109th United States Congress

109th United States Congress
Speaker 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 Party
House Majority:	Republican Party
Sessions
1st: January 4, 2005 – December 22, 2005 2nd: January 3, 2006 – December 8, 2006
<108th 110th>

The One Hundred Ninth United States Congress was the legislative branch of the United States, 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 4, 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 4, 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, the CIA leak scandal, 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 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.

• 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.

Main article: List of United States federal legislation

• 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. 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)

See also: Congressional hearing

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
	Republican	Democratic	Independent		Vacant
End of previous Congress	51	48	1	100	0
Entire Congress	55	44	1	100	0
Final voting share	55%	45%
Beginning of the next Congress	49	49	2	100	0

Partisan mix of the Senate by state 

State ranked in partisan order	Percentage Republicans	Percentage Democrats	Republican/ Democrat	Republican seat plurality
Alabama	100%	0%	2/0	2
Alaska	100%	0%	2/0	2
Arizona	100%	0%	2/0	2
Georgia	100%	0%	2/0	2
Idaho	100%	0%	2/0	2
Kansas	100%	0%	2/0	2
Kentucky	100%	0%	2/0	2
Maine	100%	0%	2/0	2
Mississippi	100%	0%	2/0	2
Missouri	100%	0%	2/0	2
New Hampshire	100%	0%	2/0	2
North Carolina	100%	0%	2/0	2
Ohio	100%	0%	2/0	2
Oklahoma	100%	0%	2/0	2
Pennsylvania	100%	0%	2/0	2
South Carolina	100%	0%	2/0	2
Tennessee	100%	0%	2/0	2
Texas	100%	0%	2/0	2
Utah	100%	0%	2/0	2
Virginia	100%	0%	2/0	2
Wyoming	100%	0%	2/0	2
United States	55%	44%	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	0%	50%	0/1 (1 independent)	-1
Arkansas	0%	100%	0/2	-2
California	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Connecticut	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Delaware	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Hawaii	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Illinois	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Maryland	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Massachusetts	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Michigan	0%	100%	0/2	-2
New Jersey	0%	100%	0/2	-2
New York	0%	100%	0/2	-2
North Dakota	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Washington	0%	100%	0/2	-2
West Virginia	0%	100%	0/2	-2
Wisconsin	0%	100%	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
	Republican	Democratic	Independent		Vacant
End of previous Congress	225	207	1	433	2
Begin	232	201	1	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	230	202		433	2
December 31, 2006	229			432	3
Final voting share	53.0%	47.0%
Non-voting members	1	4	0	5	0
Beginning of next Congress	202	233	0	435	0

Partisan mix of the House by state 

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

Senators' party membership by state

Alabama 3. Richard Shelby (R) 2. Jeff Sessions (R) Alaska 2. Ted Stevens (R) 3. Lisa Murkowski (R) Arizona 3. John McCain (R) 1. Jon Kyl (R) Arkansas 3. Blanche Lincoln (D) 2. Mark Pryor (D) California 1. Dianne Feinstein (D) 3. Barbara Boxer (D) Colorado 2. Wayne Allard (R) 3. Ken Salazar (D) Connecticut 3. Christopher Dodd (D) 1. Joseph Lieberman (D) Delaware 2. Joe Biden (D) 1. Tom Carper (D) Florida 1. Bill Nelson (D) 3. Mel Martinez (R) Georgia 2. Saxby Chambliss (R) 3. Johnny Isakson (R) Hawaii 3. Daniel Inouye (D) 1. Daniel Akaka (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 3. Chuck Grassley (R) 2. Tom Harkin (D) Kansas 3. Sam Brownback (R) 2. Pat Roberts (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 2. Carl Levin (D) 1. Debbie Stabenow (D) Minnesota 1. Mark Dayton (DFL)[8] 2. Norm Coleman (R) Mississippi 2. Thad Cochran (R) 1. Trent Lott (R) Missouri 3. Kit Bond (R) 1. James Talent (R)

Montana 2. Max Baucus (D) 1. Conrad Burns (R) Nebraska 2. Chuck Hagel (R) 1. Ben Nelson (D) Nevada 3. Harry Reid (D) 1. John Ensign (R) New Hampshire 3. Judd Gregg (R) 2. John E. Sununu (R) New Jersey 1. Jon Corzine (D), until January 17, 2006 Bob Menendez (D), from January 18, 2006 2. Frank Lautenberg (D) New Mexico 2. Pete Domenici (R) 1. Jeff Bingaman (D) New York 3. Charles Schumer (D) 1. Hillary Clinton (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 3. Ron Wyden (D) 2. Gordon Smith (R) Pennsylvania 3. Arlen Specter (R) 1. Rick Santorum (R) Rhode Island 2. Jack Reed (D) 1. Lincoln Chafee (R) 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 3. Patrick Leahy (D) 1. James Jeffords (I) Virginia 2. John Warner (R) 1. George Allen (R) Washington 3. Patty Murray (D) 1. Maria Cantwell (D) West Virginia 1. Robert Byrd (D) 2. Jay Rockefeller (D) Wisconsin 1. Herbert 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

