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107th United States Congress
United States Capitol
Duration: January 4, 2001 – January 3, 2003
President of the Senate:	Al Gore (D)1 Dick Cheney (R)1
President pro tempore:	Robert Byrd Strom Thurmond2
Speaker of the House:	Dennis Hastert
Members:	100 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members
Senate Majority:	Democratic Party2 Republican Party
House Majority:	Republican Party
Sessions
1st: January 3, 2001 – December 20, 2001 2nd: January 23, 2002 – November 22, 2002
<106th 108th>

The One Hundred Seventh United States Congress was a 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 met in Washington, DC from January 3, 2001 to January 3, 2003, during the final weeks of the Clinton presidency and the first two years of the George W. Bush presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Twenty-first Census of the United States in 1990. The House of Representatives had a Republican majority, and the Senate switched majorities from Democratic to Republican and back to Democratic.

Major events

Main articles: 2001 and 2002

This Congress began in the final days of the Clinton Administration. Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of outgoing President Bill Clinton, was sworn in as a Senator from New York, and a Joint session of Congress met to count the electoral votes in the contentious 2000 Presidential election. An unprecedented split in the United States Senate and the defection of a single Senator led to three changes in majorities. After the September 11 attacks, some Senators were targeted by anthrax attacks. Finally, the Congress voted to allow the President to attack Saddam Hussein in Iraq.

• January 3, 2001— The Senate began the Congress evenly split, 50-50, between two parties. In the House, there was merely a 9-seat Republican advantage. Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of outgoing Democratic President Bill Clinton, became the first presidential spouse to serve in Congress. Considering that Democrat Al Gore was still Vice President and had the constitutional authority to break ties, this gave the Democrats a slim majority for the 17 days between the January 3 swearing-in of the new Congress and the January 20 inauguration of Republican Vice President Dick Cheney.
• January 20, 2001— George W. Bush and Dick Cheney were sworn-in as President of the United States and Vice President of the United States, respectively, giving the Republicans a narrow majority in the Senate with Cheney's tie-breaking power.
• June 6, 2001— Senator Jim Jeffords, previously a Republican, declared himself an independent and announced he will vote with the Democrats, giving Democrats control in the Senate with a one-seat advantage. Democrat Tom Daschle became Senate Majority Leader.
• September 11, 2001— The September 11, 2001 attacks: Terrorists flew hijacked commercial airplanes into the World Trade Center in New York City and The Pentagon in Washington, D.C., killing 3,000 people. Another hijacked flight believed to be headed for either the White House or the United States Capitol was believed to be diverted by passengers who allegedly took control of the plane from hijackers and crashed it into a field in rural western Pennsylvania.
• October 9, 2001— Anthrax attacks were executed against members of the Senate, including Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.
• December 2001— The corporate financial scandals, including those affecting Enron, Arthur Andersen, Tyco, and WorldCom (now MCI).

Party summary

Senate

	Affiliation (shading indicates majority control)						Notes
	Republican Party	Democratic Party	Independent (caucused with Democrats)	Independence Party (MN) (caucused with neither party)	Vacant	Total
Begin (2001-01-03)	50	50	0	0	0	100	Al Gore (D) was Vice President of the United States, with the tie-breaking vote.
2001-01-20	50	50					Dick Cheney (R) became Vice President of the United States, with the tie-breaking vote.
June 6, 2001	49	50	1				James Jeffords switched from Republican to Independent and caucused with Democrats.
October 26, 2002		49			1	99	Paul Wellstone (D) died.
November 5, 2002				1	0	100	Dean Barkley (I-MN), who didn't caucus with either party, took Wellstone's seat.
November 25, 2002	50	48					Jim Talent (R) took Jean Carnahan's (D) seat, but there was no reorganization as Senate was out of session.3

