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The 115th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States of America federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. , from January 3, 2017, to January 3, 2019, during the final weeks of Barack Obama's presidency and the first two years of Donald Trump's ...
The 115th United States Congress began on January 3, 2017. There were seven new senators (five Democrats, two Republicans) and 52 new representatives (25 Democrats, 27 Republicans), as well as one new delegate (a Republican), at the start of its first session. Additionally, five senators (two Democrats, three Republicans) and 15 representatives ...
A record-breaking 103 women were elected or reelected to the House, causing many to call it the "Year of the Woman" in a reference to the first such year, the 1992 Senate elections. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] [ 33 ] Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland became the first Native American women ever elected to either house of Congress. [ 34 ]
Thirty-four Latinos will serve in the House and four in the Senate -- and Nevada Sen.-elect Catherine Cortez Masto will be the first-ever Latina senator.
6.2 114th and 115th Congress. 7 Second speakership (2019–2023) ... This is a historic moment—for the Congress, and for the women of this country. It is a moment ...
In the lame-duck session of the 115th Congress, Love missed 71 out of 85 votes, all of which occurred on a single weekend. [71] She attributed her absence to her need to care for a sick child. It was more than any other member of congress who lost reelection and far more than any of the three other members of Utah's congressional delegation. [72]
This is a list of the several United States Congresses, since their beginning in 1789, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their individual sessions.. Each elected bicameral Congress (of the two chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives) lasts for two years and begins on January 3 of odd-numbered y
In the 115th Congress, she was absent for 0.5% of votes, with two-thirds of the senators missing more votes. [65] In the 116th Congress (Jan 2019–Jan 2021), during her campaign for president, as of January 2020, she missed 39.1% of votes, making her the 5th most absent member of the Senate. [66] Klobuchar speaking at the inauguration of Joe Biden