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The 119th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

New members were elected on November 5, 2024. The 119th Congress convened on January 3, 2025, and will conclude on January 3, 2027.

The Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution specifies that the changeover for members of Congress occurs on January 3 at noon. It also states that Congress itself should convene on that date unless it established a different date by law. Congress passed the 20th Amendment in 1932, and states completed ratifying it in 1933.

Leadership

See also: U.S. Senate leadership elections, 2025
See also: U.S. House leadership elections, 2025

Senate

U.S. Senate leadership
Position Representative Party
Senate Majority Leadership
President pro tempore Chuck Grassley Ends.png Republican
Senate Majority Leader John Thune Ends.png Republican
Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso Ends.png Republican
Senate Minority Leadership
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Electiondot.png Democratic
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin Electiondot.png Democratic

House of Representatives

U.S. House leadership
Position Representative Party
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Republican Party
House Majority Leadership
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise Republican Party
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer Republican Party
House Minority Leadership
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Democratic Party
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark Democratic Party

Members

See also: List of current members of the U.S. Congress

For a full list of all the new members of Congress, click here.

The number of new members in previous sessions of Congress were:

Partisan balance

Of the 12 new senators in Congress, six are Republican and six are Democratic. Of the 63 new representatives, 30 are Republican and 33 are Democratic.


Partisan composition, U.S. Senate
119th Congress
Party Members
Democratic 45
Republican 53
Independent 2[1]
Vacancies 0
Total 100


Partisan composition, U.S. House
119th Congress
Party Members
Democratic 213
Republican 219
Vacancies 3
Total 435

Congressional committees

U.S. Senate


U.S. House


Joint committees


Analysis

Salary

As of 2025, members of Congress are paid $174,000 per year. Senate majority and minority leaders, as well as the president pro tempore, receive $193,400. The Speaker of the House receives $223,500.[2]

Some historical facts about the salary of United States Congress members:

  • In 1789, members of the Congress received $6 per diem[2]
  • In 1874, members of the Congress earned $5,000 per year[2]
  • In 1990, members of the Congress earned $98,400 per year[2]
  • From 2000-2006, the salary of a member of the United States Congress increased every year, going from $141,300-$165,200 in that time span.[2]

Key legislation in the 119th Congress

This section provides links to coverage of key federal legislation considered during the 119th Congress. To be included, the bill must have met several of the following qualifying factors:

  • Collaboration between the president and congressional leadership on the bill
  • Use of the reconciliation process to pass the bill
  • Changes to the congressional procedure to pass the bill
  • Estimated cost of the bill as evaluated by the Congressional Budget Office
  • Extent of public relations campaign to promote the bill
  • Domestic and international policy ramifications

Legislation

Federal government funding

See also: On the Ballot Episode 176: Federal government shutdowns explained

On March 14, 2025, Congress approved a federal funding bill hours before the previous continuing resolution funding the government was set to expire. Ahead of the deadline, Ballotpedia recorded an episode of On the Ballot covering federal government shutdowns. Listen to the full episode below:

On the Ballot Episode 176: Federal government shutdowns explained


See also


Footnotes

  1. ↑ Two independents caucus with the Democratic Party.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 U.S. Senate, "Salaries," accessed May 29, 2012
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