107th Congress of the United States
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
- 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 ):
- October 26, 2001: USA PATRIOT Act , 107-56
- January 8, 2001: No Child Left Behind Act , PL 107-110
- July 30, 2002: Sarbanes-Oxley Act , PL 107-204
- October 16, 2002: Iraq Resolution , PL 107-243
- October 21, 2002: Sudan Peace Act , PL 107-245
- October 29, 2002: Help America Vote Act , PL 107-252
- November 25, 2002: Heimatschutzgesetz , PL 107-296
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
Political party (Shading shows majority party)
D = Democrats I = Independent R = Republican IMN = Independence Party of Minnesota |
Total | Notes | |||||
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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:
Members of the House of Representatives who are not entitled to vote:
See also
- List of Senate Members of the 107th Congress of the United States
- Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2000
Web links
- Congressional Record for the 107th Congress Document Collection ( Project THOMAS of the Library of Congress )
- bioguide.congress.gov (by entering 107 under Year OR Congress: you get a list of the members of the 107th Congress with a link to the official biographies; English)