117th United States Congress

The 117th United States Congress is the next meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2023. The elections of November 2020 will decide control of both houses.

117th United States Congress
116th ←
→ 118th
January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Senate PresidentMike Pence (R),
(at least until January 20, 2021)
Senate President pro temTBD
House SpeakerTBD
Members100 senators
435 members of the House
6 non-voting delegates
Senate MajorityTBD
House MajorityTBD

Major events

Scheduled
  • January 3, 2021: The 117th Congress could convene as early as noon (ET).

Leadership

Senate

Listed alphabetically by party, until majorities are determined. Note: Democrats refer to themselves as a "Caucus," Republicans refer to themselves as a "Conference."

Senate President
Mike Pence (R), at least until January 20, 2021

Democratic leadership

Republican leadership
  • Republican Leader: TBD
  • Assistant Republican Leader (Republican Whip): TBD
  • Chief Deputy Whip: TBD
  • Deputy Whips: TBD
  • Conference Chairman: TBD
  • Conference Vice Chair: TBD
  • Campaign Committee Chair: TBD
  • Policy Committee Chairman: TBD

Party leaders

House of Representatives

Listed alphabetically by party, until majorities are determined.

Democratic leadership

Republican leadership

Members

Senate

The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All class 1 senators are in the middle of their term (2019–2025), having been elected in 2018 and facing re-election in 2024. Class 2 senators are at the beginning of their term (2021–2027), having been elected in 2020. Class 3 senators are at the end of their term (2017–2023), facing re-election in 2022.

House of Representatives

All 435 seats will be filled by election in November 2020.

See also

Notes
  1. The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.
  2. Although Sanders ran for U.S. President in the Democratic primary and stated he was a "bona fide Democrat" in accordance to DNC rules, he is sits in the Senate officially as an Independent.[1]

References
  1. DiStaso, John (February 22, 2019). "Independent Bernie Sanders to put in writing that he's a 'bona fide' Democrat". WMUR. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
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