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The Congress began with a multi-ballot election for Speaker of the House, which had not happened since the 68th Congress in 1923. Kevin McCarthy was eventually elected speaker on the 15th ballot. After relying on bipartisan votes to get out of a debt ceiling crisis and government shutdown threats , McCarthy became the first speaker to ever be ...
The 118th United States Congress, which began on January 3, 2023, and will end on January 3, 2025, has enacted 152 public laws and zero private laws. [1] [2] [3]In contrast with previous Congresses, which generally enacted their first laws no later than January or February, the 118th Congress's first law was enacted on March 20. [4]
To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled and election of the Speaker and the Clerk. H.Res. 3: January 9, 2023: Authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the Congress. H.Res. 4: January 9, 2023: Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and ...
The 2024 election is today, and the results will usher in the 119th Congress.. The United States Congress is comprised of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The 118th ...
This is a list of the several United States Congresses, since their beginning in 1789, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their individual sessions. Each elected bicameral Congress (of the two chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives ) lasts for two years and begins on January 3 of odd-numbered years.
Still, the 118th Congress hasn't done well on either count. Of the 27 bills passed in 2023, two renamed medical centers and one approved the minting of a commemorative coin.
Congress Date Type Occasion Dignitary speaking 6th November 22, 1800 Joint session State of the Union address: John Adams, President of the United States February 11, 1801 Joint session Counting electoral votes for the 1800 presidential election: None 7th: March 4, 1801 Inauguration Inauguration of Thomas Jefferson
The Republican-controlled 118th Congress has set many firsts. On Jan. 3, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy became the first candidate in the majority party to lose a bid for the House speakership in ...