114th_United_States_Congress

114th United States Congress
114th United States Congress
113th ← → 115th
	United States Capitol (2016)
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017
Members	100 senators; 435 representatives; 6 non-voting delegates
Senate majority	Republican
Senate President	Joe Biden (D)
House majority	Republican
House Speaker	John Boehner (R); (until October 29, 2015); Paul Ryan (R); (from October 29, 2015)
Sessions
	1st: January 6, 2015 – December 18, 2015; 2nd: January 4, 2016 – January 3, 2017

114th United States Congress

2015–2017 legislative term

The 114th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States of America federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 2015, to January 3, 2017, during the final two years of Barack Obama's presidency. The seats in the House were apportioned based on the 2010 United States census.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Quick Facts January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017, Members ...

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The 2014 elections gave the Republicans control of the Senate and the House for the first time since the 109th Congress. With 248 seats in the House of Representatives and 54 seats in the Senate, this Congress began with the largest Republican majority since the 71st Congress of 1929–1931.

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[NY11-23] In New York's 11th district: Michael Grimm (R) resigned January 5, 2015, and Dan Donovan (R) was elected May 5, 2015.

[MS01-24] In Mississippi's 1st district: Alan Nunnelee (R) died February 6, 2015, and Trent Kelly (R) was elected June 2, 2015.

[IL18-25] In Illinois's 18th district: Aaron Schock (R) resigned March 31, 2015, and Darin Lahood (R) was elected September 10, 2015.

[OH08-26] In Ohio's 8th district: John Boehner (R) resigned October 31, 2015, and Warren Davidson (R-) was elected June 7, 2016.

[PA02-27] In Pennsylvania's 2nd district: Chaka Fattah (D) resigned June 23, 2016, and Dwight Evans (D) was elected November 8, 2016.

[HA01-28] In Hawaii's 1st district: Mark Takai (D) died July 20, 2016, and Colleen Hanabusa (D) was elected November 8, 2016.

[KY01-29] In Kentucky's 1st district: Ed Whitfield (R) resigned September 6, 2016, and James Comer (R) was elected November 8, 2016.

[Hahn-30] In California's 44th district: Janice Hahn (D) resigned December 4, 2016.

[MI10-31] In Michigan's 10th district: Candice Miller (R) resigned December 31, 2016.

[IndDem-35] Senators King (ME) and Sanders (VT) had no political affiliation but caucused with the Democratic Party.

[DFLNPL-36] The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) and the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party (D-NPL) are the Minnesota and North Dakota affiliates of the U.S. Democratic Party and are counted as Democrats.

[38] Sablan caucuses with the Democratic Party.^[26]

[39] Like many members of the PNP, Pedro Pierluisi affiliates with both the PNP and the Democratic Party.

[SuccessorInstallation-40] When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

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	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total	Vacant

	Democratic	Independent	Republican
End of previous Congress	201	0	234	435	0

Begin (January 3, 2015)	188	0	247	435	0
January 5, 2015^{[lower-alpha 1]}			246	434	1
February 6, 2015^{[lower-alpha 2]}			245	433	2
March 31, 2015^{[lower-alpha 3]}			244	432	3
May 5, 2015^{[lower-alpha 1]}			245	433	2
June 2, 2015^{[lower-alpha 2]}			246	434	1
September 10, 2015^{[lower-alpha 3]}			247	435	0
October 31, 2015^{[lower-alpha 4]}			246	434	1
June 7, 2016^{[lower-alpha 4]}			247	435	0
June 23, 2016^{[lower-alpha 5]}	187			434	1
July 20, 2016^{[lower-alpha 6]}	186			433	2
September 6, 2016^{[lower-alpha 7]}	186		246	432	3
November 8, 2016 ^{[lower-alpha 5]}^{[lower-alpha 6]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}	188		247	435	0
December 4, 2016 ^{[lower-alpha 8]}	187		247	434	1
December 31, 2016 ^{[lower-alpha 9]}	187		246	433	2
Final voting share	43.2%	0.0%	56.8%
Non-voting members	4	1	1	6	0