House of Representatives

	Affiliation (shading indicates majority control)				Vacant	Total
	Republican	Independent		Democratic
		caucused with Republicans	caucused with Democrats
Begin (January 3, 2001)	221	1	1	211	1	434
2001-01-31	220				2	433
2001-03-30				210	3	432
2001-05-15	221				2	433
2001-05-28				209	3	432
2001-06-05				210	2	433
2001-06-05	222				1	434
2001-08-05	221				2	433
2001-08-16	220				3	432
2001-09-06	219				4	431
2001-10-16	220			211	2	433
2001-11-20	221				1	434
2001-12-18	222				0	435
2002-07-24				210	1	434
2002-09-09				209	2	433
2002-09-28				208	3	432
2002-11-30				209	2	433
Final voting share	51.5%		48.5%

Leadership

Senate

• President:
  • Al Gore (D), Until 2001-01-20
  • Dick Cheney (R), 2001-01-20 – End

• President pro tempore:
  • Robert Byrd (D), Until 2001-01-20
  • Strom Thurmond (R), 2001-01-20 – 2001-06-06
  • Robert Byrd (D), 2001-06-06 – End

Majority leadership

• Majority Leader:
  • Tom Daschle (D), Until 2001-01-20
  • Trent Lott (R), 2001-01-20 – 2001-06-06
  • Tom Daschle (D), 2001-06-06 – End

• Majority Whip:
  • Harry Reid (D), Until 2001-01-20
  • Don Nickles (R), 2001-01-20 – 2001-06-06
  • Harry Reid (D), 2001-06-06 – End

Minority leadership

• Minority Leader:
  • Trent Lott (R), Until 2001-01-20
  • Tom Daschle (D), 2001-01-20 – 2001-06-06
  • Trent Lott (R), 2001-06-06 – End

• Minority Whip:
  • Don Nickles (R), Until 2001-01-20
  • Harry Reid (D), 2001-01-20 – 2001-06-06
  • Don Nickles (R), 2001-06-06 – End

House of Representatives

• Speaker: Dennis Hastert (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

• Majority Leader: Dick Armey
• Majority Whip: Tom DeLay

Minority (Democratic) leadership

• Minority Leader: Dick Gephardt
• Minority Whip:
  • David Bonior, until 2002
  • Nancy Pelosi, 2002 – 2003

Members

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Senate

See also: Category:United States Senators and Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state

Alabama 3. Richard Shelby (R) of Tuscaloosa 2. Jeff Sessions (R) of Mobile Alaska 2. Ted Stevens (R) of Girdwood 3. Frank Murkowski (R) of Fairbanks Arizona 3. John McCain (R) of Phoenix 1. Jon Kyl (R) of Phoenix Arkansas 2. Tim Hutchinson (R) of Bentonville 3. Blanche Lincoln (D) of Helena California 1. Dianne Feinstein (D) of San Francisco 3. Barbara Boxer (D) of Greenbrae Colorado 3. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R) of Ignacio 2. Wayne Allard (R) of Loveland Connecticut 3. Christopher Dodd (D) of East Haddam 1. Joseph Lieberman (D) of New Haven Delaware 2. Joe Biden (D) of Wilmington 1. Thomas Carper (D) of Wilmington Florida 3. Bob Graham (D) of Miami Lakes 1. Bill Nelson (D) of Orlando Georgia 2. Max Cleland (D) of Lithonia 3. Zell Miller (D) of Young Harris Hawaii 3. Daniel Inouye (D) of Honolulu 1. Daniel Akaka (D) of Honolulu Idaho 2. Larry Craig (R) of Eagle 3. Mike Crapo (R) of Idaho Falls Illinois 2. Richard Durbin (D) of Springfield 3. Peter Fitzgerald (R) of Inverness Indiana 1. Richard Lugar (R) of Indianapolis 3. Evan Bayh (D) of Indianapolis Iowa 3. Chuck Grassley (R) of New Hartford 2. Tom Harkin (D) of Cumming Kansas 3. Sam Brownback (R) of Topeka 2. Pat Roberts (R) of Dodge City Kentucky 2. Mitch McConnell (R) of Louisville 3. Jim Bunning (R) of Southgate Louisiana 3. John Breaux (D) of Crowley 2. Mary Landrieu (D) of New Orleans Maine 1. Olympia Snowe (R) of Auburn 2. Susan Collins (R) of Bangor Maryland 1. Paul Sarbanes (D) of Baltimore 3. Barbara Mikulski (D) of Baltimore Massachusetts 1. Ted Kennedy (D) of Hyannis Port 2. John Kerry (D) of Boston Michigan 2. Carl Levin (D) of Detroit 1. Debbie Stabenow (D) of Lansing Minnesota 2. Paul Wellstone (D) of Saint Paul, until October 25, 2002 Dean Barkley (I) of Annandale, November 4, 2002 – End 1. Mark Dayton (D) of Minneapolis Mississippi 2. Thad Cochran (R) of Jackson 1. Trent Lott (R) of Pascagoula Missouri 3. Kit Bond (R) of Mexico 1. Jean Carnahan (D) of Rolla, until November 25, 2002 Jim Talent (R) of St. Louis, November 25, 2002 – End

