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Overall, 31 of the 50 U.S. states, plus the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia, have elected an African American to represent them in the U.S. House of Representatives, with Rhode Island being the most recent to elect its first (in 2023); out of these, 23 states, plus U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia, have elected ...
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Safety was one of six subcommittees within the Senate Judiciary Committee during the 114th Congress. The judiciary subcommittee on immigration is called the Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration for the 116th Congress and was called Immigration, Refugees, and ...
A number of the family members of the remaining Israeli-American hostages in Gaza plan to attend the address at the invitation of members of Congress, a source familiar told CNN.
Revels was the first black member of the Congress overall. [11] Black people were a majority of the population in many congressional districts across the South. In 1870, Joseph Rainey of South Carolina was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first directly elected black member of Congress to be seated. [12]
See the relevant subcategories below for differentiation between African American members of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate The main article for this category is African Americans in the United States Congress .
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This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th 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.
4:31 p.m. Jan. 3, 2025: An earlier version of this report said former Rep. Michelle Steel flipped a congressional seat in 2020 held by Rep. Katie Porter. She defeated Rep. Harley Rouda. Friday was ...