Beginning of the next Congress	194	0	241	435	0

District	Vacated by	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation^{[lower-alpha 14]}
New York 11th	Michael Grimm (R)	Incumbent resigned January 5, 2015, following a guilty plea on one count of felony tax evasion.^[27] A special election was held May 5, 2015.^[28]	Dan Donovan (R)	May 12, 2015
Mississippi 1st	Alan Nunnelee (R)	Incumbent died February 6, 2015.^[29] A special election runoff was held June 2, 2015.^[30]^[31]	Trent Kelly (R)	June 9, 2015
Illinois 18th	Aaron Schock (R)	Incumbent resigned March 31, 2015, following a spending scandal.^[32]^[33] A special election was held September 10, 2015.	Darin LaHood (R)	September 17, 2015
Ohio 8th	John Boehner (R)	Incumbent resigned October 31, 2015.^[34] A special election was held June 7, 2016.	Warren Davidson (R)	June 9, 2016^[35]
Pennsylvania 2nd	Chaka Fattah (D)	Incumbent resigned June 23, 2016, following a conviction of corruption charges.^[36] A special election was held November 8, 2016.^[37]	Dwight Evans (D)	November 14, 2016
Hawaii 1st	Mark Takai (D)	Incumbent died July 20, 2016.^[38] A special election was held November 8, 2016.^[39]	Colleen Hanabusa (D)	November 14, 2016
Kentucky 1st	Ed Whitfield (R)	Incumbent resigned September 6, 2016, following an ethics investigation.^[40] A special election was held November 8, 2016.^[41]	James Comer (R)	November 14, 2016
California 44th	Janice Hahn (D)	Incumbent resigned December 4, 2016, to become a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.^[42] No special election was held and the seat remained vacant until the next Congress. Hahn did not run for re-election in 2016.	Vacant until the next Congress
Michigan's 10th	Candice Miller (R)	Incumbent resigned December 31, 2016, to become Macomb County Public Works Commissioner.^[43] No special election was held and the seat remained vacant until the next Congress. Miller did not run for re-election in 2016.	Vacant until the next Congress

Committee	Chairman	Ranking Member
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry	Pat Roberts (R-KS)	Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Appropriations	Thad Cochran (R-MS)	Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Armed Services	John McCain (R-AZ)	Jack Reed (D-RI)
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs	Richard Shelby (R-AL)	Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Budget	Mike Enzi (R-WY)	Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
Commerce, Science and Transportation	John Thune (R-SD)	Bill Nelson (D-FL)
Energy and Natural Resources	Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)	Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Environment and Public Works	Jim Inhofe (R-OK)	Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Finance	Orrin Hatch (R-UT)	Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Foreign Relations	Bob Corker (R-TN)	Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions	Lamar Alexander (R-TN)	Patty Murray (D-WA)
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs	Ron Johnson (R-WI)	Thomas Carper (D-DE)
Indian Affairs	John Barrasso (R-WY)	Jon Tester (D-MT)
Judiciary	Chuck Grassley (R-IA)	Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Rules and Administration	Roy Blunt (R-MO)	Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Small Business and Entrepreneurship	David Vitter (R-LA)	Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Veterans' Affairs	Johnny Isakson (R-GA)	Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

Committee	Chairman	Ranking Member
Agriculture	Michael Conaway (R-TX)	Collin Peterson (D-MN)
Appropriations	Harold Rogers (R-KY)	Nita Lowey (D-NY)
Armed Services	Mac Thornberry (R-TX)	Adam Smith (D-WA)
Budget	Tom Price (R-GA)	Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Education and the Workforce	John Kline (R-MN)	Bobby Scott (D-VA)
Energy and Commerce	Fred Upton (R-MI)	Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
Ethics	Charlie Dent (R-PA)	Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
Financial Services	Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)	Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Foreign Affairs	Edward Royce (R-CA)	Eliot Engel (D-NY)
Homeland Security	Michael McCaul (R-TX)	Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
House Administration	Candice Miller (R-MI)	Robert Brady (D-PA)
Judiciary	Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)	John Conyers (D-MI)
Natural Resources	Rob Bishop (R-UT)	Raul Grijalva (D-AZ)
Oversight and Government Reform	Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)	Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
Rules	Pete Sessions (R-TX)	Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
Science, Space & Technology	Lamar Smith (R-TX)	Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Small Business	Steve Chabot (R-OH)	Nydia Velázquez (D-NY)
Transportation and Infrastructure	Bill Shuster (R-PA)	Peter DeFazio (D-OR)
Veterans' Affairs	Jeff Miller (R-FL)	Corrine Brown (D-FL)
Ways and Means	Kevin Brady (R-TX)	Sander Levin (D-MI)
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence	Devin Nunes (R-CA)	Adam Schiff (D-CA)

Committee	Chairman	Vice Chairman
Joint Economic Committee	Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN)	Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH)
Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Special)	Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)	Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
Joint Committee on the Library	Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)	Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS)
Joint Committee on Printing	Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS)	Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Joint Committee on Taxation	Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)	Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)

114th United States Congress
113th ← → 115th
United States Capitol (2016)
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017
Members	100 senators 435 representatives 6 non-voting delegates
Senate majority	Republican
Senate President	Joe Biden (D)
House majority	Republican
House Speaker	John Boehner (R) (until October 29, 2015) Paul Ryan (R) (from October 29, 2015)
Sessions
1st: January 6, 2015 – December 18, 2015 2nd: January 4, 2016 – January 3, 2017

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total	Vacant

	Democratic	Independent (caucusing with Democrats)	Republican
End of previous Congress	53	2	45	100	0

Begin (January 3, 2015)	44	2	54	100	0
Final voting share	46.0%		54.0%
Beginning of the next Congress	46	2	52	100	0

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