Der 56. Kongress der Vereinigten Staaten ist die Periode des House of Representatives von 1. Februar bis 31. März 2019. Die Mitglieder des Repräsentantenhauses sowie die Senatorin für Astoria wurden in einer General Election von 18. bis 21. Januar 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
| Name | Party | State | since | Comment | Term (uninterrupted) | Mandates Feb. 1 | Mandates Feb. 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Duangan | Democrat | Serena | April 1, 2017 | Speaker | 12th Term | 175 | 175 | |
| Ryan Greenspan | Republican | Astoria | February 1, 2019 | Dean | 1st Term | 117 | 117 | |
| (Herbert C. Walker) | Independent | Freeland | Did not assume office | 96 | ||||
| (Nicolas Dietz Sr.) | Republican | New Alcantara | Did not assume office | 45 | ||||
| Overall | Majority: 147 | 2/3-Majority: 195 | 56th Congress | 433 | 292 |
Senate
| AA | Cadence Jackson | Sworn in on February 9 |
| AA | vacant | Election had to be announced four times due to lack of candidacies |
| AS | Kathleen Johnson | |
| FL | vacant | Sen.-elect Caviness never took the oath; not filled in this session. |
| FL | Antony West | Lost his mandates on February 27 due to absence. |
| LA | Orville Ingram | Sworn in on March 12. |
| LA | Jake U. Smith | Lost his mandates on February 24 due to absence. |
| NA | Steve McQueen | |
| SE | Tamara Arroyo |
Voting Record
| Y | Yea |
| N | Nay |
| p | present |
| / | not voting |
| – | vacant |
POTUS = Ben Kingston, President of the United States
| Date | Code | Title | Initiator | House | Senate | Outcome | President | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Du | Gr | AA | AS | FL | LA | NA | SE | ||||||
| 01. 02. | O. 007 | Election of the Speaker | Speaker pro tempore | D | G | DUANGAN | |||||||
| 04. 02. | P. 008 | Kevin Lomax to be Attorney General | POTUS | Y | Y | Y | / | Y | Y | CONFIRMED | APPOINTED | ||
| 08. 02. | H.R. 009 | Fourth Popular Petitions Revision Bill | Rep. Duangan (D-SE) | Y | Y | Y | Y | / | / | Y | Y | PASSED | SIGNED INTO LAW |
| 08. 02. | S. 010 | Transition Bill | Sen. Johnson (D-AS) | Y | N | N | Y | / | / | p | Y | PASSED | SIGNED INTO LAW |
| 04. 03. | S. 012 | Judicial Delegations Reform Act | Sen. Johnson (D-AS) | Y | p | Y | Y | – | Y | Y | Y | PASSED | SIGNED INTO LAW |
| 23. 03. | P. 013 | Diana Baker to be Director of the FBI | POTUS | N | p | – | / | N | N | REJECTED | |||
| 27. 03. | P. 014 | VADM Michelle Clarkson to be Chief of Naval Operations | POTUS | Y | Y | – | N | Y | Y | CONFIRMED | APPOINTED | ||