109th Congress of the United States

The 109th Congress of the United States , composed of the House and Senate , was the legislature of the United States . Its legislative period lasted from January 4, 2005 to January 3, 2007. All 435 members of the House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 senators ( Class III ) were elected on November 2, 2004 in the congressional elections. The Congress met in the American capital Washington, DC

The main laws

In the two session periods of the 109th Congress - the first lasted from January 4 to December 22, 2005, the second from January 3 to December 9, 2006 - the following federal laws were passed ( see also: Legislative procedure ):

• February 17, 2005: Class Action Fairness Act , PL 109-2
• April 14, 2005: Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005 , PL 109-8
• July 28, 2005: CAFTA Implementation Act , PL 109-53
• July 29, 2005: Energy Policy Act of 2005 , PL 109-58
• August 10, 2005: Transportation Equity Act of 2005 , PL 109-59
• December 22, 2005: Presidential $ 1 Coin Act of 2005 , PL 109-45

Composition according to parties

House of Representatives

Political party		MPs	Share of votes	Delegate and Resident Commissioner	Remarks
	Republican Party	230	52.9%	1
	Democratic Party	201	46.2%	4th
	Independent	1	0.2%	-	Leans towards the Democratic Party
	Empty seats	3	0.7%	-	From January 17, June 9 and September 29, 2006
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
		Roy Blunt	Missouri -7	September 28, 2005 to February 2, 2006 (provisional)
		John Boehner	Ohio -8	From February 2, 2006
	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	Harry Reid	Nevada	2005 to 2007
	Minority whip	Dick Durbin	Illinois	2005 to 2007

See also

• List of Senate Members of the 109th United States Congress
• List of members of the House of Representatives in the 109th United States Congress
• Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004
• Elected to the United States Senate in 2004

Web links

Commons : 109th United States Congress  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Congressional Record for the 109th Congress Document Collection ( Project THOMAS of the Library of Congress )
• bioguide.congress.gov (by entering 109 under Year OR Congress: you get a list of the members of the 109th Congress with a link to the official biographies; English)