112th United States Congress

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The 112th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013. It convened in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2011, and ended on January 3, 2013, 17 days before the end of the presidential term to which Barack Obama was elected in 2008. Senators elected to regular terms in 2006 completed those terms in this Congress. This Congress included the last House of Representatives elected from congressional districts that were apportioned based on the 2000 census.

In the 2010 midterm elections, the Republican Party won the majority in the House of Representatives. While the Democrats kept their Senate majority, it was reduced from the previous Congress.

This was the first Congress in which the House and Senate were controlled by different parties since the 107th Congress (2001–2003). It was also the first Congress since the 36th Congress (1859–1861) in which the Republican Party held the House but not the Senate. In this Congress, the House of Representatives had the largest number of Republican members, 242, since the 80th Congress (1947–1949). This was the only Congress between the 79th (1945–1947) and the 117th (2021–2023) that did not include a member of the Kennedy family.

As of 2022, this is the most recent Congress in which Democrats held a Senate seat in Nebraska or a House seat in Arkansas, the last in which Republicans held both Senate seats in Maine, and the last in which Democrats did not hold all seats in Connecticut.

Major events

thumb|300px|President Obama delivered the [[2011 State of the Union Address on January 25, 2011]]

right|thumb|300px|After delivering the [[2012 State of the Union Address on January 24, 2012, President Obama embraces Representative Gabby Giffords, who had been shot the previous year.]]

January 6, 2011: On the second day of the 112th Congress, the House of Representatives read a modified version of the U.S. Constitution, a first.
January 8, 2011: 2011 Tucson shooting: Representative Gabby Giffords and nineteen other people were shot by a gunman in Tucson, Arizona. Six of them, including a federal judge and a congressional aide, died. Votes on the House floor were suspended for one week.
January 25, 2011: 2011 State of the Union Address
March 19, 2011: The United States initiated Operation Odyssey Dawn as part of the international military intervention in the Libyan Civil War. The intervention continued under the auspices of NATO as Operation Unified Protector until the end of military operations in October 2011.
May 2, 2011: Navy SEALs killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Operation Neptune Spear.
April 9, 2011: A last-minute deal between both parties averts a partial shutdown of the federal government.
August 2, 2011: The 2011 debt-ceiling crisis ends with the Budget Control Act of 2011.
December 18, 2011: The United States completed its withdrawal of troops from Iraq, formally ending the Iraq War.
January 24, 2012: 2012 State of the Union Address
June 28, 2012: In National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act's constitutionality but found the expansion of Medicaid unconstitutionally coercive on the states.
November 6, 2012: 2012 general elections, including:
2012 United States House of Representatives elections, in which Democrats gained eight seats, but not enough to retake the majority
2012 United States Senate elections, in which Democrats gained two seats in their majority
2012 United States presidential election, in which Barack Obama was re-elected to a second term
December 14, 2012: The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting leaves 28 dead, and prompts debate on gun control in the United States.
January 1, 2013: United States fiscal cliff avoided. (See American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012)

Potential government shutdown

A failure to pass a 2011 federal budget nearly led to a shutdown of non-essential government services on April 9, 2011, with the furlough of 800,000 government employees appearing imminent. President Obama met Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner in the days preceding the deadline but was unable to come to an agreement to pass a budget. A one-week budget was proposed to avoid a government shutdown and allow more time for negotiations; however, proposals from both parties could not be accommodated. Obama said he would veto a proposed Republican budget over Republican social spending cuts. This was also backed by Senate Democrats who objected to such cuts as that of Planned Parenthood. However, an agreement was reached between the two parties for a one-week budget to allow for more time to negotiate after Republicans dropped their stance on the Planned Parenthood issue. and others saying the lack of an unnecessary bureaucracy would not be noticed. There was also criticism that while senators and representatives would continue to get paid others such as the police and military personnel would either not be paid for their work or have their payments deferred.

