Der 55. Kongress der Vereinigten Staaten war die Periode des House of Representatives von 1. Dezember 2018 bis 31. Januar 2019. Die Mitglieder des Repräsentantenhauses wurden in einer General Election von 25. bis 28. November 2018 gewählt.
Die Nummerierung des Kongresses richtet sich nach der Nummerierung des Repräsentantenhauses, da diese Kammer des Kongresses bei den Wahlen komplett neu besetzt wird. Der Senat hat den Charakter einer ständig tagenden Kammer und er ist letztlich immer dieselbe.
Mitglieder
House of Representatives
1 Dec 2018 – 31 Jan 2019 (as of 31/1/2019)
| Name | Party | State | since | Comment | Term (uninterrupted) | Mandates Dec. 1 | Mandates Jan. 1 | Mandates Jan. 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Kingston | Independent | Astoria | August 1, 2018 | Speaker (until Jan. 22) | 3rd Term | 156 | 156 | 156 | |
| Eugene Duangan | Democrat | Serena | April 1, 2017 | Dean | 11th Term | 150 | 150 | 150 | |
| Jake Smith | Democrat | Laurentiana | December 1, 2018 | Resigned Dec. 24 to become U. S. Senator. | 1st Term | 57 | |||
| Nicolas Dietz Sr. | Republican | New Alcantara | October 1, 2018 | Lost his mandates Dec. 20 due to absence. | 2nd Term | 32 | |||
| Herbert C. Walker | Independent | Freeland | December 1, 2018 | Lost his mandates Jan. 29 due to absence. | 1st Term | 30 | 30 | ||
| Overall | 55th Congress | 425 | 336 | 306 |
Senate
| AA | vacant | Seat will not be filled this session. |
| AA | John K. Leonard | Loss of mandate on January 7 due to absence. |
| AS | Kathleen Johnson | Sworn in December 7. |
| AS | vacant | Was not filled for a month due to legal challenges. |
| FL | Antony West | Sworn in on January 1. |
| FL | Pierce Grey | Resigned on December 12 due to health reasons. |
| LA | Jake U. Smith | Sworn in on January 2. |
| LA | Philip Jennings | Resigned on December 12. |
| NA | Steve McQueen | |
| SE | Tamara Arroyo |
Voting Record
| Y | Yea |
| N | Nay |
| p | present |
| – | not voting |
| / | vacant |
POTUS = Rex Covfefe, President of the United States
| Date | Code | Title | Initiator | House | Senate | Outcome | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ki | Du | Sm | Di | Wa | AA | AS | FL | LA | NA | SE | |||||
| 01. 12. | O. 056 | Election of the Speaker | Speaker pro tempore | p | – | Y | p | Y | Kingston ELECTED | ||||||
| 03. 01. | O. 001 | Election of the President | President pro tempore | / | Y | Y | Y | Y | p | Arroyo ELECTED | |||||
| 04. 01. | P. 002 | State of the Union Address | POTUS | Y | Y | / | / | Y | / | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | PASSED |
| 05. 01. | S. 003 | Election Management and Registration of Voters Bill | Sen. Johnson (D-AS) | Y | Y | / | / | – | / | Y | Y | – | Y | Y | PASSED |
| 14. 01. | H.R. 004 | Third Popular Petitions Revision Bill | Rep. Kingston (I-AS) | Y | Y | / | / | – | / | Y | Y | – | Y | Y | PASSED |
| 19. 01. | S. 005 | Electoral Roll Transpency Bill | Sen. Johnson (D-AS) | Y | Y | / | / | – | / | Y | – | – | Y | – | PASSED |
| 19. 01. | H.R. 006 | Preserving the Seperation of Powers Bill | Rep. Kingston (I-AS) | Y | Y | / | / | – | / | Y | – | – | Y | – | PASSED |