109th United States Congress

109th United States Congress

108th ← → 110th House Speaker Dennis Hastert (2006) Duration: January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 Senate President: Dick Cheney (R) Senate Pres. pro tem: Ted Stevens (R) House Speaker: Dennis Hastert (R) Members: 100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members Senate Majority: Republican House Majority: Republican Sessions 1st: January 4, 2005 – December 22, 2005 2nd: January 3, 2006 – December 8, 2006

The One Hundred Ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, from January 3, 2005 to January 3, 2007, during the fifth and sixth years of George W. Bush's presidency. House members were elected in the 2004 elections on November 2, 2004. Senators were elected in three classes in the 2000 elections on November 7, 2000, 2002 elections on November 5, 2002, or 2004 elections on November 2, 2004. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-second Census of the United States in 2000. Both chambers had a Republican majority, the same party as President Bush.

Major events

• November 7, 2006 — California Representative Nancy Pelosi and Nevada Senator Harry Reid lead the Democratic Party in taking control of both the House and the Senate in the 2006 congressional elections, the first time in 12 years the Democrats secure control of both houses of Congress simultaneously.
• Prominent events included the filibuster "nuclear option" scare, the failure of the federal government to promptly respond to Hurricane Katrina disaster relief, the Tom DeLay corruption investigation, Plamegate, the rising unpopularity of the Iraq War, the 2006 immigration reform protests and government involvement in the Terri Schiavo case.
• In addition to the DeLay indictment, this Congress also had a number of scandals: Bob Ney, Randy "Duke" Cunningham, William J. Jefferson, Mark Foley scandal, and the Jack Abramoff scandals.
• This Congress met for 242 days, the fewest since World War II and 12 days fewer than the 80th Congress.^[1][2][3] As the Congress neared its conclusion, some media commentators labelled this the "Do Nothing Congress," ^{[1][4][5][6][7]} a pejorative originally given to the 80th United States Congress by President Harry Truman, although the number of bills passed by Congress is no measure of its success.
• The President vetoed only one bill, his first veto, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005.

Major legislation

Enacted

President George W. Bush signing the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, on September 26, 2006.

With Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) looking on, President George W. Bush signs into law Pub.L. 109–353, the North Korea Nonproliferation Act of 2006, on October 13, 2006.

• February 17, 2005: Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–2
• March 21, 2005: Theresa Marie Schiavo's law, Pub.L. 109–3
• April 20, 2005: Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, Pub.L. 109–8
• April 27, 2005: Family Entertainment and Copyright Act, Pub.L. 109–9
• July 28, 2005: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (CAFTA Implementation Act), Pub.L. 109–53
• July 29, 2005: Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–58
• August 10, 2005: Transportation Equity Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–59
• October 26, 2005: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, Pub.L. 109–92
• December 1, 2005: Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–118
• December 22, 2005: Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–145
• December 30, 2005: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006, Pub.L. 109–148
• February 8, 2006: Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–171
• May 17, 2006: Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–222
• May 29, 2006: Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act, Pub.L. 109–228
• July 27, 2006: Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, Pub.L. 109–248
• September 26, 2006: Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, Pub.L. 109–282
• October 13, 2006: Safe Port Act, Pub.L. 109–347, including title VIII, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
• October 17, 2006: Military Commissions Act of 2006, Pub.L. 109–366
• October 26, 2006: Secure Fence Act of 2006, Pub.L. 109–367
• December 20, 2006: Stolen Valor Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109–437
• December 20, 2006: Tax Relief and Health Act of 2006, Pub.L. 109–432

Proposed, but not enacted

• H.R. 554 — Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act
• H.R. 810 — Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 - Vetoed
• H.R. 1505 — Jessica Lunsford Act
• H.R. 4437 — Border Protection, Anti-terrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005
• H.R. 4569 — Digital Transition Content Security Act
• S. 147 — Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2005 (Akaka Bill)
• S. 2611 — Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006

More information: Complete index of Public and Private Laws for 109th Congress at U.S. Government Printing Office

Hearings

• Congressional response to the NSA warrantless surveillance program (Senate Judiciary; House Intelligence; Democrats of the House Judiciary)

Party summary

Senate

Party standings in the Senate during the 109th Congress

  44 Democratic Senators

  1 Independent Senator, caucusing with Democrats

  55 Republican Senators

The party summary for the Senate remained the same during the entire 109th Congress. On January 16, 2006, Democrat Jon Corzine resigned, but Democrat Bob Menendez was appointed and took Corzine's seat the next day.

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Democratic	Independent	Republican		Vacant
End of previous Congress	48	1	51	100	0
Entire Congress	44	1	55	100	0
Final voting share	45%		55%
Beginning of the next Congress	49	2	49	100	0

Partisan mix of the Senate by state 

State ranked in partisan order	Percentage Democratic	Percentage Republicans	Republican/ Democratic	Republican seat plurality
Alabama	0%	100%	2/0	2
Alaska	0%	100%	2/0	2
Arizona	0%	100%	2/0	2
Georgia	0%	100%	2/0	2
Idaho	0%	100%	2/0	2
Kansas	0%	100%	2/0	2
Kentucky	0%	100%	2/0	2
Maine	0%	100%	2/0	2
Mississippi	0%	100%	2/0	2
Missouri	0%	100%	2/0	2
New Hampshire	0%	100%	2/0	2
North Carolina	0%	100%	2/0	2
Ohio	0%	100%	2/0	2
Oklahoma	0%	100%	2/0	2
Pennsylvania	0%	100%	2/0	2
South Carolina	0%	100%	2/0	2
Tennessee	0%	100%	2/0	2
Texas	0%	100%	2/0	2
Utah	0%	100%	2/0	2
Virginia	0%	100%	2/0	2
Wyoming	0%	100%	2/0	2
United States	44%	55%	55/44	11
Colorado	50%	50%	1/1	0
Florida	50%	50%	1/1	0
Indiana	50%	50%	1/1	0
Iowa	50%	50%	1/1	0
Louisiana	50%	50%	1/1	0
Minnesota	50%	50%	1/1	0
Montana	50%	50%	1/1	0
Nebraska	50%	50%	1/1	0
Nevada	50%	50%	1/1	0
New Mexico	50%	50%	1/1	0
Oregon	50%	50%	1/1	0
Rhode Island	50%	50%	1/1	0
South Dakota	50%	50%	1/1	0
Vermont	50%	0%	0/1 (1 independent)	-1
Arkansas	100%	0%	0/2	-2
California	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Connecticut	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Delaware	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Hawaii	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Illinois	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Maryland	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Massachusetts	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Michigan	100%	0%	0/2	-2
New Jersey	100%	0%	0/2	-2
New York	100%	0%	0/2	-2
North Dakota	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Washington	100%	0%	0/2	-2
West Virginia	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Wisconsin	100%	0%	0/2	-2

House of Representatives

Due to resignations and special elections, Republicans lost a net of three seats; Democrats gained one seat; three seats were left vacant; and one seat which was vacant at the beginning of the Congress was filled. All seats were filled though special elections. (See Changes in membership, below.)

