115th United States Congress - wikipedia 115th United States Congress For a general discussion of the United States government 's legislative branch, see United States Congress. 115th United States Congress 114th ← → 116th United States Capitol ( March 2016 ) January 3, 2017 -- January 3, 2019 Senate President Joe Biden ( D ) until January 20, 2017 Mike Pence ( R ) since January 20, 2017 Senate Pres. pro tem Orrin Hatch ( R ) House Speaker Paul Ryan ( R ) Members 100 senators 435 representatives 6 non-voting delegates Senate Majority Republican House Majority Republican Sessions 1st : January 3, 2017 -- January 3, 2018 2nd : January 3, 2018 -- present The One Hundred Fifteenth United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It meets in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 2017, to January 3, 2019, during the final weeks of Barack Obama 's presidency and the first two years of Donald Trump 's presidency. The November 2016 elections maintained Republican control of both the House and Senate. Contents 1 Major events 2 Major legislation 2.1 Enacted 2.2 Proposed 3 Party summary 3.1 Senate 3.2 House of Representatives 4 Leadership 4.1 Senate 4.1. 1 Majority ( Republican ) leadership 4.1. 2 Minority ( Democratic ) leadership 4.2 House of Representatives 4.2. 1 Majority ( Republican ) leadership 4.2. 2 Minority ( Democratic ) leadership 5 Demographics 6 Members 6.1 Senate 6.1. 1 Alabama 6.1. 2 Alaska 6.1. 3 Arizona 6.1. 4 Arkansas 6.1. 5 California 6.1. 6 Colorado 6.1. 7 Connecticut 6.1. 8 Delaware 6.1. 9 Florida 6.1. 10 Georgia 6.1. 11 Hawaii 6.1. 12 Idaho 6.1. 13 Illinois 6.1. 14 Indiana 6.1. 15 Iowa 6.1. 16 Kansas 6.1. 17 Kentucky 6.1. 18 Louisiana 6.1. 19 Maine 6.1. 20 Maryland 6.1. 21 Massachusetts 6.1. 22 Michigan 6.1. 23 Minnesota 6.1. 24 Mississippi 6.1. 25 Missouri 6.1. 26 Montana 6.1. 27 Nebraska 6.1. 28 Nevada 6.1. 29 New Hampshire 6.1. 30 New Jersey 6.1. 31 New Mexico 6.1. 32 New York 6.1. 33 North Carolina 6.1. 34 North Dakota 6.1. 35 Ohio 6.1. 36 Oklahoma 6.1. 37 Oregon 6.1. 38 Pennsylvania 6.1. 39 Rhode Island 6.1. 40 South Carolina 6.1. 41 South Dakota 6.1. 42 Tennessee 6.1. 43 Texas 6.1. 44 Utah 6.1. 45 Vermont 6.1. 46 Virginia 6.1. 47 Washington 6.1. 48 West Virginia 6.1. 49 Wisconsin 6.1. 50 Wyoming 6.2 House of Representatives 6.2. 1 Alabama 6.2. 2 Alaska 6.2. 3 Arizona 6.2. 4 Arkansas 6.2. 5 California 6.2. 6 Colorado 6.2. 7 Connecticut 6.2. 8 Delaware 6.2. 9 Florida 6.2. 10 Georgia 6.2. 11 Hawaii 6.2. 12 Idaho 6.2. 13 Illinois 6.2. 14 Indiana 6.2. 15 Iowa 6.2. 16 Kansas 6.2. 17 Kentucky 6.2. 18 Louisiana 6.2. 19 Maine 6.2. 20 Maryland 6.2. 21 Massachusetts 6.2. 22 Michigan 6.2. 23 Minnesota 6.2. 24 Mississippi 6.2. 25 Missouri 6.2. 26 Montana 6.2. 27 Nebraska 6.2. 28 Nevada 6.2. 29 New Hampshire 6.2. 30 New Jersey 6.2. 31 New Mexico 6.2. 32 New York 6.2. 33 North Carolina 6.2. 34 North Dakota 6.2. 35 Ohio 6.2. 36 Oklahoma 6.2. 37 Oregon 6.2. 38 Pennsylvania 6.2. 39 Rhode Island 6.2. 40 South Carolina 6.2. 41 South Dakota 6.2. 42 Tennessee 6.2. 43 Texas 6.2. 44 Utah 6.2. 45 Vermont 6.2. 46 Virginia 6.2. 47 Washington 6.2. 48 West Virginia 6.2. 49 Wisconsin 6.2. 50 Wyoming 6.2. 51 Non-voting members 7 Changes in membership 7.1 Senate 7.2 House of Representatives 8 Committees 8.1 Senate 8.2 House of Representatives 8.3 Joint 9 Employees and legislative agency directors 9.1 Senate 9.2 House of Representatives 9.3 Legislative branch agency directors 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External links Major events President Donald Trump addressing Congress, with Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan. Main articles : 2017 in the United States and 2018 in the United States January 5, 2017 : House of Representatives condemned United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334. January 6, 2017 : Joint session counted and certified the electoral votes of the 2016 presidential election. January 11 -- 12, 2017 : Senate, in an all - night session, took first steps to repeal the Affordable Care Act, ( ACA ). The final vote was 51 to 48 to approve a budget resolution to allow `` broad swaths of the Affordable Care Act to be repealed through a process known as budget reconciliation. '' January 20, 2017 : Inauguration of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. February 7, 2017 : the Vice President cast the tie - breaking vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. This was the first time in United States history that a cabinet confirmation was tied in the Senate and required a tie - breaking vote. February 28, 2017 : President 's speech to a joint session April 6, 2017 : Senate invoked the `` nuclear option '' to weaken