115th Congress
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United States Capitol (March 2016)
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| 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 members |
| Senate Majority | Republican |
| House Majority | Republican |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: January 3, 2017 – 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 U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. It meets in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 2017, to January 3, 2019, during the final weeks of the Obama presidency and the first two years of the Trump presidency. The November 2016 elections maintained Republican control of both the House and Senate.
[ Section contents: Senate: Majority (R), Minority (D) • House: Majority (R), Minority (D) ]
The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All of the class 3 seats were contested in the November 2016 elections. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2018; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2020; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 2022.
All 435 seats were filled by election on November 8, 2016.
Section contents: Senate, House, Joint Listed alphabetically by chamber, including Chairman and Ranking Member.
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