Debt limit crisis

thumb|300px|Speaker Boehner meeting with President Obama at the White House during the [[United States debt-ceiling crisis of 2011|2011 debt ceiling crisis]]

On August 2, 2011, the United States public debt was projected to reach its statutory maximum. Without an increase in that limit the U.S. Treasury would be unable to borrow money to pay its bills. Although previous statutory increases have been routine, conservative members of the House refused to allow an increase without drastically reducing government spending. Over several weeks and months, negotiators from both parties, both houses, and the White House worked to forge a compromise. The compromise bill, the Budget Control Act of 2011, was enacted on August 2.

Major legislation

Enacted

April 15, 2011: 2011 United States federal budget (as Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011),
August 2, 2011: Budget Control Act of 2011,
September 16, 2011: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act,
October 21, 2011: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act,
October 21, 2011: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act,
October 21, 2011: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act,
December 20, 2011: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, Pub.L. 112-74
December 31, 2011: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012,
February 22, 2012: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012,
March 8, 2012: Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011,
April 4, 2012: Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 (STOCK Act),
April 5, 2012: Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act),
May 30, 2012: Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012, Pub.L. 112-122
July 6, 2012: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21 Act),
July 9, 2012: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA),
September 28, 2012: Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013,
November 27, 2012: Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012,
November 27, 2012: European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act, Pub.L. 112-200
December 14, 2012: Magnitsky Act,
January 2, 2013: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
January 2, 2013: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012,
January 10, 2013: Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2012 (Katie's Law), Pub.L. 111-253

Proposed

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American Jobs Act,
Cut, Cap and Balance Act,
Domestic Fuels Protection Act H.R. 4345
Federal Reserve Transparency Act, ,
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,
PROTECT IP Act,
Protect Life Act,
Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act,
Respect for Marriage Act, ,
Stop Online Piracy Act,

:See also: Active Legislation, 112th Congress, via senate.gov

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Party summary

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Senate

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! Democratic

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! style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| End of previous Congress

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| 42

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| colspan=6 |

! style="font-size:80%" | Begin

| rowspan=3 | 51

| rowspan=7 | 2

| 47

! 100

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! style="font-size:80%" | May 3, 2011

| 46

! 99

| 1

! style="font-size:80%" | May 9, 2011

| rowspan=3|47

! 100

| 0

! style="font-size:80%" | December 17, 2012

| | 50

! 99

| 1

! style="font-size:80%" | December 26, 2012

| rowspan=3 | 51

! 100

| 0

! style="font-size:80%" | January 1, 2013

| 46

! 99

| 1

! style="font-size:80%" | January 2, 2013

| 47

! 100

| 0

! Final voting share

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| colspan=6 |

! style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| Beginning of the next Congress

