111th Congress of the United States

The 111th Congress of the United States , consisting of the House and Senate , was the legislature of the United States . Its legislative period lasted from January 6, 2009 to January 3, 2011. The Congress met in the American capital Washington, DC

The House of Representatives and 33 Senators ( Class I ) were elected in the November 4, 2008 congressional elections.

In the November 4 congressional elections in Georgia , Saxby Chambliss (Republican) and Jim Martin (Democrat) missed the required 50 percent mark and had to stand a second ballot. Chambliss won with 57 percent of the vote.

In Minnesota , due to a tight election on November 4th, the vote was re-counted. With the constitution of the 111th Congress in January 2009, the mandate of the Republican Norm Coleman expired , so that the seat of the Class 1 Senator from Minnesota was vacant. The recount, which was then carried out several times, resulted in a majority of 312 votes for the democratic candidate Al Franken as of June 1, 2009 . The result of the election commission was challenged in court by the previous incumbent Coleman. A judgment in the first instance was made in favor of the democratic candidate Franken. The state Supreme Court ruled in favor of Al Franken on June 30, 2009. This gave the 58 Democrats, together with the two independents who form a parliamentary group with them, a so-called "super majority" in the Senate, with which they could end filibustering . After the victory of Republican Scott Brown in the Massachusetts by-election required by the death of Edward Kennedy, the Senate vote was 59:41 again.

On June 2, 2009, US President Barack Obama nominated Republican Congressman John M. McHugh of the 23rd Congressional District of New York State as the new Secretary of the Army . After his confirmation by the Senate, McHugh gave up his mandate as representative, so that a by-election took place. On November 3, 2009, the Democrat Bill Owens won over the majority of the Republicans supported Doug Hoffman ( Conservative Party ).

On December 22, 2009, the 2008 newly elected MP Parker Griffith of Alabama moved from the Democrats to the Republicans.

legislation

Adopted

President Obama signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

• January 29, 2009: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 , Pub.L. 111-2
• February 4, 2009: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act , Pub.L. 111-3
• February 17, 2009: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , Pub.L. 111-5
• March 11, 2009: Omnibus Appropriations Act , Pub.L. 111-8
• March 30, 2009: Omnibus Public Land Management Act , Pub.L. 111-11
• April 21, 2009: Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act , Pub.L. 111-13
• May 20, 2009: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act , Pub.L. 111-22
• May 22, 2009: Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act , Pub.L. 111-23
• May 22, 2009: Credit CARD Act , Pub.L. 111-24
• June 22, 2009: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act , Section A of Pub.L. 111-31
• June 24, 2009: Supplemental Appropriations Act (establishes the Car Allowance Rebate System ) Pub.L. 111-32
• October 28, 2009: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 , including the Matthew Shepard Act , Pub.L. 111-84
• November 6, 2009: Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act , Pub.L. 111-92
• February 12, 2010: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act , as Title I of Pub.L. 111-139
• March 4, 2010: Travel Promotion Act , Section 9 of Pub.L. 111-145
• March 18, 2010: Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act , Pub.L. 111-147
• March 23, 2010: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , Pub.L. 111-148
• March 30, 2010: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act including the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act , Pub.L. 111-152
• May 5, 2010: Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 , Pub.L. 111-163
• July 1, 2010: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 , Pub.L. 111-195
• July 21, 2010: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act , Pub.L. 111-203

Composition according to parties

senate

Allocation of seats in the Senate
(as of July 20, 2010)

57 Democrats

2 independents, close to the Democrats

41 Republicans

Political party		Senators
	Democratic Party	59
	Republican Party	41
total		100

House of Representatives

Political party		MPs	Share of votes	Delegate and Resident Commissioner
	Democratic Party	257	59.1%
	Republican Party	178	40.9%	0
	Independent / other	-	-	2
	Open	0
total		435		6th

Public officials

senate

Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 presidential election made his Vice President Joseph Biden President of the Senate. After the death of Robert Byrd in June 2010, the Hawaiian Senator Daniel Inouye received the office of President pro tempore.

Office		Surname	Political party	State	since
	President of the Senate	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	Delaware	2009
	President pro tempore	Daniel Inouye	Democratic Party	Hawaii	2010

Leadership of the majority party

Office		Surname	State	since
	Majority leader	Harry Reid	Nevada	2007 (Democratic leader since 2005)
	Majority whip	Dick Durbin	Illinois	2007 (Whip the Democrats since 2005)

Leadership of the minority party

Office		Surname	State	since
	Minority leader	Mitch McConnell	Kentucky	2007
	Minority whip	Jon Kyl	Arizona	2007

House of Representatives

Office		Surname	Constituency	since
	Speaker of the House of Representatives	Nancy Pelosi	California -8.	2007

Leadership of the majority party

Office		Surname	Constituency	since
	Majority leader	Steny Hoyer	Maryland -5	2007
	Majority whip	Jim Clyburn	South Carolina -6	2007

Leadership of the minority party

Office		Surname	Constituency	since
	Minority leader	John Boehner	Ohio -8	2007 (parliamentary group leader since 2006)
	Minority whip	Eric Cantor	Virginia -7	2008

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Franken's Victory Gets Democrats to 60, Sort of . Rollcall.com. June 30, 2009. Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 20, 2010. 
2. ^ President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Congressman John M. McHugh as Secretary of the Army . obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. June 2, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2017.

See also

• List of Senate Members of the 111th United States Congress
• List of members of the House of Representatives in the 111th United States Congress
• Distribution of seats in the United States Congress
• Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2008
• Elected to the United States Senate in 2008

Web links

Commons : 111th United States Congress  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

• List of members of the House of Representatives, including memberships in committees (English)