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107th United States Congress

107th United States Congress

2001-2003 U.S. Congress

The 107th United States Congress was a 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 met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 2001, to January 3, 2003, during the final weeks of the Clinton presidency and the first two years of the George W. Bush presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1990 United States census.

Quick Facts January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003, Members ...
President George W. Bush signing the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 in the White House East Room on June 7, 2001
President George W. Bush signing the No Child Left Behind Act.
President George W. Bush signs the No Child Left Behind Act into law
President George W. Bush in October 2001, elucidating on the government's rationale behind the USA PATRIOT Act before signing into law.
President George W. Bush, surrounded by leaders of the House and Senate, announces the Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq, October 2, 2002.
Before the signing ceremony of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act, President George W. Bush met with Senator Paul Sarbanes, Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao and other dignitaries in the Blue Room at the White House on July 30, 2002

The House of Representatives had a Republican majority throughout the session, while the Senate was tied 50–50 for only the third time in history resulting in numerous changes in the majority. Vice President Al Gore gave Democrats a majority for 17 days, then a Republican majority after Dick Cheney became Vice President on January 20, 2001. Senator Jim Jeffords (R-VT) became an independent who caucused with the Democrats on June 6, 2001, giving the party a 51–49 majority for the rest of the Congress.

When Bush was sworn in as president on January 20, the Republicans held a federal trifecta for the first time since the 83rd Congress in 1955.

Major events

Main articles: 2001 in the United States, 2002 in the United States, and 2003 in the United States

A rare even split in the United States Senate, the defection of a Senator, and the inauguration of a new Vice President, led to three changes in majorities.

Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation
See also: List of Acts of the 107th United States Congress

Party summary

Senate

  • Senate membership
  • Final (from December 2, 2002)
  • January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001
  • January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001
  • June 6, 2001 – October 25, 2002
  • October 25, 2002 – November 4, 2002
  • November 4, 2002 – November 23, 2002
  • November 23, 2002 – November 30, 2002
  • November 30, 2002 – December 2, 2002
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House of Representatives

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Leadership

Senate

Senate President
Al Gore (D)
(until January 20, 2001)
Dick Cheney (R)
(from January 20, 2001)
Senate President pro tempore
Robert Byrd (D)
(until January 20, 2001)
(from June 6, 2001)
Strom Thurmond (R)
(January 20 – June 6, 2001)

Republican leadership

Democratic leadership

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House
Dennis Hastert (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

Members

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Senate

Senators are listed by their class. In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, facing re-election in 2002; Class 3 meant their term began in the previous Congress, facing re-election in 2004; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, facing re-election in 2006.

House of Representatives

Congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself.

Further information: List of United States congressional districts

Changes in membership

Senate

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

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

Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.

Joint committees

Caucuses

Main article: Caucuses of the United States Congress

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Notes

  1. U.S. Vice President Al Gore's term as President of the Senate ended at noon on January 20, 2001, when Dick Cheney's term began.
  2. Al Gore (D) was U.S. Vice President until January 20, 2001, with the tie-breaking vote.
  3. Dick Cheney (R) became U.S. Vice President January 20, 2001, with the tie-breaking vote.
  4. In Vermont, Senator Jim Jeffords switched June 6, 2001, from Republican to Independent and caucused with Democrats.
  5. In Minnesota, Paul Wellstone (D) died October 25, 2002. Dean Barkley (IMN), who did not caucus with either party, was appointed November 4, 2002, to Wellstone's seat.
  6. In the November 5, 2002 Missouri special election, Jim Talent (R) took Jean Carnahan (D)'s seat and became senator November 23, 2002, but there was no reorganization because Senate was out of session.[2]
  7. In Texas, Phil Gramm (R) resigned November 30, 2002, to give his successor advantageous office space. Senator-elect John Cornyn (R) was appointed December 2, 2002, to finish Gramm's term.
  8. In Missouri, Senator-elect Mel Carnahan (D) died October 16, 2000, but had won the 2000 Senate election posthumously.
  9. When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

References

  1. [1]
    "Leaving Republican Party: Jeffords' 2001 speech". Burlington Free Press. August 18, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present" – via Senate.gov.
  3. [3]
    Associated Press (November 21, 2002). "Cornyn Gets Early Start in Senate". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  4. [4]
    "SENATORS OF THE UNITED STATES > 1789-present > A chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789" (PDF). United States Senate – via Senate.gov.

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