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114th Congress (2015–2017)

Congressional Profile

Total Membership:

  • 435 Representatives
  • 5 Delegates
  • 1 Resident Commissioner

Party Divisions:*

  • 188 Democrats
  • 247 Republicans

*Party division totals are based on election day results.

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Congress Overview

Following the retirement of Speaker John Boehner in the fall of 2015, House Republicans elected Paul Ryan of Wisconsin to succeed him in the chair for the 114th Congress (2015–2017). Operating in the shadow of the 2016 presidential election and amid tight government funding deadlines, tensions between the House and Senate remained high. The Senate passed fewer than one third of the 773 bills passed by the House. Among the major bipartisan legislative achievements of the 114th Congress were the Every Student Succeeds Act, which replaced the former federal K-12 education guidelines under No Child Left Behind, and the DRIVE (Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy) Act, a comprehensive funding agreement for transportation infrastructure through 2021.

Member Information

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Committee Information

Leadership & Officers

Speaker of the House:
John Boehner (R–OH) 1
Paul D. Ryan (R–WI)
Majority Leader:
Kevin McCarthy (R–CA)
Minority Leader:
Nancy Pelosi (D–CA)
Democratic Whip:
Steny Hoyer (D–MD)
Republican Whip:
Steve Scalise (R–LA)
Democratic Caucus Chairman:
Xavier Becerra (D–CA)
Republican Conference Chairman:
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R–WA)
Clerk of the House:
Karen L. Haas, MD
Chief Administrative Officer:
Philip G. Kiko, OH 2
Sergeant at Arms:
Paul Irving, FL
Chaplain of the House:
Patrick J. Conroy – Roman Catholic
Parliamentarian:
Thomas J. Wickhman Jr.

To view complete lists of individuals who have served in these leadership and official positions since the 1st Congress, visit the People section

Legislative Activities

Committee Reports (Congress.gov)
Committee Reports for the 114th Congress
Congressional Record (Congress.gov)
Congressional Record for the 114th Congress
House Calendar
House Calendar (PDF)
House and Senate Days-In-Session Calendars (Congress.gov)
Days-in-Session Calendars
House Journal (govinfo.gov)
House Journal
Reports to be Made to Congress (govinfo.gov)
114th Congress, 1st Session (PDF)
114th Congress, 2nd Session (PDF)
Roll Call Votes
114th Congress, (2015)
114th Congress, (2016)

Discharge Petitions

Number Date Petition to Discharge
No. 0001 April 30, 2015 the Committee on Financial Services from consideration of the bill (H.R. 1031) entitled, a bill Promoting U.S. Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015, which was referred to said committee April 30, 2015 (H.R. 1031)
No. 0002 October 9, 2015 the Committee on Rules from consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 450), a resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 597) to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes, which was referred to said committee September 30, 2015 (H. Res. 450)
No. 0003 December 7, 2015 the Committee on the Judiciary from consideration of the bill (H.R. 1076), entitled, a bill to increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of a firearm or the issuance of firearms or explosives licenses to a known or suspected dangerous terrorist, which was referred to said committee February 25, 2015 (H.R. 10176)
No. 0004 June 15, 2016 the Committee on the Judiciary from the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2867) entitled, a bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes, which was referred to said committee June 24, 2015 (H.R. 2867)
No. 0005 June 21, 2016 the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget from the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5044) entitled, a bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus, which was referred to said committees April 25, 2016 (H.R. 5044)
No. 0006 July 11, 2016 the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and the Budget from the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1434) entitled, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes, which was referred to said committees March 18, 2015 (H.R. 1434)

Footnotes

1John Boehner resigned as Speaker of the House on October 29, 2015.

2Philip G. Kiko was elected "to act as and to exercise the duties of the Chief Administrative Officer," effective August 1, 2016. See, Congressional Record, 114th Cong., 2nd sess., (July 13, 2006): H4843.