112th United States Congress

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112th United States Congress

112th United States Congress
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United States Capitol (2007)
Duration: January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
Senate President: Joe Biden (D)
Senate Pres. pro tem: Daniel Inouye (D)
House Speaker: John Boehner (R)
Members: 100 Senators
435 Representatives
6 Non-voting members
Senate Majority: Democratic Party
House Majority: Republican Party
Sessions
1st: January 5, 2011 – present
<111th 113th>

The One Hundred Twelfth United States Congress is the current 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 convened in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2011, and will end on January 3, 2013, close to the end of the presidential term to which Barack Obama was elected in 2008. Senators elected to regular terms in 2006 will complete those terms in this Congress. This Congress includes the last House of Representatives elected from congressional districts that were apportioned based on the 2000 census.

In the 2010 midterm elections, the Republicans gained a majority in the House of Representatives. While the Democrats kept their Senate majority, it was reduced from the previous Congress. This is the first Congress in which the House and Senate are controlled by different parties since the 107th Congress of 2001–2003, and the first Congress to begin that way since the 99th Congress of 1985–1987. In this Congress, the House of Representatives has the largest number of Republican members, 242, since the 80th Congress (1947–1949).

Contents

Major events

President Obama delivered the 2011 State of the Union Address on January 25, 2011
  • January 6, 2011: On the second day of the 112th Congress, the House of Representatives read a modified version of the U.S. Constitution, a historic first.
  • January 8, 2011: 2011 Tucson shooting: Representative Gabrielle Giffords and nineteen other people were shot by a gunman in Tucson, Arizona. Six of them, including U.S. District Judge John Roll, died. Votes on the House floor were suspended for one week as a result of the shooting.
  • January 25, 2011: 2011 State of the Union Address
  • November 6, 2012: 2012 general elections scheduled

Potential government shutdown

A failure to pass a 2011 federal budget nearly led to a shutdown of non-essential government services on April 9, 2011, with the furlough of 800,000 government employees appearing imminent. President Obama met Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner in the days preceding the deadline but was unable to come to an agreement to pass a budget. A one-week budget was proposed to avoid a government shutdown and allow more time for negotiations; however, proposals from both parties could not be accommodated. Obama said he would veto a proposed Republican budget over Republican social spending cuts. This was also backed by Senate Democrats who objected to such cuts as that of Planned Parenthood. However, an agreement was reached between the two parties for a one-week budget to allow for more time to negotiate after Republicans dropped their stance on the Planned Parenthood issue. The two parties ultimately agreed on a 2011 federal budget the following week.

There were many reactions to the possible shutdown with some saying the economy could be hurt during a fragile recovery and others saying the lack of an unnecessary bureaucracy would not be noticed. There was also criticism that while senators and representatives would continue to get paid others such as the police and military personnel would either not be paid for their work or have their payments deferred.

Debt limit default

Main article: United States debt ceiling crisis

On August 2, 2011, the United States public debt was projected to reach its statutory maximum. Without an increase in that limit the U.S. Treasury would be unable to borrow money to pay its bills. Although previous statutory increases have been routine, conservative members of the House refused to allow an increase without drastically reducing government spending. Over several weeks and months, negotiators from both parties, both houses, and the White House worked to forge a compromise. The House passed the compromise bill, the Budget Control Act of 2011, on August 1, 2011 and the Senate passed it on August 2.

Major legislation

Enacted

Main article: Acts of the 112th United States Congress
  • April 15, 2011: 2011 United States federal budget (as Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011), Pub.L. 112-10
  • August 2, 2011: Budget Control Act of 2011, Pub.L. 112-25, S. 365

Proposed

(in alphabetical order)
  • Cut, Cap and Balance Act, H.R. 2560
  • No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, H.R. 3
  • Protect Life Act, H.R. 358
  • Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act, H.R. 2
  • FY 2011 Further Continuing Appropriations (through March 18), H.J.Res. 44
See also: Active Legislation, 112th Congress, via senate.gov

Select committees

  • Ethics (Senate)
  • Intelligence (Senate)
  • Intelligence (House - Permanent)
  • Deficit Reduction (Joint)
See also: Committees of the United States Congress

