109th United States Congress
| 109th United States Congress | |
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108th ←
→ 110th
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House Speaker Dennis Hastert (2006)
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| January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Senate President | Dick Cheney (R) |
| Senate Pres. pro tem | Ted Stevens (R) |
| House Speaker | Dennis Hastert (R) |
| Members | 100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
| Senate Majority | Republican |
| House Majority | Republican |
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1st: January 4, 2005 – December 22, 2005 2nd: January 3, 2006 – December 8, 2006 |
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The One Hundred Ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, from January 3, 2005 to January 3, 2007, during the fifth and sixth years of George W. Bush's presidency. House members were elected in the 2004 elections on November 2, 2004. Senators were elected in three classes in the 2000 elections on November 7, 2000, 2002 elections on November 5, 2002, or 2004 elections on November 2, 2004. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-second Census of the United States in 2000. Both chambers had a Republican majority, the same party as President Bush.
More information: Complete index of Public and Private Laws for 109th Congress at U.S. Government Printing Office
The party summary for the Senate remained the same during the entire 109th Congress. On January 16, 2006, Democrat Jon Corzine resigned, but Democrat Bob Menendez was appointed and took Corzine's seat the next day.
Due to resignations and special elections, Republicans lost a net of three seats; Democrats gained one seat; three seats were left vacant; and one seat which was vacant at the beginning of the Congress was filled. All seats were filled though special elections. (See Changes in membership, below.)
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