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The 119th Congress began at 12 p.m. EST on January 3, 2025, following the adjournment of the 118th Congress. [24] The Senate began with Vice President Kamala Harris swearing in senators. [25] West Virginia Governor Jim Justice will be sworn in on January 13 due to the state's constitution creating issues of succession. [26]
The 119th United States Congress began on January 3, 2025. There were nine new senators (four Democrats, five Republicans) and 63 new representatives (33 Democrats, 30 Republicans), as well as two new delegates (a Democrat and a Republican), at the start of its first session.
This is a complete list of United States senators during the 119th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2025, to January 3, 2027. It is a historical listing and will contain people who have not served the entire two-year Congress should anyone resign, die, or be expelled.
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) talks to a colleague as the House votes on a Speaker of the House on the first day of the 119th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 03, 2025.
The 119th Congress convenes with new members being sworn in. Republicans hold a narrow majority of 219-215 in the House. The Senate majority is 53-47, well below the 60-vote threshold needed to ...
Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ project that Republicans will remain in control of the House of Representatives when the 119th United States Congress is seated in 2025. A party needs 218 seats ...
The 2025 speaker of the United States House of Representatives election took place on January 3, 2025, on the opening day of the 119th United States Congress, two months after the 2024 elections for the United States House of Representatives. This was the 130th speaker of the House of Representatives election since the office was created in 1789.
The President-elect had endorsed Johnson and sent good wishes earlier on Friday ahead of the vote. A DCCC fundraising email went out a little soon Shortly after 2 p.m., with the vote for House speaker hanging in the balance, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent out a fundraising email announcing that he had fallen short under ...