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| Duration: January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | Al Gore (D)[1] Dick Cheney (R)[1] |
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| President pro tempore: | Robert Byrd Strom Thurmond[2] |
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| Speaker of the House: | Dennis Hastert | ||
| Members: | 100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Democratic Party[2] Republican Party |
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| House Majority: | Republican Party | ||
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| 1st: January 3, 2001 – December 20, 2001 2nd: January 23, 2002 – November 22, 2002 |
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The One Hundred Seventh 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, DC 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 Twenty-first Census of the United States in 1990. The House of Representatives had a Republican majority, and the Senate switched majorities from Democratic to Republican and back to Democratic.
Major events
An unprecedented split in the United States Senate and the defection of a single Senator led to three changes in majorities. After the September 11 attacks, some Senators were targeted by anthrax attacks. Finally, the Congress voted to allow the President to attack Saddam Hussein in Iraq.
- January 3, 2001: Senate was evenly split, 50-50, between two parties. Democrat Al Gore was still Vice President giving the Democrats a slim majority for the 17 days between the January 3 swearing-in of the new Congress and the January 20 inauguration of Republican Vice President Dick Cheney. Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of outgoing Democratic President Bill Clinton, became the first presidential spouse to serve in Congress.
- January 20, 2001: George W. Bush and Dick Cheney were sworn-in as President of the United States and Vice President of the United States, respectively, giving the Republicans a narrow majority in the Senate with Cheney's tie-breaking power.
- June 6, 2001: Senator Jim Jeffords, previously a Republican, declared himself an independent and announced he will vote with the Democrats, giving Democrats control in the Senate with a one-seat advantage. Democrat Tom Daschle became Senate Majority Leader.
- September 11, 2001: September 11, 2001 attacks
- October 7, 2001: Operation Enduring Freedom began
- October 9, 2001: Anthrax attacks were executed against members of the Senate, including Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.
- December 2001: Corporate financial scandals, including Enron and MCI
Party summary
Senate
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(Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Notes | |||||
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| Democratic | Independent | Republican | Independence (MN) | Vacant | |||
| End of previous Congress | 46 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 100 | 0 | See United States Senate elections, 2000 |
| Begin | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Al Gore (D) was Vice President of the United States, with the tie-breaking vote. |
| January 20, 2001 | 50 | 50 | Dick Cheney (R) became Vice President of the United States, with the tie-breaking vote. | ||||
| June 6, 2001 | 50 | 1 | 49 | James Jeffords switched from Republican to Independent and caucused with Democrats. | |||
| October 26, 2002 | 49 | 99 | 1 | Paul Wellstone (D) died. | |||
| November 5, 2002 | 1 | 100 | 0 | Dean Barkley (I-MN), who didn't caucus with either party, took Wellstone's seat. | |||
| November 25, 2002 | 48 | 50 | Jim Talent (R) took Jean Carnahan's (D) seat, but there was no reorganization as Senate was out of session.[3] | ||||
| November 30, 2002 | 49 | 99 | 1 | Phil Gramm (R) resigned | |||
| December 2, 2002 | 50 | 100 | 0 | Senator-elect John Cornyn (R) was appointed to complete Gramm's term | |||
| Final voting share | 49% | 50% | 1% | ||||
| Beginning of the next Congress | 48 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 100 | 0 | See United States Senate elections, 2002 |
House of Representatives
| Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
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| Republican | Independent | Democratic | Vacant | |||
| caucused with Republicans |
caucused with Democrats |
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| End of previous Congress | 222 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 433 | 2 |
| Begin | 221 | 1 | 1 | 211 | 434 | 1 |
| 2001-01-31 | 220 | 433 | 2 | |||
| 2001-03-30 | 210 | 432 | 3 | |||
| 2001-05-15 | 221 | 433 | 2 | |||
| 2001-05-28 | 209 | 432 | 3 | |||
| 2001-06-05 | 210 | 433 | 2 | |||
| 2001-06-05 | 222 | 434 | 1 | |||
| 2001-08-05 | 221 | 433 | 2 | |||
| 2001-08-16 | 220 | 432 | 3 | |||
| 2001-09-06 | 219 | 431 | 4 | |||
| 2001-10-16 | 220 | 211 | 433 | 2 | ||
| 2001-11-20 | 221 | 434 | 1 | |||
| 2001-12-18 | 222 | 435 | 0 | |||
| 2002-07-24 | 210 | 434 | 1 | |||
| 2002-08-01 | 223 | 0 | ||||
| 2002-09-09 | 209 | 433 | 2 | |||
| 2002-09-28 | 208 | 432 | 3 | |||
| 2002-11-30 | 209 | 433 | 2 | |||
| Final voting share | 51.5% | 48.5% |
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| Beginning of the next Congress | 229 | 0 | 1 | 205 | 435 | 0 |
Leadership
Senate
- President pro tempore:
- Robert Byrd (D), Until 2001-01-20
- Strom Thurmond (R), 2001-01-20 – 2001-06-06
- Robert Byrd (D), starting 2001-06-06
Majority leadership
- Majority leader:
- Tom Daschle (D), Until 2001-01-20
- Trent Lott (R), 2001-01-20 – 2001-06-06
- Tom Daschle (D), starting 2001-06-06
- Majority whip:
- Harry Reid (D), Until 2001-01-20
- Don Nickles (R), 2001-01-20 – 2001-06-06
- Harry Reid (D), starting 2001-06-06
Minority leadership
- Minority leader:
- Trent Lott (R), Until 2001-01-20
- Tom Daschle (D), 2001-01-20 – 2001-06-06
- Trent Lott (R), starting 2001-06-06
- Minority whip:
- Don Nickles (R), Until 2001-01-20
- Harry Reid (D), 2001-01-20 – 2001-06-06
- Don Nickles (R), starting 2001-06-06
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Dennis Hastert (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership
Minority (Democratic) leadership
- Minority leader: Dick Gephardt
- Minority whip:
- David Bonior, until 2002
- Nancy Pelosi, starting 2002
Members
Senate
Senators are listed by their Senatorial Class.