Party summary

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

Senate

Senate Party standings (at the beginning of this Congress)
  51 Democrats
  2 Independents, both caucusing with Democrats
  47 Republicans
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Independent Republican
End of previous congress 56 2 42 100 0
Begin 51 2 47 100 0
May 3, 2011 46 99 1
May 9, 2011 47 100 0
Latest voting share 53% 47%

House of Representatives

House Party standings (at the beginning of this Congress)
  193 Democrats
  242 Republicans
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous congress 255 179 434 1
Begin 193 242 435 0
February 9, 2011 241 434 1
February 28, 2011 192 433 2
May 9, 2011 240 432 3
May 24, 2011 193 433 2
June 21, 2011 192 432 3
July 14, 2011 193 433 2
August 3, 2011 192 432 3
September 13, 2011 242 434 1
Latest voting share 44.2% 55.8%
Non-voting members 6 0 6 0

Leadership

[ Contents: Senate: Senate Majority (D), Senate Minority (R) • House: House Majority (R), House Minority (D) ]

Senate

President of the Senate
Joe Biden (D)
President pro tempore
Daniel Inouye (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House
John Boehner (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

  • Majority Leader: Eric Cantor
  • Majority Whip: Kevin McCarthy
  • Majority Chief Deputy Whip: Peter Roskam
  • Conference Chair: Jeb Hensarling
  • Campaign Committee Chairman: Pete Sessions
  • Policy Committee Chairman: Tom Price
  • Conference Vice-Chair: Cathy McMorris Rodgers
  • Conference Secretary: John Carter

Minority (Democratic) leadership

  • Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi
  • Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer
  • Assistant Minority Leader: Jim Clyburn
  • Senior Chief Deputy Minority Whip: John Lewis
  • Chief Deputy Minority Whips: Maxine Waters, Jim Matheson, Ed Pastor, Jan Schakowsky, Joseph Crowley, Diana DeGette, G. K. Butterfield, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Peter Welch
  • Caucus Chairman: John B. Larson
  • Caucus Vice-Chairman: Xavier Becerra
  • Campaign Committee Chairman: Steve Israel
  • Steering/Policy Committee Co-Chairs: Rosa DeLauro and George Miller
  • Organization, Study, and Review Chairman: Mike Capuano

Members

Senate

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
Current party membership by state
  2 Democrats
  1 Democrat and 1 Republican
  2 Republicans
  193ABE box with 1px wide black border.png 1 Independent and 1 Democrat
Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid (D)
Senate Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell (R)
Senate Majority Whip
Dick Durbin (D)
Senate Minority Whip
Jon Kyl (R)

House of Representatives

Section 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

(6–1 Republican)

  • 1. Jo Bonner (R)
  • 2. Martha Roby (R)
  • 3. Mike Rogers (R)
  • 4. Robert Aderholt (R)
  • 5. Mo Brooks (R)
  • 6. Spencer Bachus (R)
  • 7. Terri Sewell (D)

Alaska

(1 Republican)

Arizona

(5–3 Republican)

  • 1. Paul Gosar (R)
  • 2. Trent Franks (R)
  • 3. Ben Quayle (R)
  • 4. Ed Pastor (D)
  • 5. David Schweikert (R)
  • 6. Jeff Flake (R)
  • 7. Raúl Grijalva (D)
  • 8. Gabrielle Giffords (D)

Arkansas

(3–1 Republican)

  • 1. Rick Crawford (R)
  • 2. Timothy Griffin (R)
  • 3. Steve Womack (R)
  • 4. Mike Ross (D)

California

(34–19 Democratic)

