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House of Representatives member pin for the 112th U.S. Congress . The 112th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013.
Freshman class of the House of Representatives, January 2011. The 112th United States Congress began on January 3, 2011. There were 13 new senators (one Democrat, 12 Republicans) and 94 new representatives (nine Democrats, 85 Republicans) at the start of its first session. Additionally, three senators (one Democrat, two Republicans) and 10 ...
The 112th Congress, which was divided between a Democratic Senate and Republican House, passed only 283 acts. In terms of legislation enacted, it was the least productive Congress since modern records began in 1947, [ 1 ] passing far fewer than the 906 passed by the 80th Congress (the "Do-nothing Congress").
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 112th United States Congress listed by seniority from January 3, 2011, to January 3, 2013. It is a historical listing and will contain people who have not served the entire two-year Congress should anyone resign, die, or be expelled.
Certifying the vote. Procession of the ballots: The sealed votes arrived at the Capitol addressed to the vice president in her role as president of the Senate. The votes are placed in ceremonial ...
1:12 p.m. Echoing Trump's claims of voter fraud, Republicans object to Arizona's electoral votes, forcing the House and Senate to split up to deliberate the objection in their separate chambers.
As of May 31, there have been 31 special elections (including primaries that will go to runoffs later this year) for state house and senate or congressional seats since Nov. 9, 2016. Between now and November 2017, there will be special elections for 19 more state legislature seats, four U.S. House seats and one U.S. Senate seat.
Citizens are being asked to vote "for" or "against" a referendum to raise $3.1 billion from a 50-cent hike in the local option sales tax for the capital costs for the Transit Improvement Program.