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House of Representatives

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! Republican

! style="font-size:80%" | End of previous Congress

| | 255

| 179

! 434

| 1

| colspan=6 |

! style="font-size:80%" | Begin

| rowspan=2 | 193

| | 242

! 435

| 0

! style="font-size:80%" | February 9, 2011

| rowspan=2 | 241

! 434

| 1

! style="font-size:80%" | February 28, 2011

| rowspan=2 | 192

! 433

| 2

! style="font-size:80%" | May 9, 2011

| rowspan=5 | 240

! 432

| 3

! style="font-size:80%" | May 24, 2011

| 193

! 433

| 2

! style="font-size:80%" | June 21, 2011

| 192

! 432

| 3

! style="font-size:80%" | July 12, 2011

| 193

! 433

| 2

! style="font-size:80%" | August 3, 2011

| rowspan=2|192

! 432

| 3

! style="font-size:80%" | September 13, 2011

| rowspan=6 | 242

! 434

| 1

! style="font-size:80%" | January 25, 2012

| 191

! 433

| 2

! style="font-size:80%" | January 31, 2012

| 192

! 434

| 1

! style="font-size:80%" | March 6, 2012

| 191

! 433

| 2

! style="font-size:80%" | March 20, 2012

| 190

! 432

| 3

! style="font-size:80%" | June 12, 2012

| rowspan=3|191

! 433

| 2

! style="font-size:80%" | July 7, 2012

| | 241

! 432

| 3

! style="font-size:80%" | July 31, 2012

| rowspan=2 | 240

! 431

| 4

! style="font-size:80%" | August 15, 2012

| 190

! 430

| 5

! style="font-size:80%" | November 13, 2012

| 192

| rowspan=4 | 241

! 433

| 2

! style="font-size:80%" | November 15, 2012

| 193

! 434

| 1

! style="font-size:80%" | November 21, 2012

| 192

! 433

| 2

! style="font-size:80%" | December 3, 2012

| rowspan=2 | 191

! 432

| 3

! style="font-size:80%" | January 2, 2013

| | 240

! 431

| 4

! Final voting share

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| 0

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! style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:80%;"| Beginning of next Congress

| 200

| | 233

! 433

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Leadership

Senate

President: Joe Biden (D)
President pro tempore: Daniel Inouye (D), until December 17, 2012
Patrick Leahy (D), from December 17, 2012

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Majority Leader and Caucus Chair: Harry Reid
Assistant Majority Leader (Majority Whip): Dick Durbin
Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman and Policy Committee Chairman: Chuck Schumer
Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman and Caucus Secretary: Patty Murray
Policy Committee Vice Chairman: Debbie Stabenow
Organization, Study, and Review Chairman: Mike Capuano

Members

For the first time in the history of Congress, over half its members were millionaires as of 2012; Democrats had a median net worth of $1.04 million, while the Republicans median was "almost exactly" $1.00 million. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 2012; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 2014; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 2016.

Senate

Alabama

: 2. Jeff Sessions (R)

: 3. Richard Shelby (R)

Alaska

: 2. Mark Begich (D)

: 3. Lisa Murkowski (R)

Arizona

: 1. Jon Kyl (R)

: 3. John McCain (R)

Arkansas

: 2. Mark Pryor (D)

: 3. John Boozman (R)

California

: 1. Dianne Feinstein (D)

: 3. Barbara Boxer (D)

Colorado

: 2. Mark Udall (D)

: 3. Michael Bennet (D)

Connecticut

: 1. Joe Lieberman (ID)

: 3. Richard Blumenthal (D)

Delaware

: 1. Tom Carper (D)

: 2. Chris Coons (D)

Florida

: 1. Bill Nelson (D)

: 3. Marco Rubio (R)

Georgia

: 2. Saxby Chambliss (R)

: 3. Johnny Isakson (R)

Hawaii

: 1. Daniel Akaka (D)

: 3. Daniel Inouye (D), until December 17, 2012

:: Brian Schatz (D), from December 26, 2012

Idaho

: 2. Jim Risch (R)

: 3. Mike Crapo (R)

Illinois

: 2. Dick Durbin (D)

: 3. Mark Kirk (R)

Indiana

: 1. Richard Lugar (R)

: 3. Dan Coats (R)

Iowa

: 2. Tom Harkin (D)

: 3. Chuck Grassley (R)

Kansas

: 2. Pat Roberts (R)

: 3. Jerry Moran (R)

Kentucky

: 2. Mitch McConnell (R)

: 3. Rand Paul (R)

Louisiana

: 2. Mary Landrieu (D)

: 3. David Vitter (R)

Maine

: 1. Olympia Snowe (R)

: 2. Susan Collins (R)

Maryland

: 1. Ben Cardin (D)

: 3. Barbara Mikulski (D)

Massachusetts

: 1. Scott Brown (R)

: 2. John Kerry (D)

Michigan

: 1. Debbie Stabenow (D)

: 2. Carl Levin (D)

Minnesota

: 1. Amy Klobuchar (DFL)

: 2. Al Franken (DFL)

Mississippi

: 1. Roger Wicker (R)

: 2. Thad Cochran (R)

Missouri

: 1. Claire McCaskill (D)

: 3. Roy Blunt (R)

Montana

: 1. Jon Tester (D)

: 2. Max Baucus (D)

