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110th United States Congress

The 110th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the Presidency of George W. Bush. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The apportionment of seats in the House was based on the 2000 U.S. census.[1]

110th United States Congress
109th ←
→ 111th
United States Capitol (2007)
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009
Members100 senators
435 representatives
5 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic
Senate PresidentDick Cheney (R)
House majorityDemocratic
House SpeakerNancy Pelosi (D)
Sessions
1st: January 4, 2007 – December 19, 2007
2nd: January 3, 2008 – January 3, 2009
House of Representatives member pin for the 110th U.S. Congress

The Democratic Party won a majority in both chambers, giving them full control of Congress for the first time since the 103rd Congress in 1993, which was also the previous time they controlled the House.

Officially in the Senate, there were 49 Democrats, 49 Republicans, and two independents, but because both of the independents caucused with the Democrats, this gave the Democrats an operational majority. No Democratic-held seats had fallen to the Republican Party in the 2006 elections.[2]

This is the most recent Congress to feature Republican senators from Minnesota (Norm Coleman), New Mexico (Pete Domenici) and Oregon (Gordon Smith), in which Domenici retired and the other two lost re-election at the end of the Congress.

Democrat Nancy Pelosi became the first female speaker of the House.[3] The House also received the first Muslim (Keith Ellison)[4][5] and Buddhist (Hank Johnson and Mazie Hirono)[6] members of Congress.

Major events

Members debated initiatives such as the Democrats' 100-Hour Plan and the Iraq War troop surge of 2007.[7][8][9]

President Bush delivered the 2007 State of the Union Address on January 23, 2007
President Bush delivered the 2008 State of the Union Address on January 28, 2008

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

Contents: Enacted Pending or failed Vetoed

These are partial lists of prominent enacted legislation and pending bills.[a]

Enacted

House in Salinas, California under foreclosure, following the bursting of the U.S. real estate bubble.

More information: Public Laws for the 110th Congress Archived March 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine and Complete index of Public and Private Laws for 110th Congress at GPO

Proposed, but not enacted

in (alphabetical order)

Vetoed

Treaties ratified

Select committees

Hearings

Party summary

Senate

  Democratic Party: 49 members.
  Republican Party: 49 members.
  Independents: 2 members.

Membership changed with one death and two resignations.

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total 
DemocraticIndependent
(caucusing with
Democrats)		RepublicanVacant
End of previous Congress441551000
Begin492[12][13]491000
June 4, 200748991
June 25, 2007491000
December 18, 200748991
December 31, 2007491000
November 16, 200848991
Final voting share50.5%49.5%
Beginning of the next Congress55241982

House of Representatives

Membership at the beginning of the 110th Congress:
  Democratic Party: 233 members.
  Republican Party: 202 members.

Membership fluctuated with seven deaths and eight resignations. Democrats achieved a net gain of three seats as a result of their victories in special elections. See Changes in membership, below.

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
DemocraticRepublicanVacant
End of previous Congress203[b]2294323
Begin2332024350
February 13, 20072014341
April 22, 20072324332
July 1, 20072314323
July 17, 20072024332
August 21, 20072324341
September 5, 20072014332
October 6, 20072004323
October 16, 20072334332
November 26, 20071994323
December 11, 20072014341
December 15, 20072324332
December 31, 20072004323
January 14, 20081994314
February 2, 20081984305
February 11, 20082314296
March 8, 20082324305
March 11, 20082334314
April 8, 20082344323
May 3, 20082351994341
May 13, 20082364350
May 31, 20082354341
June 17, 20082364350
August 20, 20082354341
November 18, 20082364350
November 24, 20081984341
January 2, 20092354332
Final voting share54.3%45.7%
Non-voting members4150
Beginning of next Congress2561784341

Leadership

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

Senate

Senate President
Dick Cheney (R)
Senate President pro tempore
Robert Byrd (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

Members

Skip to House of Representatives, below

Senate

Senators are listed by state, then by class, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 2008; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 2010; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 2012.

