110th United States Congress


The 110th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the Presidency of George W. Bush. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The apportionment of seats in the House was based on the 2000 U.S. census.
The Democratic Party won a majority in both chambers, giving them full control of Congress for the first time since the 103rd Congress in 1993, which was also the previous time they controlled the House.
Officially in the Senate, there were 49 Democrats, 49 Republicans, and two independents, but because both of the independents caucused with the Democrats, this gave the Democrats an operational majority. No Democratic-held seats had fallen to the Republican Party in the 2006 elections.
This is the most recent Congress to feature Republican senators from Minnesota, New Mexico and Oregon, in which Domenici retired and the other two lost re-election at the end of the Congress.
Democrat Nancy Pelosi became the first female speaker of the House. The House also received the first Muslim and Buddhist members of Congress.

Major events

Members debated initiatives such as the Democrats' 100-Hour Plan and the Iraq War troop surge of 2007|troop surge] of 2007.

Support for the Iraq War

Following President Bush's 2007 State of the Union Address, Congress debated his proposal to create a troop surge to increase security in Iraq. The House of Representatives passed a non-binding measure opposing the surge and then a $124 billion emergency spending measure to fund the war, which included language that dictated troop levels and withdrawal schedules. President Bush, however, vetoed the bill as promised, making this his second veto while in office. Both houses of Congress subsequently passed a Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007|bill] funding the war without timelines, but with benchmarks for the Iraqi government and money for other spending projects like disaster relief.

Other events

Contents: Enacted Pending or failed Vetoed

These are partial lists of prominent enacted legislation and pending bills.

Enacted

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Proposed, but not enacted

Senate

Membership changed with one death and two resignations.

House of Representatives

Membership fluctuated with seven deaths and eight resignations. Democrats achieved a net gain of three seats as a result of their victories in special elections to the United States House of Representatives|special elections].'' See Changes in membership, below.''

Leadership

Senate

Senate

Senators are listed by state, then by class, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 2008; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 2010; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 2012.

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Arkansas">List of United States senators from Arkansas">Arkansas

California">List of United States senators from California">California

Colorado">List of United States senators from Colorado">Colorado

Connecticut">List of United States senators from Connecticut">Connecticut

Delaware">List of United States senators from Delaware">Delaware

Florida">List of United States senators from Florida">Florida

Georgia">List of United States senators from Georgia">Georgia

Hawaii">List of United States senators from Hawaii">Hawaii

Idaho">List of United States senators from Idaho">Idaho

Illinois">List of United States senators from Illinois">Illinois

Indiana">List of United States senators from Indiana">Indiana

Iowa">List of United States senators from Iowa">Iowa

Kansas">List of United States senators from Kansas">Kansas

Kentucky">List of United States senators from Kentucky">Kentucky

Louisiana">List of United States senators from Louisiana">Louisiana

Maine">List of United States senators from Maine">Maine

Maryland">List of United States senators from Maryland">Maryland

Massachusetts">List of United States senators from Massachusetts">Massachusetts

Michigan">List of United States senators from Michigan">Michigan

Minnesota">List of United States senators from Minnesota">Minnesota

Mississippi">List of United States senators from Mississippi">Mississippi

Missouri">List of United States senators from Missouri">Missouri

Montana">List of United States senators from Montana">Montana

Nebraska">List of United States senators from Nebraska">Nebraska

Nevada">List of United States senators from Nevada">Nevada

New Hampshire">List of United States senators from New Hampshire">New Hampshire

New Jersey">List of United States senators from New Jersey">New Jersey

New Mexico">List of United States senators from New Mexico">New Mexico

New York">List of United States senators from New York">New York

North Carolina">List of United States senators from North Carolina">North Carolina

North Dakota">List of United States senators from North Dakota">North Dakota

Ohio">List of United States senators from Ohio">Ohio

Oklahoma">List of United States senators from Oklahoma">Oklahoma

Oregon">List of United States senators from Oregon">Oregon

Pennsylvania">List of United States senators from Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania