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Democratic	Independent	Republican		Vacant
End of previous Congress	207	1	225	433	2
Begin	201	1	232	434	1
March 10, 2005	202		435	0
April 29, 2005			231	434	1
August 2, 2005			230	433	2
September 6, 2005			231	434	1
December 1, 2005			230	433	2
December 7, 2005			231	434	1
January 16, 2006	201		433	2
June 9, 2006			230	432	3
June 13, 2006			231	433	2
September 29, 2006			230	432	3
November 3, 2006			229	431	4
November 13, 2006	202		230	433	2
December 31, 2006			229	432	3
Final voting share	47.0%		53.0%
Non-voting members	4	1	0	5	0
Beginning of next Congress	233	0	202	435	0

Partisan mix of the House by state 

State ranked in partisan order	Percentage Democratic	Percentage Republicans	Republican/ Democratic	Republican seat plurality
Nebraska	0%	100%	3/0	3
Idaho	0%	100%	2/0	2
New Hampshire	0%	100%	2/0	2
Alaska	0%	100%	1/0	1
Delaware	0%	100%	1/0	1
Montana	0%	100%	1/0	1
Wyoming	0%	100%	1/0	1
Kentucky	17%	83%	5/1	4
Iowa	20%	80%	4/1	3
Oklahoma	20%	80%	4/1	3
Indiana	22%	78%	7/2	5
Arizona	25%	75%	6/2	4
Kansas	25%	75%	3/1	2
Virginia	27%	73%	8/3	5
Florida	28%	72%	18/7	11
Alabama	29%	71%	5/2	3
Louisiana	29%	71%	5/2	3
Ohio	33%	67%	12/6	6
South Carolina	33%	67%	4/2	2
Nevada	33%	67%	2/1	1
New Mexico	33%	67%	2/1	1
Utah	33%	67%	2/1	1
Texas	35%	65%	20/11 (1 vacancy)	9
Pennsylvania	37%	63%	12/7	5
Michigan	40%	60%	9/6	3
Connecticut	40%	60%	3/2	1
Colorado	43%	57%	4/3	1
Missouri	44%	56%	5/4	1
Georgia	46%	54%	7/6	1
North Carolina	46%	54%	7/6	1
United States	47%	53%	231/201	30
Minnesota	50%	50%	4/4	0
Wisconsin	50%	50%	4/4	0
Mississippi	50%	50%	2/2	0
New Jersey	50%	50%	6/6 (1 vacancy)	0
Vermont	0%	0%	0/0 (1 independent)	0
Illinois	53%	47%	9/10	-1
Tennessee	56%	44%	4/5	-1
California	62%	38%	20/33	-13
West Virginia	67%	33%	1/2	-1
Washington	67%	33%	3/6	-3
New York	69%	31%	9/20	-11
Arkansas	75%	25%	1/3	-2
Maryland	75%	25%	2/6	-4
Oregon	80%	20%	1/4	-3
North Dakota	100%	0%	0/1	-1
South Dakota	100%	0%	0/1	-1
Hawaii	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Maine	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Rhode Island	100%	0%	0/2	-2
Massachusetts	100%	0%	0/10	-10
State ranked in partisan order	Percentage Republicans	Percentage Democratic	Republican/ Democratic	Republican seat plurality

Leadership

[ Section contents: Senate: Majority (R), Minority (D) • House: Majority (R), Minority (D) ]

Senate

Senate President
Dick Cheney (R)

Senate President pro tempore
Ted Stevens (R)

• President of the Senate: Dick Cheney (R)
• President pro tempore: Ted Stevens (R)
• President pro tempore emeritus: Robert Byrd (D)

Majority (Republican) leadership

• Majority Leader: Bill Frist
• Majority Whip: Mitch McConnell
• Republican Conference Chairman: Rick Santorum
• Republican Policy Committee Chairman: Jon Kyl
• Republican Conference Secretary: Kay Bailey Hutchison
• Republican Campaign Committee Chair: Elizabeth Dole

Minority (Democratic) leadership

• Minority Leader: Harry Reid
• Minority Whip: Richard Durbin
• Democratic Conference Chairman: Harry Reid
• Democratic Policy Committee Chairman: Byron Dorgan
• Democratic Conference Secretary: Debbie Stabenow
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Charles Schumer

House of Representatives

House Speaker
Dennis Hastert (R)

• Speaker: Dennis Hastert

Majority (Republican) leadership

• Majority Leader: Tom DeLay, until September 28, 2005
  • Roy Blunt, September 28, 2005 – February 2, 2006 ("Interim Leader")
  • John Boehner, from February 2, 2006
• Majority Whip: Roy Blunt
• Senior Chief Deputy Whip: Eric Cantor
• Deputy Whip Team: Kevin Brady
• Assistant Deputy Whip Team: Doc Hastings
• Conference Chair: Deborah Pryce
• Conference Vice-Chair: Jack Kingston
• Conference Secretary: John T. Doolittle
• Policy Committee Chairman: John Shadegg, until February 2, 2006
  • Adam Putnam, from February 2, 2006
• Campaign Committee Chairman: Tom Reynolds