House of Representatives

Changes in membership

Senate

There were two resignations and one death.

Senate changes
State
(class)		Vacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's
formal installation[d]
Wyoming (1)Craig Thomas (R)Died June 4, 2007. Successor appointed June 22, 2007, and then elected to finish the term ending January 3, 2013.John Barrasso (R)June 22, 2007[16]
Mississippi (1)Trent Lott (R)Resigned December 18, 2007.[14] Successor appointed December 31, 2007, and then elected to finish the term ending January 3, 2013.Roger Wicker (R)December 31, 2007[15][16]
Illinois (3)Barack Obama (D)Resigned November 16, 2008, after being elected President of the United States, to focus on his presidential transition as President-elect of the United States.[18]Vacant until the next Congress.

House of Representatives

House changes
DistrictVacated byReason for changeSuccessorDate of successor's
formal installation[d]
Georgia 10thCharlie Norwood (R)Died February 13, 2007. A special election was held June 19, 2007.Paul Broun (R)July 17, 2007
California 37thJuanita Millender-McDonald (D)Died April 22, 2007.[19] A special election was held August 21, 2007.Laura Richardson (D)August 21, 2007
Massachusetts 5thMarty Meehan (D)Resigned July 1, 2007, to become Chancellor of University of Massachusetts Lowell.
A special election was held October 16, 2007.		Niki Tsongas (D)October 16, 2007
Ohio 5thPaul Gillmor (R)Died September 5, 2007. A special election was held November 6, 2007.Bob Latta (R)December 11, 2007
Virginia 1stJo Ann Davis (R)Died October 6, 2007. A special election was held December 11, 2007.Rob Wittman (R)December 11, 2007
Illinois 14thDennis Hastert (R)Resigned November 26, 2007. A special election was held March 8, 2008.Bill Foster (D)March 8, 2008
Indiana 7thJulia Carson (D)Died December 15, 2007. A special election was held March 11, 2008.André Carson (D)March 11, 2008
Mississippi 1stRoger Wicker (R)Resigned December 31, 2007, when appointed U.S. Senator.
A special election was held May 13, 2008.		Travis Childers (D)May 13, 2008
Louisiana 1stBobby Jindal (R)Resigned January 14, 2008, to become Governor of Louisiana.
A special election was held May 3, 2008.		Steve Scalise (R)May 3, 2008
Louisiana 6thRichard Baker (R)Resigned February 2, 2008, to become President of the Managed Funds Association.
A special election was held May 3, 2008.		Don Cazayoux (D)May 3, 2008
California 12thTom Lantos (D)Died February 11, 2008. A special election was held April 8, 2008.Jackie Speier (D)April 8, 2008
Maryland 4thAlbert Wynn (D)Resigned May 31, 2008, having lost re-nomination.
A special election was held June 17, 2008.		Donna Edwards (D)June 17, 2008
Ohio 11thStephanie Tubbs Jones (D)Died August 20, 2008. A special election was held November 18, 2008.Marcia Fudge (D)November 18, 2008
Virginia 11thThomas M. Davis (R)Resigned November 24, 2008,[20] in advance of his retirement.
Seat remained vacant for the remainder of this Congress.		None.
Illinois 5thRahm Emanuel (D)Resigned January 2, 2009, to become White House Chief of Staff.[17]
Seat remained vacant for the remainder of this Congress.
Puerto Rico At-largeLuis Fortuño (R/PNP)Resigned January 2, 2009, to become Governor of Puerto Rico.
Seat remained vacant for the remainder of this Congress.

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.

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Caucuses

Employees

Other officers and officials include:[f]

Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Prospective Speaker Nancy Pelosi and prospective House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer meet with President George W. Bush on November 9, 2006, after the election to this Congress

Elections

Membership lists

Notes

References

External links

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