113th United States 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. As of 2019, this is the last Congress in which Democrats controlled the Senate.

Major events

Enacted

Fiscal year 2014

Fiscal year 2014 runs from October 1, 2013, to September 30, 2014.
Fiscal year 2015 runs from October 1, 2014, to September 20, 2015.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

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.

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House of Representatives

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Changes in membership

Senate

House of Representatives

Committees

Listed alphabetically by chamber, including Chairperson and Ranking Member.

Senate

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Employees

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