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The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023. There were seven new senators (two Democrats, five Republicans) and 74 new representatives (34 Democrats, 40 Republicans), as well as one new delegate (a Republican), at the start of its first session. Additionally, three senators (two Democrats, one Republican) and nine representatives ...
U.S. House of Representatives seniority Rank Representative Party District Seniority date Previous service [2] Notes 1 Don Young: R Alaska at-large: March 6, 1973 Dean of the House Died on March 18, 2022. 2 Hal Rogers: R Kentucky 5: January 3, 1981 Dean of the House from March 18, 2022 3 Chris Smith: R New Jersey 4 4 Steny Hoyer: D Maryland 5 ...
The Wish List is a political action committee devoted to electing pro-abortion rights, also called pro-choice, Republican women to the House of Representatives and Senate. The Wish List was founded in 1992. [1] The acronym "WISH" stands for Women In the Senate and House. The Wish List recruits candidates to run for federal office and state ...
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.
Luke Letlow, who won a landslide election to Congress in 2020 but died of COVID before he could be seated, will be honored by the U.S. House, including his widow Rep. Julia Letlow, with the naming ...
In 1917, Montana was the first state to send a woman to the House of Representatives and to Congress; in 2023, Vermont became the most recent state to send its first woman to the House, and in 2025, North Dakota will do the same to Congress. Women have also been sent to Congress from five of the six territories of the United States; the final ...
H.R. 2: Secure the Border Act of 2023 (passed House, pending before the Senate as of May 11, 2023) H.R. 5: Parents Bill of Rights Act (passed House, pending before the Senate as of March 27, 2023) H.R. 7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023 (House committee consideration as of January 9, 2023)
In 1990, the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues inspired a House resolution to honor long-time Caucus Secretary Lindy Boggs by naming the room the caucus met in the Corrine "Lindy" Boggs Congressional Women's Reading Room, which it is known as today. [4] [5] It had previously been known as the Congresswomen's Reading Room. [4]