The One Hundred-Fourteenth 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, D.C. from January 3, 2015, to January 3, 2017, during the final two full years of Barack Obama's presidency. The 2014 elections gave the Republicans control of the Senate (and control of both houses of Congress) for the first time since the 109th Congress. With 247 seats in the House of Representatives and 54 seats in the Senate, this Congress began with the largest Republican majority since the 71st Congress of 1929–1931.
January 6, 2015: Incumbent Speaker of the House John Boehner was re-elected despite the defections of 25 members from his own Republican caucus, twice the number from the previous Congress.
January 20, 2015: 2015 State of the Union Address
March 3, 2015: Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress regarding sanctions against Iran. Netanyahu was invited by Speaker John Boehner without consulting President Obama.
March 9, 2015: U.S. Senator Tom Cotton wrote and sent a letter to the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran, signed by 47 of the Senate's 54 Republicans, attempting to cast doubt on the Obama administration's authority to engage in nuclear-proliferation negotiations with Iran.
March 25, 2015: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani addressed a joint session of Congress.
April 29, 2015: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe addressed a joint session of Congress, becoming the first Japanese leader to do so.
September 24, 2015: Pope Francis addressed a joint session of Congress, becoming the first Pope to do so.
September 25, 2015: House Speaker John Boehner announced that he would resign as Speaker and from the House at the end of October 2015. Subsequently, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the presumptive favorite to succeed John Boehner, unexpectedly withdrew his candidacy for the job.
October 29, 2015: Paul Ryan was elected to succeed John Boehner as Speaker of the House with 236 votes (54.3%) of the House in favor. He is the youngest Speaker since James G. Blaine in 1875.
January 12, 2016: 2016 State of the Union Address
June 8, 2016: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a joint session of Congress.
June 22–23, 2016: In the wake of the 2016 Orlando attacks, Congress debated gun control reform. The U.S. House recessed for the July 4 holiday during a sit-in protest held by Democrats that halted business in the chamber for more than 24 hours.
November 8, 2016 : Donald Trump and Mike Pence elected as president and vice-president in presidential elections, while the Republicans retain majority at both Senate and House of Representatives.
January 12, 2015: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, Pub.L. 114–1
April 16, 2015: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, Pub.L. 114–10
May 22, 2015: Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, Pub.L. 114–17
June 2, 2015: USA FREEDOM Act: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015, Pub.L. 114–23
June 29, 2015: Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, Pub.L. 114–27
July 6, 2015: Department of Homeland Security Interoperable Communications Act, Pub.L. 114–29
November 5, 2015: Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015, Pub.L. 114–86
November 25, 2015: SPACE Act of 2015, Pub.L. 114–90
December 4, 2015: Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, Pub.L. 114–94
December 10, 2015: Every Student Succeeds Act, Pub.L. 114–95
December 18, 2015: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, Pub.L. 114–113
February 8, 2016: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, Pub.L. 114–120
February 24, 2016: Internet Tax Freedom Act contained in Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, Pub.L. 114–125
July 20, 2016: Global Food Security Act of 2016, Pub.L. 114–195
September 28, 2016: Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, Pub.L. 114–222
October 7, 2016: Sexual Assault Survivors’ Rights Act, Pub.L. 114–236
February 24, 2015: Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act (S. 1)
March 31, 2015: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures. (S.J.Res. 8)
October 22, 2015: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (H.R. 1735)
December 19, 2015: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res. 23)
December 19, 2015: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" (S.J.Res. 24)
January 8, 2016: The Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 (H.R. 3762)
January 19, 2016: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of “waters of the United States” under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (S.J.Res. 22)
June 8, 2016: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" (H.J.Res. 88)
July 22, 2016: Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016 (H.R. 1777)
September 23, 2016: Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (S. 2040) (Passed over Veto)
Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Changes in membership" section, below.