Supreme Court filibusters. Nominee Neil Gorsuch was then confirmed the next day. June 14, 2017 : Majority Whip Steve Scalise and several staffers were shot during the 2017 Congressional baseball shooting. They were practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game. September 1, 2017 : the Parliamentarian of the United States Senate decreed that the Senate had until the end of the month to pass ACA repeal via the reconciliation process, or the option would no longer be viable. October 24 -- December 14, 2017 : 2017 United States political sexual scandals from the `` Me too '' movement : Allegations that Congressman Ruben Kihuen sexually harassed a campaign staffer led some in congressional leadership to call for his resignation. Kihuen later announced he would not seek another term in office. Senator Al Franken announced he would resign `` in the coming weeks '' after photographs were made public suggesting that he sexually assaulted Leeann Tweeden, a Los Angeles - based radio personality, during a USO tour in Iraq in 2006. He was also accused by multiple female constituents of groping at various Minnesota fair appearances that he attended. Three members of Congress either resigned or announced their impeding resignations. ( See `` Changes in membership, '' below ) Allegations that President Donald Trump raped and sexually harassed at least nineteen women, one girl, and Miss Teen USA contestants resulted in calls by members of Congress for him to resign. Allegations that Alabama Republican candidate Roy Moore raped and sexually harassed at least eight women and one girl contributed to his defeat to Democrat Doug Jones in a special Senate election to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Allegations that Representative Blake Farenthold sexually harassed a former staffer resulted in the commencement of an investigation by the House Ethics Committee and his announcement he would not seek re-election in 2018. January 20 -- 22, 2018 : First United States federal government shutdown of 2018 January 30, 2018 : 2018 State of the Union Address February 9, 2018 : Second United States federal government shutdown of 2018 Major legislation Enacted Main article : List of acts of the 115th United States Congress May 5, 2017 : Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, Pub. L. 115 -- 31 August 2, 2017 : Countering America 's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, Pub. L. 115 -- 44 December 12, 2017 : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Pub. L. 115 -- 91 December 22, 2017 : Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, H.R. 1 February 9, 2018 : Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, H.R. 1892 Proposed Main article : List of bills in the 115th United States Congress May 4, 2017 : American Health Care Act ( H.R. 1628 ), passed House May 4, 2017 June 8, 2017 : Financial CHOICE Act ( H.R. 10 ), passed House June 8, 2017 Party summary Resignations and new members are discussed in the `` Changes in membership '' section, below. Senate Senate membership ( since January 3, 2018 ) 47 Democrats 51 Republicans 2 Independents, caucusing with Democrats Affiliation Party ( shading indicates majority caucus ) Total Vacant Democratic Independent Republican End of previous Congress 44 54 100 0 Begin ( January 3, 2017 ) 46 52 100 0 February 8, 2017 51 99 February 9, 2017 52 100 0 January 2, 2018 45 99 January 3, 2018 47 51 100 0 Latest voting share 7001490000000000000 ♠ 49.0 % 7001510000000000000 ♠ 51.0 % House of Representatives House membership ( since January 15, 2018 ) 193 Democrats 238 Republicans 4 Vacant Ideological divisions in the House ( on March 27, 2017 ) 69 Progressive Caucus Freedom Caucus 33 113 Party Democrats Party Republicans 156 11 Blue Dog Coalition Tuesday Group 48 5 Vacant Party ( shading indicates majority caucus ) Total Vacant Democratic Independent Republican End of previous Congress 187 0 246 433 Begin ( January 3, 2017 ) 194 0 241 435 0 January 23, 2017 240 434 January 24, 2017 193 433 February 10, 2017 239 432 February 16, 2017 238 431 March 1, 2017 237 430 5 April 11, 2017 238 431 May 25, 2017 239 432 June 6, 2017 194 433 June 20, 2017 241 435 0 June 30, 2017 240 434 October 21, 2017 239 433 November 7, 2017 240 434 December 5, 2017 193 433 December 8, 2017 239 432 January 15, 2018 238 431 Latest voting share 7001448000000000000 ♠ 44.8 % 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0.0 % 7001552000000000000 ♠ 55.2 % Non-voting members 6 0 Leadership Section contents : Senate : Majority ( R ), Minority ( D ) House : Majority ( R ), Minority ( D ) Senate Senate President Joe Biden ( D ), until January 20, 2017 Mike Pence ( R ), from