Democratic)
(2-2 split)
(4-2 Republican)
(5-2 Republican, then 4-3 Republican)
(2 Democrats)
(6-2 Democratic)
(10 Democrats)
(9-6 Republican)
(5-3 Democratic)
(2-2 split, then 3-1 Democratic)
(5-4 Republican)
(1 Republican)
(3 Republicans)
(2-1 Republican)
(2 Democrats)
(7-6 Democratic)
(2-1 Republican)
(23-6 Democratic)
(7-6 Democratic)
(1 Democrat)
(11-7 Republican)
(4-1 Republican)
(4-1 Democratic)
(11-8 Democratic)
(2 Democrats)
(4-2 Republican)
(1 Democrat)
(5-4 Democratic)
(19-13 Republican)
(2-1 Republican)
(1 Democrat)
(8-3 Republican)
(6-3 Democratic)
(2-1 Democratic)
(5-3 Democratic)
(1 Republican)
Non-voting members
Changes in membership
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