107th United States Congress
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The One Hundred Seventh 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. It met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 2001 to January 3, 2003, during the final weeks of the Clinton presidency and the first two years of the George W. Bush presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-first Census of the United States in 1990. The House of Representatives had a Republican majority, and the Senate switched majorities from Democratic to Republican and back to Democratic. By the end of term, Republicans had regained the majority in the Senate, but since the body was out of session reorganization was delayed till the next Congress.[3]
Major events
A rare even split in the United States Senate and the defection of a single Senator led to three changes in majorities. Major security events occurred. The September 11 attacks were highly disruptive. Some Senators were targeted by anthrax attacks. The Congress voted to allow the President to invade Iraq.
- January 3, 2001: Senate was evenly split (50-50) between the two parties. Democrat Al Gore - who was still Vice President - gave the Democrats the tie-breaker and majority control for the 17 days between the January 3 swearing-in of the new Congress and the January 20 inauguration of Republican Vice President Dick Cheney. Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of President Bill Clinton, became the first presidential spouse to serve in Congress.
- January 20, 2001: George W. Bush and Dick Cheney were sworn-in as President of the United States and Vice President of the United States respectively, giving the Republicans the tie-breaker and majority control. Trent Lott becomes Senate Majority Leader.
- June 6, 2001: Senator Jim Jeffords, previously a Republican, declared himself an independent and announced he would join the Democratic caucus, giving the Democrats majority control. Democrat Tom Daschle became Senate Majority Leader.
- September 11, 2001: September 11 attacks
- September 20, 2001: George W. Bush reported to a joint session of Congress on the investigation into the September 11 attacks and officially announces the War on Terrorism
- October 7, 2001: Operation Enduring Freedom began
- October 9, 2001: Anthrax attacks were executed against members of the Senate, including Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.
- December 2001: Corporate financial scandals, including Enron and MCI
- June 12, 2002: Prime Minister of Australia John Howard addressed a joint session of Congress. The address was originally scheduled for September 12, 2001, but was interrupted by the September 11 attacks. Already in Washington at the time, he sat in on Congressional sessions on September 12 instead.
- November 25, 2002: Jim Talent wins special election for Senate in Missouri, effectively giving Republicans a majority. Reorganization delayed till Senate returned to session in the next term.
- November 30 - December 2, 2002: Outgoing Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas) resigns weeks before his final term expires; Sen.-elect John Cornyn appointed to finish Gramm's term.
Major legislation
- June 7, 2001: Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, Pub.L. 107–16, 115 Stat. 38
- October 26, 2001: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism ("USA PATRIOT") Act, Pub.L. 107–56, 115 Stat. 272
- January 8, 2002: No Child Left Behind Act, Pub.L. 107–110, 115 Stat. 1425
- January 11, 2002: Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, Pub.L. 107–118, 115 Stat. 2356
- March 9, 2002: Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act, Pub.L. 107–147, 116 Stat. 21
- March 27, 2002: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold), Pub.L. 107–155, 116 Stat. 81
- May 13, 2002: Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107–171, 116 Stat. 134
- July 30, 2002: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Pub.L. 107–204, 116 Stat. 745
- August 6, 2002: Trade Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107–210, 116 Stat. 933
- October 16, 2002: Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq, Pub.L. 107–243, 116 Stat. 1497
- October 21, 2002: Sudan Peace Act, Pub.L. 107–245, 116 Stat. 1504
- October 29, 2002: Help America Vote Act, Pub.L. 107–252, 116 Stat. 1666
- November 25, 2002: Homeland Security Act, Pub.L. 107–296, 116 Stat. 2135
- December 17, 2002: E-Government Act of 2002, Pub.L. 107–347, 116 Stat. 2899
Party summary
Senate
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
D = Democratic I = Independent R = Republican IMN = Independence-MN |