Minority (Democratic) leadership

• Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi
• Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer
• Senior Chief Deputy Whip: John Lewis
• Minority Deputy Whip Team: Diana DeGette
• Democratic Caucus Chairman: Jim Clyburn
• Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman: John Larson
• Assistant to the House Minority Leader: John Spratt
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Rahm Emanuel
• Democratic Steering Committee Co-Chairs: Rosa DeLauro, George Miller

Members

Senate

Alabama 2. Jeff Sessions (R) 3. Richard Shelby (R) Alaska 2. Ted Stevens (R) 3. Lisa Murkowski (R) Arizona 1. Jon Kyl (R) 3. John McCain (R) Arkansas 2. Mark Pryor (D) 3. Blanche Lincoln (D) California 1. Dianne Feinstein (D) 3. Barbara Boxer (D) Colorado 2. Wayne Allard (R) 3. Ken Salazar (D) Connecticut 1. Joseph Lieberman (D) 3. Christopher Dodd (D) Delaware 1. Tom Carper (D) 2. Joe Biden (D) Florida 1. Bill Nelson (D) 3. Mel Martinez (R) Georgia 2. Saxby Chambliss (R) 3. Johnny Isakson (R) Hawaii 1. Daniel Akaka (D) 3. Daniel Inouye (D) Idaho 2. Larry Craig (R) 3. Mike Crapo (R) Illinois 2. Richard Durbin (D) 3. Barack Obama (D) Indiana 1. Richard Lugar (R) 3. Evan Bayh (D) Iowa 2. Tom Harkin (D) 3. Chuck Grassley (R) Kansas 2. Pat Roberts (R) 3. Sam Brownback (R) Kentucky 2. Mitch McConnell (R) 3. Jim Bunning (R) Louisiana 2. Mary Landrieu (D) 3. David Vitter (R) Maine 1. Olympia Snowe (R) 2. Susan Collins (R) Maryland 1. Paul Sarbanes (D) 3. Barbara Mikulski (D) Massachusetts 1. Ted Kennedy (D) 2. John Kerry (D) Michigan 1. Debbie Stabenow (D) 2. Carl Levin (D) Minnesota 1. Mark Dayton (DFL)[8] 2. Norm Coleman (R) Mississippi 1. Trent Lott (R) 2. Thad Cochran (R) Missouri 1. James Talent (R) 3. Kit Bond (R)

Montana 1. Conrad Burns (R) 2. Max Baucus (D) Nebraska 1. Ben Nelson (D) 2. Chuck Hagel (R) Nevada 1. John Ensign (R) 3. Harry Reid (D) New Hampshire 2. John E. Sununu (R) 3. Judd Gregg (R) New Jersey 1. Jon Corzine (D), until January 17, 2006 Bob Menendez (D), from January 18, 2006 2. Frank Lautenberg (D) New Mexico 1. Jeff Bingaman (D) 2. Pete Domenici (R) New York 1. Hillary Clinton (D) 3. Charles Schumer (D) North Carolina 2. Elizabeth Dole (R) 3. Richard Burr (R) North Dakota 1. Kent Conrad (D) 3. Byron Dorgan (D) Ohio 1. Mike DeWine (R) 3. George Voinovich (R) Oklahoma 2. James Inhofe (R) 3. Tom Coburn (R) Oregon 2. Gordon Smith (R) 3. Ron Wyden (D) Pennsylvania 1. Rick Santorum (R) 3. Arlen Specter (R) Rhode Island 1. Lincoln Chafee (R) 2. Jack Reed (D) South Carolina 2. Lindsey Graham (R) 3. Jim DeMint (R) South Dakota 2. Tim Johnson (D) 3. John Thune (R) Tennessee 1. Bill Frist (R) 2. Lamar Alexander (R) Texas 1. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) 2. John Cornyn (R) Utah 1. Orrin Hatch (R) 3. Robert Bennett (R) Vermont 1. James Jeffords (I) 3. Patrick Leahy (D) Virginia 1. George Allen (R) 2. John Warner (R) Washington 1. Maria Cantwell (D) 3. Patty Murray (D) West Virginia 1. Robert Byrd (D) 2. Jay Rockefeller (D) Wisconsin 1. Herb Kohl (D) 3. Russ Feingold (D) Wyoming 1. Craig Thomas (R) 2. Michael Enzi (R)

House of Representatives

Initial percentage of members of the House of Representatives from each party by state at the opening of the 109th Congress in January 2005