House of Representatives
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
Further information: List of United States Congressional districts
, for maps of congressional districts.
| 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 |
Changes in Membership
Senate
| State | Previous | Reason for Vacancy | Subsequent | Date of Successor's Installation |
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| Vermont | Jim Jeffords (R) | Change of Party Affiliation | Jim Jeffords (I, caucused with Democrats) |
June 6, 2001 |
| Minnesota | Paul Wellstone (D) | Wellstone died October 25, 2002. Governor Jesse Ventura appointed Barkley to serve the remaining two months of the term until Senator-elect Norm Coleman, who won the 2002 general election, was installed at the beginning of the next Congress. | Dean Barkley (I) | November 4, 2002 |
| Missouri | Jean Carnahan (D) | As an appointed Senator, Carnahan served only until the election of an elected successor. Carnahan lost to Talent in the 2002 general election, and Talent was installed shortly thereafter | Jim Talent (R) | November 25, 2002 |
| Texas | Phil Gramm (R) | Gramm resigned November 30, 2002 to give Senator-elect Cornyn advantageous office space. Governor Rick Perry appointed Cornyn in November 2002.[4] | John Cornyn (R) | December 2, 2002 |
House of Representatives
| District | Previous | Reason for Vacancy | Subsequent | Date of successor's taking office |
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| California 32nd | Vacant | Julian Dixon (D) died December 8, 2000, before the beginning of this Congress | Diane Watson (D) | June 5, 2001 |
| Pennsylvania 9th | Bud Shuster (R) | Resigned, effective January 31, 2001. | Bill Shuster (R) | May 15, 2001 |
| Virginia 4th | Norman Sisisky (D) | Died March 30, 2001. | J. Randy Forbes (R) | June 19, 2001 |
| Massachusetts 9th | Joe Moakley (D) | Died May 28, 2001. | Stephen F. Lynch (D) | October 16, 2001 |
| Arkansas 3rd | Asa Hutchinson (R) | Resigned August 5, 2001 to head the Drug Enforcement Agency. | John Boozman (R) | November 20, 2001 |
| South Carolina 2nd | Floyd Spence (R) | Died August 16, 2001. | Joe Wilson (R) | December 18, 2001 |
| Florida 1st | Joe Scarborough (R) | Resigned, effective September 6, 2001. | Jeff Miller (R) | October 16, 2001 |
| Oklahoma 1st | Steve Largent (R) | Resigned, effective February 15, 2002, to concentrate on his campaign for Governor. | John Sullivan (R) | February 15, 2002 |
| Ohio 17th | Jim Traficant (D) | Expelled July 24, 2002 for criminal conviction of 10 counts of bribery, racketeering, and tax evasion. | Vacant | Not filled for remainder of Congress |
| Virginia 5th | Virgil Goode (I) | Changed Party Affiliation | Virgil Goode (R) | August 1, 2002 |
| Ohio 3rd | Tony P. Hall (D) | Resigned September 9, 2002 after he was appointed to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. | Vacant | Not filled for remainder of Congress |
| Hawaii 2nd | Patsy Mink (D) | Died September 28, 2002 but was elected posthumously on November 5, 2002. | Ed Case (D) | November 30, 2002 |
Employees
- Architect of the Capitol: Alan M. Hantman
- Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold
Senate
- Chaplain: Lloyd John Ogilvie
- Historian: Richard A. Baker
- Parliamentarian:
- Secretary:
- Gary Lee Sisco, until July 11, 2001
- Jeri Thomson, July 12, 2001 - end
- Sergeant at Arms:
- James W. Ziglar, until September 3, 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)
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: Daniel P. Coughlin
- Chief Administrative Officer:James M. Eagen, III
- Clerk: Jeff Trandahl
- Historian: Vacant
- Parliamentarian: Charles W. Johnson
- Reading Clerks:
- Mary Kevin Niland (D)
- Paul Hays (R)
- Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood
- Inspector General: Steven McNamara
References and external links
- ^ a b Al Gore served until his terms ended at noon on January 20, 2001, when Dick Cheney was sworn in and his term began.
- ^ a b When the Congress began, the Senate was divided 50-50. Because the Vice President's tie-breaking vote would change control from Democrats to Republicans on January 20, the Senate elected Byrd to serve until noon and Thurmond to serve from noon on January 20. Control changed again from June 6, 2001, when Jim Jeffords left the Republican Party and Byrd was once again elected President pro tempore. For details, see party summary > Senate, on this page.
- ^ Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
- ^ senate.gov
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- "MINERVA" Project - 107th Congress Library of Congress web archives
- "Thomas" Project
- Art & History, via U.S. House of Representatives
- Statistics and Lists, via U.S. Senate
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