117th United States Congress

The 117th United States Congress was the 117th legislative cycle for the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It started on January 3, 2021, as a result of the 2020 United States Senate elections, 2020 United States House of Representatives elections and the 2020 United States presidential election. The 117th Congress ended on January 3, 2023, while the 118th United States Congress began that same day. The Democratic Party controlled the Senate and the House of Representatives. In the Senate there are 50 Democratic senators and 50 Republican senators. Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris only votes when it is a tie. She votes for the Democrats. In the House of Representatives, the Democrats have 221 people and the Republicans have 211.

Party breakdown
Senate



   Party(shading shows control) Total Vacant Democratic Independent(caucusing withDemocrats) Republican End of previous Congress 46 252 100 0 Begin (January 3, 2021) 46 2 51 99 1 January 18, 2021 45 98 2 January 20, 2021 48 2 50 100 0 Latest voting share    

House of Representatives


   Party(shading shows control) Total Vacant Democratic Independent Republican Other End of previous Congress 233 1 195 1 430 5 Begin (January 3, 2021) 222 0 211 0 433 2 January 15, 2021 221 432 3 Latest voting share       Non-voting members 3 1 2 0 6 0

Leadership
Senate
President of the Senate
200px|thumb|right|President of the Senate Kamala Harris
The President of the Senate is Kamala Harris. (D)

Senate President Pro Tempore
The President Pro Tempore of the Senate is Patrick Leahy. (D)

Senate Majority Leader
The Senate Majority Leader is Chuck Schumer. (D)
175px|thumb|left|Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer

Senate Minority Leader
The Senate Minority Leader is Mitch McConnell. (R)

Senate Majority Whip
The Senate Majority Whip is Dick Durbin. (D)

Senate Minority Whip
The Senate Minority Whip is John Thune. (R)

House
Speaker
200px|thumb|right|Speaker Nancy Pelosi
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is Nancy Pelosi. (D)

Majority Leader
The House Majority Leader is Steny Hoyer. (D)

Minority Leader
The House Minority Leader is Kevin McCarthy. (R)

Majority Whip
200px|thumb|right|Majority Whip Jim Clyburn
The House Majority Whip is Jim Clyburn.

Minority Whip
The House Minority Whip is Steve Scalise. (R)

Notes

References

Category:Legislative branch of the United States government