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111th United States Congress


00:01:08 1 Major events
00:03:21 2 Major legislation
00:03:31 2.1 Enacted
00:08:57 2.2 Health care reform
00:09:54 2.3 Proposed
00:11:02 2.3.1 Vetoed
00:11:27 3 Treaties ratified
00:11:41 4 Major nomination hearings
00:12:17 5 Impeachments
00:12:48 6 Party summary
00:13:04 6.1 Senate
00:13:12 6.2 House of Representatives
00:13:21 7 Leadership
00:13:37 7.1 Senate
00:14:04 7.1.1 Majority (Democratic) leadership
00:14:52 7.1.2 Minority (Republican) leadership
00:15:40 7.2 House of Representatives
00:15:55 7.2.1 Majority (Democratic) leadership
00:16:46 7.2.2 Minority (Republican) leadership
00:17:19 8 Members
00:17:31 8.1 Senate
00:17:56 8.1.1 Alabama
00:18:05 8.1.2 Alaska
00:18:15 8.1.3 Arizona
00:18:42 8.1.4 Arkansas
00:19:09 8.1.5 California
00:19:53 8.1.6 Colorado
00:29:36 8.1.7 Connecticut
00:41:54 8.1.8 Delaware
00:42:28 8.1.9 Florida
00:42:36 8.1.10 Georgia
00:42:48 8.1.11 Hawaii
00:43:30 8.1.12 Idaho
00:44:03 8.1.13 Illinois
00:44:56 8.1.14 Indiana
00:45:36 8.1.15 Iowa



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The One Hundred Eleventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. It began during the last two weeks of the George W. Bush administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of Barack Obama's presidency. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The apportionment of seats in the House was based on the 2000 U.S. Census. In the November 4, 2008 elections, the Democratic Party increased its majorities in both chambers, giving President Obama a Democratic majority in the legislature for the first two years of his presidency. A new delegate seat was created for the Northern Mariana Islands. The 111th Congress had the most experienced members in history: at the start of the 111th Congress, the average member of the House had served 10.3 years, while the average Senator had served 13.4 years.This Congress has been considered one of the most productive Congresses in history in terms of legislation passed since the 89th Congress, during Lyndon B. Johnson's administration.