January 20, 2017 Senate President pro tempore Orrin Hatch ( R ) President : Joe Biden ( D ), until January 20, 2017 Mike Pence ( R ), from January 20, 2017 President pro tempore : Orrin Hatch ( R ) President pro tempore emeritus : Patrick Leahy ( D ) Majority ( Republican ) leadership Majority Leader : Mitch McConnell Majority Whip : John Cornyn Conference Chairman : John Thune Conference Vice Chair : Roy Blunt Campaign Committee Chair : Cory Gardner Policy Committee Chairman : John Barrasso Minority ( Democratic ) leadership Minority Leader : Chuck Schumer Minority Whip : Dick Durbin Assistant Minority Leader : Patty Murray Chief Deputy Whip : Jeff Merkley Caucus Chair : Chuck Schumer Policy Committee Chair : Debbie Stabenow Caucus Vice Chairs : Mark Warner and Elizabeth Warren Caucus Secretary : Tammy Baldwin Campaign Committee Chair : Chris Van Hollen Policy Committee Vice Chair : Joe Manchin Steering Committee Chair : Amy Klobuchar Outreach Chair : Bernie Sanders House of Representatives House Speaker Paul Ryan ( R ) Speaker : Paul Ryan ( R ) Majority ( Republican ) leadership Majority Leader : Kevin McCarthy Majority Whip : Steve Scalise Conference Chair : Cathy McMorris Rodgers Conference Vice-Chair : Doug Collins Conference Secretary : Jason T. Smith Campaign Committee Chairman : Steve Stivers Policy Committee Chairman : Luke Messer Minority ( Democratic ) leadership Minority Leader : Nancy Pelosi Minority Whip : Steny Hoyer Assistant Minority Leader : Jim Clyburn Caucus Chairman : Joseph Crowley Caucus Vice-Chairwoman : Linda Sánchez Campaign Committee Chairman : Ben Ray Luján Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs : Rosa DeLauro and Eric Swalwell Policy and Communications Chairmen : Cheri Bustos, David Cicilline, and Hakeem Jeffries Demographics The 115th Congress has the highest average age compared to any other Congress in recent history. The average age of the members in the House of Representatives is 57.8 years, while the average age of the members in the Senate is 61.8 years. The most common occupation of Senators prior to election was law, followed by public service / politics, then business. In the House of Representatives, business is the dominant prior occupation, followed by public service / politics, and finally law. Currently 94.1 % of House members and 100 % of Senators have a bachelor 's degree or higher, a historically high level of education for a United States Congress. In addition, 167 members of the House and 55 Members of the Senate have a law degree. Only 18 members of Congress have no college education. The extent of racial diversity in the 115th Congress is 52 African American members, 45 Hispanic or Latino members, 18 members of Asian, South Asian, or Pacific Islander ancestry, 2 members of Native American ancestry, the remaining 418 members of Congress are White. Women make up 20.1 % of the total membership in the 115th Congress, which has a total of 109 women and 426 men. This represents an increase of 21 women from the 114th Congress. Currently, there are seven openly LGBT members serving in Congress. Tammy Baldwin, Jared Polis, Sean Patrick Maloney, Mark Takano, and Mark Pocan are all openly gay, while Kyrsten Sinema is openly bisexual. The Majority of the 115th Congress is religious and 90.7 % of those religious members are Christian. Approximately half of the Christian members are Protestant. Other religious faiths of Congress members include Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, and Hindu. Members Senate For year of birth, when first took office, when current term expires, prior background, and education, see List of current United States Senators. Contents Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All of the class 3 seats were contested in the November 2016 elections. Class 1 terms end with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2018 ; Class 2 began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2020 ; and Class 3 began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 2022. Alabama 2. Jeff Sessions ( R ), until February 8, 2017 Luther Strange ( R ), from February 9, 2017 to January 3, 2018 Doug Jones ( D ), from January 3, 2018 3. Richard Shelby ( R ) Alaska 2. Dan Sullivan ( R ) 3. Lisa Murkowski ( R ) Arizona 1. Jeff Flake ( R ) 3. John McCain ( R ) Arkansas 2. Tom Cotton ( R ) 3. John Boozman ( R ) California 1. Dianne Feinstein ( D ) 3. Kamala Harris ( D ) Colorado 2. Cory Gardner ( R ) 3. Michael Bennet ( D ) Connecticut 1. Chris Murphy ( D ) 3. Richard Blumenthal ( D ) Delaware 1. Tom Carper ( D ) 2. Chris Coons ( D ) Florida 1. Bill Nelson ( D ) 3. Marco Rubio ( R ) Georgia 2. David Perdue ( R ) 3. Johnny