Montana 2. Max Baucus (D) of Helena 1. Conrad Burns (R) of Billings Nebraska 2. Chuck Hagel (R) of Omaha 1. Ben Nelson (D) of Omaha Nevada 3. Harry Reid (D) of Searchlight 1. John Ensign (R) of Las Vegas New Hampshire 2. Bob Smith (R) of Tuftonboro 3. Judd Gregg (R) of Rye New Jersey 2. Robert Torricelli (D) of New Milford 1. Jon Corzine (D) of Hoboken New Mexico 2. Pete Domenici (R) of Albuquerque 1. Jeff Bingaman (D) of Santa Fe New York 3. Charles Schumer (D) of Brooklyn 1. Hillary Clinton (D) of Chappaqua North Carolina 2. Jesse Helms (R) of Raleigh 3. John Edwards (D) of Raleigh North Dakota 1. Kent Conrad (D) of Bismarck 3. Byron Dorgan (D) of Bismarck Ohio 1. Mike DeWine (R) of Cedarville 3. George Voinovich (R) of Cleveland Oklahoma 3. Don Nickles (R) of Ponca City 2. James Inhofe (R) of Tulsa Oregon 3. Ron Wyden (D) of Portland 2. Gordon Smith (R) of Pendleton Pennsylvania 3. Arlen Specter (R) of Philadelphia 1. Rick Santorum (R) of Penn Hills Rhode Island 2. Jack Reed (D) of Cranston 1. Lincoln Chafee (R) of Warwick South Carolina 2. Strom Thurmond (R) of Edgefield 3. Ernest Hollings (D) of Charleston South Dakota 3. Tom Daschle (D) of Aberdeen 2. Tim Johnson (D) of Vermillion Tennessee 2. Fred Thompson (R) of Nashville 1. Bill Frist (R) of Nashville Texas 2. Phil Gramm (R) of College Station 1. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) of Dallas Utah 1. Orrin Hatch (R) of Salt Lake City 3. Robert Bennett (R) of Salt Lake City Vermont 3. Patrick Leahy (D) of Middlesex 1. James Jeffords (R, until June 5, 2001; I, June 6, 2001 – End) of Shrewsbury Virginia 2. John Warner (R) of Alexandria 1. George Allen (R) of Mount Vernon Washington 3. Patty Murray (D) of Seattle 1. Maria Cantwell (D) of Edmonds West Virginia 1. Robert Byrd (D) of Sophia 2. Jay Rockefeller (D) of Charleston Wisconsin 1. Herbert Kohl (D) of Milwaukee 3. Russ Feingold (D) of Middleton Wyoming 1. Craig Thomas (R) of Casper 2. Michael Enzi (R) of Gillette

House of Representatives

Section contents: Alabama — Alaska — Arizona —Arkansas — California — Colorado — Connecticut — Delaware — Florida — Georgia — Hawaii — Idaho — Illinois — Indiana — Iowa — Kansas — Kentucky — Louisiana — Maine — Maryland — Massachusetts — Michigan — Minnesota — Mississippi — Missouri — Montana — Nebraska — Nevada — New Hampshire — New Jersey — New Mexico — New York — North Carolina — North Dakota — Ohio — Oklahoma — Oregon — Pennsylvania — Rhode Island — South Carolina — South Dakota — Tennessee — Texas — Utah — Vermont — Virginia — Washington — West Virginia — Wisconsin — Wyoming — Non-voting members

Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

Further information: List of United States Congressional districts, for maps of congressional districts.