Nebraska

: 1. Ben Nelson (D)

: 2. Mike Johanns (R)

Nevada

: 1. John Ensign (R), until May 3, 2011

:: Dean Heller (R), from May 9, 2011

: 3. Harry Reid (D)

New Hampshire

: 2. Jeanne Shaheen (D)

: 3. Kelly Ayotte (R)

New Jersey

: 1. Bob Menendez (D)

: 2. Frank Lautenberg (D)

New Mexico

: 1. Jeff Bingaman (D)

: 2. Tom Udall (D)

New York

: 1. Kirsten Gillibrand (D)

: 3. Charles Schumer (D)

North Carolina

: 2. Kay Hagan (D)

: 3. Richard Burr (R)

North Dakota

: 1. Kent Conrad (D-NPL)

: 3. John Hoeven (R)

Ohio

: 1. Sherrod Brown (D)

: 3. Rob Portman (R)

Oklahoma

: 2. Jim Inhofe (R)

: 3. Tom Coburn (R)

Oregon

: 2. Jeff Merkley (D)

: 3. Ron Wyden (D)

Pennsylvania

: 1. Bob Casey Jr. (D)

: 3. Pat Toomey (R)

Rhode Island

: 1. Sheldon Whitehouse (D)

: 2. Jack Reed (D)

South Carolina

: 2. Lindsey Graham (R)

: 3. Jim DeMint (R), until January 2, 2013

:: Tim Scott (R), from January 2, 2013

South Dakota

: 2. Tim Johnson (D)

: 3. John Thune (R)

Tennessee

: 1. Bob Corker (R)

: 2. Lamar Alexander (R)

Texas

: 1. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)

: 2. John Cornyn (R)

Utah

: 1. Orrin Hatch (R)

: 3. Mike Lee (R)

Vermont

: 1. Bernie Sanders (I)

: 3. Patrick Leahy (D)

Virginia

: 1. Jim Webb (D)

: 2. Mark Warner (D)

Washington

: 1. Maria Cantwell (D)

: 3. Patty Murray (D)

West Virginia

: 1. Joe Manchin (D)

: 2. Jay Rockefeller (D)

Wisconsin

: 1. Herb Kohl (D)

: 3. Ron Johnson (R)

Wyoming

: 1. John Barrasso (R)

: 2. Mike Enzi (R)

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House of Representatives

Alabama

: . Jo Bonner (R)

: . Martha Roby (R)

: . Mike Rogers (R)

: . Robert Aderholt (R)

: . Mo Brooks (R)

: . Spencer Bachus (R)

: . Terri Sewell (D)

Alaska

: . Don Young (R)

Arizona

: . Paul Gosar (R)

: . Trent Franks (R)

: . Ben Quayle (R)

: . Ed Pastor (D)

: . David Schweikert (R)

: . Jeff Flake (R)

: . Raúl Grijalva (D)

: . Gabby Giffords (D), until January 25, 2012

:: Ron Barber (D), from June 12, 2012

Arkansas

: . Rick Crawford (R)

: . Tim Griffin (R)

: . Steve Womack (R)

: . Mike Ross (D)

California

: . Mike Thompson (D)

: . Wally Herger (R)

: . Dan Lungren (R)

: . Tom McClintock (R)

: . Doris Matsui (D)

: . Lynn Woolsey (D)

: . George Miller (D)

: . Nancy Pelosi (D)

: . Barbara Lee (D)

: . John Garamendi (D)

: . Jerry McNerney (D)

: . Jackie Speier (D)

: . Pete Stark (D)

: . Anna Eshoo (D)

: . Mike Honda (D)

: . Zoe Lofgren (D)

: . Sam Farr (D)

: . Dennis Cardoza (D), until August 15, 2012

:: Vacant from August 15, 2012

: . Jeff Denham (R)

: . Jim Costa (D)

: . Devin Nunes (R)

: . Kevin McCarthy (R)

: . Lois Capps (D)

: . Elton Gallegly (R)

