107th Congress of the United States

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The 107th Congress of the United States , composed of the House and Senate , was the legislature of the United States . Its legislative period lasted from January 3, 2001 to January 3, 2003. All members of the House of Representatives and a third of the senators ( Class I ) were elected on November 7, 2000 in the congressional elections. There was a Republican majority in the House of Representatives . In the Senate, the majority structure changed twice during the legislative period. At the end of the term, Republicans had a narrow head start with one mandate. Congress met in the American capital Washington, DC The distribution of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1990 census .

Important events

See also 2001 and 2002

  • January 3, 2001: There is no majority in the Senate with a 50:50 ratio of votes. The still incumbent Democratic Vice President Al Gore , in his capacity as Senate Chairman, gives the Democrats majority control for the period between January 3rd and 20th with his vote.
  • January 3, 2001: Hillary Clinton , wife of former President Bill Clinton , becomes the first wife of a current or former president to join Congress.
  • January 20, 2001: George W. Bush and Dick Cheney are sworn in as President and Vice President, respectively. As the new Vice President, Cheney also takes over the presidency of the Senate, where he changes the majority structure created by his predecessor on January 3 (see above) in favor of the Republicans. This makes Trent Lott majority leader in the Senate.
  • June 6, 2001: Senator Jim Jeffords leaves the Republican Party and announces he will vote with the Democrats in the Senate. This will give them back the majority there, and Tom Daschle will be the new majority leader in the Senate.
  • September 11, 2001: The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 cause concern around the world. The consequences determined American foreign and domestic policy in the years that followed.
  • September 20, 2001: George W. Bush reports to a joint committee of both chambers of Congress on the investigation into the 9/11 attacks and declares the war on terror .
  • October 7, 2001: Operation Enduring Freedom begins.
  • October 9, 2001: Anthrax attacks are carried out on some members of the Senate. Among them is Tom Daschle.
  • December 2001: The so-called corporate financial scandal becomes public.
  • June 12: Australian Prime Minister John Howard addresses Congress. The speech was supposed to be given on September 12, 2001, but was postponed because of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

The main laws

During the session of the 107th Congress, the following federal laws were passed ( see also: Legislative procedure ):

Composition according to parties

House of Representatives

Political party
(Shading shows majority party)
 Total
republican Independent Democrats Vacant
agreed with Republicans agreed with Democrats
End of the 106th Congress 222 0 1 210 433 2
Beginning 221 1 1 211 434 1
January 31, 2001 220 433 2
March 30, 2001 210 432 3
May 15, 2001 221 433 2
May 28, 2001 209 432 3
June 5, 2001 210 433 2
June 19, 2001 222 434 1
August 5, 2001 221 433 2
August 16, 2001 220 432 3
September 6, 2001 219 431 4th
October 16, 2001 220 211 433 2
November 20, 2001 221 434 1
December 18, 2001 222 435 0
July 24, 2002 210 434 1
August 1, 2002 223 0
September 9, 2002 209 433 2
September 28, 2002 208 432 3
November 30, 2002 209 433 2
Final vote ratio 51.5% 48.5%
Beginning of the 108th Congress 229 0 1 205 435 0

senate

Power balance in the Senate on January 4, 2001
  • 50 Democratic Senators
  • 50 Republican Senators
    • Political party
    (Shading shows majority party)

    D = Democrats

    I = Independent

    R = Republican

    IMN = Independence Party of Minnesota

    		Total Notes
    D. I. R. IMN Vacant
    End of the 106th Congress 46 0 54 0 100 0
    Beginning 50 0 50 0 100 0 Vice President Al Gore (D) decided the tie with his vote
    January 20, 2001 50 50 The new Vice President Dick Cheney decided the tie with his vote.
    June 6, 2001 50 1 49 James Jeffords switched from Republicans to Independents and voted for Democrats.
    October 25, 2002 49 99 1 Paul Wellstone (D) passed away.
    November 5, 2002 1 100 0 The neutral Dean Barkley took over Wellstone's seat.
    November 25, 2002 48 1 50 Jim Talent (R) took over the seat from Jean Carnahan (D). But there was no reorganization because the Senate did not have a session.
    November 30, 2002 49 99 1 Resignation of Phil Gramm (R)
    December 2, 2002 50 100 0 John Cornyn (R) became Gramm's successor
    Final vote ratio 49% 50% 1 %
    Beginning of the 108th Congress 48 1 51 0 100 0

    Public officials

    House of Representatives

    Office Surname
    Speaker of the House of Representatives Dennis Hastert (R)

    Leadership of the majority party

    Office Surname Constituency Term of office
    Majority leader Dick Armey (R)
    Majority whip Tom DeLay (R)

    Leadership of the minority party

    Office Surname
    Minority leader Dick Gephardt (D)
    Minority whip David E. Bonior (D) until January 15, 2002, Nancy Pelosi (D) from January 15, 2002

    senate

    Office Surname Term of office
    President of the Senate Dick Cheney (R)
    President pro tempore Robert Byrd (D) through January 20, 2001, Strom Thurmond (R), through June 6, 2001, Robert Byrd

    Leadership of the majority party

    Office Surname
    Majority leader Tom Daschle (D) until January 20, 2001, Trent Lott (R), until June 6, 2001, Tom Daschle
    Majority whip Harry Reid (D) through January 20, 2001, Don Nickles (R), through June 6, 2001, Harry Reid

    Leadership of the minority party

    Office Surname
    Minority leader Trent Lott (R), until January 20, 2001, Tom Daschle (D) until June 6, 2001, Trent Lott (R)
    Minority whip Don Nickles (R) until January 20, 2001, Harry Reid (D) until June 6, 2001, Don Nickles (R)

    Senate members

    See List of Senate Members of the 107th United States Congress

    Members of the House of Representatives

    The following congressmen represented the interests of their respective states in the 107th Congress:

    Alabama 7 constituencies

    Alaska state-wide election

    Arizona 6 constituencies

    Arkansas 4 constituencies.

    California 52 constituencies.

    Colorado 6 constituencies

    Connecticut 6 constituencies

    Delaware state-wide choice

    Florida 23 constituencies

    Georgia 11 constituencies

    Hawaii 2 electoral districts

    Idaho 2 constituencies

    Illinois 20 constituencies

    Indiana 10 constituencies

    Iowa 5 constituencies

    Kansas 4 constituencies.

    Kentucky 6 constituencies

    Louisiana 7 constituencies

    Maine 2 constituencies

    Maryland 8 constituencies

    Massachusetts 10 constituencies

    Michigan 16 constituencies

    Minnesota 8 constituencies

    Mississippi 5 constituencies

    Missouri 9 constituencies

    Montana 1 constituency (state-wide)

    Nebraska 3 constituencies

    Nevada 2nd constituency

    New Hampshire 2 electoral divisions

    New Jersey 13 constituencies

    New Mexico 3 constituencies

    New York 31 constituencies

    North Carolina 12 constituencies

    North Dakota 1 constituency (state-wide)

    Ohio 19 constituencies

    Oklahoma 6 constituencies

    Oregon 5 constituencies

    Pennsylvania 21 constituencies

    Rhode Island 2 electoral districts

    South Carolina 6 constituencies.

    South Dakota 1 constituency (state-wide)

    Tennessee 9 constituencies

    Texas 30 constituencies

    Utah 3 constituencies

    Vermont 1 constituency (state-wide)

    Virginia 11 constituencies

    Washington 9 constituencies

    West Virginia 3 constituencies

    Wisconsin 9 constituencies

    Wyoming state-wide elections

    Members of the House of Representatives who are not entitled to vote:

    See also

    Web links

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