They occupy opposite ends of the Capitol Building. A senator represents between 0. Democrats hold the majority in the Senate because the Vice President, a Democrat, joins them to cast tie-breaking votes when necessary. Virgin Islands — are not represented in the Senate. The United States is also divided into congressional districts with a population of about , each. Each district elects a representative to the House of Representatives for a two-year term. Virgin Islands — which each send a non-voting delegate to the House.
The table below shows a breakdown of how many years the representatives have been serving in office. Follow govtrack. And please consider supporting our work by becoming a monthly backer govtrack on Patreon or leaving a tip. Since debate in the Senate is not concluded until 60 senators vote for a cloture motion to approve a bill for consideration, the majority must also coordinate with the minority part to set the rules for debate on legislation.
Under this system, legislation can be debated for one or two weeks on the Senate floor alone. Why does Congress use the committee system? Congress deals with a broad variety of different policy issues and it is more efficient to have work done at the committee level than on the House or Senate floor. In addition, this system allows members to gain expertise in specific issue areas they are interested in. Throughout history, committees have been created to address particular issues before Congress.
The House has 23 committees while the Senate has a total of 20 committees. How does a bill become a law? Passing legislation into law is a complicated and lengthy process between the House and Senate before the bill is presented before the President to be signed into law.
For a thorough explanation of the legislation process, please see the How a Bill Becomes a Law section on the House website. Do Members of Congress pay into the social security system? House Florida District 22 Theodore E. Deutch Democratic January 3, U. House Florida District 24 Frederica S. Wilson Democratic January 3, U. Democratic January 3, U. San Nicolas Democratic January 3, U.
House Idaho District 2 Michael K. Simpson Republican January 6, U. House Illinois District 7 Danny K. Davis Democratic January 7, U.
Republican November 14, U. House Kentucky District 3 John A. Yarmuth Democratic January 4, U. House Maryland District 4 Anthony G. Brown Democratic January 3, U. Meeks Democratic January 3, U. Clarke Democratic January 3, U. Maloney Democratic January 3, U. House North Carolina District 1 G. Butterfield Democratic July 20, U. McHenry Republican January 4, U. Cicilline Democratic January 5, U. House Tennessee District 3 Charles J. Fleischmann Republican January 5, U.
House Texas District 1 Louis B. Gohmert Jr. Republican January 4, U. House Texas District 13 Ronny L. Jackson Republican January 3, U. House Texas District 26 Michael C. Burgess Republican January 7, U. House Virginia District 1 Robert J. Wittman Republican January 4, U. House Virginia District 3 Robert C. Scott Democratic January 3, U. Democratic January 6, U. House Virginia District 9 H. Morgan Griffith Republican January 5, U. House Washington District 9 D. Adam Smith Democratic January 7, U.
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Facts are more important than ever. Boomers, Silents still have most seats in Congress, though number of Millennials, Gen Xers is up slightly. A record number of women are serving in the th Congress.
Racial, ethnic diversity increases yet again with the th Congress. Black Americans have made gains in U. Congress is off to a slow start in , much as it has been in previous years. Are you a Faith and Flag Conservative?
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