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Contents

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming
• Non-voting members

Alabama 1. Jo Bonner (R) 2. Terry Everett (R) 3. Mike D. Rogers (R) 4. Robert Aderholt (R) 5. Bud Cramer (D) 6. Spencer Bachus (R) 7. Artur Davis (D) Alaska At-large. Don Young (R) Arizona 1. Rick Renzi (R) 2. Trent Franks (R) 3. John Shadegg (R) 4. Ed Pastor (D) 5. J.D. Hayworth (R) 6. Jeff Flake (R) 7. Raúl M. Grijalva (D) 8. Jim Kolbe (R) Arkansas 1. Marion Berry (D) 2. Vic Snyder (D) 3. John Boozman (R) 4. Mike Ross (D) California 1. Mike Thompson (D) 2. Wally Herger (R) 3. Dan Lungren (R) 4. John Doolittle (R) 5. Vacant, until March 9, 2005 Doris Matsui (D), from March 10, 2005 6. Lynn Woolsey (D) 7. George Miller (D) 8. Nancy Pelosi (D) 9. Barbara Lee (D) 10. Ellen Tauscher (D) 11. Richard Pombo (R) 12. Tom Lantos (D) 13. Pete Stark (D) 14. Anna Eshoo (D) 15. Mike Honda (D) 16. Zoe Lofgren (D) 17. Sam Farr (D) 18. Dennis Cardoza (D) 19. George Radanovich (R) 20. Jim Costa (D) 21. Devin Nunes (R) 22. Bill Thomas (R) 23. Lois Capps (D) 24. Elton Gallegly (R) 25. Howard McKeon (R) 26. David Dreier (R) 27. Brad Sherman (D) 28. Howard Berman (D) 29. Adam Schiff (D) 30. Henry Waxman (D) 31. Xavier Becerra (D) 32. Hilda Solis (D) 33. Diane Watson (D) 34. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) 35. Maxine Waters (D) 36. Jane Harman (D) 37. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) 38. Grace Napolitano (D) 39. Linda Sánchez (D) 40. Edward R. Royce (R) 41. Jerry Lewis (R) 42. Gary Miller (R) 43. Joe Baca (D) 44. Ken Calvert (R) 45. Mary Bono (R) 46. Dana Rohrabacher (R) 47. Loretta Sanchez (D) 48. Christopher Cox, until August 2, 2005 (R) John Campbell (R), from December 7, 2005 49. Darrell Issa (R) 50. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R), until December 1, 2005 Brian Bilbray (R), from June 13, 2006 51. Bob Filner (D) 52. Duncan Hunter (R) 53. Susan Davis (D) Colorado 1. Diana DeGette (D) 2. Mark Udall (D) 3. John Salazar (D) 4. Marilyn Musgrave (R) 5. Joel Hefley (R) 6. Thomas G. Tancredo (R) 7. Bob Beauprez (R) Connecticut 1. John Larson (D) 2. Rob Simmons (R) 3. Rosa DeLauro (D) 4. Christopher Shays (R) 5. Nancy Johnson (R) Delaware At-large. Michael N. Castle (R) Florida 1. Jeff Miller (R) 2. Allen Boyd (D) 3. Corrine Brown (D) 4. Ander Crenshaw (R) 5. Ginny Brown-Waite (R) 6. Cliff Stearns (R) 7. John Mica (R) 8. Ric Keller (R) 9. Michael Bilirakis (R) 10. Bill Young (R) 11. Jim Davis (D) 12. Adam Putnam (R) 13. Katherine Harris (R) 14. Connie Mack IV (R) 15. Dave Weldon (R) 16. Mark Foley (R), until September 29, 2006, vacant thereafter 17. Kendrick Meek (D) 18. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) 19. Robert Wexler (D) 20. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) 21. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) 22. Clay Shaw (R) 23. Alcee Hastings (D) 24. Tom Feeney (R) 25. Mario Diaz-Balart (R) Georgia 1. Jack Kingston (R) 2. Sanford Bishop (D) 3. Jim Marshall (D) 4. Cynthia McKinney (D) 5. John Lewis (D) 6. Tom Price (R) 7. John Linder (R) 8. Lynn Westmoreland (R) 9. Charlie Norwood (R) 10. Nathan Deal (R) 11. Phil Gingrey (R) 12. John Barrow (D) 13. David Scott (D) Hawaii 1. Neil Abercrombie (D) 2. Ed Case (D) Idaho 1. C. L. Otter (R) 2. Michael K. Simpson (R) Illinois 1. Bobby Rush (D) 2. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D) 3. Dan Lipinski (D) 4. Luis Gutierrez (D) 5. Rahm Emanuel (D) 6. Henry Hyde (R) 7. Danny K. Davis (D) 8. Melissa Bean (D) 9. Janice D. Schakowsky (D) 10. Mark Steven Kirk (R) 11. Jerry Weller (R) 12. Jerry Costello (D) 13. Judy Biggert (R) 14. Dennis Hastert (R) 15. Timothy V. Johnson (R) 16. Donald Manzullo (R) 17. Lane Evans (D) 18. Ray LaHood (R) 19. John Shimkus (R) Indiana 1. Pete Visclosky (D) 2. Chris Chocola (R) 3. Mark Souder (R) 4. Steve Buyer (R) 5. Dan Burton (R) 6. Mike Pence (R) 7. Julia Carson (D) 8. John Hostettler (R) 9. Mike Sodrel (R) Iowa 1. Jim Nussle (R) 2. Jim Leach (R) 3. Leonard Boswell (D) 4. Tom Latham (R) 5. Steve King (R) Kansas 1. Jerry Moran (R) 2. Jim Ryun (R) 3. Dennis Moore (D) 4. Todd Tiahrt (R) Kentucky 1. Ed Whitfield (R) 2. Ron Lewis (R) 3. Anne Northup (R) 4. Geoff Davis (R) 5. Hal Rogers (R) 6. Ben Chandler (D) Louisiana 1. Bobby Jindal (R) 2. William J. Jefferson (D) 3. Charlie Melancon (D) 4. Jim McCrery (R) 5. Rodney Alexander (R) 6. Richard H. Baker (R) 7. Charles Boustany (R) Maine 1. Tom Allen (D) 2. Mike Michaud (D) Maryland 1. Wayne Gilchrest (R) 2. Dutch Ruppersberger (D) 3. Ben Cardin (D) 4. Albert Wynn (D) 5. Steny Hoyer (D) 6. Roscoe Bartlett (R) 7. Elijah Cummings (D) 8. Chris Van Hollen (D) Massachusetts 1. John Olver (D) 2. Richard Neal (D) 3. Jim McGovern (D) 4. Barney Frank (D) 5. Marty Meehan (D) 6. John Tierney (D) 7. Ed Markey (D) 8. Mike Capuano (D) 9. Stephen Lynch (D) 10. Bill Delahunt (D) Michigan 1. Bart Stupak (D) 2. Peter Hoekstra (R) 3. Vern Ehlers (R) 4. David Lee Camp (R) 5. Dale Kildee (D) 6. Fred Upton (R) 7. Joe Schwarz (R) 8. Mike Rogers (R) 9. Joe Knollenberg (R) 10. Candice S. Miller (R) 11. Thaddeus McCotter (R) 12. Sander Levin (D) 13. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D) 14. John Conyers (D) 15. John Dingell (D) Minnesota 1. Gil Gutknecht (R) 2. John Kline (R) 3. Jim Ramstad (R) 4. Betty McCollum (DFL)[8] 5. Martin Olav Sabo (DFL)[8] 6. Mark Kennedy (R) 7. Collin Peterson (DFL)[8] 8. James Oberstar (DFL)[8] Mississippi 1. Roger Wicker (R) 2. Bennie Thompson (D) 3. Chip Pickering (R) 4. Gene Taylor (D)

