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The 119th United States Congress began on January 3, 2025. There were nine new senators (four Democrats, five Republicans) and 63 new representatives (33 Democrats, 30 Republicans), as well as two new delegates (a Democrat and a Republican), at the start of its first session. Additionally, three senators (all Republicans) have taken office in ...
January 3, 2025, 12 p.m. EST: Congress convenes.Members-elect of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives are sworn in. Mike Johnson was re-elected as speaker on the first ballot after initially not receiving enough votes on the roll call, with Ralph Norman and Keith Self changing their votes to support him.
The 119th Congress convenes with new members being sworn in. Republicans hold a narrow majority of 219-215 in the House. The Senate majority is 53-47, well below the 60-vote threshold needed to ...
Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term. Behind this is former service as a senator (only giving the senator seniority within his or her new incoming class), service as vice president, a House member, a cabinet secretary, or a governor of a state. The final factor is the population of the senator's state.
Along with voting for the president, Election Day also means voting for both chambers of Congress: the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
The GOP was on course to begin the 119th Congress with 55 Senate seats as of midnight Wednesday. Republicans take back Senate majority by flipping seats in West Virginia, Ohio: ‘We have a red ...
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.
November 13, 2024: Senate Republicans elect John Thune as the new Senate Republican leader that will begin with the next Congress. [47] November 13, 2024: Representative Matt Gaetz resigns after being nominated by President-elect Trump for United States attorney general. [48] December 29, 2024: Former President Jimmy Carter dies at 100 years ...