111Th United States Congress

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The One Hundred Eleventh United States Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It began during the last few weeks of the George W. Bush administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of the Barack Obama administration. The Congress lasted from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011, and it began its first session on January 6, 2009. The apportionment of seats in the House is based on the 2000 U.S. Census. In the November 4, 2008 elections, the Democratic Party increased its majorities in both chambers. A new delegate seat was created for the Northern Mariana Islands.

Leadership[edit]

Senate[edit]

Map of the 111th Senate

Position	Representative	Party
President of the Senate	Dick Cheney (from Jan 3, 2009 - Jan 20, 2009)	Republican
President of the Senate	Joe Biden (from Jan 20, 2009 - Present)	Democratic
Senate Majority Leadership
President pro tempore	Robert Byrd (from Jan 3, 2009 - June 28, 2010)	Democratic
President pro tempore	Daniel Inouye (from June 28, 2010 - Present)	Democratic
Senate Majority Leader	Harry Reid	Democratic
Senate Majority Whip	Richard Durbin	Democratic
Senate Minority Leadership
Senate Minority Leader	Mitch McConnell	Republican
Senate Minority Whip	Jon Kyl	Republican

House of Representatives[edit]

Map of the 111th House of Representatives

Position	Representative	Party
Speaker of the House	Nancy Pelosi	Democratic
House Majority Leadership
Assistant to the Speaker	Chris Van Hollen	Democratic
House Majority Leader	Steny Hoyer	Democratic
House Majority Whip	Jim Clyburn	Democratic
House Minority Leadership
House Minority Leader	John Boehner	Republican
House Minority Whip	Eric Cantor	Republican

Partisanship[edit]

Senate[edit]

Party split of the 111th Senate

For the bulk of the 111th session of Congress, there were around 57 Democrats, 2 Independents who caucused with the Democrats and 41 Republicans. This gave the Democrats the advantage in the Senate, having the majority of members on their side.

House of Representatives[edit]

Party split of the 111th House

For the U.S. House, there were a total of 255 Democratic representatives and 179 Republican representatives. There were no minor-party members in the House.

External links[edit]

• Bills of the 111th Congress
• 111th Congress on OpenCongress

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