[ Section contents: Senate: Majority (R), Minority (D) • House: Majority (R), Minority (D) ]
President: Joe Biden (D)
President pro tempore: Orrin Hatch (R)
President pro tempore emeritus: Patrick Leahy (D)
Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
Assistant Majority Leader (Majority Whip): John Cornyn
Chief Deputy Whip: Mike Crapo
Deputy Whips: [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Minority Leader: Harry Reid
Assistant Minority Leader (Minority Whip): Dick Durbin
Chief Deputy Whip: Barbara Boxer
Deputy Whips: [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Republican
Conference Chairman: John Thune
Conference Vice Chair: Roy Blunt
Senatorial Committee Chair: Roger Wicker
Policy Committee Chairman: John Barrasso
Democratic
Caucus Chair: Harry Reid
Caucus Vice Chair and Policy Committee Chair: Chuck Schumer
Caucus Secretary: Patty Murray
Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair: Jon Tester
Policy Committee Vice Chair: Debbie Stabenow
Policy Committee Strategic Policy Adviser: Elizabeth Warren
Policy Committee Policy Development Adviser: Mark Warner
Steering and Outreach Committee Chair: Amy Klobuchar
Steering and Outreach Committee Vice Chair: Jeanne Shaheen
Speaker: John Boehner (R), until October 29, 2015
Paul Ryan (R), from October 29, 2015
Majority Leader: Kevin McCarthy
Majority Whip: Steve Scalise
Majority Chief Deputy Whip: Patrick McHenry
Senior Deputy Whips: Kristi Noem, Dennis Ross, Aaron Schock (until March 31, 2015), Steve Stivers, Ann Wagner
Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi
Minority Whip: Steny Hoyer
Assistant Democratic Leader: Jim Clyburn
Senior Chief Deputy Minority Whip: John Lewis
Chief Deputy Minority Whips: G. K. Butterfield, Diana DeGette, Keith Ellison, Jan Schakowsky, Kyrsten Sinema, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Peter Welch
Republican
Conference Chair: Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Conference Vice-Chair: Lynn Jenkins
Conference Secretary: Virginia Foxx
Campaign Committee Chairman: Greg Walden
Policy Committee Chairman: Luke Messer
Campaign Committee Deputy Chairman: Lynn Westmoreland
Democratic
Caucus Chairman: Xavier Becerra
Caucus Vice-Chairman: Joe Crowley
Campaign Committee Chairman: Ben Ray Luján
Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs: Rosa DeLauro (Steering) and Donna Edwards (Policy)
Organization, Study, and Review Chairman: Karen Bass
Policy and Communications Chairman: Steve Israel
Senators are listed by state and then by Senate classes.
There were no changes in Senate membership during this Congress.
[Section contents: Senate, House, Joint ] Listed alphabetically by chamber, including Chairman and Ranking Member.
Source: "Senate Organization Chart for the 114th Congress". Senate.gov. US Senate. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
Chaplain: Barry C. Black
Parliamentarian: Elizabeth MacDonough
Secretary: Julie E. Adams
Sergeant at Arms: Frank J. Larkin
Secretary for the Majority: Laura Dove
Secretary for the Minority: Gary B. Myrick
Source: "Officers and Organizations of the House". House.gov. US House. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
Chaplain: Patrick J. Conroy
Chief Administrative Officer: Phil Kiko
Clerk: Karen L. Haas
Historian: Matthew Wasniewski
Parliamentarian: Thomas J. Wickham Jr.
Sergeant at Arms: Paul D. Irving
Architect of the Capitol: Stephen T. Ayers
Comptroller General of the United States: Eugene Louis Dodaro
Director of the Congressional Budget Office: Douglas Elmendorf
Librarian of Congress: James H. Billington, until September 30, 2015
David S. Mao (acting), October 1, 2015 – September 14, 2016
Carla Diane Hayden, from September 14, 2016
Public Printer of the United States: Davita Vance-Cooks
