109th United States Congress

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The 109th United States Congress is the current meeting of the United States legislature, comprised of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. It meets from January 4 2005 to January 3 2007. Of the 435 current members of the House of Representatives, 430 were elected in the November 2004 House elections, 3 were elected during the Congress and there are 2 vacancies. Of the 100 current Senators, 33 Senators were elected in 2000, 33 Senators were elected in 2002, 33 Senators were elected in the November 2004 Senate elections, and 1 senator was appointed in January 2006.

Contents 1 Dates of sessions 2 Legislation 2.1 Major legislation passed 2.2 Other legislation 3 Party summary 3.1 Senate 3.2 House of Representatives 4 Leadership 4.1 Senate 4.1.1 Majority ( 4.1.2 Minority ( 4.1.3 Republican Caucus 4.1.4 Democratic Caucus 4.2 House of Representatives 4.2.1 Majority Leadership 4.2.2 Republican Caucus 4.2.3 Minority Leadership 4.2.4 Democratic Caucus 5 Members 5.3 Senate 5.4 House of Representatives 5.4.1  5.4.2  5.4.3  5.4.4  5.4.5  5.4.6  5.4.7  5.4.8  5.4.9 Florida 5.4.10  5.4.11  5.4.12  5.4.13  5.4.14  5.4.15  5.4.16  5.4.17  5.4.18  5.4.19  5.4.20  5.4.21  5.4.22  5.4.23  5.4.24  5.4.25  5.4.26  5.4.27  5.4.28  5.4.29  5.4.30  5.4.31  5.4.32  5.4.33  5.4.34  5.4.35  5.4.36  5.4.37  5.4.38  5.4.39  5.4.40  5.4.41  5.4.42  5.4.43  5.4.44  5.4.45  5.4.46  5.4.47  5.4.48  5.4.49  5.4.50  5.4.51  5.4.52  5.4.53  5.4.54  5.4.55  6 Changes in Membership 6.5 Senate 6.6 House of Representatives 7 Employees 7.1 Senate 7.2 House of Representatives 8 External links

Dates of sessions

First Session: January 4 - December 22 2005

Second Session:

• January 3, 2006: Second Session commenced at noon.
• October 6, 2006: Target date for adjournment.
• January 3, 2007: The 109th Congress will end.

Legislation

Major legislation passed

• February 17, 2005 - Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, Pub.L. .109 109-2]}}}}, 118 Stat. 4
• March 21, 2005 - Theresa Marie Schiavo's law, Pub.L. .109 109-3]}}}}, 119 Stat. 15
• April 20, 2005 - Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, Pub.L. .109 109-8]}}}}, 119 Stat. 23, #redirect
• April 27 2005 - Family Entertainment and Copyright Act, Pub.L. .109 109-9]}}}}, 119 Stat. 218, #redirect
• July 28, 2005 - Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (CAFTA Implementation Act), Pub.L. .109 109-53]}}}}, 119 Stat. 462, #redirect
• July 29, 2005 - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub.L. .109 109-58]}}}}, 119 Stat. 594, #redirect
• August 10, 2005 - , Pub.L. .109 109-59]}}}}, 119 Stat. 1144
• October 26, 2005 - Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, Pub.L. .109 109-92]}}}}, 119 Stat. 2095
• December 1, 2005 - Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005, Pub.L. .109 109-118]}}}}, 119 Stat. 2527
• December 22, 2005 - Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005, Pub.L. .109 109-145]}}}}, 119 Stat. 2664
• May 17 2006 - Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, Pub.L. .109 109-222]}}}}, 120 Stat. 345
• May 29 2006 - Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act, Pub.L. .109 109-228]}}}}, 120 Stat. 387

Other legislation

• H.R. 3 Federal Public Transportation Act of 2005
• H.R. 5 HEALTH Act of 2005
• H.R. 8 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005
• H.R. 11 Medicare Rural Home Health Services Improvement Act of 2005
• H.R. 12 Amendment to the Education Land Grant Act
• H.R. 13 CLEAN-UP of Methamphetamines Act
• H.R. 15 National Health Insurance Act of 2005
• H.R. 554 Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act
• H.R. 1505 Jessica Lunsford Act
• H.R. 3334 Cures Can Be Found Act of 2005
• H.R. 3645 Katrina Relief Appropriations bill
• H.R. 3646 Gas Price Relief and Oil Conservation Act of 2005
• H.R. 4379 We the People Act
• H.R. 4569 Digital Transition Content Security Act
• S. 147 Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2005 (Akaka Bill)
• S. 520 Constitution Restoration Act
• S. 677 Workplace Religious Freedom Act
• S. 2126 Family Entertainment Protection Act
• S.AMDT.1977 to H.R. 2863. McCain Detainee Amendment

