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House Republicans on Wednesday locked in their top leadership positions for the looming 119th Congress, as the conference readies its majority to legislate under full GOP control of Washington.
Nancy Pelosi is the most recent example of an outgoing Speaker seeking the Minority Leader post to retain the House party leadership, as the Democrats lost control of the House in the 2010 elections. She ran successfully for Minority Leader in the 112th Congress. [9] In 2014, Eric Cantor became the first House Majority Leader to lose a primary ...
WASHINGTON — With Donald Trump heading back to the White House, a growing band of younger, more energetic House Democrats is challenging seasoned veterans for powerful congressional posts ...
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.
Committee and leadership positions 1 Hal Rogers: R Kentucky 5: January 3, 1981 Dean of the House: 2 Chris Smith: R New Jersey 4 3 Steny Hoyer: D Maryland 5: May 19, 1981 4 Marcy Kaptur: D Ohio 9: January 3, 1983 5 Nancy Pelosi: D California 11: June 2, 1987 Speaker Emerita of the House: 6 Frank Pallone: D New Jersey 6: November 8, 1988
The Constitution empowers the House of Representatives to impeach federal officials for "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors" and empowers the Senate to try such impeachments. [78] The House may approve "articles of impeachment" by a simple majority vote; however, a two-thirds vote is required for conviction in the Senate. [79]
Most committees are additionally subdivided into subcommittees, each with its own leadership selected according to the full committee's rules. [3] [4] The only standing committee with no subcommittees is the Budget Committee. The modern House committees were brought into existence through the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946. This bill ...
Leader Mike Johnson: Hakeem Jeffries: Party Republican: Democratic: Leader since October 25, 2023 January 3, 2023 Leader's seat Louisiana 4th: New York 8th: Last election 220 seats, 50.5% 215 seats, 47.9% Current seats 218 seats 215 seats Seats needed 3