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The 118th 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. It convened in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025, during the last 2 years of Joe Biden's presidency.
In the 2022 elections, the Republican Party gained the house with a close minority while the Democratic Party held the senate and the Presidency.
Party summary[]
Senate[]
| Party | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Independent | Republican | ||
| Begin (January 3, 2023) | 9 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Last (January 3, 2025) | 8[2] | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| Beginning of the next Congress | 8[2] | 1[3] | 7 | 16 |
House of Representatives[]
| Party | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Green | Independent | Republican | ||
| Begin (January 3, 2023) | 10 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 24 |
| Last (January 3, 2025) | 12[4] | 0 | 1 | 11 | 24 |
| Beginning of the next Congress | 12[5] | 3 | 1 | 8 | 24 |
Leadership[]
Senate leadership[]
Presiding[]
- President of the Senate: Kamala Harris (D)
Democratic leadership[]
- Senate Majority Leader: Martha Holley (D)
Republican leadership[]
- Senate Minority Leader: Tommy Larson (R)
House leadership[]
- Speaker: Andrew Reed (R)
Republican leadership[]
- House Majority Leader:
Democratic leadership[]
- House Minority Leader: Brandon Bennett (D)
Members[]
Senate members[]
| State | Class | Portrait | Senator | Party | Assumed office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo | 1 |  |
Andrew Rodriguez | Democratic | January 3, 2023 - Present |
| 3 |  |
NPC Republican | Republican | January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2027 | |
| Appalachia | 1 |  |
Florence Val-Valentine | Democratic (until September 1, 2024) |
January 3, 2023 - December 23, 2024 |
| Republican (from September 1, 2024) | |||||
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NPC Republican | Republican | December 23, 2024 - January 3, 2025 | ||
| 3 |  |
NPC Republican | Republican | January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2027 | |
| Chesapeake | 1 |  |
Arlene B. Foster | Democratic | |
| 2 |  |
NPC Democrat | Democratic | ||
| Erie | 2 |  |
Republican | ||
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House members[]
References/Notes[]
- ↑ The Republicans lost the majority while in congress but no control change was done.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 8 seats + VP
- ↑ Independent caucuses with the Republican Party
- ↑ 12 Democrats + 1 caucusing Independent, despite recieving the majority the control of the GOP was maintained
- ↑ Coalition made between 12 Democrats, 3 Greens and 1 Independent.