The One Hundred Fifteenth 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. It meets in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 2017, to January 3, 2019, during the final weeks of Barack Obama's presidency and the first two years of Donald Trump's presidency. The November 2016 elections maintained Republican control of both the House and Senate.
115th United States Congress | |
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114th ← → 116th | |
January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |
Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 6 non-voting delegates |
Senate majority | Republican |
Senate President | Joe Biden (D) until January 20, 2017 Mike Pence (R) since January 20, 2017 |
House majority | Republican |
House Speaker | Paul Ryan (R) |
Sessions | |
1st: January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2018[1] 2nd: January 3, 2018[1] – present |
Major events
- January 5, 2017: House of Representatives condemned United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334.[2][3]
- January 6, 2017: Joint session counted and certified the electoral votes of the 2016 presidential election.
- January 11–12, 2017: Senate, in an all-night session, took first steps to repeal the Affordable Care Act, (ACA).[4] The final vote was 51 to 48 to approve a budget resolution to allow "broad swaths of the Affordable Care Act to be repealed through a process known as budget reconciliation."[5]
- January 20, 2017: Inauguration of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
- February 7, 2017: the Vice President cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. This was the first time in United States history that a cabinet confirmation was tied in the Senate and required a tie-breaking vote.[6][7]
- February 28, 2017: President's speech to a joint session
- April 6, 2017: Senate invoked the "nuclear option" to weaken Supreme Court filibusters. Nominee Neil Gorsuch was then confirmed the next day.
- June 14, 2017: Majority Whip Steve Scalise and several staffers were shot during the 2017 Congressional baseball shooting. They were practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game.
- September 1, 2017: the Parliamentarian of the United States Senate decreed that the Senate had until the end of the month to pass ACA repeal via the reconciliation process, or the option would no longer be viable.
- October 24 – December 14, 2017: 2017 United States political sexual scandals from the "Me too" movement:
- Allegations that Congressman Ruben Kihuen sexually harassed a campaign staffer led some in congressional leadership to call for his resignation. Kihuen later announced he would not seek another term in office.[8][9]
- Senator Al Franken announced he would resign "in the coming weeks" after photographs were made public suggesting that he sexually assaulted (groped) a Los Angeles-based radio personality during a USO tour in Iraq in 2006. He was also accused by multiple female constituents of groping at various Minnesota fair appearances that he attended.[10]
- Three members of Congress either resigned or announced their impeding resignations.[11][12] (See "Changes in membership")
- Allegations that President Donald Trump raped and sexually harassed at least nineteen women, one girl, and Miss Teen USA contestants resulted in calls by members of Congress for him to resign.[13]
- Allegations that Alabama Republican candidate Roy Moore raped and sexually harassed at least eight women and one girl contributed to his defeat by Democrat Doug Jones in a special Senate election to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions.[14][15]
- Allegations that Representative Blake Farenthold sexually harassed a former staffer resulted in the commencement of an investigation by the House Ethics Committee and his announcement he would not seek re-election in 2018.[16][17] He subsequently resigned on April 6, 2018.[18]
- January 20–22, 2018: First of the United States federal government shutdowns of 2018
- January 30, 2018: 2018 State of the Union Address
- February 9, 2018: Second of the United States federal government shutdowns of 2018
Major legislation
Enacted
- May 5, 2017: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, H.R. 244, Pub. L. 115–31 (text) (PDF)
- August 2, 2017: Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, H.R. 3364, Pub. L. 115–44 (text) (PDF)
- December 12, 2017: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, H.R. 2810, Pub. L. 115–91 (text) (PDF)
- December 22, 2017: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, H.R. 1, Pub. L. 115–97 (text) (PDF)
- January 19, 2018: FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017, S. 139, Pub. L. 115–118 (text) (PDF)
- February 9, 2018: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, H.R. 1892, Pub. L. 115–123 (text) (PDF)
- March 23, 2018: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (including the CLOUD Act), H.R. 1625, Pub. L. 115–141 (text) (PDF)
- April 11, 2018: Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, H.R. 1865, Pub. L. 115–164 (text) (PDF)
- May 24, 2018: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, S. 2155, Pub. L. 115–174 (text) (PDF)
- May 30, 2018: Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017, S. 204, Pub. L. 115–175 (text) (PDF)
Proposed
- May 4, 2017: American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628), passed House May 4, 2017[19][20]
- June 8, 2017: Financial CHOICE Act (H.R. 10), passed House June 8, 2017[21][22]
Party summary
- Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.