  • 1. Mike Thompson (D)
  • 2. Wally Herger (R)
  • 3. Dan Lungren (R)
  • 4. Tom McClintock (R)
  • 5. Doris Matsui (D)
  • 6. Lynn Woolsey (D)
  • 7. George Miller (D)
  • 8. Nancy Pelosi (D)
  • 9. Barbara Lee (D)
  • 10. John Garamendi (D)
  • 11. Jerry McNerney (D)
  • 12. Jackie Speier (D)
  • 13. Pete Stark (D)
  • 14. Anna Eshoo (D)
  • 15. Mike Honda (D)
  • 16. Zoe Lofgren (D)
  • 17. Sam Farr (D)
  • 18. Dennis Cardoza (D)
  • 19. Jeff Denham (R)
  • 20. Jim Costa (D)
  • 21. Devin Nunes (R)
  • 22. Kevin McCarthy (R)
  • 23. Lois Capps (D)
  • 24. Elton Gallegly (R)
  • 25. Howard McKeon (R)
  • 26. David Dreier (R)
  • 27. Brad Sherman (D)
  • 28. Howard Berman (D)
  • 29. Adam Schiff (D)
  • 30. Henry Waxman (D)
  • 31. Xavier Becerra (D)
  • 32. Judy Chu (D)
  • 33. Karen Bass (D)
  • 34. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)
  • 35. Maxine Waters (D)
  • 36. Jane Harman (D), until February 28, 2011
    • Janice Hahn (D), from July 12, 2011
  • 37. Laura Richardson (D)
  • 38. Grace Napolitano (D)
  • 39. Linda Sanchez (D)
  • 40. Ed Royce (R)
  • 41. Jerry Lewis (R)
  • 42. Gary Miller (R)
  • 43. Joe Baca (D)
  • 44. Ken Calvert (R)
  • 45. Mary Bono Mack (R)
  • 46. Dana Rohrabacher (R)
  • 47. Loretta Sanchez (D)
  • 48. John Campbell (R)
  • 49. Darrell Issa (R)
  • 50. Brian Bilbray (R)
  • 51. Bob Filner (D)
  • 52. Duncan Hunter (R)
  • 53. Susan Davis (D)

Colorado

(4–3 Republican)

  • 1. Diana DeGette (D)
  • 2. Jared Polis (D)
  • 3. Scott Tipton (R)
  • 4. Cory Gardner (R)
  • 5. Doug Lamborn (R)
  • 6. Mike Coffman (R)
  • 7. Ed Perlmutter (D)

Connecticut

(5 Democrats)

  • 1. John Larson (D)
  • 2. Joe Courtney (D)
  • 3. Rosa DeLauro (D)
  • 4. Jim Himes (D)
  • 5. Chris Murphy (D)

Delaware

(1 Democrat)

  • At-large. John Carney (D)

Florida

(19–6 Republican)

  • 1. Jeff Miller (R)
  • 2. Steve Southerland (R)
  • 3. Corrine Brown (D)
  • 4. Ander Crenshaw (R)
  • 5. Rich Nugent (R)
  • 6. Cliff Stearns (R)
  • 7. John Mica (R)
  • 8. Daniel Webster (R)
  • 9. Gus Bilirakis (R)
  • 10. Bill Young (R)
  • 11. Kathy Castor (D)
  • 12. Dennis Ross (R)
  • 13. Vern Buchanan (R)
  • 14. Connie Mack (R)
  • 15. Bill Posey (R)
  • 16. Tom Rooney (R)
  • 17. Frederica Wilson (D)
  • 18. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)
  • 19. Ted Deutch (D)
  • 20. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
  • 21. Mario Diaz-Balart (R)
  • 22. Allen West (R)
  • 23. Alcee Hastings (D)
  • 24. Sandy Adams (R)
  • 25. David Rivera (R)

Georgia

(8–5 Republican)

  • 1. Jack Kingston (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. Tom Graves (R)
  • 10. Paul Broun (R)
  • 11. Phil Gingrey (R)
  • 12. John Barrow (D)
  • 13. David Scott (D)

Hawaii

(2 Democrats)

  • 1. Colleen Hanabusa (D)
  • 2. Mazie Hirono (D)

Idaho

(2 Republicans)

  • 1. Raul Labrador (R)
  • 2. Mike Simpson (R)

Illinois

(11–8 Republican)

