107th United States Congress
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| 107th United States Congress | |
 United States Capitol (2002) |
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| Session: | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
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| President of the Senate: | Al Gore (until Jan 20, 2001) Dick Cheney |
| President pro tempore of the Senate: | Robert Byrd (Jan. 3-20, 2001) Strom Thurmond (Jan.-Jun. 2001) Robert Byrd (Jun. 2001-2003) |
| Speaker of the House: | Dennis Hastert |
| Members: | 435 Representatives 100 Senators 5 Territorial Representatives |
| House Majority: | Republican |
| Senate Majority: | Democratic |
The One Hundred Seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 2001 to January 3, 2003, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President George W. Bush.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-first Census of the United States in 1990. Both chambers had a Republican majority until June 6, 2001, after which the Senate had a Democratic majority.
[edit] Dates of sessions
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
- First session: January 3, 2001 – December 20, 2001
- Second session: January 23, 2002 – November 22, 2002
Previous: 106th Congress • Next: 108th Congress
[edit] Major events
This Congress began in the final days of the Clinton Administration. Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of outgoing President Bill Clinton, was sworn in as a Senator from New York, and a Joint session of Congress met to count the electoral votes in the contentious 2000 Presidential election. An unprecedented split in the United States Senate and the defection of a single Senator led to three changes in majorities. After the September 11 attacks, some Senators were targeted by anthrax attacks. Finally, the Congress voted to allow the President to attack Saddam Hussein in Iraq.
- January 3, 2001: The Senate began the Congress evenly split, 50-50, between two parties. In the House, there was merely a 9-seat Republican advantage. Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of outgoing Democratic President Bill Clinton, became the first presidential spouse to serve in Congress. Considering that Democrat Al Gore was still Vice President and had the constitutional authority to break ties, this gave the Democrats a slim majority for the 17 days between the January 3 swearing-in of the new Congress and the January 20 inauguration of Republican Vice President Dick Cheney.
- January 20, 2001: George W. Bush and Dick Cheney were sworn-in as President of the United States and Vice President of the United States, respectively, giving the Republicans a narrow majority in the Senate with Cheney's tie-breaking power.
- June 6, 2001: Senator Jim Jeffords, previously a Republican, declared himself an independent and announced he will vote with the Democrats, giving Democrats control in the Senate with a one-seat advantage. Democrat Tom Daschle became Senate Majority Leader.
- September 11, 2001: The September 11, 2001 attacks: Terrorists flew hijacked commercial airplanes into the World Trade Center in New York City and The Pentagon in Washington, D.C., killing 3,000 people. Another hijacked flight believed to be headed for either the White House or the United States Capitol was diverted by passengers who took control of the plane from hijackers and crashed it into a field in rural western Pennsylvania.
- October 9, 2001: Anthrax attacks were executed against members of the Senate, including Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.
- December 2001: The corporate financial scandals, including those affecting Enron, Arthur Andersen, Tyco, and WorldCom (now MCI).
[edit] Major legislation
Congress passed 377 public laws. 5764 House and 3181 Senate bills were proposed, as well as 521 House Concurrent Resolutions, 160 Senate Concurrent Resolutions, 125 House Joint Resolutions, 53 Senate Joint Resolutions, 616 House Resolutions, and 368 Senate Resolutions.
