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This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of December 8, 2024, the 118th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
April 22, 2021: House voted 216–208 on H.R. 51 to make Washington, D.C. the nation's 51st state. April 28, 2021: President Biden addressed a joint session of Congress. May 12, 2021: House Republicans vote to oust Liz Cheney as conference chair for criticizing Donald Trump and opposing his attempts to reject the results of the 2020 election. [6]
Traditionally, the Speaker is viewed as the leader of the majority party in the House, with the Majority Leader as second-in-command. For example, when the Republicans gained the majority in the House after the 2010 elections, Boehner ascended to the Speakership while Eric Cantor succeeded Boehner as Majority Leader. Cantor was understood to be ...
The party has retained its narrow lower chamber majority after wins in Arizona and California gave Republicans the 218 victories needed to clinch its hold on the 435-member House.
GOP Rep. Michelle Steel, left, and challenger Derek Tran, right Republican incumbent Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks holds a .1% lead over challenger Christina Bohannan with 99% of the votes counted.
Johnson is now on track to become speaker of the House again when all 435 House members convene on Jan. 3, so long as he can avoid another intra-party fight like former GOP leader Kevin McCarthy ...
Status: Presiding officer: Seat: United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.: Nominator: Party caucus / conference (primarily): Appointer: House of Representatives: Term length: At the House's pleasure; elected at the beginning of the new Congress by a majority of the representatives-elect, and upon a vacancy during a Congress.
In March, Johnson said House Republicans would pursue “aggressive” and “radical changes” in the first 100 days of a Republican trifecta. He said on Oct. 28 that there would be “massive ...