113th United States Congress
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United States Capitol (2013)
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
Members100 senators
435 representatives
6 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityDemocratic
Senate PresidentJoe Biden (D)
House majorityRepublican
House SpeakerJohn Boehner (R)
Sessions
1st: January 3, 2013 – December 26, 2013
2nd: January 3, 2014 – December 16, 2014
House of Representatives member pin for the 113th U.S. Congress

The 113th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2015, during the fifth and sixth years of Barack Obama's presidency. It was composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives based on the results of the 2012 Senate elections and the 2012 House elections. The seats in the House were apportioned based on the 2010 United States census. It first met in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2013, and it ended on January 3, 2015. Senators elected to regular terms in 2008 were in the last two years of those terms during this Congress.

The Senate had a Democratic majority, while the House had a Republican majority; such a split would not be repeated until the 118th Congress. This was the last time Democrats held control of the Senate until the 117th Congress in 2021.

Major events

A government shutdown notice posted on October 1, 2013, with the Statue of Liberty in the far background[1]

Main articles: 2013 in the United States, 2014 in the United States, and 2015 in the United States

Major legislation

Enacted

Main article: Acts of the 113th United States Congress

Proposed

Main article: List of bills in the 113th United States Congress

Appropriations bills

Fiscal year 2014

Fiscal year 2014 runs from October 1, 2013, to September 30, 2014.[9]

Fiscal year 2015

Main article: 2015 United States federal appropriations

Fiscal year 2015 runs from October 1, 2014, to September 20, 2015.[9]

Party summary

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.

Senate

Final Senate Membership
     53 Democrats
     45 Republicans

     2 Independents, caucusing with Democrats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Independent
(caucusing with
Democrats) 		Republican
End of previous Congress 51 2 47 100 0
Begin 53 2 45 100 0
June 3, 2013[a] 52 99 1
June 6, 2013[a] 46 100 0
October 31, 2013[a] 53 45
February 6, 2014[b] 52 99 1
February 9, 2014[b] 53 100 0
Final voting share 55% 45%
Beginning of the next Congress 44 2 54 100 0

House of Representatives

Final House Membership
     201 Democrats
     234 Republicans
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous Congress 191 240 431 4
Begin[c][d] 200 233 433 2
January 22, 2013[e] 232 432 3
April 9, 2013[c] 201 433 2
May 7, 2013[d] 233 434 1
June 4, 2013[e] 234 435 0
July 15, 2013[f] 200 434 1
August 2, 2013[g] 233 433 2
September 26, 2013[h] 232 432 3
October 18, 2013[i] 231 431 4
November 16, 2013[h] 232 432 3
December 10, 2013[f] 201 433 2
December 17, 2013[g] 233 434 1
January 6, 2014[j] 200 433 2
January 27, 2014[k] 232 432 3
February 18, 2014[l] 199 431 4
March 11, 2014[i] 233 432 3
June 24, 2014[k] 234 433 2
August 18, 2014[m] 233 432 3
November 4, 2014[l][j][m] 201 234 435 0
Final voting share 46.2% 53.8%
Non-voting members 6 0 6 0
Beginning of the next Congress 188 247 435 0

Leadership

Section contents: Senate: Majority (D), Minority (R) • House: Majority (R), Minority (D)

Senate

Senate President
Joe Biden
Joe Biden (D)
Senate President pro tempore
Patrick Leahy
Patrick Leahy (D)

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House
John Boehner
John Boehner (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

Members

Senate

Senators are listed by state, and the numbers refer to their Senate classes, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2014; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2016; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 2018.

House of Representatives

For maps of congressional districts, see List of United States congressional districts.

Changes in membership

Senate

See also: List of special elections to the United States Senate
Senate changes
State
(class) 		Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[o]
Massachusetts
(2) 		John Kerry
(D) 		Resigned February 1, 2013, to become U.S. Secretary of State.[22][23]
Successor was appointed February 1, 2013, to continue the term. 		Mo Cowan
(D) 		February 1, 2013
New Jersey
(2) 		Frank Lautenberg
(D) 		Died June 3, 2013.
Successor was appointed June 6, 2013, to continue the term. 		Jeffrey Chiesa (R) June 10, 2013
Massachusetts
(2) 		Mo Cowan
(D) 		Appointment expired July 16, 2013, following a special election.[24]
Successor was elected June 25, 2013, to finish the term. 		Ed Markey (D) July 16, 2013
New Jersey
(2) 		Jeffrey Chiesa
(R) 		Appointment expired October 31, 2013, following a special election.[25][26]
Successor was elected October 16, 2013, to finish the term. 		Cory Booker (D) October 31, 2013[26]
Montana
(2) 		Max Baucus
(D) 		Resigned February 6, 2014, to become U.S. Ambassador to China.
Successor was appointed February 9, 2014, to finish the term. 		John Walsh (D) February 11, 2014