Rhode Island">List of United States senators from Rhode Island">Rhode Island

South Carolina">List of United States senators from South Carolina">South Carolina

South Dakota">List of United States senators from South Dakota">South Dakota

Tennessee">List of United States senators from Tennessee">Tennessee

Texas">List of United States senators from Texas">Texas

Utah">List of United States senators from Utah">Utah

Vermont">List of United States senators from Vermont">Vermont

Virginia">List of United States senators from Virginia">Virginia

Washington">List of United States senators from Washington">Washington

West Virginia">List of United States senators from West Virginia">West Virginia

Wisconsin">List of United States senators from Wisconsin">Wisconsin

Wyoming">List of United States senators from Wyoming">Wyoming

House of Representatives

Alabama">List of United States representatives from Alabama">Alabama

Alaska">List of United States representatives from Alaska">Alaska

Arizona">List of United States representatives from Arizona">Arizona

Arkansas">List of United States representatives from Arkansas">Arkansas

California">List of United States representatives from California">California

Colorado">List of United States representatives from Colorado">Colorado

Connecticut">List of United States representatives from Connecticut">Connecticut

Delaware">List of United States representatives from Delaware">Delaware

Florida">List of United States representatives from Florida">Florida

Georgia">List of United States representatives from Georgia">Georgia

Hawaii">List of United States representatives from Hawaii">Hawaii

Idaho">List of United States representatives from Idaho">Idaho

Illinois">List of United States representatives from Illinois">Illinois

Indiana">List of United States representatives from Indiana">Indiana

Iowa">List of United States representatives from Iowa">Iowa

Kansas">List of United States representatives from Kansas">Kansas

Kentucky">List of United States representatives from Kentucky">Kentucky

Louisiana">List of United States representatives from Louisiana">Louisiana

Maine">List of United States representatives from Maine">Maine

Maryland">List of United States representatives from Maryland">Maryland

Massachusetts">List of United States representatives from Massachusetts">Massachusetts

Michigan">List of United States representatives from Michigan">Michigan

Minnesota">List of United States representatives from Minnesota">Minnesota

Mississippi">List of United States representatives from Mississippi">Mississippi

Missouri">List of United States representatives from Missouri">Missouri

Montana">List of United States representatives from Montana">Montana

Nebraska">List of United States representatives from Nebraska">Nebraska

Nevada">List of United States representatives from Nevada">Nevada

New Hampshire">List of United States representatives from New Hampshire">New Hampshire

New Jersey">List of United States representatives from New Jersey">New Jersey

New Mexico">List of United States representatives from New Mexico">New Mexico

New York">List of United States representatives from New York">New York

North Carolina">List of United States representatives from North Carolina">North Carolina

North Dakota">List of United States representatives from North Dakota">North Dakota

Ohio">List of United States representatives from Ohio">Ohio

Oklahoma">List of United States representatives from Oklahoma">Oklahoma

Oregon">List of United States representatives from Oregon">Oregon

Pennsylvania">List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania

Rhode Island">List of United States representatives from Rhode Island">Rhode Island

South Carolina">List of United States representatives from South Carolina">South Carolina

South Dakota">List of United States representatives from South Dakota">South Dakota

Tennessee">List of United States representatives from Tennessee">Tennessee

Texas">List of United States representatives from Texas">Texas

Utah">List of United States representatives from Utah">Utah

Vermont">List of United States representatives from Vermont">Vermont

Virginia">List of United States representatives from Virginia">Virginia

Washington">List of United States representatives from Washington">Washington

West Virginia">List of United States representatives from West Virginia">West Virginia

Wisconsin">List of United States representatives from Wisconsin">Wisconsin

Wyoming">List of United States representatives from Wyoming">Wyoming

Non-voting members

Changes in membership

Senate

There were two resignations and one death.

House of Representatives

Committees

Senate

House of Representatives

Employees

Other officers and officials include:

Legislative branch agency directors