Senate
Affiliation | Party (shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | Vacant | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | style="background-color:Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color" | | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | |||
Democratic | Independent | Republican | |||
End of previous Congress | 44 | 2 | 54 | 100 | 0 |
Begin (January 3, 2017) | 46 | 2 | 52 | 100 | 0 |
February 8, 2017 [note 1] | 51 | 99 | 1 | ||
February 9, 2017 [note 1] | 52 | 100 | 0 | ||
January 2, 2018 [note 2] | 45 | 99 | 1 | ||
January 3, 2018 [note 1][note 2] | 47 | 51 | 100 | 0 | |
April 1, 2018 [note 3] | 50 | 99 | 1 | ||
April 2, 2018 [note 3] | 51 | 100 | 0 | ||
Latest voting share | 49.0% | 51.0% |
House of Representatives
Party (shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | Vacant | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | style="background-color:Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color" | | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | ||||
Democratic | Independent | Republican | ||||
End of previous Congress | 187 | 0 | 246 | 433 | 2 | |
Begin (January 3, 2017) | 194 | 0 | 241 | 435 | 0 | |
January 23, 2017 [note 4] | 240 | 434 | 1 | |||
January 24, 2017 [note 5] | 193 | 433 | 2 | |||
February 10, 2017 [note 6] | 239 | 432 | 3 | |||
February 16, 2017 [note 7] | 238 | 431 | 4 | |||
March 1, 2017 [note 8] | 237 | 430 | 5 | |||
April 11, 2017 [note 4][note 9] | 238 | 431 | 4 | |||
May 25, 2017 [note 8][note 9] | 239 | 432 | 3 | |||
June 6, 2017 [note 5][note 9] | 194 | 433 | 2 | |||
June 20, 2017 [note 6][note 7][note 9] | 241 | 435 | 0 | |||
June 30, 2017 [note 10] | 240 | 434 | 1 | |||
October 21, 2017 [note 11] | 239 | 433 | 2 | |||
November 7, 2017 [note 10][note 9] | 240 | 434 | 1 | |||
December 5, 2017 [note 12] | 193 | 433 | 2 | |||
December 8, 2017 [note 13] | 239 | 432 | 3 | |||
January 15, 2018 [note 14] | 238 | 431 | 4 | |||
March 13, 2018 [note 11][note 9] | 194 | 432 | 3 | |||
March 16, 2018 [note 15] | 193 | 431 | 4 | |||
April 6, 2018 [note 16] | 237 | 430 | 5 | |||
April 23, 2018 [note 17] | 236 | 429 | 6 | |||
April 24, 2018 [note 13][note 9] | 237 | 430 | 5 | |||
April 27, 2018 [note 18] | 236 | 429 | 6 | |||
May 12, 2018 [note 19] | 235 | 428 | 7 | |||
June 30, 2018 [note 16][note 9] | 236 | 429 | 6 | |||
Latest voting share | 45.0% | 0.0% | 55.0% | |||
Non-voting members | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Leadership
Section contents: Senate: Majority (R), Minority (D) • House: Majority (R), Minority (D)
Senate
- President: Joe Biden (D), until January 20, 2017
- Mike Pence (R), from January 20, 2017
- President pro tempore: Orrin Hatch (R)
- President pro tempore emeritus: Patrick Leahy (D)
Majority (Republican) leadership
- Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
- Majority Whip: John Cornyn
- Conference Chairman: John Thune
- Conference Vice Chair: Roy Blunt
- Campaign Committee Chair: Cory Gardner
- Policy Committee Chairman: John Barrasso
Minority (Democratic) leadership
- Minority Leader: Chuck Schumer
- Minority Whip: Dick Durbin
- Assistant Minority Leader: Patty Murray
- Chief Deputy Whip: Jeff Merkley
- Caucus Chair: Chuck Schumer
- Policy Committee Chair: Debbie Stabenow[23]
- Caucus Vice Chairs: Mark Warner and Elizabeth Warren[23]
- Caucus Secretary: Tammy Baldwin[24]
- Campaign Committee Chair: Chris Van Hollen[25]
- Policy Committee Vice Chair: Joe Manchin[24]
- Steering Committee Chair: Amy Klobuchar[23]
- Outreach Chair: Bernie Sanders[24]
House of Representatives
Majority (Republican) leadership
- Majority Leader: Kevin McCarthy
- Majority Whip: Steve Scalise
- Conference Chair: Cathy McMorris Rodgers
- Conference Vice-Chair: Doug Collins
- Conference Secretary: Jason T. Smith
- Campaign Committee Chairman: Steve Stivers
- Policy Committee Chairman: Luke Messer
Minority (Democratic) leadership
- Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi
- Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer
- Assistant Minority Leader: Jim Clyburn
- Caucus Chairman: Joseph Crowley
- Caucus Vice-Chairwoman: Linda Sánchez
- Campaign Committee Chairman: Ben Ray Luján
- Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs: Rosa DeLauro and Eric Swalwell
- Policy and Communications Chairmen: Cheri Bustos, David Cicilline, and Hakeem Jeffries
Demographics
- Note: demographics as of the beginning of the Congress in January 3, 2017:
The 115th Congress is, in aggregate, the eldest in recent history.[citation needed] The average age of the members in the House of Representatives is 57.8 years, while the average age of the members in the Senate is 61.8 years.[26]
The most common occupation of Senators prior to election was law, followed by public service/politics, then business. In the House of Representatives, business is the dominant prior occupation, followed by public service/politics, and finally law.[26] Currently 94.1% of House members and 100% of Senators have a bachelor's degree or higher, a historically high level of education for a United States Congress. In addition, 167 members of the House and 55 members of the Senate have a law degree. Only 18 members of Congress have no college education.[26]
The extent of racial diversity in the 115th Congress is 52 African American members, 45 Hispanic or Latino members, 18 members of Asian, South Asian, or Pacific Islander ancestry, 2 members of Native American ancestry, the remaining 418 members of Congress are white.[26] Women comprise 20.1% of the membership in the 115th Congress, which has 109 women and 426 men. This represents an increase of 21 women from the 114th Congress.[26]
Currently, there are seven openly LGBT members serving in Congress. Tammy Baldwin,[27] Jared Polis,[28] Sean Patrick Maloney, Mark Takano, David Cicilline, and Mark Pocan are openly gay, while Kyrsten Sinema is openly bisexual.[29] The majority of the 115th Congress is religiously affiliated with 90.7% Christian adherence. Approximately half of the Christians are Protestant. Other religious faiths of Congress members include Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, and Hindu.[26]
Members
Senate
The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All of the class 3 seats were contested in the November 2016 elections. Class 1 terms end with this Congress, requiring re-election in 2018; Class 2 began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 2020; and Class 3 began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 2022.
House of Representatives
All 435 seats were filled by the regular elections on November 8, 2016, or subsequent special elections thereafter.
Changes in membership
Senate
Template:Ordinal US Congress Senate
|-
| Alabama
(2)
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Jeff Sessions
(R)
| Resigned February 8, 2017 to become U.S. Attorney General.[32]
Successor appointed February 9, 2017 to continue the term.
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Luther Strange
(R)
| February 9, 2017[33]
|-
| Minnesota
(2)
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Al Franken
(D)
| Resigned January 2, 2018 amid a sexual misconduct scandal.[34]
Successor appointed January 2, 2018 to continue the term.[30]
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"| Tina Smith
(D)
| January 3, 2018[35]
|-
| Alabama
(2)
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Luther Strange
(R)
| Appointment expired January 3, 2018 following a special election.[36][37]
Successor elected December 12, 2017 to finish the term and qualified January 3, 2018.
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"| Doug Jones
(D)
| January 3, 2018[37]
|-
| Mississippi
(2)
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Thad Cochran
(R)
| Resigned April 1, 2018 for health reasons.
