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.
119th United States Congress | |
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118th ← → 120th | |
January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027 | |
Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 6 non-voting delegates |
Senate majority | TBD |
Senate President | Kamala Harris[a] (D) (until January 20, 2025) |
House majority | TBD |
House Speaker | TBD |
Sessions | |
1st: January 3, 2025 – TBD |
Major events
edit- January 3, 2025: 12 p.m. EST, Congress scheduled to convene and vote for a speaker.
- January 6, 2025: Joint session to count electoral votes and certify the 2024 United States presidential election.
- January 20, 2025: 60th presidential inauguration.
Leadership
editNote: Democrats refer to themselves as a "caucus"; Republicans refer to themselves as a "conference".
Senate
editPresiding
edit- President: Kamala Harris (until January 20, 2025)
- President pro tempore: TBD
House of Representatives
editPresiding
edit- Speaker: TBD
Members
editSenate
editThe 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.
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House of Representatives
editAll 435 seats will be filled by election in November 2024.
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Non-voting membersedit
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Changes in membership
editSenate
editState (class) |
Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[d] |
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House of Representatives
editDistrict | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[d] |
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Committees
editSenate
editCommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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Aging (Special) | TBD | TBD |
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry | TBD | TBD |
Appropriations | TBD | TBD |
Armed Services | TBD | TBD |
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs | TBD | TBD |
Budget | TBD | TBD |
Commerce, Science and Transportation | TBD | TBD |
Energy and Natural Resources | TBD | TBD |
Environment and Public Works | TBD | TBD |
Ethics (Select) | TBD | TBD |
Finance | TBD | TBD |
Foreign Relations | TBD | TBD |
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions | TBD | TBD |
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs | TBD | TBD |
Indian Affairs (Permanent Select) | TBD | TBD |
Intelligence (Select) | TBD | TBD |
International Narcotics Control (Permanent Caucus) | TBD | TBD |
Judiciary | TBD | TBD |
Rules and Administration | TBD | TBD |
Small Business and Entrepreneurship | TBD | TBD |
Veterans' Affairs | TBD | TBD |
House of Representatives
editCommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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Agriculture | TBD | TBD |
Appropriations | TBD | TBD |
Armed Services | TBD | TBD |
Budget | TBD | TBD |
Climate Crisis (Select) | TBD | TBD |
Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth (Select) | TBD | TBD |
Education and Labor | TBD | TBD |
Energy and Commerce | TBD | TBD |
Ethics | TBD | TBD |
Financial Services | TBD | TBD |
Foreign Affairs | TBD | TBD |
Homeland Security | TBD | TBD |
House Administration | TBD | TBD |
Intelligence (Permanent Select) | TBD | TBD |
Judiciary | TBD | TBD |
Modernization of Congress (Select) | TBD | TBD |
Natural Resources | TBD | TBD |
Oversight and Reform | TBD | TBD |
Rules | TBD | TBD |
Science, Space and Technology | TBD | TBD |
Small Business | TBD | TBD |
Transportation and Infrastructure | TBD | TBD |
Veterans' Affairs | TBD | TBD |
Ways and Means | TBD | TBD |
Joint
editCommittee | Chair | Vice Chair | Ranking Member | Vice Ranking Member |
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Economic | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Library | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Printing | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Taxation[e] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Officers and officials
editCongress
editSenate
edit- Chaplain: Barry Black
- Curator: Melinda Smith
- Historian: Betty Koed
- Librarian: Leona I. Faust
- Parliamentarian: TBD
- Secretary: TBD
- Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper: TBD
House of Representatives
edit- Chaplain: Margaret G. Kibben
- Chief Administrative Officer: TBD
- Clerk: TBD
- Historian: Matthew Wasniewski
- Parliamentarian: Jason Smith
- Reading Clerks: Tylease Alli (D) and Susan Cole (R)
- Sergeant at Arms: TBD
See also
edit- 2024 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
- 2026 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
Notes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
- ^ 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.