Missouri 1. William Lacy Clay, Jr. (D) 2. Todd Akin (R) 3. Russ Carnahan (D) 4. Ike Skelton (D) 5. Emanuel Cleaver (D) 6. Sam Graves (R) 7. Roy Blunt (R) 8. Jo Ann Emerson (R) 9. Kenny Hulshof (R) Montana At-large. Denny Rehberg (R) Nebraska 1. Jeff Fortenberry (R) 2. Lee Terry (R) 3. Tom Osborne (R) Nevada 1. Shelley Berkley (D) 2. Jim Gibbons (R), until December 31, 2006, vacant thereafter 3. Jon Porter (R) New Hampshire 1. Jeb Bradley (R) 2. Charlie Bass (R) New Jersey 1. Rob Andrews (D) 2. Frank LoBiondo (R) 3. Jim Saxton (R) 4. Chris Smith (R) 5. Scott Garrett (R) 6. Frank Pallone (D) 7. Mike Ferguson (R) 8. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D) 9. Steve Rothman (D) 10. Donald M. Payne (D) 11. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) 12. Rush D. Holt Jr. (D) 13. Bob Menendez (D), until January 17, 2006 Albio Sires (D), from November 13, 2006 New Mexico 1. Heather Wilson (R) 2. Steve Pearce (R) 3. Tom Udall (D) New York 1. Tim Bishop (D) 2. Steve Israel (D) 3. Peter T. King (R) 4. Carolyn McCarthy (D) 5. Gary Ackerman (D) 6. Gregory W. Meeks (D) 7. Joseph Crowley (D) 8. Jerrold Nadler (D) 9. Anthony D. Weiner (D) 10. Edolphus Towns (D) 11. Major R. Owens (D) 12. Nydia Velázquez (D) 13. Vito Fossella (R) 14. Carolyn B. Maloney (D) 15. Charles B. Rangel (D) 16. José Serrano (D) 17. Eliot L. Engel (D) 18. Nita Lowey (D) 19. Sue W. Kelly (R) 20. John E. Sweeney (R) 21. Michael R. McNulty (D) 22. Maurice Hinchey (D) 23. John M. McHugh (R) 24. Sherwood Boehlert (R) 25. Jim Walsh (R) 26. Tom Reynolds (R) 27. Brian Higgins (D) 28. Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D) 29. Randy Kuhl (R) North Carolina 1. G. K. Butterfield (D) 2. Bob Etheridge (D) 3. Walter B. Jones (R) 4. David Price (D) 5. Virginia Foxx (R) 6. Howard Coble (R) 7. Mike McIntyre (D) 8. Robin Hayes (R) 9. Sue Wilkins Myrick (R) 10. Patrick McHenry (R) 11. Charles H. Taylor (R) 12. Mel Watt (D) 13. Brad Miller (D) North Dakota At-large. Earl Pomeroy (D) Ohio 1. Steve Chabot (R) 2. Rob Portman (R), until April 29, 2005 Jean Schmidt (R), from September 6, 2005 3. Michael R. Turner (R) 4. Michael G. Oxley (R) 5. Paul E. Gillmor (R) 6. Ted Strickland (D) 7. David L. Hobson (R) 8. John A. Boehner (R) 9. Marcia C. Kaptur (D) 10. Dennis J. Kucinich (D) 11. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D) 12. Patrick J. Tiberi (R) 13. Sherrod Brown (D) 14. Steve LaTourette (R) 15. Deborah D. Pryce (R) 16. Ralph S. Regula (R) 17. Timothy J. Ryan (D) 18. Robert W. Ney (R), until November 3, 2006, vacant thereafter Oklahoma 1. John Sullivan (R) 2. Dan Boren (D) 3. Frank Lucas (R) 4. Tom Cole (R) 5. Ernest Istook (R) Oregon 1. David Wu (D) 2. Greg Walden (R) 3. Earl Blumenauer (D) 4. Peter DeFazio (D) 5. Darlene Hooley (D) Pennsylvania 1. Bob Brady (D) 2. Chaka Fattah (D) 3. Phil English (R) 4. Melissa Hart (R) 5. John E. Peterson (R) 6. Jim Gerlach (R) 7. Curt Weldon (R) 8. Mike Fitzpatrick (R) 9. Bill Shuster (R) 10. Don Sherwood (R) 11. Paul Kanjorski (D) 12. John Murtha (D) 13. Allyson Schwartz (D) 14. Michael F. Doyle (D) 15. Charlie Dent (R) 16. Joseph R. Pitts (R) 17. Tim Holden (D) 18. Tim Murphy (R) 19. Todd Russell Platts (R) Rhode Island 1. Patrick J. Kennedy (D) 2. James Langevin (D) South Carolina 1. Henry E. Brown, Jr. (R) 2. Joe Wilson (R) 3. Gresham Barrett (R) 4. Bob Inglis (R) 5. John Spratt (D) 6. Jim Clyburn (D) South Dakota At-large. Stephanie Herseth (D) Tennessee 1. William L. Jenkins (R) 2. John Duncan (R) 3. Zach Wamp (R) 4. Lincoln Davis (D) 5. Jim Cooper (D) 6. Bart Gordon (D) 7. Marsha Blackburn (R) 8. John S. Tanner (D) 9. Harold Ford, Jr. (D) Texas 1. Louie Gohmert (R) 2. Ted Poe (R) 3. Sam Johnson (R) 4. Ralph Hall (R) 5. Jeb Hensarling (R) 6. Joe Barton (R) 7. John Culberson (R) 8. Kevin Brady (R) 9. Al Green (D) 10. Michael McCaul (R) 11. Mike Conaway (R) 12. Kay Granger (R) 13. Mac Thornberry (R) 14. Ron Paul (R) 15. Rubén Hinojosa (D) 16. Silvestre Reyes (D) 17. Chet Edwards (D) 18. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D) 19. Randy Neugebauer (R) 20. Charlie Gonzalez (D) 21. Lamar S. Smith (R) 22. Tom DeLay (R), until June 9, 2006 Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (R), from November 13, 2006 23. Henry Bonilla (R) 24. Kenny Marchant (R) 25. Lloyd Doggett (D) 26. Michael C. Burgess (R) 27. Solomon P. Ortiz (D) 28. Henry Cuellar (D) 29. Gene Green (D) 30. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) 31. John Carter (R) 32. Pete Sessions (R) Utah 1. Rob Bishop (R) 2. Jim Matheson (D) 3. Chris Cannon (R) Vermont At-large. Bernie Sanders (I) Virginia 1. Jo Ann Davis (R) 2. Thelma Drake (R) 3. Robert C. Scott (D) 4. Randy Forbes (R) 5. Virgil Goode (R) 6. Bob Goodlatte (R) 7. Eric Cantor (R) 8. Jim Moran (D) 9. Rick Boucher (D) 10. Frank Wolf (R) 11. Thomas M. Davis (R) Washington 1. Jay Inslee (D) 2. Rick Larsen (D) 3. Brian Baird (D) 4. Richard "Doc" Hastings (R) 5. Cathy McMorris (R) 6. Norm Dicks (D) 7. Jim McDermott (D) 8. Dave Reichert (R) 9. Adam Smith (D) West Virginia 1. Alan Mollohan (D) 2. Shelley Moore Capito (R) 3. Nick Rahall (D) Wisconsin 1. Paul Ryan (R) 2. Tammy Baldwin (D) 3. Ron Kind (D) 4. Gwen Moore (D) 5. Jim Sensenbrenner (R) 6. Tom Petri (R) 7. Dave Obey (D) 8. Mark Green (R) Wyoming At-large. Barbara Cubin (R) Non-voting members American Samoa. Eni Faleomavaega (D) District of Columbia. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) Guam. Madeleine Bordallo (D) Puerto Rico. Luis Fortuño (Resident Commissioner) (R and PNP) Virgin Islands. Donna Christian-Christensen (D)

