108th United States Congress
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| 108th United States Congress | |
 United States Capitol (2002) |
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| Session: | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 |
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| President of the Senate: | Dick Cheney |
| President pro tempore of the Senate: | Ted Stevens |
| Speaker of the House: | Dennis Hastert |
| Members: | 435 Representatives 100 Senators 5 Territorial Representatives |
| House Majority: | Republican |
| Senate Majority: | Republican |
The One Hundred Eighth 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, 2003 to January 3, 2005, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President George W. Bush.
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.
[edit] Dates of sessions
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005
- First session: January 7, 2003 – December 8, 2003
- Second session: January 20, 2004 – December 8, 2004
Previous: 107th Congress • Next: 109th Congress
[edit] Major events
[edit] Major legislation
- March 11, 2003 — Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003, Pub.L. 108-10, 117 Stat. 557
- April 30, 2003 — PROTECT (Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today) Act, including Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act, Pub.L. 108-21, 117 Stat. 650,
- May 28, 2003 — Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, Pub.L. 108-27, 117 Stat. 752
- September 4, 2003 — Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003, Pub.L. 108-79, 117 Stat. 972,
- October 28, 2003 — Check 21 Act, Pub.L. 108-100, 117 Stat. 1177
- November 5, 2003 — Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, Pub.L. 108-105, 117 Stat. 1201
- December 4, 2003 — Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, Pub.L. 108-159, 117 Stat. 1952
- November 25, 2003 — Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, Pub.L. 108-173, 117 Stat. 2066
- December 12, 2003 — Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act, Pub.L. 108-175, 117 Stat. 2481
- December 16, 2003 — Can Spam Act, Pub.L. 108-187, 117 Stat. 2699,
- March 25, 2004 — Unborn Victims of Violence Act (Laci and Conner's Law), Pub.L. 108-212, 118 Stat. 567
- June 30, 2004 — Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act, Pub.L. 108-264, 118 Stat. 711
- July 7, 2004 — GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004, Pub.L. 108-271, 118 Stat. 811
- October 16, 2004 — Global Anti-Semitism Review Act, Pub.L. 108-332, 118 Stat. 1282,
- December 17, 2004 — Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, Pub.L. 108-458, 118 Stat. 3637
[edit] Party summary
[edit] Senate
The party summary for the Senate remained the same during the entire 108th Congress.
| Affiliation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Democratic | Independent | ||
| Members
(shading indicates
majority caucus) |
51 | 48 | 1 | 100 |
| Voting share | 51% | 49% | ||
| Notes | Caucused with the Democrats |
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[edit] House of Representatives
Due to resignations and special elections, Republicans lost a net of two seats to the Democrats. All seats were filled though special elections. (See Changes in membership, below.)
| Affiliation | Total | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Democratic | Independent | Vacant | ||||
| Members
(shading indicates
majority caucus) |
Begin (2003-01-03) | 229 | 205 | 1 | 435 | 0 | |
| 2003-05-31 | 228 | 434 | 1 | Larry Combest (R) resigned | |||
| 2003-06-05 | 229 | 435 | 0 | Randy Neugebauer (R) took Combest's seat | |||
| 2003-12-09 | 228 | 434 | 1 | Ernie Fletcher (R) resigned | |||
| 2004-01-20 | 227 | 433 | 2 | Bill Janklow (R) resigned | |||
| 2004-02-17 | 206 | 434 | 1 | Ben Chandler (D) took Fletcher's seat | |||
| 2004-06-01 | 207 | 435 | 0 | Stephanie Herseth (D) took Janklow's seat | |||
| 2004-06-09 | 206 | 434 | 1 | Frank Ballance (D) resigned | |||
| 2004-07-20 | 207 | 435 | 0 | G. K. Butterfield (D) took Ballance's seat | |||
| 2004-08-31 | 226 | 434 | 1 | Doug Bereuter (R) resigned | |||
| 2004-09-23 | 225 | 433 | 2 | Porter Goss (R) resigned | |||
| Latest voting share | 52% | 48% | Two seats remained vacant until the end of Congress | ||||
| Notes | Caucused with the Democrats |
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| Delegates and Resident Commissioner | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
[edit] Officers
[edit] Senate
| Office | Office-holder | State | Party | |
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| President of the Senate | Dick Cheney | Wyoming | Republican | |
| President pro tempore | Ted Stevens | Alaska | Republican | |
| Majority Leader | Bill Frist | Tennessee | Republican | |
| Minority Leader | Tom Daschle | South Dakota | Democratic | |
| Majority Whip | Mitch McConnell | Kentucky | Republican | |
| Minority Whip | Harry Reid | Nevada | Democratic | |
[edit] House of Representatives
[edit] Members
[edit] Senate
- See also: Category:United States Senators
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
† Previously served 1983–2001.
[edit] House of Representatives
See also: List of United States Congressional districts, for maps of congressional districts.
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide At-large, are preceded by "At-large" and the names of those elected from districts are preceded by the district number.
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
[edit] Changes in membership
[edit] Senate
No changes occurred.
[edit] House of Representatives
| Representative | District | Reason for Vacancy | Successor | Date of Election of Successor | ||
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| Larry Combest | Texas-19 | Resigned May 31, 2003 for personal reasons | Randy Neugebauer | June 5, 2003 | ||
| Ernie Fletcher | Kentucky-6 | Resigned December 9, 2003 to become Governor of Kentucky. | Ben Chandler | February 17, 2004 | ||
| Bill Janklow | South Dakota-At-large | Resigned January 20, 2004 because of a December 2003 felony conviction in relation to a traffic accident. | Stephanie Herseth | June 1, 2004 | ||
| Frank Ballance | North Carolina-1 | Resigned June 9, 2004 as a result of health problems. | G. K. Butterfield | July 20, 2004 | ||
| Doug Bereuter | Nebraska-1 | Resigned August 31, 2004 to head the Asia Foundation. | Vacant until next Congress | |||
| Porter Goss | Florida-14 | Resigned September 23, 2004 to head the CIA. | Vacant until next Congress | |||
[edit] Employees
- Architect of the Capitol: Alan M. Hantman
- Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold
[edit] Senate
- Secretary of the United States Senate: Emily J. Reynolds
- Sergeant at Arms: William H. Pickle
- Parliamentarian: Alan S. Frumin
- Historian: Richard A. Baker
- Chaplain: Lloyd J. Ogilvie
- Secretary for the Majority: David J. Schiappa
- Secretary for the Minority: Martin P. Paone
[edit] House of Representatives
- Clerk [1]: Jeff Trandahl
- Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood
- Parliamentarian: Charles W. Johnson III (through May 31, 2004); John V. Sullivan (from May 31, 2004)
- Reading Clerks:
- Chief Administrative Officer: James M. Eagen III
- Chaplain: Daniel P. Coughlin
- Inspector General: Steven McNamara
- See also: Rules of the House: "Other officers and officials"
[edit] Note
[edit] External links
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- "Thomas" Project
- U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
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