- 2001 June 7 — Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, Pub.L. 107-16, 115 Stat. 38
- 2001 September 28 — United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act, Pub.L. 107-43, 115 Stat. 243
- 2001 October 26 — Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism ("USA PATRIOT") Act, Pub.L. 107-56, 115 Stat. 272
- 2002 January 8 — No Child Left Behind Act, Pub.L. 107-110, 115 Stat. 1425
- 2002 January 11 — Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, Pub.L. 107-118, 115 Stat. 2356
- 2002 March 9 — Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act, Pub.L. 107-147, 116 Stat. 21
- 2002 March 27 — Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold), Pub.L. 107-155, 116 Stat. 81
- 2002 May 13 — Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107-171, 116 Stat. 134
- 2002 July 30 — Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Pub.L. 107-204, 116 Stat. 745
- 2002 August 6 — Trade Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107-210, 116 Stat. 933
- 2002 October 16 — Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq, Pub.L. 107-243, 116 Stat. 1497
- 2002 October 21 — Sudan Peace Act, Pub.L. 107-245, 116 Stat. 1504
- 2002 October 29 — Help America Vote Act, Pub.L. 107-252, 116 Stat. 1666,
- 2002 November 25 — Homeland Security Act, Pub.L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135
- 2002 November 27 — Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107-303, 116 Stat. 2355
- 2002 December 17 — E-Government Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107-347, 116 Stat. 2899, , including Title III:Federal Information Security Management Act,
[edit] Party summary
[edit] Senate
| Affiliation | Vacant | Total | Notes | |||||
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| Republican Party | Democratic Party | Independent (caucused with Democrats) |
Independence Party (MN) (caucused with neither party) |
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| Members (shading indicates majority control) |
January 3, 2001 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | Al Gore (D) was Vice President of the United States, with the tie-breaking vote. |
| January 20, 2001 | 50 | 50 | Dick Cheney (R) became Vice President of the United States, with the tie-breaking vote. | |||||
| June 6, 2001 | 49 | 50 | 1 | James Jeffords switched from Republican to Independent and caucused with Democrats. | ||||
| October 26, 2002 | 49 | 1 | 99 | Paul Wellstone (D) died. | ||||
| November 5, 2002 | 1 | 0 | 100 | Dean Barkley (I-MN), who didn't caucus with either party, took Wellstone's seat. | ||||
| November 25, 2002 | 50 | 48 | Jim Talent (R) took Jean Carnahan's (D) seat, but there was no reorganization as Senate was out of session.[1] | |||||
[edit] House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Vacant | Total | Notes | |||||
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| Republican | Independent | Democratic | ||||||
| caucused with Republicans | caucused with Democrats | |||||||
| Members (shading indicates majority control) |
January 3, 2001 | 221 | 1 | 1 | 211 | 1 | 434 | Julian Dixon (D) died before the beginning of Congress |
| 2001-01-31 | 220 | 2 | 433 | Bud Shuster (R) resigned | ||||
| 2001-03-30 | 210 | 3 | 432 | Norman Sisisky (D) died | ||||
| 2001-05-15 | 221 | 2 | 433 | Bill Shuster (R) took his father's seat | ||||
| 2001-05-28 | 209 | 3 | 432 | Joe Moakley (D) died | ||||
| 2001-06-05 | 210 | 2 | 433 | Diane Watson (D) took Dixon's seat | ||||
| 2001-06-05 | 222 | 1 | 434 | J. Randy Forbes (R) took Sisisky's seat | ||||
| 2001-08-05 | 221 | 2 | 433 | Asa Hutchinson (R) resigned | ||||
| 2001-08-16 | 220 | 3 | 432 | Floyd Spence (R) died | ||||
| 2001-09-06 | 219 | 4 | 431 | Joe Scarborough (R) resigned | ||||
| 2001-10-16 | 220 | 211 | 2 | 433 | Stephen F. Lynch (D) took Moakley's seat Jeff Miller (R) took Scarborough's seat |
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| 2001-11-20 | 221 | 1 | 434 | John Boozman (R) took Hutchinson's seat | ||||
| 2001-12-18 | 222 | 0 | 435 | Joe Wilson (R) took Spence's seat | ||||
| 2002-07-24 | 210 | 1 | 434 | Jim Traficant (D) was expelled | ||||
| 2002-09-09 | 209 | 2 | 433 | Tony P. Hall (D) resigned | ||||
| 2002-09-28 | 208 | 3 | 432 | Patsy Mink (D) died | ||||
| 2002-11-30 | 209 | 2 | 433 | Ed Case (D) took Mink's seat | ||||