  • 1. Bobby Rush (D)
  • 2. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D)
  • 3. Dan Lipinski (D)
  • 4. Luis Gutierrez (D)
  • 5. Michael Quigley (D)
  • 6. Peter Roskam (R)
  • 7. Danny Davis (D)
  • 8. Joe Walsh (R)
  • 9. Jan Schakowsky (D)
  • 10. Robert Dold (R)
  • 11. Adam Kinzinger (R)
  • 12. Jerry Costello (D)
  • 13. Judy Biggert (R)
  • 14. Randy Hultgren (R)
  • 15. Tim Johnson (R)
  • 16. Donald Manzullo (R)
  • 17. Bobby Schilling (R)
  • 18. Aaron Schock (R)
  • 19. John Shimkus (R)

Indiana

(6–3 Republican)

  • 1. Pete Visclosky (D)
  • 2. Joe Donnelly (D)
  • 3. Marlin Stutzman (R)
  • 4. Todd Rokita (R)
  • 5. Dan Burton (R)
  • 6. Mike Pence (R)
  • 7. Andre Carson (D)
  • 8. Larry Bucshon (R)
  • 9. Todd Young (R)

Iowa

(3–2 Democratic)

  • 1. Bruce Braley (D)
  • 2. David Loebsack (D)
  • 3. Leonard Boswell (D)
  • 4. Tom Latham (R)
  • 5. Steve King (R)

Kansas

(4 Republicans)

  • 1. Tim Huelskamp (R)
  • 2. Lynn Jenkins (R)
  • 3. Kevin Yoder (R)
  • 4. Mike Pompeo (R)

Kentucky

(4–2 Republican)

  • 1. Ed Whitfield (R)
  • 2. Brett Guthrie (R)
  • 3. John Yarmuth (D)
  • 4. Geoff Davis (R)
  • 5. Hal Rogers (R)
  • 6. Ben Chandler (D)

Louisiana

(6–1 Republican)

  • 1. Steve Scalise (R)
  • 2. Cedric Richmond (D)
  • 3. Jeff Landry (R)
  • 4. John Fleming (R)
  • 5. Rodney Alexander (R)
  • 6. Bill Cassidy (R)
  • 7. Charles Boustany (R)

Maine

(2 Democrats)

  • 1. Chellie Pingree (D)
  • 2. Mike Michaud (D)

Maryland

(6–2 Democratic)

  • 1. Andrew Harris (R)
  • 2. Dutch Ruppersberger (D)
  • 3. John Sarbanes (D)
  • 4. Donna Edwards (D)
  • 5. Steny Hoyer (D)
  • 6. Roscoe Bartlett (R)
  • 7. Elijah Cummings (D)
  • 8. Chris Van Hollen (D)

Massachusetts

(10 Democrats)

  • 1. John Olver (D)
  • 2. Richard Neal (D)
  • 3. Jim McGovern (D)
  • 4. Barney Frank (D)
  • 5. Niki Tsongas (D)
  • 6. John Tierney (D)
  • 7. Ed Markey (D)
  • 8. Mike Capuano (D)
  • 9. Stephen Lynch (D)
  • 10. William Keating (D)

Michigan

(9–6 Republican)

  • 1. Dan Benishek (R)
  • 2. Bill Huizenga (R)
  • 3. Justin Amash (R)
  • 4. David Camp (R)
  • 5. Dale Kildee (D)
  • 6. Fred Upton (R)
  • 7. Tim Walberg (R)
  • 8. Mike Rogers (R)
  • 9. Gary Peters (D)
  • 10. Candice Miller (R)
  • 11. Thad McCotter (R)
  • 12. Sander Levin (D)
  • 13. Hansen Clarke (D)
  • 14. John Conyers (D)
  • 15. John Dingell (D)

Minnesota

(4–4 split)

  • 1. Tim Walz (D)
  • 2. John Kline (R)
  • 3. Erik Paulsen (R)
  • 4. Betty McCollum (D)
  • 5. Keith Ellison (D)
  • 6. Michele Bachmann (R)
  • 7. Collin Peterson (D)
  • 8. Chip Cravaack (R)

Mississippi

(3–1 Republican)