: . Howard McKeon (R)

: . David Dreier (R)

: . Brad Sherman (D)

: . Howard Berman (D)

: . Adam Schiff (D)

: . Henry Waxman (D)

: . Xavier Becerra (D)

: . Judy Chu (D)

: . Karen Bass (D)

: . Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)

: . Maxine Waters (D)

: . Jane Harman (D), until February 28, 2011

:: Janice Hahn (D), from July 12, 2011

: . Laura Richardson (D)

: . Grace Napolitano (D)

: . Linda Sanchez (D)

: . Ed Royce (R)

: . Jerry Lewis (R)

: . Gary Miller (R)

: . Joe Baca (D)

: . Ken Calvert (R)

: . Mary Bono Mack (R)

: . Dana Rohrabacher (R)

: . Loretta Sanchez (D)

: . John Campbell (R)

: . Darrell Issa (R)

: . Brian Bilbray (R)

: . Bob Filner (D), until December 3, 2012

:: Vacant from December 3, 2012

: . Duncan D. Hunter (R)

: . Susan Davis (D)

Colorado

: . Diana DeGette (D)

: . Jared Polis (D)

: . Scott Tipton (R)

: . Cory Gardner (R)

: . Doug Lamborn (R)

: . Mike Coffman (R)

: . Ed Perlmutter (D)

Connecticut

: . John Larson (D)

: . Joe Courtney (D)

: . Rosa DeLauro (D)

: . Jim Himes (D)

: . Chris Murphy (D)

Delaware

: . John Carney (D)

Florida

: . Jeff Miller (R)

: . Steve Southerland (R)

: . Corrine Brown (D)

: . Ander Crenshaw (R)

: . Rich Nugent (R)

: . Cliff Stearns (R)

: . John Mica (R)

: . Daniel Webster (R)

: . Gus Bilirakis (R)

: . Bill Young (R)

: . Kathy Castor (D)

: . Dennis Ross (R)

: . Vern Buchanan (R)

: . Connie Mack (R)

: . Bill Posey (R)

: . Tom Rooney (R)

: . Frederica Wilson (D)

: . Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)

: . Ted Deutch (D)

: . Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

: . Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

: . Allen West (R)

: . Alcee Hastings (D)

: . Sandy Adams (R)

: . David Rivera (R)

Georgia

: . Jack Kingston (R)

: . Sanford Bishop (D)

: . Lynn Westmoreland (R)

: . Hank Johnson (D)

: . John Lewis (D)

: . Tom Price (R)

: . Rob Woodall (R)

: . Austin Scott (R)

: . Tom Graves (R)

: . Paul Broun (R)

: . Phil Gingrey (R)

: . John Barrow (D)

: . David Scott (D)

Hawaii

: . Colleen Hanabusa (D)

: . Mazie Hirono (D)

Idaho

: . Raul Labrador (R)

: . Mike Simpson (R)

Illinois

: . Bobby Rush (D)

: . Jesse Jackson Jr. (D), until November 21, 2012.

:: Vacant from November 21, 2012

: . Dan Lipinski (D)

: . Luis Gutierrez (D)

: . Mike Quigley (D)

: . Peter Roskam (R)

: . Danny Davis (D)

: . Joe Walsh (R)

: . Jan Schakowsky (D)

: . Bob Dold (R)

: . Adam Kinzinger (R)

: . Jerry Costello (D)

: . Judy Biggert (R)

: . Randy Hultgren (R)

: . Tim Johnson (R)

: . Don Manzullo (R)

: . Bobby Schilling (R)

: . Aaron Schock (R)

: . John Shimkus (R)

Indiana

: . Pete Visclosky (D)

: . Joe Donnelly (D)

: . Marlin Stutzman (R)

: . Todd Rokita (R)

: . Dan Burton (R)

: . Mike Pence (R)

: . André Carson (D)

: . Larry Bucshon (R)

: . Todd Young (R)

Iowa

: . Bruce Braley (D)

: . David Loebsack (D)