Isakson ( R ) Hawaii 1. Mazie Hirono ( D ) 3. Brian Schatz ( D ) Idaho 2. Jim Risch ( R ) 3. Mike Crapo ( R ) Illinois 2. Dick Durbin ( D ) 3. Tammy Duckworth ( D ) Indiana 1. Joe Donnelly ( D ) 3. Todd Young ( R ) Iowa 2. Joni Ernst ( R ) 3. Chuck Grassley ( R ) Kansas 2. Pat Roberts ( R ) 3. Jerry Moran ( R ) Kentucky 2. Mitch McConnell ( R ) 3. Rand Paul ( R ) Louisiana 2. Bill Cassidy ( R ) 3. John Kennedy ( R ) Maine 1. Angus King ( I ) 2. Susan Collins ( R ) Maryland 1. Ben Cardin ( D ) 3. Chris Van Hollen ( D ) Massachusetts 1. Elizabeth Warren ( D ) 2. Ed Markey ( D ) Michigan 1. Debbie Stabenow ( D ) 2. Gary Peters ( D ) Minnesota 1. Amy Klobuchar ( DFL ) 2. Al Franken ( DFL ), until January 2, 2018 Tina Smith ( DFL ), from January 3, 2018 Mississippi 1. Roger Wicker ( R ) 2. Thad Cochran ( R ) Missouri 1. Claire McCaskill ( D ) 3. Roy Blunt ( R ) Montana 1. Jon Tester ( D ) 2. Steve Daines ( R ) Nebraska 1. Deb Fischer ( R ) 2. Ben Sasse ( R ) Nevada 1. Dean Heller ( R ) 3. Catherine Cortez Masto ( D ) New Hampshire 2. Jeanne Shaheen ( D ) 3. Maggie Hassan ( D ) New Jersey 1. Bob Menendez ( D ) 2. Cory Booker ( D ) New Mexico 1. Martin Heinrich ( D ) 2. Tom Udall ( D ) New York 1. Kirsten Gillibrand ( D ) 3. Chuck Schumer ( D ) North Carolina 2. Thom Tillis ( R ) 3. Richard Burr ( R ) North Dakota 1. Heidi Heitkamp ( D - NPL ) 3. John Hoeven ( R ) Ohio 1. Sherrod Brown ( D ) 3. Rob Portman ( R ) Oklahoma 2. Jim Inhofe ( R ) 3. James Lankford ( R ) Oregon 2. Jeff Merkley ( D ) 3. Ron Wyden ( D ) Pennsylvania 1. Bob Casey Jr. ( D ) 3. Pat Toomey ( R ) Rhode Island 1. Sheldon Whitehouse ( D ) 2. Jack Reed ( D ) South Carolina 2. Lindsey Graham ( R ) 3. Tim Scott ( R ) South Dakota 2. Mike Rounds ( R ) 3. John Thune ( R ) Tennessee 1. Bob Corker ( R ) 2. Lamar Alexander ( R ) Texas 1. Ted Cruz ( R ) 2. John Cornyn ( R ) Utah 1. Orrin Hatch ( R ) 3. Mike Lee ( R ) Vermont 1. Bernie Sanders ( I ) 3. Patrick Leahy ( D ) Virginia 1. Tim Kaine ( D ) 2. Mark Warner ( D ) Washington 1. Maria Cantwell ( D ) 3. Patty Murray ( D ) West Virginia 1. Joe Manchin ( D ) 2. Shelley Moore Capito ( R ) Wisconsin 1. Tammy Baldwin ( D ) 3. Ron Johnson ( R ) Wyoming 1. John Barrasso ( R ) 2. Mike Enzi ( R ) Current party membership of the Senate, by state : 2 Democrats 2 Republicans 1 Democrat and 1 Republican 1 Independent and 1 Democrat 1 Independent and 1 Republican Senate Majority Leaders Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell Senate Republican Whip John Cornyn Senate Minority Leaders Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer Senate Democratic Whip Richard Durbin House of Representatives For year of birth, when first took office, prior background, and education, see Current members of the United States House of Representatives. Contents Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Non-voting members All 435 seats were filled by the regular elections on November 8, 2016, or subsequent special elections thereafter. Alabama 1. Bradley Byrne ( R ) 2. Martha Roby ( R ) 3. Mike Rogers ( R ) 4. Robert Aderholt ( R ) 5. Mo Brooks ( R ) 6. Gary Palmer ( R ) 7. Terri Sewell ( D ) Alaska At - large. Don Young ( R ) Arizona 1. Tom O'Halleran ( D ) 2. Martha McSally ( R ) 3. Raúl Grijalva ( D ) 4. Paul Gosar ( R ) 5. Andy Biggs ( R ) 6. David Schweikert ( R ) 7. Ruben Gallego ( D ) 8. Trent Franks ( R ), until December 8, 2017 Vacant 9. Kyrsten Sinema ( D ) Arkansas 1. Rick Crawford ( R ) 2. French Hill ( R ) 3. Steve Womack ( R ) 4. Bruce Westerman ( R ) California 1. Doug LaMalfa ( R ) 2. Jared Huffman ( D ) 3. John Garamendi ( D ) 4. Tom McClintock ( R ) 5. Mike Thompson ( D ) 6. Doris Matsui ( D ) 7. Ami Bera ( D ) 8. Paul Cook ( R ) 9. Jerry McNerney ( D ) 10. Jeff Denham ( R ) 11. Mark DeSaulnier ( D ) 12. Nancy Pelosi ( D ) 13. Barbara Lee ( D ) 14. Jackie Speier ( D ) 15. Eric Swalwell ( D ) 16. Jim Costa ( D ) 17. Ro Khanna ( D ) 18. Anna Eshoo ( D ) 19. Zoe Lofgren ( D ) 20. Jimmy Panetta ( D ) 21. David Valadao ( R ) 22. Devin Nunes ( R ) 23. Kevin McCarthy ( R ) 24. Salud Carbajal ( D ) 25. Steve Knight ( R ) 26. Julia Brownley ( D ) 27. Judy Chu ( D ) 28. Adam Schiff ( D ) 29. Tony Cárdenas ( D ) 30. Brad Sherman ( D ) 31. Pete Aguilar ( D ) 32. Grace Napolitano ( D ) 33. Ted Lieu ( D ) 34. Xavier Becerra ( D ), until January 24, 2017 Jimmy Gomez ( D ), from June 6, 2017 35. Norma Torres ( D ) 36. Raul Ruiz ( D ) 37. Karen Bass ( D ) 38. Linda Sánchez ( D ) 39. Ed Royce ( R ) 40. Lucille Roybal - Allard ( D ) 41. Mark Takano ( D ) 42. Ken Calvert ( R ) 43. Maxine Waters ( D ) 44. Nanette Barragán ( D ) 45. Mimi Walters ( R ) 46. Lou Correa ( D ) 47. Alan Lowenthal ( D ) 48. Dana Rohrabacher ( R ) 49. Darrell Issa ( R ) 50. Duncan D. Hunter ( R ) 51. Juan Vargas ( D ) 52. Scott Peters ( D ) 53. Susan Davis ( D ) Colorado 1. Diana DeGette ( D ) 2. Jared Polis ( D ) 3. Scott Tipton ( R ) 4. Ken Buck ( R ) 5. Doug Lamborn ( R ) 6. Mike Coffman ( R ) 7. Ed Perlmutter ( D ) Connecticut 1. John B. Larson ( D ) 2. Joe Courtney ( D ) 3. Rosa DeLauro ( D ) 4. Jim Himes ( D ) 5. Elizabeth Esty ( D ) Delaware At - large. Lisa Blunt Rochester ( D ) Florida 1. Matt Gaetz ( R ) 2. Neal Dunn ( R ) 3. Ted Yoho ( R ) 4. John Rutherford ( R ) 5. Al Lawson ( D ) 6. Ron DeSantis ( R ) 7. Stephanie Murphy ( D ) 8. Bill Posey ( R ) 9. Darren Soto ( D ) 10. Val Demings ( D ) 11. Daniel Webster ( R ) 12. Gus Bilirakis ( R ) 13. Charlie Crist ( D ) 14. Kathy Castor ( D ) 15. Dennis A. Ross ( R ) 16. Vern Buchanan ( R ) 17. Tom Rooney ( R ) 18. Brian Mast ( R ) 19. Francis Rooney ( R ) 20. Alcee Hastings ( D ) 21. Lois Frankel ( D ) 22. Ted Deutch ( D ) 23. Debbie Wasserman Schultz ( D ) 24. Frederica Wilson ( D ) 25. Mario Díaz - Balart ( R ) 26. Carlos Curbelo ( R ) 27. Ileana Ros - Lehtinen ( R ) Georgia 1. Buddy Carter ( R ) 2. Sanford Bishop ( D ) 3. Drew Ferguson ( R ) 4. Hank Johnson ( D ) 5. John Lewis ( D ) 6. Tom Price ( R ), until February 10, 2017 Karen Handel ( R ), from June 20, 2017 7. Rob Woodall ( R ) 8. Austin Scott ( R ) 9. Doug Collins ( R ) 10. Jody Hice ( R ) 11. Barry Loudermilk ( R ) 12. Rick W. Allen ( R ) 13. David Scott ( D ) 14. Tom Graves ( R ) Hawaii 1. Colleen Hanabusa ( D ) 2. Tulsi Gabbard ( D ) Idaho 1. Raúl Labrador ( R ) 2. Mike Simpson ( R ) Illinois 1. Bobby Rush ( D ) 2. Robin Kelly ( D ) 3. Dan Lipinski ( D ) 4. Luis Gutiérrez ( D ) 5. Mike Quigley ( D ) 6. Peter Roskam ( R ) 7. Danny K. Davis ( D ) 8. Raja Krishnamoorthi ( D ) 9. Jan Schakowsky ( D ) 10. Brad Schneider ( D ) 11. Bill Foster ( D ) 12. Mike Bost ( R ) 13. Rodney Davis ( R ) 14. Randy Hultgren ( R ) 15. John Shimkus ( R ) 16. Adam Kinzinger ( R ) 17. Cheri Bustos ( D ) 18. Darin LaHood ( R ) Indiana 1. Pete Visclosky ( D ) 2. Jackie Walorski ( R ) 3. Jim Banks ( R ) 4. Todd Rokita ( R ) 5. Susan Brooks ( R ) 6. Luke Messer ( R ) 7. André Carson ( D ) 8. Larry Bucshon ( R ) 9. Trey Hollingsworth ( R ) Iowa 1. Rod Blum ( R ) 2. Dave Loebsack ( D ) 3. David Young ( R ) 4. Steve King ( R ) Kansas 1. Roger Marshall ( R ) 2. Lynn Jenkins ( R ) 3. Kevin Yoder ( R ) 4. Mike Pompeo ( R ), until January 23, 2017 Ron Estes ( R ), from April 11, 2017 Kentucky 1. James Comer ( R ) 2. Brett Guthrie ( R ) 3. John Yarmuth ( D ) 4. Thomas Massie ( R ) 5. Hal Rogers ( R ) 6. Andy Barr ( R ) Louisiana 1. Steve Scalise ( R ) 2. Cedric Richmond ( D ) 3. Clay Higgins ( R ) 4. Mike Johnson ( R ) 5. Ralph Abraham ( R ) 6. Garret Graves ( R ) Maine 1. Chellie Pingree ( D ) 2. Bruce Poliquin ( R ) Maryland 1. Andy Harris ( R ) 2. Dutch Ruppersberger ( D ) 3. John Sarbanes ( D ) 4. Anthony G. Brown ( D ) 5. Steny Hoyer ( D ) 6. John Delaney ( D ) 7. Elijah Cummings ( D ) 8. Jamie Raskin ( D ) Massachusetts 1. Richard Neal ( D ) 2. Jim McGovern ( D ) 3. Niki Tsongas ( D ) 4. Joseph P. Kennedy III ( D ) 5. Katherine Clark ( D ) 6. Seth Moulton ( D ) 7. Mike Capuano ( D ) 8. Stephen F. Lynch ( D ) 9. Bill Keating ( D ) Michigan 1. Jack Bergman ( R ) 2. Bill Huizenga ( R ) 3. Justin Amash ( R ) 4. John Moolenaar ( R ) 5. Dan Kildee ( D ) 6. Fred Upton ( R ) 7. Tim Walberg ( R ) 8. Mike Bishop ( R ) 9. Sander Levin ( D ) 10. Paul Mitchell ( R ) 11. Dave Trott ( R ) 12. Debbie Dingell ( D ) 13. John Conyers ( D ), until December 5, 2017 Vacant 14. Brenda Lawrence ( D ) Minnesota 1. Tim Walz ( DFL ) 2. Jason Lewis ( R ) 3. Erik Paulsen ( R ) 4. Betty McCollum ( DFL ) 5. Keith Ellison ( DFL ) 6. Tom Emmer ( R ) 7. Collin Peterson ( DFL ) 8. Rick Nolan ( DFL ) Mississippi 1. Trent Kelly ( R ) 2. Bennie Thompson ( D ) 3. Gregg Harper ( R ) 4. Steven Palazzo ( R ) Missouri 1. Lacy Clay ( D ) 2. Ann Wagner ( R ) 3. Blaine Luetkemeyer ( R ) 4. Vicky Hartzler ( R ) 5. Emanuel Cleaver ( D ) 6. Sam Graves ( R ) 7. Billy Long ( R ) 8. Jason T. Smith ( R ) Montana At - large. Ryan Zinke ( R ), until March 1, 2017 Greg Gianforte ( R ), from May 25, 2017 Nebraska 1. Jeff Fortenberry ( R ) 2. Don Bacon ( R ) 3. Adrian Smith ( R ) Nevada 1. Dina Titus ( D ) 2. Mark Amodei ( R ) 3. Jacky Rosen ( D ) 4. Ruben Kihuen ( D ) New Hampshire 1. Carol Shea - Porter ( D ) 2. Ann McLane Kuster ( D ) New Jersey 1. Donald Norcross ( D ) 2. Frank LoBiondo ( R ) 3. Tom MacArthur ( R ) 4. Chris Smith ( R ) 5. Josh Gottheimer ( D ) 6. Frank Pallone ( D ) 7. Leonard Lance ( R ) 8. Albio Sires ( D ) 9. Bill Pascrell ( D ) 10. Donald Payne Jr. ( D ) 11. Rodney Frelinghuysen ( R ) 12. Bonnie