119th United States Congress

119th United States Congress
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Congress	119th
Start	January 3, 2025
End	January 3, 2027
Before	118th United States Congress
After	120th United States Congress
Session1	January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
Pro tem	Patty Murray
Majority	Democratic
Minority	Republican
H-majority	Republican
H-minority	Democratic
Members	100 senators, 435 representatives, 6 non-voting delegates
Sessionnumber1	1st
Sessionstart1	January 3, 2025
Sessionend1	January 3, 2027

Contents

Membership
Leadership
Major legislation
Committees
Major events
See also

119th United States Congress convened in Washington, D.C. on January 3, 2025, following the 2024 United States elections. It is the first Congress to meet after the 2024 United States presidential election, with the Democratic Party maintaining control of the United States Senate and the Republican Party holding a majority in the United States House of Representatives. Key early sessions were dominated by debates over government funding, the 2025 State of the Union Address, and the certification of the Electoral College results.

Membership

The United States Senate consists of 51 Democratic senators, 49 Republican senators, and two independents who caucus with the Democrats, including Kyrsten Sinema. Notable new senators include Kari Lake from Arizona and Elise Stefanik from New York. In the United States House of Representatives, Republicans hold a narrow majority, with significant freshman classes from states like Florida and Texas. The delegation includes six non-voting members from Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and other United States territories.

Leadership

In the Senate, Chuck Schumer serves as Majority Leader, with Mitch McConnell as Minority Leader. Patty Murray continues as President pro tempore. The House is led by Speaker Mike Johnson, with Hakeem Jeffries as Minority Leader. Key committee chairs include Ron Wyden of the Senate Finance Committee and Jason Smith of the House Ways and Means Committee.

Major legislation

Significant enacted legislation includes the **National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026**, which sets policy for the Department of Defense and authorizes aid to Ukraine. The **2025 Budget Reconciliation Act** addressed healthcare subsidies under the Affordable Care Act and climate provisions. A bipartisan **Infrastructure Investment Act** funded improvements to the Interstate Highway System and Amtrak. The **CHIPS and Science Act** was amended to further bolster domestic semiconductor manufacturing in competition with China.

Committees

Key standing committees include the Senate Appropriations Committee, chaired by Patty Murray, and the House Appropriations Committee, led by Tom Cole. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, under Ben Cardin, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Michael McCaul, handle international matters. Investigative select committees were formed to probe issues like UAP disclosures and TikTok data security.

Major events

Major events included the joint session for the counting of electoral votes on January 6, 2025, and the subsequent 2025 State of the Union Address delivered by President Joe Biden to a joint session. The Senate conducted confirmation hearings for several Cabinet nominees, including the new Secretary of Defense. The year featured a prolonged government funding debate, averting a shutdown in September 2025. The Congress also oversaw hearings by the January 6 Committee on its final report.