116th United States Congress

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United States Congress bicameral legislature

The 116th United States Congress was the federal legislature in session from January 2019 to January 2021, notable for its divided control between a Democratic House and Republican Senate and for passing major legislation on defense, COVID-19 relief, and government funding.

Aliases (2)

116th Congress ×1
First Session of the 116th Congress ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Congress → bicameral legislature →
apportionedBasedOn	2010 United States Census →
articleOfImpeachmentCharge	abuse of power → obstruction of Congress →
concurrentWithPresidencyOf	Donald Trump →
consideredImpeachmentOf	Donald Trump →
convenedBy	United States federal elections, 2018 →
country	United States of America →
endTime	2021-01-03 →
firstSessionStartDate	2019-01-03 →
followedBy	117th United States Congress →
hasPart	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
houseImpeached	Donald Trump →
houseMajorityParty	Democratic Party →
houseMinorityParty	Republican Party →
legislativeChamberControl	House of Representatives controlled by Democratic Party → Senate controlled by Republican Party →
legislativePeriodNumber	116 →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
meetsIn	United States Capitol →
notableFor	divided party control between House and Senate → increased racial and ethnic diversity among members → major COVID-19 pandemic response legislation → record number of women serving in Congress at that time → significant defense authorization and appropriations bills →
numberOfNonVotingHouseDelegates	6 →
numberOfResidentCommissioners	1 →
numberOfSenators	100 →
numberOfVotingHouseMembers	435 →
passedLegislation	CARES Act supplemental COVID-19 relief provisions in Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 → Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 → Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act → Families First Coronavirus Response Act → National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 → National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 → Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act →
precededBy	115th United States Congress →
secondSessionStartDate	2020-01-03 →
senateImpeachmentTrialOutcome	acquittal of Donald Trump →
senateMajorityLeader	Mitch McConnell →
senateMajorityLeaderParty	Republican Party →
senateMajorityParty	Republican Party →
senateMinorityParty	Democratic Party →
sessionCount	2 →
speakerOfTheHouse	Nancy Pelosi →
speakerParty	Democratic Party →
startTime	2019-01-03 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Public Law 116-92 → S.1790 ("116th Congress") →	congressNumber
Public Law 116-283, Division F →	CongressNumber
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 →	enactedBy
115th United States Congress →	followedBy
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 →	introducedIn
VA-11 →	isRepresentedIn
S.1790 ("First Session of the 116th Congress") →	legislativeSession
California's 11th congressional district →	representedIn