Total | Notes | |||||
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D | I | R | IMN | Vacant | |||
End of previous Congress | 46 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 100 | 0 | See United States Senate elections, 2000 |
Begin | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Al Gore (D) was Vice President of the United States, with the tie-breaking vote. |
January 20, 2001 | 50 | 50 | Dick Cheney (R) became Vice President of the United States, with the tie-breaking vote. | ||||
June 6, 2001 | 50 | 1 | 49 | James Jeffords (VT) switched from Republican to Independent and caucused with Democrats. | |||
October 25, 2002 | 49 | 99 | 1 | Paul Wellstone (D-MN) died. | |||
November 5, 2002 | 1 | 100 | 0 | Dean Barkley (I-MN), who didn't caucus with either party, took Wellstone's seat. | |||
November 25, 2002 | 48 | 1 | 50 | Jim Talent (R-MO) took Jean Carnahan's (D-MO) seat, but there was no reorganization as Senate was out of session.[3] | |||
November 30, 2002 | 49 | 99 | 1 | Phil Gramm (R-TX) resigned | |||
December 2, 2002 | 50 | 100 | 0 | Senator-elect John Cornyn (R-TX) was appointed to complete Gramm's term | |||
Final voting share | 49% | 50% | 1% | ||||
Beginning of the next Congress | 48 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 100 | 0 | See United States Senate elections, 2002 |
House of Representatives
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | |||||
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Republican | Independent | Democratic | Vacant | |||
caucused with Republicans |
caucused with Democrats | |||||
End of previous Congress | 222 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 433 | 2 |
Begin | 221 | 1 | 1 | 211 | 434 | 1 |
January 31, 2001 | 220 | 433 | 2 | |||
March 30, 2001 | 210 | 432 | 3 | |||
May 15, 2001 | 221 | 433 | 2 | |||
May 28, 2001 | 209 | 432 | 3 | |||
June 5, 2001 | 210 | 433 | 2 | |||
June 19, 2001 | 222 | 434 | 1 | |||
August 5, 2001 | 221 | 433 | 2 | |||
August 16, 2001 | 220 | 432 | 3 | |||
September 6, 2001 | 219 | 431 | 4 | |||
October 16, 2001 | 220 | 211 | 433 | 2 | ||
November 20, 2001 | 221 | 434 | 1 | |||
December 18, 2001 | 222 | 435 | 0 | |||
July 24, 2002 | 210 | 434 | 1 | |||
August 1, 2002 | 223 | 0 | ||||
September 9, 2002 | 209 | 433 | 2 | |||
September 28, 2002 | 208 | 432 | 3 | |||
November 30, 2002 | 209 | 433 | 2 | |||
Final voting share | 51.5% | 48.5% | ||||
Beginning of the next Congress | 229 | 0 | 1 | 205 | 435 | 0 |
Leadership
Senate
- President of the Senate: Al Gore (D), until January 20, 2001
- Dick Cheney (R), from January 20, 2001
- President pro tempore: Robert Byrd (D), until January 20, 2001
- Strom Thurmond (R), January 20 – June 6, 2001
- Robert Byrd (D), from June 6, 2001
Majority leadership
- Majority Leader: Tom Daschle (D), until January 20, 2001
- Trent Lott (R), January 20 – June 6, 2001
- Tom Daschle (D), from June 6, 2001
- Majority Whip: Harry Reid (D), until January 20, 2001
- Don Nickles (R), January 20 – June 6, 2001
- Harry Reid (D), from June 6, 2001
Minority leadership
- Minority Leader: Trent Lott (R), until January 20, 2001
- Tom Daschle (D), January 20 – June 6, 2001
- Trent Lott (R), from June 6, 2001
- Minority Whip: Don Nickles (R), until January 20, 2001
- Harry Reid (D), January 20 – June 6, 2001
- Don Nickles (R), from June 6, 2001
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Dennis Hastert (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership
Minority (Democratic) leadership
- Minority Leader: Dick Gephardt
- Minority Whip: David E. Bonior, until January 15, 2002
- Nancy Pelosi, from January 15, 2002
Members
Senate
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
House of Representatives
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Non-voting members
Changes in membership
Senate
State (class) |
Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation |
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Vermont | Jim Jeffords (R) | Change of Party Affiliation, and joined the Democratic caucus. | Jim Jeffords (I) | June 6, 2001 |
Minnesota | Paul Wellstone (D) | Wellstone died October 25, 2002. Governor Jesse Ventura appointed Barkley to serve the remaining two months of the term until Senator-elect Norm Coleman, who won the 2002 general election, was installed at the beginning of the next Congress. | Dean Barkley (I) | November 4, 2002 |
Missouri | Jean Carnahan (D) | As an appointed Senator, Carnahan served only until the election of an elected successor. Carnahan lost to Talent in the 2002 general election, and Talent was installed shortly thereafter | Jim Talent (R) | November 25, 2002 |