Watson Coleman ( D ) New Mexico 1. Michelle Lujan Grisham ( D ) 2. Steve Pearce ( R ) 3. Ben Ray Luján ( D ) New York 1. Lee Zeldin ( R ) 2. Peter T. King ( R ) 3. Thomas Suozzi ( D ) 4. Kathleen Rice ( D ) 5. Gregory Meeks ( D ) 6. Grace Meng ( D ) 7. Nydia Velázquez ( D ) 8. Hakeem Jeffries ( D ) 9. Yvette Clarke ( D ) 10. Jerrold Nadler ( D ) 11. Dan Donovan ( R ) 12. Carolyn Maloney ( D ) 13. Adriano Espaillat ( D ) 14. Joseph Crowley ( D ) 15. José E. Serrano ( D ) 16. Eliot Engel ( D ) 17. Nita Lowey ( D ) 18. Sean Patrick Maloney ( D ) 19. John Faso ( R ) 20. Paul Tonko ( D ) 21. Elise Stefanik ( R ) 22. Claudia Tenney ( R ) 23. Tom Reed ( R ) 24. John Katko ( R ) 25. Louise Slaughter ( D ) 26. Brian Higgins ( D ) 27. Chris Collins ( R ) North Carolina 1. G.K. Butterfield ( D ) 2. George Holding ( R ) 3. Walter B. Jones Jr. ( R ) 4. David Price ( D ) 5. Virginia Foxx ( R ) 6. Mark Walker ( R ) 7. David Rouzer ( R ) 8. Richard Hudson ( R ) 9. Robert Pittenger ( R ) 10. Patrick McHenry ( R ) 11. Mark Meadows ( R ) 12. Alma Adams ( D ) 13. Ted Budd ( R ) North Dakota At - large. Kevin Cramer ( R ) Ohio 1. Steve Chabot ( R ) 2. Brad Wenstrup ( R ) 3. Joyce Beatty ( D ) 4. Jim Jordan ( R ) 5. Bob Latta ( R ) 6. Bill Johnson ( R ) 7. Bob Gibbs ( R ) 8. Warren Davidson ( R ) 9. Marcy Kaptur ( D ) 10. Mike Turner ( R ) 11. Marcia Fudge ( D ) 12. Pat Tiberi ( R ), until January 15, 2018 Vacant 13. Tim Ryan ( D ) 14. David Joyce ( R ) 15. Steve Stivers ( R ) 16. Jim Renacci ( R ) Oklahoma 1. Jim Bridenstine ( R ) 2. Markwayne Mullin ( R ) 3. Frank Lucas ( R ) 4. Tom Cole ( R ) 5. Steve Russell ( R ) Oregon 1. Suzanne Bonamici ( D ) 2. Greg Walden ( R ) 3. Earl Blumenauer ( D ) 4. Peter DeFazio ( D ) 5. Kurt Schrader ( D ) Pennsylvania 1. Bob Brady ( D ) 2. Dwight Evans ( D ) 3. Mike Kelly ( R ) 4. Scott Perry ( R ) 5. Glenn Thompson ( R ) 6. Ryan Costello ( R ) 7. Pat Meehan ( R ) 8. Brian Fitzpatrick ( R ) 9. Bill Shuster ( R ) 10. Tom Marino ( R ) 11. Lou Barletta ( R ) 12. Keith Rothfus ( R ) 13. Brendan Boyle ( D ) 14. Michael F. Doyle ( D ) 15. Charlie Dent ( R ) 16. Lloyd Smucker ( R ) 17. Matt Cartwright ( D ) 18. Tim Murphy ( R ), until October 21, 2017 Vacant Rhode Island 1. David Cicilline ( D ) 2. James Langevin ( D ) South Carolina 1. Mark Sanford ( R ) 2. Joe Wilson ( R ) 3. Jeff Duncan ( R ) 4. Trey Gowdy ( R ) 5. Mick Mulvaney ( R ), until February 16, 2017 Ralph Norman ( R ), from June 20, 2017 6. Jim Clyburn ( D ) 7. Tom Rice ( R ) South Dakota At - large. Kristi Noem ( R ) Tennessee 1. Phil Roe ( R ) 2. Jimmy Duncan ( R ) 3. Chuck Fleischmann ( R ) 4. Scott DesJarlais ( R ) 5. Jim Cooper ( D ) 6. Diane Black ( R ) 7. Marsha Blackburn ( R ) 8. David Kustoff ( R ) 9. Steve Cohen ( D ) Texas 1. Louie Gohmert ( R ) 2. Ted Poe ( R ) 3. Sam Johnson ( R ) 4. John Ratcliffe ( R ) 5. Jeb Hensarling ( R ) 6. Joe Barton ( R ) 7. John Culberson ( R ) 8. Kevin Brady ( R ) 9. Al Green ( D ) 10. Michael McCaul ( R ) 11. Mike Conaway ( R ) 12. Kay Granger ( R ) 13. Mac Thornberry ( R ) 14. Randy Weber ( R ) 15. Vicente González ( D ) 16. Beto O'Rourke ( D ) 17. Bill Flores ( R ) 18. Sheila Jackson Lee ( D ) 19. Jodey Arrington ( R ) 20. Joaquín Castro ( D ) 21. Lamar S. Smith ( R ) 22. Pete Olson ( R ) 23. Will Hurd ( R ) 24. Kenny Marchant ( R ) 25. Roger Williams ( R ) 26. Michael Burgess ( R ) 27. Blake Farenthold ( R ) 28. Henry Cuellar ( D ) 29. Gene Green ( D ) 30. Eddie Bernice Johnson ( D ) 31. John Carter ( R ) 32. Pete Sessions ( R ) 33. Marc Veasey ( D ) 34. Filemon Vela Jr. ( D ) 35. Lloyd Doggett ( D ) 36. Brian Babin ( R ) Utah 1. Rob Bishop ( R ) 2. Chris Stewart ( R ) 3. Jason Chaffetz ( R ), until June 30, 2017 John Curtis ( R ), from November 7, 2017 4. Mia Love ( R ) Vermont At - large. Peter Welch ( D ) Virginia 1. Rob Wittman ( R ) 2. Scott Taylor ( R ) 3. Bobby Scott ( D ) 4. Donald McEachin ( D ) 5. Tom Garrett Jr. ( R ) 6. Bob Goodlatte ( R ) 7. Dave Brat ( R ) 8. Don Beyer ( D ) 9. Morgan Griffith ( R ) 10. Barbara Comstock ( R ) 11. Gerry Connolly ( D ) Washington 1. Suzan DelBene ( D ) 2. Rick Larsen ( D ) 3. Jaime Herrera Beutler ( R ) 4. Dan Newhouse ( R ) 5. Cathy McMorris Rodgers ( R ) 6. Derek Kilmer ( D ) 7. Pramila Jayapal ( D ) 8. Dave Reichert ( R ) 9. Adam Smith ( D ) 10. Dennis Heck ( D ) West Virginia 1. David McKinley ( R ) 2. Alex Mooney ( R ) 3. Evan Jenkins ( R ) Wisconsin 1. Paul Ryan ( R ) 2. Mark Pocan ( D ) 3. Ron Kind ( D ) 4. Gwen Moore ( D ) 5. Jim Sensenbrenner ( R ) 6. Glenn Grothman ( R ) 7. Sean Duffy ( R ) 8. Mike Gallagher ( R ) Wyoming At - large. Liz Cheney ( R ) Non-voting members American Samoa. Amata Coleman Radewagen ( R ) District of Columbia. Eleanor