113th Congress of the United States

The 113th United States Congress is the legislature of the United States , made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate . The legislative period of the 113th  Congress lasted from January 3, 2013 to January 3, 2015.

The House of Representatives and 33 senators (33 Class I senators ) were elected in the November 6, 2012 congressional elections. The Congress met in the American capital Washington, DC

senate

Political party		Senators
	Democratic Party	53 (+ 2 independents)
	Republican Party	45
total		100

House of Representatives

Note: When the House was constituted on January 3, 2013, two seats were vacant due to resignations, one for Illinois and one for South Carolina.

Political party		MPs	Share of votes	Delegates and Resident Commissioners
	Democratic Party	200	46.2%	6th
	Republican Party	233	53.8%	0
	Independent / Vacant / Other	2	0.0%	0
total		435		6th

Public officials

senate

According to the constitution, the Vice President of the United States simultaneously holds the office of President of the Senate regardless of which party has the majority in the Senate. The President pro tempore will be elected at the first Senate meeting in January 2013. The majority and minority leaders are then elected by their respective factions.

Office		Surname	Political party	State	since
	President of the Senate	Joe Biden	Democratic Party	Delaware	2009
	President pro tempore	Patrick Leahy	Democratic Party	Vermont	2012

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	John Cornyn	Texas	2013

House of Representatives

The Speaker of the House of Representatives , d. H. the chairman, is elected by the majority party and is traditionally a member of its parliamentary group.

Office		Surname	Constituency	since
	Speaker of the House of Representatives	John Boehner	Ohio -8	2011

Leadership of the majority party

Office		Surname	Constituency	since
	Majority leader	Eric Cantor	Virginia -7	2011
	Majority whip	Kevin McCarthy	California -22	2011

Leadership of the minority party

Office		Surname	Constituency	since
	Minority leader	Nancy Pelosi	California -8	2011
	Minority whip	Steny Hoyer	Maryland -5	2011

See also

• List of Senate Members of the 113th United States Congress
• List of members of the House of Representatives in the 113th United States Congress
• Distribution of seats in the United States Congress
• Election to the United States House of Representatives in 2012
• Election to the United States Senate in 2012

literature

• Sean D. Foreman, Robert Dewhirst (Eds.): The Roads to Congress 2014. Lexington Books, Lanham 2015, ISBN 978-1-4985-1720-1 .

Web links

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