: . Leonard Boswell (D)

: . Tom Latham (R)

: . Steve King (R)

Kansas

: . Tim Huelskamp (R)

: . Lynn Jenkins (R)

: . Kevin Yoder (R)

: . Mike Pompeo (R)

Kentucky

: . Ed Whitfield (R)

: . Brett Guthrie (R)

: . John Yarmuth (D)

: . Geoff Davis (R), until July 31, 2012

:: Thomas Massie (R), from November 13, 2012

: . Hal Rogers (R)

: . Ben Chandler (D)

Louisiana

: . Steve Scalise (R)

: . Cedric Richmond (D)

: . Jeff Landry (R)

: . John Fleming (R)

: . Rodney Alexander (R)

: . Bill Cassidy (R)

: . Charles Boustany (R)

Maine

: . Chellie Pingree (D)

: . Mike Michaud (D)

Maryland

: . Andrew Harris (R)

: . Dutch Ruppersberger (D)

: . John Sarbanes (D)

: . Donna Edwards (D)

: . Steny Hoyer (D)

: . Roscoe Bartlett (R)

: . Elijah Cummings (D)

: . Chris Van Hollen (D)

Massachusetts

: . John Olver (D)

: . Richard Neal (D)

: . Jim McGovern (D)

: . Barney Frank (D)

: . Niki Tsongas (D)

: . John Tierney (D)

: . Ed Markey (D)

: . Mike Capuano (D)

: . Stephen Lynch (D)

: . William Keating (D)

Michigan

: . Dan Benishek (R)

: . Bill Huizenga (R)

: . Justin Amash (R)

: . Dave Camp (R)

: . Dale Kildee (D)

: . Fred Upton (R)

: . Tim Walberg (R)

: . Mike Rogers (R)

: . Gary Peters (D)

: . Candice Miller (R)

: . Thaddeus McCotter (R) until July 6, 2012

:: David Curson (D) from November 13, 2012

: . Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)

: . Rush Holt Jr. (D)

: . Albio Sires (D)

New Mexico

: . Martin Heinrich (D)

: . Steve Pearce (R)

: . Ben Lujan (D)

New York

: . Tim Bishop (D)

: . Steve Israel (D)

: . Peter King (R)

: . Carolyn McCarthy (D)

: . Gary Ackerman (D)

: . Gregory Meeks (D)

: . Joseph Crowley (D)

: . Jerrold Nadler (D)

: . Anthony Weiner (D), until June 21, 2011

:: Bob Turner (R), from September 13, 2011

: . Edolphus Towns (D)

: . Yvette Clarke (D)

: . Nydia Velazquez (D)

: . Michael Grimm (R)

: . Carolyn Maloney (D)

: . Charles Rangel (D)

: . José E. Serrano (D)

: . Eliot Engel (D)

: . Nita Lowey (D)

: . Nan Hayworth (R)

: . Chris Gibson (R)

: . Paul Tonko (D)

: . Maurice Hinchey (D)

: . Bill Owens (D)

: . Richard Hanna (R)

: . Ann Marie Buerkle (R)

: . Chris Lee (R), until February 9, 2011

:: Kathy Hochul (D), from May 24, 2011

: . Brian Higgins (D)

: . Louise Slaughter (D)

: . Tom Reed (R)

North Carolina

: . G. K. Butterfield (D)

: . Renee Ellmers (R)

: . Walter B. Jones Jr. (R)

: . David Price (D)

: . Virginia Foxx (R)

: . Howard Coble (R)

: . Mike McIntyre (D)

: . Larry Kissell (D)

: . Sue Myrick (R)

: . Patrick McHenry (R)

: . Heath Shuler (D)

: . Mel Watt (D)

: . Brad Miller (D)

North Dakota

: . Rick Berg (R)

Ohio

: . Steve Chabot (R)

: . Jean Schmidt (R)

: . Mike Turner (R)

: . Jim Jordan (R)

: . Bob Latta (R)

: . Bill Johnson (R)