Changes in membership

Members who came and left during this Congress.

Senate

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation
New Jersey (1)	Jon Corzine (D)	Corzine resigned to become Governor of New Jersey on January 17, 2006.	Bob Menendez (D)	January 18, 2006
Connecticut (1)	Joseph Lieberman (D)	Change of party affiliation	Joseph Lieberman (ID)	August 9, 2006

House of Representatives

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date successor seated
California 5th	None	Representative Bob Matsui (D) died January 1, 2005 — before the end of the previous Congress. A special election was held March 8, 2005	Doris Matsui (D)	March 10, 2005
Ohio 2nd	Rob Portman (R)	Resigned April 29, 2005 to become the United States Trade Representative. A special election was held August 2, 2005	Jean Schmidt (R)	September 6, 2005[9]
California 48th	Christopher Cox (R)	Resigned August 2, 2005 to become chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A special election was held December 6, 2005	John Campbell (R)	December 7, 2005[10]
California 50th	Duke Cunningham (R)	Resigned December 1, 2005 after pleading guilty to conspiracy for bribes and tax evasion. A special election was held June 6, 2006	Brian Bilbray (R)	June 13, 2006[11]
New Jersey 13th	Bob Menendez (D)	Resigned January 16, 2006 to become a U.S. Senator. A special election was held November 7, 2006	Albio Sires (D)	November 13, 2006[12]
Texas 22nd	Tom DeLay (R)	Resigned June 9, 2006 after a series of criminal indictments. A special election was held November 6, 2006	Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (R)	November 13, 2006[13]
Florida 16th	Mark Foley (R)	Resigned September 29, 2006 after a teen sex scandal.	Remained vacant until the next Congress.[14]
Ohio 18th	Bob Ney (R)	Resigned November 3, 2006 after pleading guilty to conspiracy.	Remained vacant until the next Congress.
Nevada 2nd	Jim Gibbons (R)	Resigned December 31, 2006 to become Governor of Nevada.	Remained vacant until the next Congress.

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

• Aging (Special)
• Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
  • Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization
  • Marketing, Inspection and Product Promotion
  • Production and Price Competitiveness
  • Research, Nutrition and General Legislation
• Appropriations
  • Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies
  • Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
  • Defense
  • District of Columbia
  • Energy, Water and Related Agencies
  • Homeland Security
  • Interior and Related Agencies
  • Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
  • Legislative Branch
  • Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies
  • State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs
  • Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, Housing, Urban Development and Related Agencies
• Armed Services
  • Airland
  • Emerging Threats and Capabilities
  • Personnel
  • Readiness and Management Support
  • Seapower
  • Strategic Forces
• Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
  • Economic Policy
  • Financial Institutions
  • Housing and Transportation
  • International Trade and Finance
  • Securities and Investment
• Budget
• Commerce, Science and Transportation
  • Aviation
  • Consumer Affairs, Product Safety and Insurance
  • Disaster Prevention and Prediction
  • Fisheries and the Coast Guard
  • Global Climate Change and Impacts
  • National Ocean Policy Study
  • Science and Space
  • Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine
  • Technology, Innovation and Competitiveness
  • Trade, Tourism and Economic Development
• Energy and Natural Resources
  • Energy
  • National Parks
  • Public Lands and Forests
  • Water and Power
• Ethics (Select)
• Environment and Public Works
  • Clean Air, Climate Change and Nuclear Safety
  • Fisheries, Wildlife and Water
  • Superfund and Waste Management
  • Transportation and Infrastructure
• Finance
  • Health Care
  • International Trade
  • Long-Term Growth and Debt Reduction
  • Social Security and Family Policy
  • Taxation and IRS Oversight
• Foreign Relations
  • African Affairs
  • East Asian and Pacific Affairs
  • European Affairs
  • International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion
  • International Operations and Terrorism
  • Near Eastern and South African Affairs
  • Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs
• Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
  • Bioterrorism and Public Health and Preparedness
  • Education and Early Childhood Development
  • Employment and Workplace Safety
  • Retirement Security and Aging
• Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  • Federal Financial Management, Government Information and Internation Security
  • Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia
  • Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
• Indian Affairs
• Intelligence (Select)
• Judiciary
  • Administrative Oversight and the Courts
  • Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
  • Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights
  • Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • Crime and Drugs
  • Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship
  • Intellectual Property
  • Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security
• Rules and Administration
• Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Veterans' Affairs

