117th United States Congress

Amy Steiner (D)

(from January 20, 2021)

The **117th United States Congress** was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. It convened in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2021, and ended on January 3, 2023, during the first two years of Sherlock Johnson's presidency.

In the November 2020 elections, the Democratic Party increased their majority in the House, and the Democratic Party gained control of the Senate.

## Major events

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* The House voted to impeach outgoing President Williams on the charges of incitement of insurrection, racketeering, bribery, and abuse of power. (January 13, 2021)
* The Senate voted to convict former President Williams on all four impeachment charges. (February 22, 2021)

## Major legislation

### Enacted

> *Main article: List of acts of the 117th United States Congress*
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* American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (February 12, 2021)
* Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 (February 28, 2021)
* American Investment Act of 2021 (March 24, 2021)
* John Lewis Voting Rights Act (March 28, 2021)
* Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act (April 4, 2021)
* Paycheck Fairness Act (April 12, 2021)
* George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (April 23, 2021)
* AAPI Hate Crimes Act (April 26, 2021)
* American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (May 2, 2021)
* For the People Act (May 14, 2021)
* Alaska Tourism Restoration Act (May 24, 2021)
* Protecting the Right to Organize Act (May 29, 2021)
* Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 (June 1, 2021)
* Juneteenth National Independence Day Act (June 17, 2021)
* Equality Act (June 22, 2021)
* Raise the Wage Act (July 4, 2021)
* Election Day Holiday Act of 2021 (July 18, 2021)
* Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021 (August 1, 2021)
* USPS Fairness Act (August 19, 2021)
* U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 (September 9, 2021)
* Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (October 2, 2021)
* Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (October 24, 2021)
* Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (November 5, 2021)
* Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act (December 12, 2021)
* Emmett Till Antilynching Act (January 9, 2022)
* United States National Health Care Act (February 2, 2022)
* Ending Qualified Immunity Act (May 25, 2022)

## Members

> *Main article: List of members of the 117th United States Congress*
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### Senate

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**Alabama**

* Tommy Tuberville (R)
* Richard Shelby (R)

**Alaska**

* Dan Sullivan (R)
* Lisa Murkowski (R)

**Arizona**

* Deedra Abboud (D)
* Mark Kelly (D)

**Arkansas**

* Tom Cotton (R)
* John Boozman (R)

**California**

* Ro Khanna (D)
* Kamala Harris (D)

**Colorado**

* John Hickenlooper (D)
* Michael Bennet (D)

**Connecticut**

* Chris Murphy (D)
* Richard Blumenthal (D)

**Delaware**

* Tom Carper (D)
* Chris Coons (D)

**Florida**

* Amy Steiner (D), until January 18, 2021
	+ Kathy Castor (D), from January 20, 2021
* Marco Rubio (R)

**Georgia**

* Jon Ossoff (D)
* Raphael Warnock (D)

**Hawaii**

* Mazie Hirono (D)
* Brian Schatz (D)

**Idaho**

* Jim Risch (R)
* Mike Crapo (R)

**Illinois**

* Dick Durbin (D)
* Tammy Duckworth (D)

**Indiana**

* Mike Braun (R)
* Todd Young (R)

**Iowa**

* Theresa Greenfield (D)
* Chuck Grassley (R)

**Kansas**

* Roger Marshall (R)
* Jerry Moran (R)

**Kentucky**

* Mitch McConnell (R)
* Rand Paul (R)

**Louisiana**

* Bill Cassidy (R)
* John Kennedy (R)

**Maine**

* Angus King (I/D)
* Sara Gideon (D)

**Maryland**

* Ben Cardin (D)
* Chris Van Hollen (D)

**Massachusetts**

* Elizabeth Warren (D)
* Ed Markey (D)

**Michigan**

* Debbie Stabenow (D)
* Gary Peters (D)

**Minnesota**

* Amy Klobuchar (D)
* Tina Smith (D)

**Mississippi**

* Roger Wicker (R)
* Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)

**Missouri**

* Josh Hawley (R)
* Roy Blunt (R)

**Montana**

* Jon Tester (D)
* Steve Daines (R)

**Nebraska**

* Deb Fischer (R)
* Ben Sasse (R)

**Nevada**

* Jacky Rosen (D)
* Catherine Cortez-Matso (D)

**New Hampshire**

* Jeanne Shaheen (D)
* Maggie Hassan (D)

**New Jersey**

* Donald Norcross (D)
* Cory Booker (D)

**New Mexico**

* Jeff Bingaman (D)
* Ben Ray Lujan (D)

**New York**

* Kirsten Gillibrand (D)
* Chuck Schumer (D)

**North Carolina**

* Erica D. Smith (D)
* Richard Burr (R)

**North Dakota**

* Kevin Cramer (R)
* John Hoeven (R)

**Ohio**

* Sherrod Brown (D)
* Rob Portman (R)

**Oklahoma**

* Jim Inhofe (R)
* James Lankford (R)

**Oregon**

* Jeff Merkley (D)
* Ronald Wyden (D)

**Pennsylvania**

* Bob Casey Jr. (D)
* Pat Toomey (R)

**Rhode Island**

* Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
* Jack Reed (D)

**South Carolina**

* Lindsey Graham (R)
* Tim Scott (R)

**South Dakota**

* Mike Rounds (R)
* John Thune (R)

**Tennessee**

* Marsha Blackburn (R)
* Bill Hagerty (R)

**Texas**

* Ted Cruz (R)
* John Cornyn (R)

**Utah**

* Mitt Romney (R)
* Mike Lee (R)

**Vermont**

* Bernie Sanders (I/D)
* Patrick Leahy (D)

**Virginia**

* Tim Kaine (D)
* Mark Warner (D)

**Washington**

* Maria Cantwell (D)
* Patty Murray (D)

**West Virginia**

* Joe Manchin (D)
* Shelley Moore Capito (R)

**Wisconsin**

* Tammy Baldwin (D)
* Ron Johnson (R)

**Wyoming**

* John Barrasso (R)
* Cynthia Lummis (R)

### House

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**Arkansas**

2. Joyce Elliott (D)

**Michigan**

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