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109th United States Congress

109th United States Congress
USCapitol.jpg
United States Capitol (2002)
Session: January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2007
President of the Senate: Dick Cheney
President pro tempore of the Senate: Ted Stevens
Speaker of the House: Dennis Hastert
Members: 435 Representatives
100 Senators
5 Territorial Representatives
House Majority: Republican
Senate Majority: Republican

The One Hundred Ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, which together comprise the legislative branch of the United States federal government. It met in Washington, DC from January 3 2005 to January 3 2007, during the first two years of the second administration of U.S. President George W. Bush.

House members were elected in the 2004 general election on 2004-11-04. Senators were elected in three classes in the 2000 general election on 2000-11-07, 2002 general election on 2002-11-05, or 2004 general election on 2004-11-04.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-second Census of the United States in 2000. Both chambers had a Republican majority, the same party as President Bush. The President vetoed only one bill, his first veto, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005.

Dates of sessions

January 3, 2005–January 3, 2007

Previous congress: 108th Congress
Next congress: 110th Congress

Major events

Prominent events included the filibuster "nuclear option" scare, the alleged failure of the federal government to help in Hurricane Katrina disaster relief, the Tom DeLay corruption investigation, the CIA leak scandal, the rising unpopularity of the Iraq War, the 2006 immigration reform protests and government involvement in the Terri Schiavo case.

In addition to the DeLay indictment, this Congress also had a number of scandals: Bob Ney, Randy "Duke" Cunningham, William J. Jefferson, Mark Foley scandal, and the Jack Abramoff scandals.

Major legislation

Enacted

Main article: List of United States federal legislation

Proposed, but not enacted

Party summary

Senate

The party summary for the Senate remained the same during the entire 109th Congress. On 2007-01-16, Democrat Jon Corzine resigned, but Democrat Bob Menendez was appointed and took Corzine's seat the next day.

Affiliation       Total
Republican Democratic Independent
Members
(shading indicates
majority caucus)
 55 44 1 100
Voting share 55% 45%
Notes Caucused with
the Democrats
Partisan mix of the Senate by state
 

House of Representatives

Due to resignations and special elections, Republicans lost a net of three seats; Democrats gained one seat; three seats were left vacant; and one seat which was vacant at the beginning of the Congress was filled. All seats were filled though special elections. (See Changes in membership, below.)

Affiliation       Total   Notes
Republican Democratic Independent Vacant
Members
(shading indicates
majority caucus)
 Begin (2005-01-03) 232 201 1 434 1 Bob Matsui (D) died before Congress began
2005-03-10 202 435 0 Doris Matsui (D) took Bob Matsui's seat
2005-04-29 231 434 1 Rob Portman (R) resigned
2005-08-02 230 433 2 Chris Cox (R) resigned
2005-09-06 231 434 1 Jean Schmidt (R) took Portman's seat
2005-12-01 230 433 2 Duke Cunningham (R) resigned
2005-12-07 231 434 1 John Campbell (R) took Cox's seat
2006-01-16 201 433 2 Bob Menendez (D) resigned
2006-06-09 230 432 3 Tom DeLay (R) resigned
2006-06-13 231 433 2 Brian Bilbray (R) took Cunningham's seat
2006-09-29 230 432 3 Mark Foley (R) resigned
2006-11-03 229 431 4 Bob Ney (R) resigned
2006-11-13 230 202 433 2 Albio Sires (D) took Menendez's seat; Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (R) took DeLay's seat
2006-12-31 229 432 3 Jim Gibbons (R) resigned
Latest voting share 53% 47%
Notes Caucused with the Democrats
Delegates and Resident Commissioner 1 4 0 5 0
Partisan mix of the House by state
 

Leadership

Senate

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

Members

Senate

Senators' party membership by state.
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Senators' party membership by state.

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See also: Category: United States Senators
See also: Category: United States Congressional Delegations by state

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House of Representatives

Percent of members of the House of Representatives from each party by state
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Percent of members of the House of Representatives from each party by state
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
American Samoa — District of Columbia — Guam — Puerto Rico — Virgin Islands

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide at-large, are preceded by an "At Large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.


See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
See also: List of United States Congressional districts for maps of congressional districts.

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