House of Representatives

• Agriculture
  • Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research
  • Department Operations, Oversight
  • General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
  • Livestock and Horticulture
  • Speciality and Foreign Agriculture Programs
• Appropriations
  • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies
  • Defense
  • Energy, Water Development and Related Agencies
  • Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs
  • Homeland Security
  • Interior, Environment and Related Agencies
  • Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
  • Military Quality of Life and Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies
  • Science, The Departments of State, Justice and Commerce and Related Agencies
  • Transportation, Treasury, HUD, The Judiciary, District of Columbia and Independent Agencies
• Armed Services
  • Military Personnel
  • Projection Forces
  • Readiness
  • Tactical Air and Land Forces
  • Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities
• Budget
• Education and the Workforce
  • Education Reform
  • Employer-Employee Relations
  • Select Education
  • 21st Century Competitiveness
  • Workforce Protections
• Energy and Commerce
  • Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection
  • Energy and Air Quality
  • Environment and Hazardous Materials
  • Health
  • Oversight and Investigations
  • Telecommunications and the Internet
• Financial Services
  • Capital Markets, Insurance and Government-Sponsored Enterprises
  • Domestic, International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology
  • Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
  • Housing and Community Opportunity
  • Oversight and Investigations
• Government Reform
  • Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources
  • Energy and Resources
  • Federal Workforce and Agency Organization
  • Federalism and the Census
  • Governmental Management, Finance and Accountability
  • National Security, Emerging Threats and International Resources
  • Regulatory Affairs
• Homeland Security
  • Economic Security, Infrastructre Protection and Cybersecurity
  • Emergency Preparedness, Science and Technology
  • Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment
  • Management, Integration and Oversight
  • Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack
• House Administration
• Hurricane Katrina (Select)
• Intelligence (Select)
• International Relations
  • Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations
  • Asia and the Pacific
  • Europe and Emerging Threats
  • International Terrorism and Nonproliferation
  • The Middle East and Central Asia
  • Oversight and Investigations
  • The Western Hemisphere
• Judiciary
  • Commercial and Administrative Law
  • The Constitution
  • Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property
  • Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security
  • Immigration, Border Security and Claims
• Resources
  • Energy and Mineral Resources
  • Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans
  • Forests and Forest Health
  • National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands
  • Water and Power
• Rules
  • Legislative and Budget Process
  • Rules and Organization of the House
• Science
  • Energy
  • Environment, Technology and Standards
  • Research
  • Space and Aeronautics
• Small Business
  • Regulatory Reform and Oversight
  • Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology
  • Tax, Finance and Exports
  • Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs
• Standards of Official Conduct
• Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Aviation
  • Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
  • Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
  • Highways, Transit and Pipelines
  • Railroads
  • Water Resources and Environment
• Veterans' Affairs
  • Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
  • Economic Opportunity
  • Health
  • Oversight and Investigations
• Ways and Means
  • Health
  • Human Resources
  • Oversight
  • Select Revenue Measures
  • Social Security
  • Trade
• Whole

Joint committees

• Economic
• The Library
• Printing
• Taxation

Caucuses

Anti-Value Added Tax Caucus Afterschool Caucus Americans Aboard Caucus Armenian Caucus Army Corps Reform Caucus Appalachian Caucus Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus Biomedical Research Caucus Building a Better America Caucus Coalition for Autism Research and Education Congressional 4-H Caucus Congressional Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus Congressional Air Force Caucus Congressional Arts Caucus Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Congressional Assyrian Caucus Congressional Automotive Caucus Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus Congressional Battlefield Caucus Congressional Bike Caucus Congressional Bipartisan Cerebral Palsy Caucus Congressional Biotechnology Caucus Congressional Black Caucus Congressional Boating Caucus Congressional Border Caucus Congressional Bourbon Caucus Congressional Brazil Caucus Congressional Caucus for Bosnia Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Congressional Caucus on Central America Congressional Caucus on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Congressional Caucus on Global Road Safety Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans Congressional Caucus on Intellectual Property Promotion and Piracy Prevention Congressional Caucus on the Judicial Branch Congressional Caucus on Korea Congressional Caucus on the Netherlands Congressional Caucus on Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Americans Congressional Caucus on Uganda Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Lebanon Relations Congressional Caucus on Youth Sports Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine Congressional Children's Caucus Congressional China Caucus Congressional Climate Caucus Congressional Coastal Caucus Congressional Coast Guard Caucus Congressional Complementary and Alternative Medicine Caucus Congressional Constitution Caucus Congressional Correctional Officers Caucus Congressional Croatian Caucus Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus Congressional Diabetes Caucus Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus Congressional Entertainment Industries Caucus Congressional Ethiopian-American Caucus Congressional E-911 Caucus Congressional Farmer Cooperative Caucus Congressional Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus Congressional Fitness Caucus Congressional Fire Services Caucus Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus Congressional Friends of New Zealand Caucus

Congressional Food Safety Caucus Congressional Former Mayors Caucus Congressional French Caucus Congressional Global Health Caucus Congressional Gulf of Mexico Caucus Congressional Hearing Health Caucus Congressional High Tech Caucus Congressional Hispanic Caucus Congressional Horse Caucus Congressional House Manufacturing Caucus Congressional HUBZone Caucus Congressional Human Rights Caucus Congressional Humanities Caucus Congressional International Religious Freedom Caucus Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus Congressional Insurance Caucus Congressional Intelligent Transportation Systems Caucus Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus Congressional International Conservation Caucus Congressional Internet Caucus Congressional Iraqi Women's Caucus Congressional Israel Allies Caucus Congressional Kidney Caucus Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus Congressional Life Science Caucus Congressional Management Caucus Congressional Manufacturing Caucus Congressional Medical Professionals Caucus Congressional Mental Health Caucus Congressional Mentoring Caucus Congressional Mine Warfare Caucus Congressional Mining Caucus Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus Congressional Mississippi River Caucus Congressional Modeling and Simulation Caucus Congressional Motorsports Caucus Congressional Nursing Caucus Congressional Organic Caucus Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus Congressional Pakistan Caucus Congressional Pediatric & Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus Congressional Port Security Caucus Congressional Portuguese-American Caucus Congressional Prayer Caucus Congressional Progressive Caucus Congressional Real Estate Caucus Congressional Rural Caucus Congressional Rural Housing Caucus Congressional Savings and Ownership Caucus Congressional Scouting Caucus Congressional Second Amendment Caucus Congressional Serbian Caucus Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus Congressional Singapore Caucus Congressional Ski and Snowboard Caucus Congressional Soccer Caucus Congressional Songwriters Caucus Congressional Spina Bifida Caucus Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Congressional Steel Caucus Congressional Stop DUI Caucus Congressional Submarine Caucus Congressional Taiwan Caucus Congressional Travel & Tourism Caucus