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

• President of the Senate (Vice President of the United States): Dick Cheney (R) — Wyoming
• President Pro Tempore: Ted Stevens (R) — Alaska

Majority (

• Senate Majority Leader: Bill Frist — Tennessee
• Senate Majority Whip: Mitch McConnell — Kentucky

Minority (

• Senate Minority Leader: Harry Reid — Nevada
• Senate Minority Whip: Richard Durbin — Illinois

Republican Caucus

• Republican Conference Chairman: Rick Santorum — Pennsylvania
• Republican Policy Committee Chairman: Jon Kyl — Arizona
• Republican Conference Secretary: Kay Bailey Hutchison — Texas
• Republican Campaign Committee Chair: Elizabeth H. Dole — North Carolina

Democratic Caucus

• Democratic Conference Chairman: Harry Reid — Nevada
• Democratic Policy Committee Chairman: Byron Dorgan — North Dakota
• Democratic Conference Secretary: Debbie Stabenow — Michigan
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Charles Schumer — New York

House of Representatives

• Speaker of the House: Dennis Hastert, Illinois 14th

Majority Leadership

• House Majority Leader:
• * Tom DeLay, , until September 28, 2005
• * Roy Blunt, , September 28, 2005 – February 2, 2006 (Interim)
• * John Boehner, , February 2, 2006 – present
• House Majority Whip: Roy Blunt,
• Senior Chief Deputy Whip: Eric Cantor,
• Majority Deputy Whip Team:
• * Kevin Brady,
• * Dave Camp,
• * Nathan Deal,
• * Paul Gillmor,
• * Sue Myrick,
• * Bob Ney,
• * Todd Tiahrt,
• * Greg Walden,
• * Jerry Weller,
• * John T. Doolittle,
• * George Radanovich,
• Assistant Deputy Whip Team:
• * Doc Hastings,
• * David Hobson,
• * Sue W. Kelly,
• * Mark Green,
• * Devin Nunes,
• * Gary G. Miller,
• * Kay Granger,

Republican Caucus

• Republican Conference Chair: Deborah Pryce,
• Republican Conference Vice-Chair: Jack Kingston,
• Republican Conference Secretary: John T. Doolittle,
• Republican Policy Committee Chairman:
• * John Shadegg, , until February 2, 2006
• * Adam Putnam, , February 2, 2006 – present
• Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Tom Reynolds,

Minority Leadership

• House Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi, California 8th
• House Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer, Maryland 5th
• Senior Chief Deputy Whip: John Lewis, Georgia 5th
• Minority Deputy Whip Team:
• * Diana DeGette, Colorado 1st
• * John Tanner, Tennessee 8th
• * Joseph Crowley, New York 7th
• * Ron Kind, Wisconsin 3rd
• * Jan Schakowsky, Illinois 9th
• * Ed Pastor, Arizona 4th
• * Maxine Waters, California 35th

Democratic Caucus

• Democratic Caucus Chairman: Jim Clyburn, South Carolina 6th
• Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman: John Larson, Connecticut 6th
• Assistant to the House Minority Leader: John Spratt, South Carolina 5th
• Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Rahm Emanuel, Illinois 5th
• Democratic Steering Committee Co-Chair: Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut 3rd
• Democratic Steering Committee Co-Chair: George Miller, California 7th

Map showing Senators' party membership in the 109th Congress. States in red are represented by two Republicans and in blue by two Democrats (except Vermont, which has a Democrat and an Independent). Purple states are represented by one senator from each party.