House of Representatives

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
House changes
District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation[o]
Illinois 2 Vacant Jesse Jackson Jr. (D) resigned November 21, 2012, near the end of the previous Congress for health reasons.[27]
A special election was held April 9, 2013. 		Robin Kelly (D) April 11, 2013[28]
South Carolina 1 Vacant Tim Scott (R) resigned January 2, 2013, near the end of the previous Congress, when appointed to the Senate.[29]
A special election was held May 7, 2013. 		Mark Sanford (R) May 15, 2013[30]
Missouri 8 Jo Ann Emerson
(R) 		Resigned January 22, 2013, to become president and CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.[31]
A special election was held June 4, 2013. 		Jason Smith (R)[32] June 5, 2013[33]
Massachusetts 5 Ed Markey
(D) 		Resigned July 16, 2013, having been elected to the United States Senate in a special election.
A special election was held December 10, 2013. 		Katherine Clark (D)[34] December 12, 2013
Alabama 1 Jo Bonner
(R) 		Resigned August 2, 2013, to become a vice chancellor in the University of Alabama System.
A special election was held December 17, 2013. 		Bradley Byrne
(R) 		January 7, 2014
Louisiana 5 Rodney Alexander
(R) 		Resigned September 26, 2013, to become the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.
A special election was held November 16, 2013.[35] 		Vance McAllister (R) November 21, 2013[36]
Florida 13 Bill Young
(R) 		Died October 18, 2013.
A special election was held March 11, 2014. 		David Jolly (R) March 13, 2014[37]
North Carolina 12 Mel Watt (D) Resigned January 6, 2014, to become head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
A special election was held November 4, 2014. 		Alma Adams (D) November 12, 2014
Florida 19 Trey Radel (R) Resigned January 27, 2014 following a conviction for cocaine possession.[38]
A special election was held June 24, 2014. 		Curt Clawson (R) June 25, 2014
New Jersey 1 Rob Andrews
(D) 		Resigned February 18, 2014, to take a position at a Philadelphia law firm.[39]
A special election was held November 4, 2014. 		Donald Norcross
(D) 		November 12, 2014
Virginia 7 Eric Cantor
(R) 		Resigned August 18, 2014 following his primary defeat.
A special election was held November 4, 2014. 		Dave Brat
(R) 		November 12, 2014

Committees

[Section contents: Senate, House, Joint ] Listed alphabetically by chamber, including Chairperson and Ranking Member.

Senate

Main article: List of current United States Senate committees

House of Representatives

Main article: List of United States House of Representatives committees

Sources: H.Res. 6, H.Res. 7

Joint committees

Main article: List of United States congressional joint committees

Caucuses

Main article: Caucuses of the United States Congress

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Elections

Membership lists

Notes

  1. ^ a b c In New Jersey, Frank Lautenberg (D) died June 3, 2013, and Jeffrey Chiesa (R) was appointed June 6, 2013, to continue the term. Cory Booker (D) was elected October 16, 2013, to finish the term.
  2. ^ a b In Montana, Max Baucus (D) resigned February 6, 2014, and John Walsh (D) was appointed February 9, 2014, to continue the term.
  3. ^ a b In Illinois's 2nd district: Jesse Jackson Jr. (D) resigned during the previous Congress, and Robin Kelly (D) was elected April 9, 2013.
  4. ^ a b In South Carolina's 1st district: Tim Scott (R) resigned during the previous Congress, and Mark Sanford (R) was elected May 7, 2013.
  5. ^ a b In Missouri's 8th district: Jo Ann Emerson (R) resigned January 22, 2013, and Jason Smith (R) was elected June 4, 2013.
  6. ^ a b In Massachusetts's 5th district: Ed Markey (D) resigned July 15, 2013, and Katherine Clark (D) was elected December 10, 2013.
  7. ^ a b In Alabama's 1st district: Jo Bonner (R) resigned August 2, 2013, and Bradley Byrne (R) was elected December 17, 2013.
  8. ^ a b In Louisiana's 5th district: Rodney Alexander (R) resigned September 25, 2013, and Vance McAllister (R) was elected November 16, 2013.
  9. ^ a b In Florida's 13th district: Bill Young (R) died October 18, 2013, and David Jolly (R) was elected March 11, 2014.
  10. ^ a b In North Carolina's 12th district: Mel Watt (D) resigned January 6, 2014, and Alma Adams (D) was elected November 4, 2014.
  11. ^ a b In Florida's 19th district: Trey Radel (R) resigned January 27, 2014, and Curt Clawson (R) was elected June 24, 2014.
  12. ^ a b In New Jersey's 1st district: Rob Andrews (D) resigned February 18, 2014, and Donald Norcross (D) was elected November 4, 2014.
  13. ^ a b In Virginia's 7th district: Eric Cantor (R) resigned August 18, 2014, and Dave Brat (R) was elected November 4, 2014.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) and the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party (D-NPL) are the Minnesota and North Dakota affiliates of the U.S. Democratic Party and are counted as Democrats.
  15. ^ a b When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.

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