: . Steve Austria (R)

: . John Boehner (R)

: . Marcy Kaptur (D)

: . Dennis Kucinich (D)

: . Marcia Fudge (D)

: . Pat Tiberi (R)

: . Betty Sutton (D)

: . Steve LaTourette (R)

: . Steve Stivers (R)

: . Jim Renacci (R)

: . Tim Ryan (D)

: . Bob Gibbs (R)

Oklahoma

: . John Sullivan (R)

: . Dan Boren (D)

: . Frank Lucas (R)

: . Tom Cole (R)

: . James Lankford (R)

Oregon

: . David Wu (D), until August 3, 2011

:: Suzanne Bonamici (D), from January 31, 2012

: . Greg Walden (R)

: . Earl Blumenauer (D)

: . Peter DeFazio (D)

: . Kurt Schrader (D)

Pennsylvania

: . Bob Brady (D)

: . Chaka Fattah (D)

: . Mike Kelly (R)

: . Jason Altmire (D)

: . Glenn Thompson (R)

: . Jim Gerlach (R)

: . Pat Meehan (R)

: . Mike Fitzpatrick (R)

: . Bill Shuster (R)

: . Tom Marino (R)

: . Lou Barletta (R)

: . Mark Critz (D)

: . Allyson Schwartz (D)

: . Michael Doyle (D)

: . Charlie Dent (R)

: . Joseph Pitts (R)

: . Tim Holden (D)

: . Timothy Murphy (R)

: . Todd Platts (R)

Rhode Island

: . David Cicilline (D)

: . James Langevin (D)

South Carolina

: . Tim Scott (R), until January 2, 2013

:: Vacant from January 2, 2013

: . Joe Wilson (R)

: . Jeff Duncan (R)

: . Trey Gowdy (R)

: . Mick Mulvaney (R)

: . Jim Clyburn (D)

South Dakota

: . Kristi Noem (R)

Tennessee

: . Phil Roe (R)

: . Jimmy Duncan (R)

: . Chuck Fleischmann (R)

: . Scott DesJarlais (R)

: . Jim Cooper (D)

: . Diane Black (R)

: . Marsha Blackburn (R)

: . Stephen Fincher (R)

: . Steve Cohen (D)

Texas

: . Louie Gohmert (R)

: . Ted Poe (R)

: . Sam Johnson (R)

: . Ralph Hall (R)

: . Jeb Hensarling (R)

: . Joe Barton (R)

: . John Culberson (R)

: . Kevin Brady (R)

: . Al Green (D)

: . Michael McCaul (R)

: . Mike Conaway (R)

: . Kay Granger (R)

: . Mac Thornberry (R)

: . Ron Paul (R)

: . Ruben Hinojosa (D)

: . Silvestre Reyes (D)

: . Bill Flores (R)

: . Sheila Jackson Lee (D)

: . Randy Neugebauer (R)

: . Charlie Gonzalez (D)

: . Lamar Smith (R)

: . Pete Olson (R)

: . Quico Canseco (R)

: . Kenny Marchant (R)

: . Lloyd Doggett (D)

: . Michael Burgess (R)

: . Blake Farenthold (R)

: . Henry Cuellar (D)

: . Gene Green (D)

: . Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)

: . John Carter (R)

: . Pete Sessions (R)

Utah

: . Rob Bishop (R)

: . Jim Matheson (D)

: . Jason Chaffetz (R)

Vermont

: . Peter Welch (D)

Virginia

: . Rob Wittman (R)

: . Scott Rigell (R)

: . Bobby Scott (D)

: . Randy Forbes (R)

: . Robert Hurt (R)

: . Bob Goodlatte (R)

: . Eric Cantor (R)

: . Jim Moran (D)

: . Morgan Griffith (R)

: . Frank Wolf (R)

: . Gerry Connolly (D)

Washington

: . Jay Inslee (D), until March 20, 2012

:: Suzan DelBene (D), from November 13, 2012

: . Donna Christian-Christensen (D)

thumb|300px|Percentage of members from each party by state, ranging from dark blue (most Democratic) to dark red (most Republican).