Members

Senate

Senator		Party	State ↑	Class	First took office	Current term expires |- |bgcolor=|	Richard Shelby	Republican	Alabama	3	1987	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Jeff Sessions	Republican	2	1997	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Ted Stevens	Republican	Alaska	2	1969	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Lisa Murkowski	Republican	3	2003	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	John McCain	Republican	Arizona	3	1987	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Jon Kyl	Republican	1	1995	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Blanche Lincoln	Democrat	Arkansas	3	1999	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Mark Pryor	Democrat	2	2003	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Dianne Feinstein	Democrat	California	1	1993	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Barbara Boxer	Democrat	3	1993	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Wayne Allard	Republican	Colorado	2	1997	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Ken Salazar	Democrat	3	2005	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Christopher Dodd	Democrat	Connecticut	3	1981	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Joseph Lieberman	Democrat	1	1989	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Joe Biden	Democrat	Delaware	2	1973	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Thomas Carper	Democrat	1	2001	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Bill Nelson	Democrat	Florida	1	2001	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Mel Martinez	Republican	3	2005	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Saxby Chambliss	Republican	Georgia	2	2003	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Johnny Isakson	Republican	3	2005	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Daniel Inouye	Democrat	Hawaii	3	1963	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Daniel Akaka	Democrat	1	1991	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Larry Craig	Republican	Idaho	2	1991	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Mike Crapo	Republican	3	1999	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Richard Durbin	Democrat	Illinois	2	1997	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Barack Obama	Democrat	3	2005	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Richard Lugar	Republican	Indiana	1	1977	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Evan Bayh	Democrat	3	1999	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Chuck Grassley	Republican	Iowa	3	1981	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Tom Harkin	Democrat	2	1985	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Sam Brownback	Republican	Kansas	2	1997	2011 (retiring) |- |bgcolor=|	Pat Roberts	Republican	2	1997	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Mitch McConnell	Republican	Kentucky	2	1985	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Jim Bunning	Republican	3	1999	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Mary Landrieu	Democrat	Louisiana	2	1997	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	David Vitter	Republican	3	2005	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Olympia Snowe	Republican	Maine	1	1995	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Susan Collins	Republican	2	1997	2009 (retiring) |- |bgcolor=|	Paul Sarbanes	Democrat	Maryland	2	1977	2007 (retiring) |- |bgcolor=|	Barbara Mikulski	Democrat	3	1987	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Edward Kennedy	Democrat	Massachusetts	1	1962	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	John Kerry	Democrat	2	1985	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Carl Levin	Democrat	Michigan	2	1979	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Debbie Stabenow	Democrat	1	2001	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Mark Dayton	Democrat	Minnesota	1	2001	2007 (retiring) |- |bgcolor=|	Norm Coleman	Republican	2	2003	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Thad Cochran	Republican	Mississippi	2	1979	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Trent Lott	Republican	1	1989	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Kit Bond	Republican	Missouri	3	1987	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	James Talent	Republican	1	2003	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Max Baucus	Democrat	Montana	2	1979	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Conrad Burns	Republican	1	1989	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Chuck Hagel	Republican	Nebraska	2	1997	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Ben Nelson	Democrat	1	2001	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Harry Reid	Democrat	Nevada	3	1987	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	John Ensign	Republican	1	2001	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Judd Gregg	Republican	New Hampshire	3	1993	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	John E. Sununu	Republican	2	2003	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Frank Lautenberg	Democrat	New Jersey	2	2003 (previously served 1983-2001)	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Jon Corzine	Democrat	1	2001-January 16, 2006, Resigned |- |bgcolor=|		Robert Menendez	Democrat	January 17, 2006	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Pete Domenici	Republican	New Mexico	2	1973	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Jeff Bingaman	Democrat	1	1983	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Charles Schumer	Democrat	New York	3	1999	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Hillary Clinton	Democrat	1	2001	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Elizabeth Dole	Republican	North Carolina	2	2003	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Richard Burr	Republican	3	2005	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Kent Conrad	Democrat	North Dakota	1	1987	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Byron Dorgan	Democrat	3	1993	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Mike DeWine	Republican	Ohio	1	1995	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	George Voinovich	Republican	3	1999	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	James Inhofe	Republican	Oklahoma	2	1995	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Tom Coburn	Republican	3	2005	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Ron Wyden	Democrat	Oregon	3	1997	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Gordon Smith	Republican	2	1997	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Arlen Specter	Republican	Pennsylvania	3	1981	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Rick Santorum	Republican	1	1995	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Jack Reed	Democrat	Rhode Island	2	1997	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Lincoln Chafee	Republican	1	1999	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Lindsey Graham	Republican	South Carolina	2	2003	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Jim DeMint	Republican	3	2005	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Tim Johnson	Democrat	South Dakota	2	1997	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	John Thune	Republican	3	2005	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Bill Frist	Republican	Tennessee	1	1995	2007 (retiring) |- |bgcolor=|	Lamar Alexander	Republican	2	2003	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Republican	Texas	1	1993	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	John Cornyn	Republican	2	2003	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Orrin Hatch	Republican	Utah	1	1977	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Robert Bennett	Republican	3	1993	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Patrick Leahy	Democrat	Vermont	3	1975	2011 |- |bgcolor=#999999|	James Jeffords	Independent	2	1989	2007 (retiring) |- |bgcolor=|	John Warner	Republican	Virginia	2	1979	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	George Allen	Republican	1	2001	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Patty Murray	Democrat	Washington	3	1993	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Maria Cantwell	Democrat	1	2001	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Robert Byrd	Democrat	West Virginia	1	1959	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Jay Rockefeller	Democrat	2	1985	2009 |- |bgcolor=|	Herbert Kohl	Democrat	Wisconsin	1	1989	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Russ Feingold	Democrat	3	1993	2011 |- |bgcolor=|	Craig Thomas	Republican	Wyoming	1	1995	2007 |- |bgcolor=|	Michael Enzi	Republican	2	1997	2009