Congressional TRIO Caucus Congressional United Kingdom Caucus Congressional Victim's Rights Caucus Congressional Vision Caucus Congressional Waterways Caucus Congressional Western Caucus Congressional Wine Caucus Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus Congresswomen's Caucus Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus Economic Competitiveness Caucus (House/Senate) Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus] Friends of Job Corps Congressional Caucus Friends of Scotland Caucus (House) Future of American Media Caucus Historic Preservation Caucus Hong Kong Caucus House Baltic Caucus House Democratic Caucus House Sugar Caucus House Oceans Caucus House Organic Caucus House Recycling Caucus House Rural Education Caucus Hudson River Caucus Hungarian American Caucus Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Caucus India Caucus Indonesia Caucus International Conservation Caucus International Workers Rights Caucus Interstate 69 Caucus Intelligent Transportation Caucus Kenya Caucus Law Enforcement Caucus Liberty Caucus National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus National Landscape Conservation System Caucus National Marine Sanctuary Caucus National Service Congressional Caucus Navy-Marine Corps Caucus New Democrat Coalition North America's Supercorridor Caucus Northern Border Caucus Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition Nuclear Issues Caucus Out of Iraq Caucus Passenger Rail Caucus Patriot Act Reform Caucus Pell Grant Caucus Physics Caucus Ports Caucus Public Broadcasting Caucus Qatari-American Economic Strategic Defense, Cultural and Educational Partnership Caucus Recording Arts and Sciences Congressional Caucus Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus Research and Development Caucus River of Trade Corridor Congressional Caucus Sex and Violence in the Media Caucus Shellfish Caucus Silk Road Caucus Special Operations Forces Caucus State Maritime Academy Caucus Sudan Caucus TEX-21 Congressional Caucus Unexploded Ordnance Caucus U.S.-Afghan Caucus U.S.-Mongolia Friendship Caucus U.S.-New Zealand Congressional Caucus Victory in Iraq Caucus Youth Challenge Caucus Zero Capital Gains Tax Caucus

Employees and legislative agency directors

Legislative branch agency directors

• Architect of the Capitol: Alan M. Hantman
• Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold
• Comptroller General of the United States: David M. Walker
• Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Douglas Holtz-Eakin (until December 29, 2005), Donald B. Marron Jr. (starting December 29, 2005)
• Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington
• Public Printer of the United States: Bruce James (until 2006), vacant (starting 2006)

Senate

• Chaplain: Barry C. Black
• Curator: Diane K. Skvarla
• Historian: Richard A. Baker
• Parliamentarian: Alan Frumin
• Secretary: Emily J. Reynolds
• Sergeant at Arms: William H. Pickle
• Secretary for the Majority: David J. Schiappa
• Secretary for the Minority: Martin P. Paone

House of Representatives

• Chaplain: Daniel P. Coughlin
• Chief Administrative Officer: James M. Eagen, III
• Clerk: Jeff Trandahl, until November 18, 2005
  • Karen L. Haas, from December 1, 2005
• Historian: Robert V. Remini
• Parliamentarian: John V. Sullivan
• Reading Clerks: Paul Hays (R), Mary Kevin Niland (D)
• Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood
• Inspector General of the United States House of Representatives: James J. Cornell

See also: Rules of the House, Rule 2: "Other officers and officials"

See also

• United States elections, 2004 (elections leading to this Congress)
  • United States presidential election, 2004
  • United States Senate elections, 2004
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 2004
• United States elections, 2006 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
  • United States Senate elections, 2006
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 2006

References

1. Shepard, Scott (December 10, 2006). "109th may be the real 'do nothing' Congress". Cox News Service. Atlanta, GA.
2. USA Today Editorial (December 11, 2006). "Our view on Congress wrapping up: 109th Congress' big success: Lowering the achievement bar". USA Today. MacLean, VA. Archived from the original on 2007-10-21.
3. Cochran, John (2006-05-12). "'Do-Nothing Congress' Raises Critics' Ire". This Week with George Stephanopoulos. ABC.
4. "The Cafferty File: Do-Nothing Congress". The Situation Room. 2006-12-04. CNN.cnn.com
5. "Goodbye To The Do-Nothing Congress". Face The Nation. 2006-12-10. CBS.cbsnews.com
6. Dobbs, Lou (August 2, 2006). "Five-weeks off for 'do-nothing Congress'". CNN. Retrieved 2006-11-12.
7. Mann, T.brookings.edu; Ornstein, N. (2006). "OUP USA". N.Y., N.Y.: OUP USA.
8. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) is affiliated with the United States Democratic Party.
9. Ohio 2nd: A primary election was held on June 14, 2005. A runoff election was held on August 2, 2005. Jean Schmidt won and took her seat the next month. See Ohio 2nd congressional district election, 2005.
10. California 48th: A primary election was held on October 4, 2005. A runoff election was held on December 6, 2005. John Campbell won and took his seat the next day.See California 48th Congressional District Election, 2005.
11. California 50th: A primary election was held on April 11, 2006. A runoff election was held on June 6, 2006. Brian Bilbray won and took his seat one week later.See California 50th congressional district special election, 2006.
12. New Jersey 13th: An election was held to fill the unexpired term at the November 7, 2006 General Election. Sires was sworn in on November 13. See New Jersey 13th congressional district special election, 2006.
13. An election was held to fill the unexpired term at the November 7, 2006 General Election. Sekula-Gibbs took her seat on November 13.
14. 2 Election Winners to Fill Vacancies", via wtopnews.com

External links

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• House History from the U.S. House of Representatives
• Statistics & Lists from the U.S. Senate
• Legislative information from Congress.gov at the Library of Congress
• House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 109th Congress (PDF).
• Senate Session Calendar for the 109th Congress (PDF).
• Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 109th Congress.
• Official Congressional Directory for the 109th Congress.