Section 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

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

See also: List of United States congressional districts

Alabama (5-2 Republican) 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 (1 Republican) At-large. Don Young (R) Arizona (6-2 Republican) 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 (3-1 Democratic) 1. Marion Berry (D) 2. Vic Snyder (D) 3. John Boozman (R) 4. Mike Ross (D) California (33-20 Democratic) 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 (4-3 Republican) 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 (3-2 Republican) 1. John Larson (D) 2. Rob Simmons (R) 3. Rosa DeLauro (D) 4. Christopher Shays (R) 5. Nancy Johnson (R) Delaware (1 Republican) At-large. Michael N. Castle (R) Florida (18-7 Republican) 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 (7-6 Republican) 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 (2 Democrats) 1. Neil Abercrombie (D) 2. Ed Case (D) Idaho (2 Republicans) 1. C. L. Otter (R) 2. Michael K. Simpson (R) Illinois (10-9 Democratic) 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 (7-2 Republican) 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 (4-1 Republican) 1. Jim Nussle (R) 2. Jim Leach (R) 3. Leonard Boswell (D) 4. Tom Latham (R) 5. Steve King (R) Kansas (3-1 Republican) 1. Jerry Moran (R) 2. Jim Ryun (R) 3. Dennis Moore (D) 4. Todd Tiahrt (R) Kentucky (5-1 Republican) 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 (5-2 Republican) 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 (2 Democrats) 1. Tom Allen (D) 2. Mike Michaud (D) Maryland (6-2 Democratic) 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 (10 Democrats) 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 (9-6 Republican) 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 (4-4 Split) 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 (2-2 Split) 1. Roger Wicker (R) 2. Bennie Thompson (D) 3. Chip Pickering (R) 4. Gene Taylor (D)

Missouri (5-4 Republican) 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 (1 Republican) At-large. Denny Rehberg (R) Nebraska (3 Republicans) 1. Jeff Fortenberry (R) 2. Lee Terry (R) 3. Tom Osborne (R) Nevada (2-1 Republican) 1. Shelley Berkley (D) 2. Jim Gibbons (R), until December 31, 2006, vacant thereafter 3. Jon Porter (R) New Hampshire (2 Republicans) 1. Jeb Bradley (R) 2. Charlie Bass (R) New Jersey (7-6 Democratic) 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 (2-1 Republican) 1. Heather Wilson (R) 2. Steve Pearce (R) 3. Tom Udall (D) New York (20-9 Democratic) 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. Ed Towns (D) 11. Major 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 (7-6 Republican) 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 (1 Democrat) At-large. Earl Pomeroy (D) Ohio (12-6 Republican) 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 (4-1 Republican) 1. John Sullivan (R) 2. Dan Boren (D) 3. Frank Lucas (R) 4. Tom Cole (R) 5. Ernest Istook (R) Oregon (4-1 Democratic) 1. David Wu (D) 2. Greg Walden (R) 3. Earl Blumenauer (D) 4. Peter DeFazio (D) 5. Darlene Hooley (D) Pennsylvania (12-7 Republican) 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 (2 Democrats) 1. Patrick J. Kennedy (D) 2. James Langevin (D) South Carolina (4-2 Republican) 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 (1 Democrat) At-large. Stephanie Herseth (D) Tennessee (5-4 Democratic) 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 (21-11 Republican) 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 (2-1 Republican) 1. Rob Bishop (R) 2. Jim Matheson (D) 3. Chris Cannon (R) Vermont (1 Independent, caucusing with Democrats) At-large. Bernie Sanders (I) Virginia (8-3 Republican) 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 (6-3 Democratic) 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 (2-1 Democratic) 1. Alan Mollohan (D) 2. Shelley Moore Capito (R) 3. Nick Rahall (D) Wisconsin (4-4 Split) 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 (1 Republican) 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 (R and PNP) Virgin Islands. Donna Christian-Christensen (D)

Changes in membership

Members who came and left during this Congress.

Senate

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate

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

House of Representatives

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's installation
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.

Employees

• Architect of the Capitol: Alan M. Hantman
• Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold

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

Elections

• United States congressional elections, 2004
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2004, House elections for all members
• 2000 elections, 2002 elections, and 2004 elections: Senate elections for all Senators

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Shepard, Scott (December 10, 2006). "109th may be the real 'do nothing' Congress". Cox News Service (Atlanta, GA). Archived from the original on June 05, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110605113105/http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/519951.html 
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). http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2006/12/post_22.html#more ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "'Do-Nothing Congress' Raises Critics' Ire". This Week with George Stephanopoulos. ABC. 2006-05-12.
4. ^ "The Cafferty File: Do-Nothing Congress". The Situation Room. CNN. 2006-12-04. cnn.com
5. ^ "Goodbye To The Do-Nothing Congress". Face The Nation. CBS. 2006-12-10. cbsnews.com
6. ^ Dobbs, Lou (August 2, 2006). "Five-weeks off for 'do-nothing Congress'". CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/01/dobbs.August2/index.html. Retrieved 2006-11-12. 
7. ^ Mann, T.brookings.edu; [[Norman J. Ornstein |Ornstein, N.]] (2006). OUP USA. N.Y., N.Y.: OUP USA. http://www.us.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Politics/AmericanPolitics/LegislativeStudies/?view=usa&ci=9780195174465 
8. ^ ^{a b c d e} 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 THOMAS at the Library of Congress