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119th United States Congress

The 119th United States Congress is the next 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 is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 2025, to January 3, 2027, beginning its term during the final weeks of Joe Biden's presidency. The elections of November 2024 will decide control of both houses.

Major events

Leadership

Note: Democrats refer to themselves as a "caucus"; Republicans refer to themselves as a "conference".

Senate

Senate President

Presiding

House of Representatives

Presiding

Members

Senate

The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All class 1 seats will be contested in the November 2024 elections. In this Congress, class 1 means their term commenced in the current Congress, requiring re-election in 2030; class 2 means their term ends with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2026; and class 3 means their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2028.

House of Representatives

All 435 seats will be filled by election in November 2024.

Changes in membership

Senate

House of Representatives

Committees

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint

Officers and officials

Congress

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Vice President Kamala Harris's term as President of the Senate will end at noon January 20, 2025, when the 50th Vice President's term is scheduled to begin.
  2. ^ The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.
  3. ^ Puerto Rico's non-voting member, the Resident Commissioner is elected every four years, the only member of the House to serve four year terms. Outgoer Jenniffer González was last elected in 2020.
  4. ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
  5. ^ The Joint Taxation Committee leadership rotate the chair and vice chair and the ranking members between the House and Senate at the start of each session in the middle of the congressional term. The first session leadership is shown here.

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