Successor appointed April 2, 2018 to continue the term.[31]
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Cindy Hyde-Smith
(R)
| April 9, 2018
|}
House of Representatives
Template:Ordinal US Congress Rep
|-
| Kansas's 4th
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Mike Pompeo
(R)
| data-sort-value="January 23, 2017" | Resigned January 23, 2017 to become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.[38]
A special election was held April 11, 2017.[39]
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Ron Estes
(R)
| April 25, 2017
|-
| California's 34th
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Xavier Becerra
(D)
| data-sort-value="January 24, 2017" | Resigned January 24, 2017 to become Attorney General of California.[40]
A special election was held June 6, 2017.[41]
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Jimmy Gomez
(D)
| July 11, 2017
|-
| Georgia's 6th
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Tom Price
(R)
| data-sort-value="February 10, 2017" | Resigned February 10, 2017 to become U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.[42]
A special election was held June 20, 2017.[43]
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6"|Karen Handel
(R)
| June 26, 2017
|-
| South Carolina's 5th
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Mick Mulvaney
(R)
| data-sort-value="February 16, 2017" | Resigned February 16, 2017 to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget.[44]
A special election was held June 20, 2017.[45]
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Ralph Norman
(R)
| June 26, 2017
|-
| Montana's at-large
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Ryan Zinke
(R)
| data-sort-value="March 1, 2017" | Resigned March 1, 2017 to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior.[44]
A special election was held May 25, 2017.[46]
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Greg Gianforte
(R)
| June 21, 2017
|-
| Utah's 3rd
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Jason Chaffetz
(R)
| data-sort-value="June 30, 2017" | Resigned June 30, 2017.[47]
A special election was held November 7, 2017.[48]
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | John Curtis
(R)
| November 13, 2017
|-
| Pennsylvania's 18th
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Tim Murphy
(R)
| data-sort-value="October 21, 2017" | Resigned October 21, 2017.[49]
A special election was held March 13, 2018.[50]
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Conor Lamb
(D)
| April 12, 2018
|-
| Michigan's 13th
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | John Conyers
(D)
| data-sort-value="December 5, 2017" | Resigned December 5, 2017.[51]
A special election will be held November 6, 2018.[52]
| TBD
| TBD
|-
| Arizona's 8th
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Trent Franks
(R)
| data-sort-value="December 8, 2017" | Resigned December 8, 2017.[53]
A special election was held April 24, 2018.[54]
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Debbie Lesko
(R)
| May 7, 2018
|-
| Ohio's 12th
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Pat Tiberi
(R)
| data-sort-value="January 15, 2018" | Resigned January 15, 2018, to lead the Ohio Business Roundtable.[55][56]
A special election will be held August 7, 2018.[57]
| TBD
| TBD
|-
|New York's 25th
| nowrap style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Louise Slaughter
(D)
| data-sort-value="March 16, 2018" | Died March 16, 2018.[58]
A special election will be held on a date to be determined.
|TBD
|TBD
|-
| Texas's 27th
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Blake Farenthold
(R)
| data-sort-value="April 6, 2018" | Resigned April 6, 2018.[18]
A special election was held June 30, 2018.[59]
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Michael Cloud
(R)
| TBD
|-
| Oklahoma's 1st
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Jim Bridenstine
(R)
| data-sort-value="April 23, 2018" | Resigned April 23, 2018 to become the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.[60]
A special election will be held on a date to be determined.
| TBD
| TBD
|-
| Pennsylvania's 7th
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Pat Meehan
(R)
| data-sort-value="April 27, 2018" | Resigned April 27, 2018.[61]
A special election will be held November 6, 2018.[62]
| TBD
| TBD
|-
| Pennsylvania's 15th
| nowrap style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Charlie Dent
(R)
| data-sort-value="May 12, 2018" | Resigned May 12, 2018.[63]
A special election will be held November 6, 2018.[64]
| TBD
| TBD
|}
Committees
Section contents: Senate, House, Joint
Listed alphabetically by chamber, including Chairman and Ranking Member.