House of Representatives

Percent of members for each party by state

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

• . Jo Bonner (R) of Mobile
• . Terry Everett (R) of Rehobeth
• . Mike D. Rogers (R) of Anniston
• . Robert Aderholt (R) of Haleyville
• . Robert Cramer (D) of Huntsville
• . Spencer Bachus (R) of Vestavia Hills
• . Artur Davis (D) of Birmingham

• . Don Young (R) of Fort Yukon

• . Rick Renzi (R) of Flagstaff
• . Trent Franks (R) of Glendale
• . John Shadegg (R) of Phoenix
• . Ed Pastor (D) of Phoenix
• . J.D. Hayworth (R) of Scottsdale
• . Jeff Flake (R) of Mesa
• . Raúl M. Grijalva (D) of Tucson
• . Jim Kolbe (R) of Tucson

• . Marion Berry (D) of Gillett
• . Vic Snyder (D) of Little Rock
• . John Boozman (R) of Rogers
• . Mike Ross (D) of Prescott

• . Mike Thompson (D) of St. Helena
• . Wally Herger (R) of Marysville
• . Dan Lungren (R) of Folsom
• . John Doolittle (R) of Rocklin
• . Doris Matsui (D) of Sacramento, installed March 10, 2005 ::Vacant, January 3, 2005 - March 9, 2005
• . Lynn Woolsey (D) of Petaluma
• . George Miller (D) of Martinez
• . Nancy Pelosi (D) of San Francisco
• . Barbara Lee (D) of Oakland
• . Ellen Tauscher (D) of Alamo
• . Richard Pombo (R) of Tracy
• . Tom Lantos (D) of San Mateo
• . Pete Stark (D) of Fremont
• . Anna Eshoo (D) of Atherton
• . Mike Honda (D) of San Jose
• . Zoe Lofgren (D) of San Jose
• . Sam Farr (D) of Carmel
• . Dennis Cardoza (D) of Atwater
• . George Radanovich (R) of Mariposa
• . Jim Costa (D) of Fresno
• . Devin Nunes (R) of Tulare
• . Bill Thomas (R) of Bakersfield
• . Lois Capps (D) of Santa Barbara
• . Elton Gallegly (R) of Simi Valley
• . Howard McKeon (R) of Santa Clarita
• . David Dreier (R) of San Dimas
• . Brad Sherman (D) of Sherman Oaks
• . Howard Berman (D) of North Hollywood
• . Adam Schiff (D) of Burbank
• . Henry Waxman (D) of Los Angeles
• . Xavier Becerra (D) of Los Angeles
• . Hilda Solis (D) of El Monte
• . Diane Watson (D) of Los Angeles
• . Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) of Los Angeles
• . Maxine Waters (D) of Los Angeles
• . Jane Harman (D) of Venice
• . Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) of Carson
• . Grace Napolitano (D) of Norwalk
• . Linda Sánchez (D) of Lakewood
• . Edward R. Royce (R) of Fullerton
• . Jerry Lewis (R) of Redlands
• . Gary Miller (R) of Diamond Bar
• . Joe Baca (D) of Rialto
• . Ken Calvert (R) of Corona
• . Mary Bono (R) of Palm Springs
• . Dana Rohrabacher (R) of Huntington Beach
• . Loretta Sanchez (D) of Anaheim
• . John Campbell (R) of Irvine, installed December 7, 2005

:Vacant, August 3, 2005 - December 6, 2005

:Chris Cox (R) of Newport Beach, resigned August 2, 2005

. Darrell Issa (R) of Vista

. Brian Bilbray (R) of Carlsbad, installed June 13, 2006

:Vacant, November 29, 2005 - June 12, 2006

:Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R) of Del Mar, resigned December 1, 2005