Holmes Norton ( D ) Guam. Madeleine Bordallo ( D ) Northern Mariana Islands. Gregorio Sablan ( I ) Puerto Rico. Jenniffer González ( PNP / R ) ( Resident Commissioner ) United States Virgin Islands. Stacey Plaskett ( D ) Composition of the House by district ( 2016 election results ). Bright red are pick - ups by Republicans, Bright blue are pick - ups by Democrats. Percentage of members from each party by state, ranging from dark blue ( most Democratic ) to dark red ( most Republican ). House Republican leadership House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy House Republican Whip Steve Scalise House Democratic leadership House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer Newly - elected members of the House of Representatives on the Capitol steps Changes in membership Senate See also : List of special elections to the United States Senate State ( class ) Vacator Reason for change Successor Date of successor 's formal installation Alabama ( 2 ) Jeff Sessions ( R ) Resigned February 8, 2017, to become United States Attorney General. Successor was appointed February 9, 2017, to continue the term. Luther Strange ( R ) February 9, 2017 Minnesota ( 2 ) Al Franken ( D ) Resigned January 2, 2018, amid a sexual misconduct scandal. Successor was appointed January 2, 2018, to continue the term. Tina Smith ( D ) January 3, 2018 Alabama ( 2 ) Luther Strange ( R ) Appointment expired January 3, 2018, following a special election. Successor was elected December 12, 2017, to finish the term ending January 3, 2021. Doug Jones ( D ) January 3, 2018 House of Representatives See also : List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives District Vacator Reason for change Successor Date successor seated Kansas 's 4th Pompeo, Mike Mike Pompeo ( R ) Resigned January 23, 2017, to become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. A special election was held April 11, 2017. Estes, Ron Ron Estes ( R ) April 25, 2017 California 's 34th Becerra, Xavier Xavier Becerra ( D ) Resigned January 24, 2017, to become Attorney General of California. A special election was held June 6, 2017. Gomez, Jimmy Jimmy Gomez ( D ) July 11, 2017 Georgia 's 6th Price, Tom Tom Price ( R ) Resigned February 10, 2017, to become United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. A special election was held June 20, 2017. Handel, Karen Karen Handel ( R ) June 26, 2017 South Carolina 's 5th Mulvaney, Mick Mick Mulvaney ( R ) Resigned February 16, 2017, to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget. A special election was held June 20, 2017. Norman, Ralph Ralph Norman ( R ) June 26, 2017 Montana 's at - large Zinke, Ryan Ryan Zinke ( R ) Resigned March 1, 2017, to become United States Secretary of the Interior. A special election was held May 25, 2017. Gianforte, Greg Greg Gianforte ( R ) June 21, 2017 Utah 's 3rd Chaffetz, Jason Jason Chaffetz ( R ) Resigned June 30, 2017. A special election was held November 7, 2017. Curtis, John John Curtis ( R ) November 13, 2017 Pennsylvania 's 18th Murphy, Tim Tim Murphy ( R ) Resigned October 21, 2017. A special election will be held March 13, 2018. TBD TBD Michigan 's 13th Conyers, John John Conyers ( D ) Resigned December 5, 2017. A special election will be held November 6, 2018. TBD TBD Arizona 's 8th Franks, Trent Trent Franks ( R ) Resigned December 8, 2017. A special election will be held April 24, 2018. TBD TBD Ohio 's 12th Tiberi, Pat Pat Tiberi ( R ) Resigned January 15, 2018, to lead the Ohio Business Roundtable. A special election will be held August 7, 2018. TBD TBD Committees Section contents : Senate, House, Joint Listed alphabetically by chamber, including Chairman and Ranking Member. 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Lamar S. Smith ( R - TX ) Johnson, Eddie Bernice Eddie Bernice Johnson ( D - TX ) Small Business Chabot, Steve Steve Chabot ( R - OH ) Velázquez, Nydia Nydia Velázquez ( D - NY ) Transportation and Infrastructure Shuster, Bill Bill Shuster ( R - PA ) DeFazio, Peter Peter DeFazio ( D - OR ) Veterans ' Affairs Roe, Phil Phil Roe ( R - TN ) Walz, Tim Tim Walz ( D - MN ) Ways and Means Brady, Kevin Kevin Brady ( R - TX ) Neal, Richard Richard Neal ( D - MA ) Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Nunes, Devin Devin Nunes ( R - CA ) Schiff, Adam Adam Schiff ( D - CA ) Joint Main article : List of current United States congressional joint committees Committee Chairman Ranking Member Vice Chairman Vice Ranking Member Economic Rep. Tiberi, Pat Pat Tiberi ( R - OH ), until January 11, 2018 Rep. Paulsen, Erik Erik Paulsen ( R - MN ), from January 11, 2018 Sen. Heinrich, Martin Martin Heinrich ( D - NM ) Sen. Lee, Mike