113th United States Congress

113th United States Congress
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January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
Members 100 senators
435 representatives
6 non-voting delegates
Senate majority Democratic
Senate President Joe Biden (D)
House majority Republican
House Speaker John Boehner (R)
Sessions
1st: January 3, 2013 – December 26, 2013
2nd: January 3, 2014 – December 16, 2014
House of Representatives member pin for the 113th U.S. Congress

The 113th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2015, during the fifth and sixth years of Barack Obama's presidency. It was composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives based on the results of the 2012 Senate elections and the 2012 House elections. The seats in the House were apportioned based on the 2010 United States census. It first met in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 2013, and it ended on January 3, 2015. Senators elected to regular terms in 2008 were in the last two years of those terms during this Congress.

The Senate had a Democratic majority, while the House had a Republican majority; such a split would not be repeated until the 118th Congress. This was the last time Democrats held control of the Senate until the 117th Congress in 2021.

Major events

A government shutdown notice posted on October 1, 2013, with the Statue of Liberty in the far background

Major legislation

Enacted

Proposed

Appropriations bills

Fiscal year 2014

Fiscal year 2014 runs from October 1, 2013, to September 30, 2014.

Fiscal year 2015

Fiscal year 2015 runs from October 1, 2014, to September 20, 2015.

Party summary

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.

Senate

Final Senate Membership
     53 Democrats
     45 Republicans

     2 Independents, caucusing with Democrats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Vacant
Democratic Independent
(caucusing with
Democrats)
Republican
End of previous Congress 51 2 47 100 0
Begin 53 2 45 100 0
June 3, 2013 52 99 1
June 6, 2013 46 100 0
October 31, 2013 53 45
February 6, 2014 52 99 1
February 9, 2014 53 100 0
Final voting share 55% 45%
Beginning of the next Congress 44 2 54 100 0

House of Representatives

Final House Membership
     201 Democrats
     234 Republicans
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous Congress 191 240 431 4
Begin 200 233 433 2
January 22, 2013 232 432 3
April 9, 2013 201 433 2
May 7, 2013 233 434 1
June 4, 2013 234 435 0
July 15, 2013 200 434 1
August 2, 2013 233 433 2
September 26, 2013 232 432 3
October 18, 2013 231 431 4
November 16, 2013 232 432 3
December 10, 2013 201 433 2
December 17, 2013 233 434 1
January 6, 2014 200 433 2
January 27, 2014 232 432 3
February 18, 2014 199 431 4
March 11, 2014 233 432 3
June 24, 2014 234 433 2
August 18, 2014 233 432 3
November 4, 2014 201 234 435 0
Final voting share 46.2% 53.8%
Non-voting members 6 0 6 0
Beginning of the next Congress 188 247 435 0

Leadership

Section contents: Senate: Majority (D), Minority (R)House: Majority (R), Minority (D)

Senate

Senate President
Joe Biden
Senate President pro tempore

Majority (Democratic) leadership

Minority (Republican) leadership

House of Representatives

Speaker of the House

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

Members

Senate

Senators are listed by state, and the numbers refer to their Senate classes, In this Congress, Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2014; Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2016; and Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 2018.

House of Representatives

Changes in membership

Senate

Senate changes
State
(class)
Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation
Massachusetts
(2)
John Kerry
(D)
Resigned February 1, 2013, to become U.S. Secretary of State.
Successor was appointed February 1, 2013, to continue the term.
Mo Cowan
(D)
February 1, 2013
New Jersey
(2)
Frank Lautenberg
(D)
Died June 3, 2013.
Successor was appointed June 6, 2013, to continue the term.
Jeffrey Chiesa (R) June 10, 2013
Massachusetts
(2)
Mo Cowan
(D)
Appointment expired July 16, 2013, following a special election.
Successor was elected June 25, 2013, to finish the term.
Ed Markey (D) July 16, 2013
New Jersey
(2)
Jeffrey Chiesa
(R)
Appointment expired October 31, 2013, following a special election.
Successor was elected October 16, 2013, to finish the term.
Cory Booker (D) October 31, 2013
Montana
(2)
Max Baucus
(D)
Resigned February 6, 2014, to become U.S. Ambassador to China.
Successor was appointed February 9, 2014, to finish the term.
John Walsh (D) February 11, 2014

House of Representatives

House changes
District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation
Illinois 2 Vacant Jesse Jackson Jr. (D) resigned November 21, 2012, near the end of the previous Congress for health reasons.
A special election was held April 9, 2013.
Robin Kelly (D) April 11, 2013
South Carolina 1 Vacant Tim Scott (R) resigned January 2, 2013, near the end of the previous Congress, when appointed to the Senate.
A special election was held May 7, 2013.
Mark Sanford (R) May 15, 2013
Missouri 8 Jo Ann Emerson
(R)
Resigned January 22, 2013, to become president and CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
A special election was held June 4, 2013.
Jason Smith (R) June 5, 2013
Massachusetts 5 Ed Markey
(D)
Resigned July 16, 2013, having been elected to the United States Senate in a special election.
A special election was held December 10, 2013.
Katherine Clark (D) December 12, 2013
Alabama 1 Jo Bonner
(R)
Resigned August 2, 2013, to become a vice chancellor in the University of Alabama System.
A special election was held December 17, 2013.
Bradley Byrne
(R)
January 7, 2014
Louisiana 5 Rodney Alexander
(R)
Resigned September 26, 2013, to become the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.
A special election was held November 16, 2013.
Vance McAllister (R) November 21, 2013
Florida 13 Bill Young
(R)
Died October 18, 2013.
A special election was held March 11, 2014.
David Jolly (R) March 13, 2014
North Carolina 12 Mel Watt (D) Resigned January 6, 2014, to become head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
A special election was held November 4, 2014.
Alma Adams (D) November 12, 2014
Florida 19 Trey Radel (R) Resigned January 27, 2014 following a conviction for cocaine possession.
A special election was held June 24, 2014.
Curt Clawson (R) June 25, 2014
New Jersey 1 Rob Andrews
(D)
Resigned February 18, 2014, to take a position at a Philadelphia law firm.
A special election was held November 4, 2014.
Donald Norcross
(D)
November 12, 2014
Virginia 7 Eric Cantor
(R)
Resigned August 18, 2014 following his primary defeat.
A special election was held November 4, 2014.
Dave Brat
(R)
November 12, 2014

Committees

[Section contents: Senate, House, Joint ] Listed alphabetically by chamber, including Chairperson and Ranking Member.

Senate

House of Representatives

Sources: H.Res. 6, H.Res. 7

Joint committees

Caucuses

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

Elections

Membership lists