. Bob Filner (D) of San Diego

. Duncan Hunter (R) of Alpine

. Susan Davis (D) of San Diego

• . Diana DeGette (D) of Denver
• . Mark Udall (D) of Eldorado Springs
• . John Salazar (D) of Manassa
• . Marilyn Musgrave (R) of Fort Morgan
• . Joel Hefley (R) of Colorado Springs
• . Thomas G. Tancredo (R) of Littleton
• . Bob Beauprez (R) of Arvada

• . John Larson (D) of East Hartford
• . Rob Simmons (R) of Mystic
• . Rosa DeLauro (D) of New Haven
• . Christopher Shays (R) of Bridgeport
• . Nancy Johnson (R) of New Britain

• . Michael N. Castle (R) of Wilmington

Florida

• . Jeff Miller (R) of Chumuckla
• . Allen Boyd (D) of Monticello
• . Corrine Brown (D) of Jacksonville
• . Ander Crenshaw (R) of Jacksonville
• . Ginny Brown-Waite (R) of Crystal River
• . Cliff Stearns (R) of Ocala
• . John Mica (R) of Winter Park
• . Ric Keller (R) of Orlando
• . Michael Bilirakis (R) of Tarpon Springs
• . Bill Young (R) of Indian Shores
• . Jim Davis (D) of Tampa
• . Adam Putnam (R) of Bartow
• . Katherine Harris (R) of Sarasota
• . Connie Mack IV (R) of Fort Myers
• . Dave Weldon (R) of Palm Bay
• . Mark Foley (R) of Jupiter
• . Kendrick Meek (D) of Miami
• . Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) of Miami
• . Robert Wexler (D) of Boca Raton
• . Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) of Weston
• . Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) of Miami
• . Clay Shaw (R) of Fort Lauderdale
• . Alcee Hastings (D) of Miramar
• . Tom Feeney (R) of Oviedo
• . Mario Diaz-Balart (R) of Miami

• . Jack Kingston (R) of Savannah
• . Sanford Bishop (D) of Albany
• . Jim Marshall (D) of Macon
• . Cynthia McKinney (D) of Stone Mountain
• . John Lewis (D) of Atlanta
• . Tom Price (R) of Roswell
• . John Linder (R) of Duluth
• . Lynn Westmoreland (R) of Grantville
• . Charlie Norwood (R) of Evans
• . Nathan Deal (R) of Gainesville
• . Phil Gingrey (R) of Marietta
• . John Barrow (D) of Athens
• . David Scott (D) of Atlanta

• . Neil Abercrombie (D) of Honolulu
• . Edward Espenett Case (D) of Honolulu

• . C. L. Otter (R) of Star
• . Michael K. Simpson (R) of Blackfoot, Idaho

• . Bobby Rush (D) of Chicago
• . Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D) of Chicago
• . Daniel Lipinski (D) of Western Springs
• . Luis Gutierrez (D) of Chicago
• . Rahm Emanuel (D) of Chicago
• . Henry Hyde (R) of Wood Dale
• . Danny K. Davis (D) of Chicago
• . Melissa Bean (D) of Barrington
• . Janice D. Schakowsky (D) of Evanston
• . Mark Steven Kirk (R) of Highland Park
• . Jerry Weller (R) of Morris
• . Jerry Costello (D) of Belleville
• . Judy Biggert (R) of Hinsdale
• . Dennis Hastert (R) of Yorkville
• . Timothy V. Johnson (R) of Urbana
• . Donald Manzullo (R) of Egan
• . Lane Evans (D) of Rock Island
• . Ray LaHood (R) of Peoria
• . John Shimkus (R) of Collinsville

• . Peter Visclosky (D) of Merrillville
• . Chris Chocola (R) of Bristol
• . Mark Souder (R) of Fort Wayne
• . Steve Buyer (R) of Monticello
• . Dan Burton (R) of Indianapolis
• . Mike Pence (R) of Columbus
• . Julia Carson (D) of Indianapolis
• . John Hostettler (R) of Blairsville
• . Mike Sodrel (R) of New Albany

• . Jim Nussle (R) of Manchester
• . Jim Leach (R) of Iowa City
• . Leonard Boswell (D) of Des Moines
• . Tom Latham (R) of Alexander
• . Steve King (R) of Kiron

• . Jerry Moran (R) of Hays
• . Jim Ryun (R) of Topeka
• . Dennis Moore (D) of Lenexa
• . Todd Tiahrt (R) of Goddard