Mike Lee ( R - UT ) Rep. Maloney, Carolyn Carolyn Maloney ( D - NY ) Inaugural Ceremonies Sen. Blunt, Roy Roy Blunt ( R - MO ) Rep. Pelosi, Nancy Nancy Pelosi ( D - CA ) Rep. Ryan, Paul Paul Ryan ( R - WI ) Sen. Schumer, Chuck Chuck Schumer ( D - NY ) The Library Sen. Blunt, Roy Roy Blunt ( R - MO ) Sen. Klobuchar, Amy Amy Klobuchar ( D - MN ) Sen. Shelby, Richard Richard Shelby ( R - AL ) Rep. Brady, Bob Bob Brady ( D - PA ) Printing Sen. Shelby, Richard Richard Shelby ( R - AL ) Rep. Brady, Bob Bob Brady ( D - PA ) Sen. Blunt, Roy Roy Blunt ( R - MO ) Sen. Klobuchar, Amy Amy Klobuchar ( D - MN ) Taxation Rep. Brady, Kevin Kevin Brady ( R - TX ) Sen. Wyden, Ron Ron Wyden ( D - OR ) Sen. Hatch, Orrin Orrin Hatch ( R - UT ) Rep. Neal, Richard Richard Neal ( D - MA ) Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans ( Select ) TBD TBD TBD TBD Budget and Appropriations Process Reform ( Select ) TBD TBD TBD TBD Employees and legislative agency directors Senate Chaplain : Barry C. Black Parliamentarian : Elizabeth MacDonough Secretary : Julie E. Adams Sergeant at Arms : Frank J. Larkin Secretary for the Majority : Laura Dove Secretary for the Minority : Gary B. Myrick House of Representatives Chaplain : Patrick J. Conroy Chief Administrative Officer : Phil Kiko Clerk : Karen L. Haas Historian : ( Data unknown / missing. ) Parliamentarian : Thomas J. Wickham Jr. Sergeant at Arms : Paul D. Irving Legislative branch agency directors Architect of the Capitol : Stephen T. Ayers Comptroller General of the United States : Eugene Louis Dodaro Director of the Congressional Budget Office : Keith Hall Librarian of Congress : Carla Diane Hayden Public Printer of the United States : Jim Bradley See also United States elections, 2016 ( elections leading to this Congress ) United States presidential election, 2016 United States Senate elections, 2016 United States House of Representatives elections, 2016 United States elections, 2018 ( elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress ) United States Senate elections, 2018 United States House of Representatives elections, 2018 List of freshman class members of the 115th United States Congress List of United States Representatives in the 115th Congress by seniority List of United States Senators in the 115th Congress by seniority Notes ^ Jump up to : In Alabama, Senator Jeff Sessions ( R ) resigned February 8, 2017. Luther Strange ( R ) was appointed on February 9, 2017 to continue the term. Doug Jones ( D ) won the December 12, 2017 special election to finish the term and was sworn in January 3, 2018. ^ Jump up to : In Minnesota, Senator Al Franken ( D ) resigned January 2, 2018. Tina Smith ( D ) was appointed January 3, 2018 to continue the term. Jump up ^ Rep. Mike Pompeo ( R - Kansas 's 4th district ) resigned January 23, 2017. Jump up ^ Rep. Xavier Becerra ( D - California 's 34th district ) resigned January 24, 2017. Jump up ^ Rep. Tom Price ( R - Georgia 's 6th district ) resigned February 10, 2017. Jump up ^ Rep. Mick Mulvaney ( R - South Carolina 's 5th district ) resigned February 16, 2017. Jump up ^ Rep. Ryan Zinke ( R - Montana 's at - large district ) resigned March 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Rep. Ron Estes ( R - Kansas 's 4th district ) was elected April 11, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Service begins on the day of a special election, when qualified, not upon the oath of office. Jump up ^ Rep. Greg Gianforte ( R - Montana 's at - large district ) was elected May 25, 2017. Jump up ^ Rep. Jimmy Gomez ( D - California 's 34th district ) was elected June 6, 2017. Jump up ^ Reps. Karen Handel ( R - Georgia 's 6th district ) and Ralph Norman ( R - South Carolina 's 5th district ) were elected June 20, 2017. Jump up ^ Rep. Jason Chaffetz ( R - Utah 's 3rd district ) resigned June 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Rep. Tim Murphy ( R - Pennsylvania 's 18th district ) resigned October 21, 2017. Jump up ^ Rep. John Curtis ( R - Utah 's 3rd district ) was elected November 7, 2017. Jump up ^ Rep. John Conyers ( D - Michigan 's 13th district ) resigned December 5, 2017. Jump up ^ Rep. Trent Franks ( R - Arizona 's 8th district ) resigned December 8, 2017. Jump up ^ Pat Tiberi ( R - Ohio 's 12th district ) resigned January 15, 2018. ^ Jump up to : The Minnesota Democratic -- Farmer -- Labor Party ( DFL ) and the North Dakota Democratic - Nonpartisan League Party ( D - NPL ) are the Minnesota and North Dakota affiliates of the U.S. Democratic Party and are counted as Democrats. 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Question: how many republicans are in the house of congress
Answer: 238