Senate
House of Representatives
Joint
Committee | Chairman | Ranking Member | Vice Chairman | Vice Ranking Member |
---|---|---|---|---|
Economic | Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH), until January 11, 2018 Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN), from January 11, 2018 |
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) | Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) | Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) |
Inaugural Ceremonies | Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) | Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) | Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) | Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) |
The Library | Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) | Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) | Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) | Rep. Bob Brady (D-PA) |
Printing | Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) | Rep. Bob Brady (D-PA) | Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) | Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) |
Taxation | Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) | Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) | Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) | Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) |
Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans (Select) | Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) (co-chair) | N/A | Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) (co-chair) | N/A |
Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (Select) | Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) (co-chair) | N/A | Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) (co-chair) | N/A |
Employees and legislative agency directors
Senate
- Chaplain: Barry C. Black[66]
- Parliamentarian: Elizabeth MacDonough[66]
- Secretary: Julie E. Adams[66]
- Sergeant at Arms: Frank J. Larkin[66]
- Secretary for the Majority: Laura Dove[66]
- Secretary for the Minority: Gary B. Myrick[66]
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: Patrick J. Conroy[67]
- Chief Administrative Officer: Phil Kiko[68]
- Clerk: Karen L. Haas[69]
- Historian: Matthew Wasniewski
- Parliamentarian: Thomas J. Wickham Jr.[70]
- Sergeant at Arms: Paul D. Irving[71]
Legislative branch agency directors
See also
- United States elections, 2016 (elections leading to this Congress)
- United States elections, 2018 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
- List of freshman class members of the 115th United States Congress
- List of United States Representatives in the 115th Congress by seniority
- List of United States Senators in the 115th Congress by seniority
Notes
- ^ a b c In Alabama, Senator Jeff Sessions (R) resigned February 8, 2017. Luther Strange (R) was appointed February 9, 2017 to continue the term. Doug Jones (D) was elected to finish the term and qualified January 3, 2018.
- ^ a b In Minnesota, Senator Al Franken (D) resigned January 2, 2018. Tina Smith (D) was appointed January 3, 2018 to continue the term.
- ^ a b In Mississippi, Senator Thad Cochran (R) resigned April 1, 2018. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) was appointed April 2, 2018 to continue the term.
- ^ a b In Kansas's 4th district: Mike Pompeo (R) resigned January 23, 2017, and Ron Estes (R) was elected April 11, 2017.
- ^ a b In California's 34th district: Xavier Becerra (D) resigned January 24, 2017, and Jimmy Gomez (D) was elected June 6, 2017.
- ^ a b In Georgia's 6th district: Tom Price (R) resigned February 10, 2017, and Karen Handel (R) was elected June 20, 2017.
- ^ a b In South Carolina's 5th district: Mick Mulvaney (R) resigned February 16, 2017, and Ralph Norman (R) was elected June 20, 2017.
- ^ a b In Montana's at-large district: Ryan Zinke (R) resigned March 1, 2017, and Greg Gianforte (R) was elected May 25, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Service begins on the day of a special election, when qualified, not necessarily upon the oath of office.
- ^ a b In Utah's 3rd district: Jason Chaffetz (R) resigned June 30, 2017, and John Curtis (R) was elected November 7, 2017.
- ^ a b In Pennsylvania's 18th district: Tim Murphy (R) resigned October 21, 2017, and Conor Lamb (D) was elected March 13, 2018.
- ^ In Michigan's 13th district: Rep. John Conyers (D) resigned December 5, 2017.
- ^ a b In Arizona's 8th district: Trent Franks (R) resigned December 8, 2017, and Debbie Lesko (R) was elected April 24, 2018.
- ^ In Ohio's 12th district: Pat Tiberi (R) resigned January 15, 2018.
- ^ In New York's 25th district: Louise Slaughter (D) died March 16, 2018.
- ^ a b In Texas's 27th district: Blake Farenthold (R) resigned April 6, 2018, and Michael Cloud (R) was elected June 30, 2018.
- ^ In Oklahoma's 1st district: Jim Bridenstine (R) resigned April 23, 2018.
- ^ In Pennsylvania's 7th district: Pat Meehan (R) resigned April 27, 2018.
- ^ In Pennsylvania's 15th district: Charlie Dent (R) resigned May 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) and the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party (D-NPL) are the Minnesota and North Dakota affiliates of the U.S. Democratic Party and are counted as Democrats.
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External links
- Official website, via Congress.gov
- "Videos of House of Representatives Sessions for the 115th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
- "Videos of Senate Sessions for the 115th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
- "Videos of Committees from the House and Senate for the 115th Congress from www.C-SPAN.org".
- House of Representatives Session Calendar for the 115th Congress, 2017 calendar (PDF).
- Senate Session Calendar for the 115th Congress (PDF).
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 115th Congress (PDF).