119th United States Congress
2025–2027 meeting of U.S. legislature
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| 2025 | Connolly had previously announced he would not seek reelection in 2026 and endorsed his former chief of staff James Walkinshaw, a member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, as his potential successor. |
| May 21 2025 | Gerry Connolly (D) passed away. The date for his seat's special election has not yet been announced. |
| May 21 2025 | Incumbent Democratic Representative Gerry Connolly died from complications of esophageal cancer, creating a vacancy in Virginia's 11th congressional district. |
| May 19 2025 | Enacted the TAKE IT DOWN Act, another key piece of legislation in the congressional session. |
| May 6 2025 | Tim Kennedy (Democratic-New York) assumed office through a special election |
| April 28 2025 | Gerry Connolly is replaced by Stephen Lynch as acting Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee |
| April 9 2025 | Elise Stefanik becomes Chair of House Republican Leadership on this date. |
| 2025 | Assumed office as a United States Representative for various districts across multiple states, including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. |
| April 2 2025 | A Republican representative resigned, with a special election held on April 1, 2025. |
| April 2 2025 | House of Representatives party composition increases to 220 Democratic and 433 total members, with 2 vacant seats. |
| April 2 2025 | Jimmy Patronis (Republican-Florida) assumed office through a special election |
| April 2 2025 | House of Representatives increases to 220 Democrats and 433 total members. |
| April 2 2025 | Jimmy Patronis took office in the House of Representatives, succeeding Matt Gaetz, representing Florida after serving as Chief Financial Officer of Florida and previously in the Florida House of Representatives. |
| April 2 2025 | House membership changes confirmed, including the results of the special election. |
| April 1 2025 | A special election was held for the House seat vacated by the National Security Advisor appointment. |
| April 1 2025 | A special election was held for a House Representative seat. |
| April 1 2025 | Special election held for Matt Gaetz's seat, with Jimmy Patronis (R) winning the election. |
| April 1 2025 | Special election held for Michael Waltz's seat, with Randy Fine (R) winning the election. |
| April 1 2025 | Special election held for Florida's 6th congressional district, with Republican Randy Fine winning with 56.7% of the vote. |
| April 1 2025 | Special election held for Florida's 1st congressional district, with Republican Jimmy Patronis winning the seat with 57% of the vote. |
| March 31 2025 | Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey begins a record-breaking Senate speech protesting President Donald Trump's agenda, continuing into April 1, 2025. |
| 2025 | The U.S. House of Representatives conducts its speaker election after the Election Day, following the traditional process of selecting a candidate from party caucuses and holding a roll call vote. |
| March 31 2025 | House Majority Leader Steve Scalise was planning to host a going-away party for Stefanik, which will no longer proceed following the withdrawal of her nomination. |
| March 27 2025 | President Trump withdraws Stefanik's UN ambassador nomination due to concerns over the slim Republican Party majority in the House of Representatives. |
| March 25 2025 | Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act was ordered by committee to be amended. |
| March 15 2025 | Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act was passed, providing funding and extending various government provisions. |
| March 14 2025 | Governor Katie Hobbs became responsible for calling a special election within 72 hours following the seat's vacancy caused by Grijalva's death. |
| 2025 | Expected to have at least five special elections to the United States House of Representatives during the 119th United States Congress. |
| March 13 2025 | A House seat was vacated due to the incumbent's death, with a special election scheduled for September 23, 2025. |
| March 13 2025 | House of Representatives further changes to 213 Democrats and 431 total members. |
| March 13 2025 | House of Representatives further changes to 213 Democratic and 431 total Representatives. |
| March 13 2025 | Incumbent Democratic Representative Raúl Grijalva passed away, creating a vacancy in Arizona's 7th congressional district. |
| March 6 2025 | The House votes 224–198 (2 present) to censure Representative Al Green (D) of Texas for speaking out of turn during President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress. |
| March 5 2025 | House member representing an unspecified state died, with a special election scheduled for November 4, 2025. |
| March 5 2025 | House of Representatives party composition changes to 214 Democratic and 432 total members, with 3 vacant seats. |
| March 5 2025 | Sylvester Turner (D) passed away. A special election for his seat is scheduled for November 4, 2025. |
| March 5 2025 | House of Representatives composition changes to 214 Democrats and 432 total members. |
| March 5 2025 | House party composition changes to 214 Democratic and 432 total Representatives |
| March 5 2025 | House of Representatives composition changes to 214 Democratic and 432 total Representatives. |
| March 5 2025 | Congressman Turner from Texas's 18th Congressional District passed away, resulting in a vacancy. |
| March 5 2025 | A Democratic House incumbent died, with a special election date to be determined. |
| March 5 2025 | House party composition changes to 214 Democrats and 432 total members, with 3 vacancies. |
| March 5 2025 | Representative Sylvester Turner (D) of Texas dies. |
| 2025 | Shomari Figures assumed office as a U.S. Representative for Alabama, with prior experience including Deputy Chief of Staff to the U.S. Attorney General and White House liaison to the Department of Justice. |
| March 4 2025 | President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress. |
| 2025 | Sarah McBride of Delaware became the first openly transgender member of Congress in United States history. |
| February 4 2025 | Democrats nominate dairy farmer Blake Glendebien as their candidate for the potential special election in New York's 21st congressional district. |
| January 29 2025 | Laken Riley Act enacted, addressing immigration and public safety concerns following a specific incident. |
| January 28 2025 | Nominating primaries were held for the special election in Florida's 6th congressional district. |
| January 28 2025 | Nominating primaries were held for the special election to fill the vacant congressional seat in Florida's 1st district. |
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