• . Ed Whitfield (R) of Hopkinsville
• . Ron Lewis (R) of Cecilia
• . Anne Northup (R) of Louisville
• . Geoff Davis (R) of Hebron
• . Harold Rogers (R) of Somerset
• . Ben Chandler (D) of Versailles

• . Bobby Jindal (R) of Kenner
• . William J. Jefferson (D) of New Orleans
• . Charlie Melancon (D) of Napoleonville
• . Jim McCrery (R) of Shreveport
• . Rodney Alexander (R) of Quitman
• . Richard H. Baker (R) of Baton Rouge
• . Charles Boustany (R) of Lafayette

• . Tom Allen (D) of Portland
• . Mike Michaud (D) of East Millinocket

• . Wayne Gilchrest (R) of Kennedyville
• . Dutch Ruppersberger (D) of Cockeyville
• . Ben Cardin (D) of Baltimore
• . Albert Wynn (D) of Mitchellville
• . Steny Hoyer (D) of Mechanicsville
• . Roscoe Bartlett (R) of Frederick
• . Elijah Cummings (D) of Baltimore
• . Chris Van Hollen (D) of Kensington

• . John Olver (D) of Amherst
• . Richard Neal (D) of Springfield
• . Jim McGovern (D) of Worcester
• . Barney Frank (D) of Newton
• . Marty Meehan (D) of Newton
• . John Tierney (D) of Salem
• . Ed Markey (D) of Malden
• . Mike Capuano (D) of Somerville
• . Stephen Lynch (D) of South Boston
• . Bill Delahunt (D) of Quincy

• . Bart Stupak (D) of Marquette
• . Peter Hoekstra (R) of Holland
• . Vern Ehlers (R) of Grand Rapids
• . David Lee Camp (R) of Midland
• . Dale Kildee (D) of Flint
• . Fred Upton (R) of St. Joseph
• . Joe Schwarz (R) of Battle Creek
• . Mike J. Rogers (R) of Lansing
• . Joe Knollenberg (R) of Bloomfield Hills
• . Candice S. Miller (R) of Harrison Township
• . Thaddeus McCotter (R) of Livonia
• . Sander Levin (D) of Royal Oak
• . Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D) of Detroit
• . John Conyers (D) of Detroit
• . John Dingell (D) of Dearborn

• . Gil Gutknecht (R) of Rochester
• . John Kline (R) of Lakeville
• . Jim Ramstad (R) of Minnetonka
• . Betty McCollum (D) of St. Paul
• . Martin Olav Sabo (D) of Minneapolis
• . Mark Kennedy (R) of Watertown
• . Collin Peterson (D) of Detroit Lakes
• . James Oberstar (D) of Chisholm

• . Roger Wicker (R) of Tupelo
• . Bennie Thompson (D) of Bolton
• . Chip Pickering (R) of Hebron
• . Gene Taylor (D) of Bay Saint Louis

• . William Lacy Clay, Jr. (D) of St. Louis
• . Todd Akin (R) of St. Louis
• . Russ Carnahan (D) of St. Louis
• . Ike Skelton (D) of Lexington
• . Emanuel Cleaver (D) of Kansas City
• . Sam Graves (R) of Tarkio
• . Roy Blunt (R) of Branson
• . Jo Ann Emerson (R) of Cape Girardeau
• . Kenny Hulshof (R) of Columbia

• . Denny Rehberg (R) of Billings

• . Jeff Fortenberry (R) of Lincoln
• . Lee Terry (R) of Omaha
• . Tom Osborne (R) of LeMoyne

• . Shelley Berkley (D) of Las Vegas
• . Jim Gibbons (R) of Reno
• . Jon Porter (R) of Henderson

• . Jeb Bradley (R) of Wolfeboro
• . Charlie Bass (R) of Peterborough

• . Rob Andrews (D) of Haddon Heights
• . Frank LoBiondo (R) of Ventnor
• . H. James Saxton (R) of Mount Holly
• . Chris Smith (R) of Hamilton
• . Scott Garrett (R) of Wantage
• . Frank Pallone (D) of Long Branch
• . Mike Ferguson (R) of Warren Township
• . Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D) of Paterson
• . Steve Rothman (D) of Fair Lawn
• . Donald M. Payne (D) of Newark
• . Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) of Morristown
• . Rush D. Holt, Jr. (D) of Hopewell Township
• . Vacant, January 17, 2006 - present

:Bob Menendez (D) of Hoboken, resigned January 17, 2006

• . Heather Wilson (R) of Albuquerque
• . Steve Pearce (R) of Hobbs
• . Tom Udall (D) of Santa Fe