Texas | Phil Gramm (R) | Gramm resigned November 30, 2002 to give Senator-elect Cornyn advantageous office space. Governor Rick Perry appointed Cornyn in November 2002.[4] | John Cornyn (R) | December 2, 2002 |
Alaska | Frank Murkowski (R) | Frank Murkowski resigned on December 2, 2002, to take office as Governor of Alaska. He appointed Lisa Murkowski to fill the vacancy. | Lisa Murkowski (R) | December 20, 2002 |
House of Representatives
District | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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California 32nd | Vacant | Julian Dixon (D) died December 8, 2000, before the beginning of this Congress. A special election was held June 5, 2001. | Diane Watson (D) | June 5, 2001 |
Pennsylvania 9th | Bud Shuster (R) | Resigned, effective January 31, 2001. A special election was held May 15, 2001. | Bill Shuster (R) | May 15, 2001 |
Virginia 4th | Norman Sisisky (D) | Died March 30, 2001. A special election was held June 19, 2001. | J. Randy Forbes (R) | June 19, 2001 |
Massachusetts 9th | Joe Moakley (D) | Died May 28, 2001. A special election was held October 16, 2001. | Stephen F. Lynch (D) | October 16, 2001 |
Arkansas 3rd | Asa Hutchinson (R) | Resigned August 5, 2001 to head the Drug Enforcement Administration. A special election was held November 20, 2001. | John Boozman (R) | November 20, 2001 |
South Carolina 2nd | Floyd Spence (R) | Died August 16, 2001. A special election was held December 18, 2001. | Joe Wilson (R) | December 18, 2001 |
Florida 1st | Joe Scarborough (R) | Resigned, effective September 6, 2001. A special election was held October 16, 2001. | Jeff Miller (R) | October 16, 2001 |
Oklahoma 1st | Steve Largent (R) | Resigned, effective February 15, 2002, to concentrate on his campaign for Governor. A special election was held January 8, 2002. | John Sullivan (R) | February 15, 2002 |
Ohio 17th | Jim Traficant (D) | Expelled July 24, 2002 for criminal conviction of 10 counts of bribery, racketeering, and tax evasion. | Vacant | Not filled for remainder of Congress |
Virginia 5th | Virgil Goode (I) | Changed Party Affiliation | Virgil Goode (R) | August 1, 2002 |
Ohio 3rd | Tony P. Hall (D) | Resigned September 9, 2002 after he was appointed to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. | Vacant | Not filled for remainder of Congress |
Hawaii 2nd | Patsy Mink (D) | Died September 28, 2002 but was elected posthumously on November 5, 2002. | Ed Case (D) | November 30, 2002 |
Employees
- Architect of the Capitol: Alan M. Hantman
- Attending Physician of the United States Congress: John F. Eisold
Senate
- Chaplain: Lloyd John Ogilvie
- Historian: Richard A. Baker
- Parliamentarian:
- Secretary:
- Gary Lee Sisco, until July 11, 2001
- Jeri Thomson, July 12, 2001 - end
- Sergeant at Arms:
- James W. Ziglar, until September 3, 2001
- Alfonso E. Lenhardt, September 4, 2001 - end
- Secretary for the Majority / Minority:
- Martin P. Paone (Democrats)
- Elizabeth B. Letchworth (Republicans)
- David J. Schiappa (Republicans)
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: Daniel P. Coughlin
- Chief Administrative Officer:James M. Eagen, III
- Clerk: Jeff Trandahl
- Historian: Vacant
- Parliamentarian: Charles W. Johnson
- Reading Clerks:
- Mary Kevin Niland (D)
- Paul Hays (R)
- Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood
- Inspector General: Steven McNamara
References
- 1 2 Al Gore served until his terms ended at noon on January 20, 2001, when Dick Cheney was sworn in and his term began.
- ↑ When the Congress began, the Senate was divided 50-50. Because the Vice President's tie-breaking vote would change control from Democrats to Republicans on January 20, the Senate elected Byrd to serve until noon and Thurmond to serve from noon on January 20. Control changed again from June 6, 2001, when Jim Jeffords left the Republican Party and Byrd was once again elected President pro tempore. For details, see party summary > Senate, on this page.
- 1 2 Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
- ↑ senate.gov
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
- United States 107th Congress Web Archive from the U.S. Library of Congress
- "Thomas" Project
- History, Art and Archives from the United States House of Representatives
- Statistics & Lists from the United States Senate
- Booknotes interview with Tom Daschle on Like No Other Time: The 107th Congress and the Two Years That Changed America, November 30, 2003.
- Congressional Directory for the 107th Congress (2001 - 2002), Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2001
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