  • 1. Alan Nunnelee (R)
  • 2. Bennie Thompson (D)
  • 3. Gregg Harper (R)
  • 4. Steven Palazzo (R)

Missouri

(6–3 Republican)

  • 1. William Clay (D)
  • 2. Todd Akin (R)
  • 3. Russ Carnahan (D)
  • 4. Vicky Hartzler (R)
  • 5. Emanuel Cleaver (D)
  • 6. Sam Graves (R)
  • 7. Bill Long (R)
  • 8. Jo Ann Emerson (R)
  • 9. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)

Montana

(1 Republican)

  • At-large. Denny Rehberg (R)

Nebraska

(3 Republicans)

  • 1. Jeff Fortenberry (R)
  • 2. Lee Terry (R)
  • 3. Adrian Smith (R)

Nevada

(2-1 Republican)

  • 1. Shelley Berkley (D)
  • 2. Dean Heller (R), until May 9, 2011
    • Mark Amodei (R), from September 13, 2011
  • 3. Joe Heck (R)

New Hampshire

(2 Republicans)

  • 1. Frank Guinta (R)
  • 2. Charles Bass (R)

New Jersey

(7–6 Democratic)

  • 1. Rob Andrews (D)
  • 2. Frank LoBiondo (R)
  • 3. Jon Runyan (R)
  • 4. Chris Smith (R)
  • 5. Scott Garrett (R)
  • 6. Frank Pallone (D)
  • 7. Leonard Lance (R)
  • 8. Bill Pascrell (D)
  • 9. Steve Rothman (D)
  • 10. Donald Payne (D)
  • 11. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)
  • 12. Rush Holt (D)
  • 13. Albio Sires (D)

New Mexico

(2–1 Democratic)

  • 1. Martin Heinrich (D)
  • 2. Steve Pearce (R)
  • 3. Ben Lujan (D)

New York

(21–8 Democratic)

  • 1. Tim Bishop (D)
  • 2. Steve Israel (D)
  • 3. Peter King (R)
  • 4. Carolyn McCarthy (D)
  • 5. Gary Ackerman (D)
  • 6. Gregory Meeks (D)
  • 7. Joseph Crowley (D)
  • 8. Jerrold Nadler (D)
  • 9. Anthony Weiner (D), until June 21, 2011
    • Bob Turner (R), from September 13, 2011
  • 10. Edolphus Towns (D)
  • 11. Yvette Clarke (D)
  • 12. Nydia Velazquez (D)
  • 13. Michael Grimm (R)
  • 14. Carolyn Maloney (D)
  • 15. Charles Rangel (D)
  • 16. Jose Serrano (D)
  • 17. Eliot Engel (D)
  • 18. Nita Lowey (D)
  • 19. Nan Hayworth (R)
  • 20. Chris Gibson (R)
  • 21. Paul Tonko (D)
  • 22. Maurice Hinchey (D)
  • 23. Bill Owens (D)
  • 24. Richard Hanna (R)
  • 25. Ann Marie Buerkle (R)
  • 26. Chris Lee (R), until February 9, 2011
    • Kathy Hochul (D), from May 24, 2011
  • 27. Brian Higgins (D)
  • 28. Louise Slaughter (D)
  • 29. Tom Reed (R)

North Carolina

(7–6 Democratic)

  • 1. G. K. Butterfield (D)
  • 2. Renee Ellmers (R)
  • 3. Walter Jones (R)
  • 4. David Price (D)
  • 5. Virginia Foxx (R)
  • 6. Howard Coble (R)
  • 7. Mike McIntyre (D)
  • 8. Larry Kissell (D)
  • 9. Sue Myrick (R)
  • 10. Patrick McHenry (R)
  • 11. Heath Shuler (D)
  • 12. Mel Watt (D)
  • 13. Brad Miller (D)

North Dakota

(1 Republican)

  • At-large. Rick Berg (R)

Ohio

(13–5 Republican)