• . Tim Bishop (D) of Southampton
• . Steve Israel (D) of Huntington
• . Peter T. King (R) of Seaford
• . Carolyn McCarthy (D) of Mineola
• . Gary Ackerman (D) of Jamaica Estates
• . Gregory W. Meeks (D) of Queens
• . Joseph Crowley (D) of Queens
• . Jerrold Nadler (D) of New York
• . Anthony D. Weiner (D) of Brooklyn
• . Edolphus Towns (D) of Brooklyn
• . Major Owens (D) of Brooklyn
• . Nydia Velázquez (D) of Brooklyn
• . Vito Fossella (R) of Staten Island
• . Carolyn B. Maloney (D) of New York
• . Charles Rangel (D) of New York
• . José Serrano (D) of Bronx
• . Eliot L. Engel (D) of Bronx
• . Nita Lowey (D) of Harrison
• . Sue W. Kelly (R) of Katonah
• . John E. Sweeney (R) of Clifton Park
• . Michael R. McNulty (D) of Green Estates
• . Maurice Hinchey (D) of Saugerties
• . John M. McHugh (R) of Pierrepont Manor
• . Sherwood Boehlert (R) of New Hartford
• . James T. Walsh (R) of Syracuse
• . Thomas M. Reynolds (R) of Clarence
• . Brian Higgins (D) of Buffalo
• . Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D) of Fairport
• . Randy Kuhl (R) of Hammondsport

• . G. K. Butterfield (D) of Wilson
• . Bob Etheridge (D) of Lillington
• . Walter B. Jones (R) of Farmville
• . David Price (D) of Chapel Hill
• . Virginia Foxx (R) of Grandfather Community
• . Howard Coble (R) of Greensboro
• . Mike McIntyre (D) of Lumberton
• . Robin Hayes (R) of Concord
• . Sue Wilkins Myrick (R) of Charlotte
• . Patrick McHenry (R) of Cherryville
• . Charles H. Taylor (R) of Brevard
• . Mel Watt (D) of Charlotte
• . Brad Miller (D) of Raleigh

• . Earl Pomeroy (D) of Valley City

• . Steve Chabot (R) of Cincinnati
• . Jean Schmidt (R) of Miami Township, installed September 6, 2005

:Vacant, April 30, 2005 - September 5, 2005

:Rob Portman (R) of Terrace Park, resigned April 29, 2005

. Michael R. Turner (R) of Dayton

. Michael G. Oxley (R) of Findlay

. Paul E. Gillmor (R) of Old Fort

. Ted Strickland (D) of Lisbon

. David L. Hobson (R) of Springfield

. John A. Boehner (R) of West Chester

. Marcia C. Kaptur (D) of Toledo

. Dennis J. Kucinich (D) of Cleveland

. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D) of Cleveland

. Patrick J. Tiberi (R) of Columbus

. Sherrod Brown (D) of Lorain

. Steven C. LaTourette (R) of Concord Township

. Deborah D. Pryce (R) of Columbus

. Ralph S. Regula (R) of Navarre

. Timothy J. Ryan (D) of Niles

. Robert W. Ney (R) of Heath

• . John Sullivan (R) of Tulsa
• . Dan Boren (D) of Paden
• . Frank Lucas (R) of Cheyenne
• . Tom Cole (R) of Monroe
• . Ernest Istook (R) of Oklahoma City

• . David Wu (D) of Portland
• . Greg Walden (R) of Hood River
• . Earl Blumenauer (D) of Portland
• . Peter DeFazio (D) of Springfield
• . Darlene Hooley (D) of West Linn

• . Bob Brady (D) of Philadelphia
• . Chaka Fattah (D) of Philadelphia
• . Phil English (R) of Erie
• . Melissa Hart (R) of Bradford Woods
• . John E. Peterson (R) of Pleasantville
• . Jim Gerlach (R) of Downington
• . Curt Weldon (R) of Glen Mills
• . Mike Fitzpatrick (R) of Levittown
• . Bill Shuster (R) of Hollidaysburg
• . Don Sherwood (R) of Tunkhannock
• . Paul Kanjorski (D) of Nanticoke
• . John Murtha (D) of Johnstown
• . Allyson Schwartz (D) of Jenkintown
• . Michael F. Doyle (D) of Forest Hills
• . Charles Dent (R) of Allentown
• . Joseph R. Pitts (R) of Kennett Square
• . Tim Holden (D) of Saint Clair
• . Tim Murphy (R) of Pittsburgh
• . Todd Russell Platts (R) of York

