113th United States Congress
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The One Hundred Thirteenth United States Congress will be the next meeting of the legislative branch of the United States
federal government after the 112th Congress is seated. It will be composed of the United States Senate
and the United States House of Representatives
. It is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C.
from January 3, 2013 to January 3, 2015, during what will be the first and second years of the presidential term of the winner of the 2012 United States presidential election
. Senators elected to regular terms in 2008 will be in the last two years of those terms during this Congress. This will be the first Congress elected from congressional districts that were apportioned based on the 2010 census. In the previous congress, the Republican Party
gained a majority in the House of Representatives, while the Democratic Party
maintained a majority (albeit lessened) in the Senate.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
federal government after the 112th Congress is seated. It will be composed of the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
. It is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
from January 3, 2013 to January 3, 2015, during what will be the first and second years of the presidential term of the winner of the 2012 United States presidential election
United States presidential election, 2012
The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next United States presidential election, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United...
. Senators elected to regular terms in 2008 will be in the last two years of those terms during this Congress. This will be the first Congress elected from congressional districts that were apportioned based on the 2010 census. In the previous congress, the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
gained a majority in the House of Representatives, while the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
maintained a majority (albeit lessened) in the Senate.