  • 1. Steve Chabot (R)
  • 2. Jean Schmidt (R)
  • 3. Mike Turner (R)
  • 4. Jim Jordan (R)
  • 5. Bob Latta (R)
  • 6. Bill Johnson (R)
  • 7. Steve Austria (R)
  • 8. John Boehner (R)
  • 9. Marcy Kaptur (D)
  • 10. Dennis Kucinich (D)
  • 11. Marcia Fudge (D)
  • 12. Pat Tiberi (R)
  • 13. Betty Sutton (D)
  • 14. Steve LaTourette (R)
  • 15. Steve Stivers (R)
  • 16. Jim Renacci (R)
  • 17. Tim Ryan (D)
  • 18. Bob Gibbs (R)

Oklahoma

(4–1 Republican)

  • 1. John Sullivan (R)
  • 2. Dan Boren (D)
  • 3. Frank Lucas (R)
  • 4. Tom Cole (R)
  • 5. James Lankford (R)

Oregon

(3–1 Democratic, 1 vacant)

  • 1. David Wu (D), until August 3, 2011
    • Vacant
  • 2. Greg Walden (R)
  • 3. Earl Blumenauer (D)
  • 4. Peter DeFazio (D)
  • 5. Kurt Schrader (D)

Pennsylvania

(12–7 Republican)

  • 1. Bob Brady (D)
  • 2. Chaka Fattah (D)
  • 3. Mike Kelly (R)
  • 4. Jason Altmire (D)
  • 5. Glenn Thompson (R)
  • 6. Jim Gerlach (R)
  • 7. Pat Meehan (R)
  • 8. Mike Fitzpatrick (R)
  • 9. Bill Shuster (R)
  • 10. Tom Marino (R)
  • 11. Lou Barletta (R)
  • 12. Mark Critz (D)
  • 13. Allyson Schwartz (D)
  • 14. Michael Doyle (D)
  • 15. Charlie Dent (R)
  • 16. Joseph Pitts (R)
  • 17. Tim Holden (D)
  • 18. Timothy Murphy (R)
  • 19. Todd Platts (R)

Rhode Island

(2 Democrats)

  • 1. David Cicilline (D)
  • 2. James Langevin (D)

South Carolina

(5–1 Republican)

  • 1. Tim Scott (R)
  • 2. Joe Wilson (R)
  • 3. Jeff Duncan (R)
  • 4. Trey Gowdy (R)
  • 5. Mick Mulvaney (R)
  • 6. Jim Clyburn (D)

South Dakota

(1 Republican)

  • At-large. Kristi Noem (R)

Tennessee

(7–2 Republican)

  • 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

(23–9 Republican)

  • 1. Louie Gohmert (R)
  • 2. Ted Poe (R)
  • 3. Sam Johnson (R)
  • 4. Ralph Hall (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. Ron Paul (R)
  • 15. Ruben Hinojosa (D)
  • 16. Silvestre Reyes (D)
  • 17. Bill Flores (R)
  • 18. Sheila Jackson Lee (D)
  • 19. Randy Neugebauer (R)
  • 20. Charlie Gonzalez (D)
  • 21. Lamar Smith (R)
  • 22. Pete Olson (R)
  • 23. Quico Canseco (R)
  • 24. Kenny Marchant (R)
  • 25. Lloyd Doggett (D)
  • 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)

Utah

(2–1 Republican)

  • 1. Rob Bishop (R)
  • 2. Jim Matheson (D)
  • 3. Jason Chaffetz (R)

Vermont

(1 Democrat)

  • At-large. Peter Welch (D)

Virginia

(8–3 Republican)

  • 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. Eric Cantor (R)
  • 8. Jim Moran (D)
  • 9. Morgan Griffith (R)
  • 10. Frank Wolf (R)
  • 11. Gerry Connolly (D)

Washington

(5–4 Democratic)

  • 1. Jay Inslee (D)
  • 2. Rick Larsen (D)
  • 3. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)
  • 4. Doc Hastings (R)
  • 5. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)
  • 6. Norman Dicks (D)
  • 7. Jim McDermott (D)
  • 8. Dave Reichert (R)
  • 9. Adam Smith (D)

West Virginia

(2–1 Republican)

  • 1. David McKinley (R)
  • 2. Shelley Moore Capito (R)
  • 3. Nick Rahall (D)