| Latest voting share | 51.5% | 48.5% | Two seats remained vacant until the end of Congress | |||||
[edit] Officers
[edit] Senate
[edit] House of Representatives
| Office | Officer | Party | District | Note | |
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| Speaker | Dennis Hastert | Republican | Illinois-14 | ||
| Majority Leader | Dick Armey | Republican | Texas-26 | ||
| Minority Leader | Dick Gephardt | Democratic | Missouri-3 | 2001–02 | |
| Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | California-8 | 2002–end | ||
| Majority Whip | Tom DeLay | Republican | Texas-22 | ||
| Minority Whip | David Bonior | Democratic | Michigan-12 | 2001–02 | |
| Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | California-8 | 2002 | ||
| Steny Hoyer | Democratic | Maryland-5 | 2002–end | ||
[edit] Members
[edit] Senate
- See also: Category:United States Senators and Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
[edit] House of Representatives
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | ||
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| 80 < Republican ≤ 100% | 80 < Democratic ≤ 100% | |
| 60 < Republican ≤ 80% | 60 < Democratic ≤ 80% | |
| 50 < Republican ≤ 60% | 50 < Democratic ≤ 60% | |
| Independent | ||
| 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
American Samoa — District of Columbia — Guam — Puerto Rico — Virgin Islands |
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide at-large, are preceded by an "At Large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
- At Large. Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (non-voting delegate) (D)
- At Large. Eleanor Holmes Norton (non-voting delegate) (D)
- At Large. Robert A. Underwood (non-voting delegate) (D)
- At Large. Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá (non-voting Resident Commissioner) (D/PPD)
- At Large. Donna Christian-Christensen (non-voting delegate) (D)
[edit] Changes in Membership
[edit] Senate
| Senator | State | Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Successor's Installation | ||
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| Mel Carnahan | Missouri | Governor and Senate-candidate Mel Carnahan died October 16, 2000, but was posthumously elected to the United States Senate on November 7, 2000. His gubernatorial successor, Roger B. Wilson, appointed Mel's widow, Jean Carnahan, to serve until the subsequent election. | Jean Carnahan | January 3, 2001 | ||
| Paul Wellstone | Minnesota | Died October 25, 2002. Governor Jesse Ventura appointed Mr. Barkley to serve the remaining two months of the term until Senator-elect Norm Coleman, who won the 2002 general election, was installed at the beginning of the next Congress. | Dean Barkley | November 4, 2002 | ||
| Jean Carnahan | Missouri | As an appointed Senator, Jean Carnahan served only until the election of an elected successor. Ms. Carnahan lost to Mr. Talent in the 2002 general election, and so Mr. Talent was subsequently installed. | Jim Talent | November 25, 2002 | ||
| Phil Gramm | Texas | Resigned November 30, 2002 to give Senator-elect Cornyn advantageous office space. Governor Rick Perry appointed Cornyn in November 2002.[1] | John Cornyn | December 2, 2002 | ||
[edit] House of Representatives
[edit] Employees
- Architect of the Capitol: Alan M. Hantman
- Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold
[edit] Senate
- Chaplain: Lloyd John Ogilvie
- Historian:
- Parliamentarian:
- Bob Dove
- Alan Frumin
- Secretary:
- Sergeant at Arms:
- James W. Ziglar, January 3 - September 3, 2001
- Alfonso E. Lenhardt, September 4, 2001 - end
- Secretary for the Majority:
- Elizabeth B. Letchworth
- Martin P. Paone
- Secretary for the Minority:
[edit] House of Representatives
- Chaplain: Daniel P. Coughlin
- Chief Administrative Officer:James M. Eagen, III
- Clerk: Jeff Trandahl
- Historian: Vacant
- Parliamentarian: Charles W. Johnson
- Reading Clerks:
- Mary Kevin Niland (D)
- Paul Hays (R)
- Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood
- Inspector General: Steven McNamara
[edit] References
- ^ Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
[edit] External links
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- "MINERVA" Project - 107th Congress Library of Congress web archive
- "Thomas" Project
- U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
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