• . Patrick J. Kennedy (D) of Portsmouth
• . James Langevin (D) of Warwick

• . Henry E. Brown, Jr. (R) of Hanahan
• . Joe Wilson (R) of Springdale
• . Gresham Barrett (R) of Westminster
• . Bob Inglis (R) of Travelers Rest
• . John Spratt (D) of York
• . Jim Clyburn (D) of Columbia

• . Stephanie Herseth (D) of Brookings

• . Bill Jenkins (R) of Rogersville
• . John Duncan (R) of Knoxville
• . Zach Wamp (R) of Chattanooga
• . Lincoln Davis (D) of Pall Mall
• . Jim Cooper (D) of Nashville
• . Bart Gordon (D) of Murfreesboro
• . Marsha Blackburn (R) of Brentwood
• . John S. Tanner (D) of Union City
• . Harold Ford, Jr. (D) of Memphis

• . Louie Gohmert (R) of Tyler
• . Ted Poe (R) of Humble
• . Sam Johnson (R) of Plano
• . Ralph Hall (R) of Rockwall
• . Jeb Hensarling (R) of Dallas
• . Joe Barton (R) of Ennis
• . John Culberson (R) of Houston
• . Kevin Brady (R) of The Woodlands
• . Al Green (D) of Houston
• . Michael McCaul (R) of Austin
• . Mike Conaway (R) of Midland
• . Kay Granger (R) of Fort Worth
• . Mac Thornberry (R) of Clarendon
• . Ron Paul (R) of Surfside
• . Rubén Hinojosa (D) of Mercedes
• . Silvestre Reyes (D) of El Paso
• . Chet Edwards (D) of Waco
• . Sheila Jackson-Lee (D) of Houston
• . Randy Neugebauer (R) of Lubbock
• . Charlie Gonzalez (D) of San Antonio
• . Lamar S. Smith (R) of San Antonio
• . Vacant, June 10, 2006 - present

:Tom DeLay (R) of Sugar Land, resigned June 9, 2006

. Henry Bonilla (R) of San Antonio

. Kenny Marchant (R) of Coppell

. Lloyd Doggett (D) of Austin

. Michael C. Burgess (R) of Flower Mound

. Solomon P. Ortiz (D) of Corpus Christi

. Henry Cuellar (D) of Laredo

. Gene Green (D) of Houston

. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) of Dallas

. John Carter (R) of Round Rock

. Pete Sessions (R) of Dallas

• . Rob Bishop (R) of Brigham City
• . Jim Matheson (D) of Salt Lake City
• . Chris Cannon (R) of Mapleton

• . Bernie Sanders (I) of Burlington

• . Jo Ann Davis (R) of Gloucester
• . Thelma Drake (R) of Norfolk
• . Robert C. Scott (D) of Newport News
• . Randy Forbes (R) of Chesapeake
• . Virgil Goode (R) of Rocky Mount
• . Bob Goodlatte (R) of Roanoke
• . Eric Cantor (R) of Richmond
• . Jim Moran (D) of Arlington
• . Rick Boucher (D) of Abingdon
• . Frank Wolf (R) of Vienna
• . Thomas M. Davis (R) of Vienna

• . Jay Inslee (D) of Bainbridge Island
• . Rick Larsen (D) of Everett
• . Brian Baird (D) of Vancouver
• . Doc Hastings (R) of Pasco
• . Cathy McMorris (R) of Deer Lake
• . Norman D. Dicks (D) of Belfair
• . Jim McDermott (D) of Seattle
• . Dave Reichert (R) of Auburn
• . Adam Smith (D) of Tacoma

• . Alan Mollohan (D) of Fairmont
• . Shelley Moore Capito (R) of Charleston
• . Nick Rahall (D) of Beckley

• . Paul Ryan (R) of Janesville
• . Tammy Baldwin (D) of Madison
• . Ron Kind (D) of La Crosse
• . Gwen Moore (D) of Milwaukee
• . Jim Sensenbrenner (R) of Menomonee Falls
• . Tom Petri (R) of Fond du Lac
• . Dave Obey (D) of Wausau
• . Mark Green (R) of Green Bay

• . Barbara Cubin (R) of Caspar

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• . Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (non-voting delegate) (D)

• . Eleanor Holmes Norton (non-voting delegate) (D)

• . Madeleine Z. Bordallo (non-voting delegate) (D)

• . Luis Fortuño (non-voting Resident Commissioner) (R/PNP)

• . Donna Christian-Christensen (non-voting delegate) (D)

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