108th Congress of the United States

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The 108th Congress of the United States , consisting of the House and Senate , was the legislature of the United States . Its legislative period lasted from January 3, 2003 to January 3, 2005. All 435 members of the House of Representatives and 33 of the 100 senators ( Class II ) were elected on November 5, 2002 in the congressional elections. The Congress met in the American capital Washington, DC

The main laws

In the two session periods of the 108th Congress - the first lasted from January 7th to December 8th, 2003, the second from January 20th to December 9th, 2004 - the following federal laws were passed ( see also: Legislative procedure ):

Composition according to parties

House of Representatives

Political party MPs Share of votes Delegate and
Resident
Commissioner
Remarks
Republican Party 229 52% 1
Democratic Party 205 47% 4th
Independent 1 0.2% - Leans towards the Democratic Party
Empty seats 0 0% -
total 435 5

senate

Political party Senators Remarks
Republican Party 55
Democratic Party 44
Independent 1 Tends towards the Democratic Party
total 100

Public officials

House of Representatives

Office Surname Constituency Term of office
Speaker of the House of Representatives Dennis Hastert Illinois -14 1999 to 2007

Leadership of the majority party

Office Surname Constituency Term of office
Majority leader Tom DeLay Texas -22 2003 to September 28, 2005
Majority whip Roy Blunt Missouri -7 2003 to 2007

Leadership of the minority party

Office Surname Constituency Term of office
Minority leader Nancy Pelosi California -8 2003 to 2007
Minority whip Steny Hoyer Maryland -5 2003 to 2007

senate

Office Surname Political party State Term of office
President of the Senate Dick Cheney Republican Party Wyoming Since 2001
President pro tempore Ted Stevens Republican Party Alaska 2003 to 2007

Leadership of the majority party

Office Surname State Term of office
Majority leader Bill Deadline Tennessee 2003 to 2007
Majority whip Mitch McConnell Kentucky 2003 to 2007

Leadership of the minority party

Office Surname State Term of office
Minority leader Tom Daschle South Dakota 2003 to 2005
Minority whip Harry Reid Nevada 2003 to 2005

Senate members

See List of Senate Members of the 108th United States Congress

Members of the House of Representatives

The following congressmen represented the interests of their respective states in the 108th Congress:

Alabama 7 constituencies

Alaska state-wide election

Arizona 8 constituencies

Arkansas 4 constituencies.

California 53 constituencies.

Colorado 7 constituencies

Connecticut 5 constituencies

Delaware state-wide choice

Florida 25 constituencies

Georgia 13 constituencies

Hawaii 2 electoral districts

Idaho 2 constituencies

Illinois 19 constituencies

Indiana 9 constituencies

Iowa 5 constituencies

Kansas 4 constituencies.

Kentucky 6 constituencies

Louisiana 7 constituencies

Maine 2 constituencies

Maryland 8 constituencies

Massachusetts 10 constituencies

Michigan 15 constituencies

Minnesota 8 constituencies

Mississippi 4 electoral divisions

Missouri 9 constituencies

Montana 1 constituency (state-wide)

Nebraska 3 constituencies

Nevada 3 constituencies

New Hampshire 2 electoral divisions

New Jersey 13 constituencies

New Mexico 3 constituencies

New York 29 constituencies

North Carolina 13 constituencies

North Dakota 1 constituency (state-wide)

Ohio 18 constituencies

Oklahoma 5 constituencies

Oregon 5 constituencies

Pennsylvania 19 constituencies

Rhode Island 2 electoral districts

South Carolina 6 constituencies.

South Dakota 1 constituency (state-wide)

Tennessee 9 constituencies

Texas 32 constituencies

Utah 3 constituencies

Vermont 1 constituency (state-wide)

Virginia 11 constituencies

Washington 9 constituencies

West Virginia 3 constituencies

Wisconsin 8 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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