Wisconsin

(5–3 Republican)

  • 1. Paul Ryan (R)
  • 2. Tammy Baldwin (D)
  • 3. Ron Kind (D)
  • 4. Gwen Moore (D)
  • 5. Jim Sensenbrenner (R)
  • 6. Tom Petri (R)
  • 7. Sean Duffy (R)
  • 8. Reid Ribble (R)

Wyoming

(1 Republican)

  • At-large. Cynthia Lummis (R)

Non-voting members

(6 Democrats)

  • American Samoa. Eni Faleomavaega (D)
  • District of Columbia. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)
  • Guam. Madeleine Bordallo (D)
  • Northern Mariana Islands. Gregorio Sablan (D)
  • Puerto Rico. Pedro Pierluisi (D)
  • U.S. Virgin Islands. Donna Christian-Christensen (D)
Members' party membership by district.
  Democratic
  Republican
Freshman class of the House of Representatives, January 2011
House Majority Leader
Eric Cantor (R)
House Minority Leader
Nancy Pelosi (D)
House Majority Whip
Kevin McCarthy (R)
House Minority Whip
Steny Hoyer (D)

Changes in membership

Senate

State
(class)		 Former senator Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
installation
Nevada
(1)		 John Ensign
(R)		 Resigned May 3, 2011 due to an Ethics Committee investigation.
The appointed successor will serve for the remainder of the term that ends with this Congress.		 Dean Heller
(R)		 May 9, 2011

House of Representatives

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
District Vacator Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
installation
New York 26th Christopher Lee
(R)		 Resigned February 9, 2011, due to personal scandal.
A special election was held May 24, 2011.		 Kathy Hochul
(D)		 June 1, 2011
California 36th Jane Harman
(D)		 Resigned February 28, 2011 to become the head of the Woodrow Wilson Center.
A special election was held July 12, 2011.		 Janice Hahn
(D)		 July 19, 2011
Nevada 2nd Dean Heller
(R)		 Resigned May 9, 2011, when appointed to the Senate.
A special election was held September 13, 2011.		 Mark Amodei
(R)		 September 15, 2011
New York 9th Anthony Weiner
(D)		 Resigned June 21, 2011, due to a personal scandal.
A special election was held September 13, 2011.		 Bob Turner
(R)		 September 15, 2011
Oregon 1st David Wu
(D)		 Resigned August 3, 2011, due to a personal scandal.
A special election will be held January 31, 2012.		 TBD TBD

Administrative officers

  • Architect of the Capitol: Stephen T. Ayers
  • Attending Physician of the United States Congress: Brian Monahan

Senate

  • Chaplain: Barry C. Black
  • Curator: Diane K. Skvarla
  • Historian: Richard A. Baker
  • Parliamentarian: Alan Frumin
  • Secretary: Nancy Erickson
  • Sergeant at Arms: Terrance W. Gainer
  • Secretary for the Majority: Gary B. Myrick
  • Secretary for the Minority: David J. Schiappa

House of Representatives

  • Chaplain: Daniel Coughlin
  • Chief Administrative Officer: Daniel J. Strodel
  • Clerk: Karen L. Haas
  • Historian: [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
  • Parliamentarian: John V. Sullivan
  • Reading Clerks: Susan Cole and Joseph Novotny
  • Sergeant at Arms: Wilson “Bill” Livingood
  • Inspector General: Theresa M. Grafenstine

See also

Elections

  • United States congressional elections, 2010 (elections held in advance of this Congress)
    • United States Senate elections, 2010
    • United States House of Representatives elections, 2010
  • United States congressional elections, 2012 (elections to be held during this Congress)
    • United States Senate elections, 2012
    • United States House of Representatives elections, 2012

Membership lists

  • List of freshman class members of the 112th United States Congress

  1. ^ Pub.L. 111-289
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  28. ^ S.Res. 5, 112th Congress
  29. ^ a b c d H.Res. 1, Electing officers of the House of Representatives, 112th Congress
  30. ^ See: Rules of the House: "Other officers and officials"

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