thumb|300px|Members' party membership by district.

thumb|300px|Freshman class of the House of Representatives, January 2011

Changes in membership

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| Nevada (1)

| nowrap | John Ensign (R)

| Resigned May 3, 2011, due to an Ethics Committee investigation. Successor appointed April 27, 2011 and later elected for a full six-year term.

| nowrap | Dean Heller (R)

| May 9, 2011

| Hawaii (3)

| nowrap | Daniel Inouye (D)

| Died December 17, 2012 Successor appointed December 26, 2012, to serve until a special election was held to finish the term ending January 3, 2017.

| nowrap | Brian Schatz (D)

| December 27, 2012

| South Carolina (3)

| nowrap | Jim DeMint (R)

| Resigned January 1, 2013, to run The Heritage Foundation Successor appointed January 2, 2013, to serve until a special election was held to finish the term ending January 3, 2017.

| nowrap | Tim Scott (R)

| January 2, 2013

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| nowrap | Christopher Lee (R)

| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 9, 2011, due to a personal scandal. A special election was held May 24, 2011.

| nowrap | Kathy Hochul (D)

| June 1, 2011

| nowrap | Jane Harman (D)

| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned February 28, 2011, to become the head of the Woodrow Wilson Center. A special election was held July 12, 2011.

| nowrap | Janice Hahn (D)

| July 19, 2011

| nowrap | Dean Heller (R)

| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned May 9, 2011, when appointed to the Senate.

| nowrap | Mark Amodei (R)

| September 15, 2011

| nowrap | Anthony Weiner (D)

| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned June 21, 2011, due to a personal scandal. A special election was held September 13, 2011.

| nowrap | Bob Turner (R)

| September 15, 2011

| nowrap | David Wu (D)

| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned August 3, 2011, due to a personal scandal. A special election was held January 31, 2012.

| | Suzanne Bonamici (D)

| February 7, 2012

| nowrap | Gabby Giffords (D)

| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 25, 2012, to focus on recovery from 2011 Tucson shooting. A special election was held June 12, 2012.

| | Ron Barber (D)

| June 19, 2012

| nowrap | Donald M. Payne (D)

| style="font-size:80%" | Died March 6, 2012. A special election was held November 6, 2012.

| | Donald Payne Jr. (D)

| November 15, 2012 A special election was held November 6, 2012.

| | Suzan DelBene (D)

| November 13, 2012 A special election was held November 6, 2012.

| | David Curson (D)

| November 13, 2012 A special election was held November 6, 2012.

| | Thomas Massie (R)

| November 13, 2012

| colspan=2 rowspan=4| Vacant until the next Congress

| nowrap | Jesse Jackson Jr. (D)

| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned November 21, 2012, due to a personal scandal.

| nowrap | Bob Filner (D)

| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned December 3, 2012, to become mayor of San Diego.

| nowrap | Tim Scott (R)

| style="font-size:80%" | Resigned January 2, 2013, when appointed to the United States Senate.

Secretary for the Minority: David J. Schiappa

House of Representatives

Chaplain: Daniel Coughlin (Roman Catholic), until April 14, 2011
Patrick J. Conroy (Roman Catholic), from May 25, 2011
Chief Administrative Officer: Daniel J. Strodel
Parliamentarian: John V. Sullivan, until 2012
Thomas Wickham Jr., from 2012
Reading Clerks: Susan Cole (R) and Joseph Novotny (D)
Sergeant at Arms: Wilson Livingood, until January 17, 2012
Inspector General: Theresa M. Grafenstine

Notes

References

External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
112th Congress Congress.gov at the Library of Congress
Member Information, via U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics and Lists, via U.S. Senate
Congressional Directory: Main Page, Government Printing Office Online. Detailed listings of many aspects of current & previous memberships and sessions of Congress.
Collected coverage on C-SPAN