107th United States Congress

All members of the House Of Representatives were elected in the November 2000 House Elections , while one-third of the Senate were elected in the November 2000 Senate Elections .
addressing a Joint Session Of Congress , regarding the September 11th War On Terrorism .]]
Tom Daschle containing 'weaponized' Anthrax powder caused the deaths of two postal workers.]]

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DATES OF SESSIONS

2001-2003

First session: January 3 , 2001 to December 20 , 2001

Second session: January 23 , 2002 to November 22 , 2002

HISTORIC EVENTS

January 3 , 2001 : The Senate began the Congress evenly split, 50-50, between two parties.

( Hillary Rodham Clinton ), became a Senator.

shifted his allegiance from the controlling Republican party giving Democrats control of the Senate.

against members of the Senate.

The Corporate Financial Scandals , including those affecting Enron , Arthur Andersen , Tyco , and WorldCom Now (MCI) .

MAJOR LEGISLATION

The 107th Congress passed a total of 377 public laws. 5764 House and 3181 Senate bills were proposed, as well as 521 House Concurrent Resolutions, 160 Senate Concurrent Resolutions, 125 House Joint Resolutions, 53 Senate Joint Resolutions, 616 House Resolutions, and 368 Senate Resolutions.

Economic Growth And Tax Relief Reconciliation Act Of 2001 , Public Law 107-16

USA PATRIOT Act , Public Law 107-56

No Child Left Behind Act , Public Law 107-110

Job Creation And Worker Assistance Act Of 2002 , Public Law 107-147

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act Of 2002 (also known as McCain-Feingold), Public Law 107-155

Sarbanes-Oxley Act , Public Law 107-204

Trade Act Of 2002 , Public Law 107-210

Joint Resolution To Authorize The Use Of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq , Public Law 107-243

Help America Vote Act , Public Law 107-252

Homeland Security Act , Public Law 107-296

OFFICERS

Senate

House of Representatives

MEMBERS

Senate

Alabama

Richard C. Shelby (R)

Jefferson B. Sessions III (R)

Alaska

Theodore F. Stevens (R)

Frank H. Murkowski (R)

Arizona

John S. McCain III (R)

Jon L. Kyl (R)

Arkansas

Tim Hutchinson (R)

Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D)

California

Dianne Feinstein (D)

Barbara Boxer (D)

Colorado

Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R)

Wayne Allard (R)

Connecticut

Christopher J. Dodd (D)

Joseph I. Lieberman (D)

Delaware

Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D)

Thomas R. Carper (D)

Florida

Bob Graham (D)

Bill Nelson (D)

Georgia

Max Cleland (D)

Zell Miller (D)

Hawaii

Daniel K. Inouye (D)

Daniel K. Akaka (D)

Idaho

Larry Craig (R)

Mike Crapo (R)

Illinois

Richard J. Durbin (D)

Peter G. Fitzgerald (R)

Indiana

Richard G. Lugar (R)

B. Evans "Evan" Bayh III (D)

Iowa

Chuck Grassley (R)

Tom Harkin (D)

Kansas

Sam Brownback (R)

Pat Roberts (R)

Kentucky

Mitch McConnell (R)

Jim Bunning (R)

Louisiana

John B. Breaux (D)

Mary Landrieu (D)

Maine

Olympia Snowe (R)

Susan Collins (R)

Maryland

Paul S. Sarbanes (D)

Barbara A. Mikulski (D)

Massachusetts

Edward M. Kennedy (D)

John F. Kerry (D)

Michigan

Carl Levin (D)

Debbie Stabenow (D)

Minnesota

Paul D. Wellstone (D)

Mark Dayton (D)

Mississippi

W. Thad Cochran (R)

C. Trent Lott Jr. (R)

Missouri

Christopher S. "Kit" Bond (R)

Jean Carnahan (D)

Montana

Max Baucus (D)

Conrad Burns (R)

Nebraska

Chuck Hagel (R)

E. Benjamin Nelson (D)

Nevada

Harry Reid (D)

John Ensign (R)

New Hampshire

Bob Smith (R)

Judd Gregg (R)

New Jersey

Robert G. Torricelli (D)

Jon Corzine (D)

New Mexico

Pete V. Domenici (R)

Jeff Bingaman (D)

New York

Charles E. Schumer (D)

Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)

North Carolina

Jesse Helms (R)

John Edwards (D)

North Dakota

Kent Conrad (D)

Byron Dorgan (D)

Ohio

R. Michael DeWine (R)

George V. Voinovich (R)

Oklahoma

Don Nickles (R)

James Inhofe (R)

Oregon

Ron Wyden (D)

Gordon Smith (R)

Pennsylvania

Arlen Specter (R)

Rick Santorum (R)

Rhode Island

Jack Reed (D)

Lincoln Chafee (R)

South Carolina

Strom Thurmond (R)

Ernest F. Hollings (D)

South Dakota

Thomas A. Daschle (D)

Tim Johnson (D)

Tennessee

Fred Thompson (R)

Bill Frist (R)

Texas

Phil Gramm (R)

Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)

Utah

Orrin G. Hatch (R)

Robert F. Bennett (R)

Vermont

Patrick Leahy (D)

James Jeffords (I)

Virginia

John W. Warner (R)

George Allen (R)

Washington

Patty Murray (D)

Maria Cantwell (D)

West Virginia

Robert C. Byrd (D)

John D. Rockefeller IV (D)

Wisconsin

Herb Kohl (D)

Russ Feingold (D)

Wyoming

Craig Thomas (R)

Michael B. Enzi (R)

House

Alabama

1. Sonny Callahan (R)

2. Terry Everett (R)

3. Bob Riley (R)

4. Robert B. Aderholt (R)

5. Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. (D)

6. Spencer Bachus (R)

7. Earl F. Hilliard (D)