See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives

See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state

Alabama 1. Sonny Callahan (R) of Mobile 2. Terry Everett (R) of Rehobeth 3. Bob Riley (R) of Ashland 4. Robert Aderholt (R) of Haleyville 5. Robert E. Cramer (D) of Huntsville 6. Spencer Bachus (R) of Vestavia Hills 7. Earl F. Hilliard (D) of Birmingham Alaska At Large. Don Young (R) of Fort Yukon Arizona 1. Jeff Flake (R) of Mesa 2. Ed Pastor (D) of Phoenix 3. Bob Stump (R) of Tolleson 4. John Shadegg (R) of Phoenix 5. Jim Kolbe (R) of Tucson 6. J.D. Hayworth (R) of Scottsdale Arkansas 1. Marion Berry (D) of Gillett 2. Vic Snyder (D) of Little Rock 3. Asa Hutchinson (R) of Bentonville, Until August 5, 2001 John Boozman (R) of Rogers, November 20, 2001 – End 4. Mike Ross (D) of Prescott California 1. Mike Thompson (D) of Napa Valley 2. Wally Herger (R) of Marysville 3. Doug Ose (R) of Sacramento 4. John Doolittle (R) of Rocklin 5. Robert Matsui (D) of Sacramento 6. Lynn Woolsey (D) of Petaluma 7. George Miller (D) of Martinez 8. Nancy Pelosi (D) of San Francisco 9. Barbara Lee (D) of Oakland 10. Ellen Tauscher (D) of Alamo 11. Richard Pombo (R) of Tracy 12. Tom Lantos (D) of San Mateo 13. Pete Stark (D) of Fremont 14. Anna Eshoo (D) of Atherton 15. Mike Honda (D) of San Jose 16. Zoe Lofgren (D) of San Jose 17. Sam Farr (D) of Carmel 18. Gary Condit (D) of Ceres 19. George Radanovich (R) of Mariposa 20. Cal Dooley (D) of Fresno 21. Bill Thomas (R) of Bakersfield 22. Lois Capps (D) of Santa Barbara 23. Elton Gallegly (R) of Simi Valley 24. Brad Sherman (D) of Sherman Oaks 25. Howard McKeon (R) of Santa Clarita 26. Howard Berman (D) of Mission Hills 27. Adam Schiff (D) of Burbank 28. David Dreier (R) of San Dimas 29. Henry Waxman (D) of Los Angeles 30. Xavier Becerra (D) of Los Angeles 31. Hilda Solis (D) of El Monte 32. Vacant, Until June 4, 2001 Diane Watson (D) of Los Angeles, June 5, 2001 – End 33. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) of Los Angeles 34. Grace Napolitano (D) of Norwalk 35. Maxine Waters (D) of Los Angeles 36. Jane Harman (D) of Venice 37. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D) of Carson 38. John S. Horn (R) of Long Beach 39. Edward R. Royce (R) of Fullerton 40. Jerry Lewis (R) of Redlands 41. Gary Miller (R) of Diamond Bar 42. Joe Baca (D) of Rialto 43. Ken Calvert (R) of Corona 44. Mary Bono (R) of Palm Springs 45. Dana Rohrabacher (R) of Huntington Beach 46. Loretta Sanchez (D) of Anaheim 47. Chris Cox (R) of Newport Beach 48. Darrell Issa (R) of Vista 49. Susan Davis (D) of San Diego