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Seal of U.S. House of Representatives. This is a bibliography of U.S. congressional memoirs by former and current U.S. representatives. [1] [2] The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.
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, five senators (four Democrats, one Republican) and nine representatives ...
Until 2023 it was hosted by members of the United States Congress and organized on their behalf by the Christian organization Fellowship Foundation. [a] Since 2023, the official event has been run by the National Prayer Breakfast Foundation. [2] It is designed to be a forum for the political, social, and business elite to assemble and pray ...
[50] [52] In the early years of women in Congress, such a seat was usually held only until the next general election, and the women retired after that single Congress, thereby becoming a placeholders to finishing elected terms of their husbands. [52] As the years progressed, however, more and more of these widow successors sought reelection.
(The Center Square) – Michigan Republican Rep. Lisa McClain has been elected the party's conference chairwoman, succeeding New York Rep. Elise Stefanik and securing the highest-ranking open slot ...
Republican: January 11, 1993: January 16, 1995: 2 years, 5 days Gail Phillips Alaska: House of Representatives Republican: January 16, 1995: January 19, 1999: 4 years, 3 days Jo Ann Davidson Ohio: House of Representatives: Republican: January 3, 1995: December 31, 2000: 5 years, 363 days Bev Clarno Oregon: House of Representatives Republican ...
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.
The Rev. Jacob Duché leading the first prayer for the Second Continental Congress, Philadelphia, September 7, 1774. Prayer before the opening of a legislative body traces its origins back to the colonial period. At that time, before the Constitution and its amendments separated church and colonial assemblies would open proceedings with prayer.